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Fashion Art Design dresses up Georgetown

The surge in Georgetown’s foot traffic during the second annual Fashion Art Design Georgetown was negligible compared to the recent surge in the neighborhood’s creative innovation. The event, presented by... Read more

By Dinah Farell October 29, 2014

Carrying On: Cultural immersion in the Moscow Metro

“Why?” was the most common response to my plans to study in Moscow this fall. My answer was three-fold: to submerge myself in a rich language, a culture that has... Read more

By Laura Kurek October 29, 2014

Under The Covers: All the lonely people, where do they all come from

“Doll may have been the loneliest woman in the world, and [Lila] was the loneliest child, and there they were, the two of them together, keeping each other warm in... Read more

By Micaela Beltran October 29, 2014

Transcendentalism on Tumblr is an unattainable ideal

Scroll through your Tumblr feed, and you will probably be inundated with artsy pictures of cappuccinos, road trips, forests, books, and hipster mason jars. These posts project the objects and... Read more

By Sabrina Kayser October 29, 2014

Reel Talk: Frankly, my dear, I do give a damn

There are few things more difficult to talk about than rape. And there are even fewer more difficult to depict on screen. Of the films that approach the topic of... Read more

By Dayana Morales Gomez October 29, 2014

American education system perpetuates structural violence

As a student, I am given the opportunity to expand my knowledge every day, but that is not everyone’s reality. President Barack Obama’s 2015 discretionary spending proposal allocates 55 percent... Read more

By Latazia Carter October 29, 2014

Korean Student Association makes promise for more inclusion

On Oct. 13, the Voice published an article that focused on the role of multicultural clubs on campus and in the community. Among the clubs mentioned, one stood out as... Read more

By Ted Oh October 29, 2014

Critical Voices: Have Mercy, A Place Of Our Own

Have Mercy’s second LP, A Place Of Our Own, is a forceful example of emotive rock music and closely follows the band’s debut, The Earth Pushed Back. In spite of... Read more

By Rhiannon Greene October 29, 2014

Critical Voices: Taylor Swift, 1989

1989 is not so much a Taylor Swift album as it is a radio-ready electro-pop album that happens to feature Taylor Swift. If the album does have a redeeming feature,... Read more

By Jackson Sinneberg October 29, 2014

The NFL Thermostat: Week 8

HOT 1. Tom Brady Since his two-interception performance in an embarrassing loss to the Chiefs in week four, Brady has thrown for 14 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. This past week... Read more

By Max Roberts October 29, 2014

Vance Joy is an Awkward Delight

The scent of Halloween fills my nostrils. That same thick, white smoke used for haunted houses pours over the stage and wafts over the heads of concert goers in the... Read more

By Sabrina Kayser October 29, 2014

A Look at the Rookies

With the NBA season upon us, it’s time to re-assess the rookies of the 2014 NBA Draft. This year’s draft class was one of the most well-regarded draft classes in... Read more

By Stanley Dai October 29, 2014

Noelia Italian Kitchen is Unimpressive, but Enjoyable

Dreaming of comfortable, yet upscale Italian comfort food in downtown DC, owners Kaiser and Michael Gill opened Noelia Italian Kitchen in mid-July. The food, while not as dreamy, elicits that... Read more

By Dinah Farrell October 29, 2014

Shakey Graves charms at the Hamilton

An ex-Spy-Kids actor, donning a cowboy hat and a Wu-tang Clan T-shirt, walks into a bar. The Hamilton’s bar at the corner of 14th and F Street, that is. On... Read more

By Christina Libre October 28, 2014

In the Age of Kings

Since its establishment, the National Hockey League has always been dominated by teams from Canada and the East Coast. Dynasties like the Montreal Canadiens of the 1970’s, and New York... Read more

By Robbie Ponce October 28, 2014

The King of Hypocrisy

The new Lebron James Beats commercial concludes with a voice-over from his mother: “Don’t ever forget where you came from.” But, of course, that’s not what she really means. A... Read more

By Alex Boyd October 27, 2014

Critical Voices: Billy Idol, Kings and Queens of the Underground

Famous for his signature lip snarl, sexual innuendo-ridden songs, and a seemingly endless leather wardrobe, Billy Idol is at it again with his latest album, Kings & Queens of the... Read more

By Michael Bergin October 27, 2014

Maddon ’15

Former Rays’ manager Joe Maddon shocked the baseball world Friday morning, announcing that he is exercising the opt-out clause in his contract. Maddon will become a free agent before 2015... Read more

By Steve Filocoma October 27, 2014

Breaking Hollywood’s Glass Ceiling

The Bechdel Test was concocted by the eponymous Alison Bechdel as a method for determining how well a film represents female characters. Bechdel was a cartoonist who originally came up... Read more

By Graham Piro October 27, 2014

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By Dylan Cutler October 26, 2014

5 Thoughts from the Weekend’s BPL Action

Matchday 8 brought us some great games after two weeks of international break. Here are some thoughts from the weekend. 1. Southampton Are Pretty Good If you read my article... Read more

By Sri Ramesh October 24, 2014

The Beauty Of Purity

“A wilderness, in contrast with those areas where man and his own works dominate the landscape, is hereby recognized as an area where the earth and its community of life... Read more

By Carley Tucker October 24, 2014

Champions League: Who’s Hot/Not

The second bunch of the Champions League groups have now played half their matches. We take this moment to examine who’s hot and who’s not, taking into account both the... Read more

By Pietro Bartoli October 23, 2014