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Day: October 29, 2009


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Korean carts on K

K Street is an area known principally for its lobbyists and influence peddlers, but within a block of the intersection of 14th and K Street, two Korean food carts hope... Read more

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Amelia’s plot lost mid-flight

After becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, Amelia Earhart’s 1937 attempt to circumnavigate the globe—ending, of course, with her mysterious disappearance over the Pacific Ocean—made... Read more

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Bottoms Up: Land of a thousand beers

“A couple of tables a night are overwhelmed with the selection,” Dorlyn Carter, my waitress at The Brickskeller, said. “But if I just take the time to talk them through... Read more

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Mo’ Fest

Get your whiskers ready, it’s moustache-growing season. Movember, the month previously known as November, is right around the corner. What is Movember, you ask? It’s only the best opportunity to... Read more

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Critical voices: Real Estate- “Real Estate”

When leaves change color and blanket the ground, even the most summer-obsessed must concede that the warm season is over. Thankfully, Real Estate’s forthcoming, self-titled album captures summertime nostalgia in... Read more

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Critical voices: Devendra Banheart- “What we will be”

If Devendra Banhart believes that he just plays rock ‘n’ roll, he might need to look at a dictionary. On his newest album, What Will We Be, Banhart showcases the... Read more

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Troubled troubador or smiling songsmith?

Tortured souls often write the best music. The heartbreak, the sorrow, the deviance, it all boils down to a yearning that, despite being too dramatic for listeners to completely associate... Read more