Sean Quigley

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D.C.’s Professional Protesters

Andrew Bestor isn't crazy, but since June 2005, he has spent his weekday mornings holding picket signs and passing out pamphlets to Capitol Hill commuters outside of Union Station. Wearing a crisp tie and bulky, professorial glasses, the middle-aged former Boeing employee earnestly disseminates his home-made literature to harried Hill staffers, hoping just one of them will pause and let him make his case. Today, despite his well-groomed appearance and relatively inoffensive-though rather cryptic-sign stating "Cap and trade is C.I.A. bone," most walk past, dismissing him as just another fanatic.

By April 2, 2009

Sports

We got ice, Gil

Gilbert Arenas is back. After nagging injuries and surgeries limited him to playing in just eight games in the past two seasons combined, the Washington Wizards’ brazen captain returned to action against the Pistons last Saturday, hoping to breathe some life into what has been a wretched season. His return will certainly provide a pick-me-up for the god-awful Wizards, but what could Arenas possibly accomplish by coming back with just 8 games left in an atrocious season?

By April 2, 2009

Leisure

Critical Voices: The Decemberists

Long known for their bookish indie ballads stuffed with folk tales and time-worn legends, the Decemberists have taken their critically acclaimed formula to a new level with their latest release,... Read more

By March 26, 2009

Sports

Wait ’til next year

On Monday night, I wrote a column detailing why I believed this year’s Georgetown Hoyas belonged in the NCAA tournament. Yes, they’ve lost to some bad teams, I wrote, and their record isn’t great, but they have wins over potential #1 seeds Connecticut and Memphis, and they’ve maintained a top-40 RPI while playing a murderous Big East schedule. If they simply beat St. John’s and DePaul to end the regular season and put up a decent showing at the Big East tournament next week, there’s no way the Hoyas won’t be dancing, I reasoned.

By March 5, 2009

Leisure

Critical Voices: Asobi Seksu

After the critical success of their 2006 breakthrough , Citrus, Asobi Seksu have tweaked their lush, layered formula on Hush. Much of this new album indulges a colder, more reserved... Read more

By February 19, 2009

Sports

It starts at the top

These are dark times for Hoya fans. As the Georgetown faithful dejectedly trudged out of the Verizon Center last Saturday after another crushing loss (this one in overtime) in an increasingly disappointing season, one question was on everyone’s mind: “What’s wrong with this team?” Or, in the eloquent words of many frustrated and confused students, “Why do we suck so bad?”

By February 12, 2009

Leisure

Critical Voices: Beirut

From eastern European gypsy-folk to French chamber pop, Beirut’s Zach Condon finds inspiration in odd places. Yet he’s always been able to fuse his disparate influences into coherent records dripping... Read more

By February 5, 2009

Leisure

Notorious gives Biggie life after death

Over a decade after his death in a drive-by shooting, Christopher Wallace (better known as the Notorious B.I.G.) maintains his storied place in the hip-hop lexicon. His feud with friend-turned-rival... Read more

By January 22, 2009

Sports

Run, Hoyas, run

After a dominant romp over then second-ranked Connecticut in their Big East opener, the young 2008-09 Georgetown Hoyas demonstrated that they had the talent to run with the best teams in the country. Their offense was clicking, their defense was solid, and freshman wunderkind Greg Monroe manhandled the 7’3” Hasheem Thabeet on both sides of the floor. In the very next game, though, the burly frontcourt of the Pittsburgh Panthers exposed and exploited the precocious Hoyas’ main weakness—a lack of toughness and determination in rebounding.

By January 22, 2009

Leisure

Critical Voices: Jake One – White Van Music

After a lengthy career of making beats for rappers on both ends of the hip-hop spectrum, Seattle-based producer Jake One has enlisted an impressive array of MCs to rap over... Read more

By December 4, 2008