Archive

One man’s Exit is another man’s entrance

At No Exit, everything is done well, nothing seems out of place, and the effect works. Audience members walk through an impeccably decorated antechamber, creepy and Halloween-appropriate in red and... Read more

By Shira Hecht October 15, 2009

Klosterman’s critical theory

We all rely on gimmicks. We discover actions that please us—a particular manner of speaking with hand gestures, crossing a left leg over a right knee, incessantly quoting The Hangover—then... Read more

By Chris Heller October 15, 2009

Lez’hur Ledger: Solar flair

Ever since the first forest-dwelling pagans grotesquely sacrificed children and virgins to what they believed to be the Sun God, humans have recognized the significance of the brilliant orb of... Read more

By the Voice Staff October 15, 2009

An audience in search of good theater

If you’re looking for a breezy Saturday night, stop reading now: Six Characters in Search of an Author isn’t light fare. The Department of Performing Arts’ first performance is an... Read more

By Swedian Lie October 15, 2009

Serious criticism

Leave it to Joel and Ethan Coen to turn the quotidian struggles of a middle-class Jewish family in 1960s suburbia into a dark, brooding masterpiece. A Serious Man is the... Read more

By Brendan Baumgardner October 15, 2009

Bottoms Up: A toast to the morning after

My head throbbing with pain, I open my eyes ever-so-slightly, but the light—that harsh light of day, streaming through my bedroom window—is too painful for me to handle. There is... Read more

By Dan Newman October 15, 2009

Low Fidelity: The sun is rising on soundtracks

Maybe we haven’t yet found a way to make music work as narrative, as discussed by my High Fidelity counterpart in this space last week, but narrative and music have... Read more

By James McGrory October 15, 2009

Critical Voices: Atlas Sound – Logos

In the world of free internet music, Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox is a god. Not only does he share personal playlists and unreleased covers on his blog, but last year... Read more

By Leigh Finnegan October 15, 2009

Experimental media

It’s true that “the media” is synonymous with information overload—the constant barrage of current event tickers, fast action fast-food commercials, and nonstop Blair Waldorf outfit changes that leaves the mind... Read more

By Elizabeth Johnston October 15, 2009

Features

Balancing silent days and noisy nights

Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer During a typical afternoon in the Atlas District, the businesses along H Street NE are closed, windows shuttered, and doors locked. The only crowds... Read more

By Chris Heller October 15, 2009

Come on ride the train: hike gas taxes, fix WMATA

The summer of 2008 was a fantastic time for those in D.C. who often gaze wistfully at efficient and popular public transportation systems of European cities. It seemed as though... Read more

By Sara Carothers October 15, 2009

The space race is over: what’s the new frontier?

This past Monday we celebrated Columbus Day, or Indigenous Peoples’ Day—depending on the number of Whole Foods in your neighborhood—in honor of the man who crossed an ocean and introduced... Read more

By George D'Angelo October 15, 2009

Back to school in Africa, one pen at a time

Imagine waking up for that 8:50 class on Friday morning and actually wanting to sit through another lecture. You stumble through the rows of seats, still hazy from last night’s... Read more

By George D'Angelo October 15, 2009

Global responsibility: a Nobel worthy cause

First off, congratulations are due to our President. But when I first heard Friday morning that Barack Obama had won the Nobel Peace Prize, which I thought was given for... Read more

By Colton Malkerson October 15, 2009

Only one October

I think the high point in postseason baseball coverage was 2007, when Dane Cook lent his legendary enunciation skills to the immortal phrase, “There’s only one October.” During the Red Sox-Angels series that year, I took up ESPN columnist Bill Simmons’ drinking game challenge to take a shot every time the commercial featuring an overly excited Mr. Cook played. I ended up passing out in my dorm’s common bathroom with the door locked, twice resisting my friends’ attempts to crawl under the stall and help me out. This is a testament to the dangerous power of October.

By Jeff Bakkensen October 15, 2009

Football needs to talk it out

Every football fan can recall the image of the Indianapolis Colts’ Peyton Manning lining up behind center in the no-huddle offense, directing his receivers with a plethora of hand-signals, head movements, and vocal commands over the cacophony of a sell-out crowd.

By Tom Bosco October 15, 2009

Time to think tournament

As the calendar pages flip past October, the Georgetown women’s soccer team (10-3-2, 4-2-1 Big East) has little time left to make a statement. And the final games of the regular season leave no room for slack. While the team had a successful weekend with wins against Cincinnati and Louisville, their four remaining games include competition against the top two teams in the Big East: West Virginia and Notre Dame.

By Liz Kuebler October 15, 2009

The Sports Sermon: Who are Georgetown?

After last year’s 16-15 finish, replete with a stunning second half collapse and first round NIT exit, John Thompson III and the Georgetown men’s basketball team probably don’t want any reminders of last season.

By Tim Shine October 15, 2009