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SW ArtsFest (e)merges this weekend

Hot on the heels of last Saturday’s Art All Night event is SW ArtsFest––yet another opportunity to soak up visual and performing arts offerings in the District. With six different... Read more

By Larissa Ong October 2, 2014

Under the Covers: “Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead.”

I remember reading The Great Gatsby when I was in high school and just not getting it. It was one of those books everyone was supposed to read. Like most... Read more

By Micaela Beltran October 2, 2014

Reel Talk: Indie is the new blockbuster

Gena Rowland once said, “People in independent film have a passion; they’re not in it for the money.” Indeed, scrolling through the list of films nominated for Independent Spirit Film... Read more

By Dayana Morales Gomez October 2, 2014

Critical Voices: The Last Bison, Inheritance

Folk band The Last Bison’s appropriately-named second album, VA, was written in a cabin in rural Virginia, and it feels like it. It takes abundant technical skill to marry the... Read more

By Ida Dhanuka October 2, 2014

Critical Voices: JEFF the Brotherhood, Dig the Classics

JEFF the Brotherhood’s garage rock siblings, Jake and Jamin Orrall, with all their tattered-denim, hillbilly sex appeal and carefree demeanor, hold a special place at the top of my fangirl... Read more

By Shalina Chatlani October 2, 2014

The Sports Sermon: Serie A isn’t dead

Over the past year I’ve read piece after piece on the world’s most prominent footballing websites condemning my favorite league, the Italian Serie A, to league-ranking hell. While it’s hard... Read more

By Chris Castano October 2, 2014

Buck Wild: Hot heads and hot rods

The world of NASCAR was shocked when Tony Stewart killed 20-year-old Kevin Ward, Jr. on Aug. 9, 2014 at Canandaigua Motorsports Park in New York. Millions of viewers watched Ward’s... Read more

By Emmy Buck October 2, 2014

D.C. United aims for playoffs

Last season, D.C. United was the laughingstock of Major League Soccer. Though MLS fans and experts predicted that the squad could contend for the league title in 2013, the team’s... Read more

By Robbie Ponce October 2, 2014

Hoya boxers beef up for showcase

It is a common sight to see the club soccer or frisbee teams practicing on Harbin Field, or to see club basketball on the courts in Yates, but the equally... Read more

By Chris Almeida October 2, 2014

Raiders cut Hoya football winning streak short

After stringing together their first two-game winning streak since the 2012 season, the Georgetown football team (2-3, 0-1 Patriot League) failed to keep it alive as it fell 19-0 in... Read more

By Joe Pollicino October 2, 2014

A Tribute to a Legend: Steve Smith

There was barely a minute left in the first half of the Super Bowl when Jake Delhomme threw a bomb downfield, Carolina fans were hoping with all they had that... Read more

By Jeremy Dang October 1, 2014

Whiplash is a Traumatic Reward

There’s a certain set of neuroses associated with playing music that will resonate with anyone who’s ever picked up an instrument: that during practice you’ll out yourself as incompetent to... Read more

By Andrew Gutman October 1, 2014

The MLB Roundup: As the Fat Lady Sings

It’s almost October, and that can only mean one thing: PLAYOFF BASEBALL! Here’s how the last pieces of the puzzle came together: The AL: Detroit, Kansas City, Oakland, and Seattle... Read more

By Joe Laposata October 1, 2014

CGI: Computer Generated Indifference?

American cinema has always been defined by its ability to innovate. Westworld, a small sci-fi movie released in 1973 starring Yul Brynner, changed the way movies would be made forever.... Read more

By Graham Piro October 1, 2014

FIFA’s Fraud: the 2022 World Cup Debacle

I remember feeling nervous excitement on the morning of December 2, 2010, as I waited for the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (more commonly known as FIFA) to announce the... Read more

By Robbie Ponce September 30, 2014

Glover Park Farmer’s Market is a Delectable Basket

As a native Californian, there are few things I find more pleasurable than fresh, locally sourced produce. Just thinking about leafy, fresh-picked collard greens warms my soul; as far a... Read more

By Erika Bullock September 30, 2014

The NFL Thermostat: Week 4

HOT 1. Steve Smith Sr. The former Carolina Panthers wide receiver promised “blood and guts” if he ever got the opportunity to face the Panthers as a member of the... Read more

By Max Roberts September 30, 2014

Twenty One Pilots Takes 9:30

In the middle of their set, lead singer of Twenty One Pilots Tyler Joseph said, “When you have the microphone you can do whatever you want,” and that’s exactly what... Read more

By Danielle Hewitt September 29, 2014

Cracker Jack-Pot: The Million-Dollar Lyrics

When was the last time you heard the famous song “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”? If you can’t remember, perhaps try the last baseball game you attended. Now... Read more

By Steve Filocoma September 29, 2014

The Weekly List: The 90s are Back!

[8tracks url=”http://8tracks.com/mkb108/return-of-the-90-s” width=”610″ ] Do you miss neon windbreakers, Saved by the Bell, and original Pokémon? Go get your Walkman and get ready for this edition of The Weekly List.... Read more

By Michael Bergin September 29, 2014

The Fantasy Update

This is no ordinary year of football. Three weeks in, many of the presumed top scorers have either underperformed, sustained a major injury, or been served a suspension. Of the... Read more

By Jeremy Dang September 26, 2014

The NFL Thermostat: Week 3

HOT: 1. Arizona Cardinals: Is there a more quiet 3-0 team in the NFL than the Arizona Cardinals? After moving on from Carson Palmer, the Cardinals have now won two... Read more

By Max Roberts September 26, 2014

Premier League Preview: Derby Day

This weekend has the potential to be a sensational one in the Premier League, with two major derbies on Saturday. First comes the always fiery Merseyside derby, in which Liverpool... Read more

By Sri Ramesh September 26, 2014