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Reviews and think pieces on music, movies, art, and theater.

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A glimpse at the future: the D.C. rap scene

No offense to Fugazi, UCB, or Peaches & Herb, but D.C. is most famous for its politicians, not its musicians. Yet now there’s something new coming out of the District—rap... Read more

By November 5, 2009

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Another hamburger restaurant

I’m no economist, but if there’s one business that should be recession-proof, it’s hamburgers. They’re cheap and delicious, and America—the increasingly overweight nation that it is—loves them in all forms,... Read more

By November 5, 2009

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Suffer for Fashion: A Gilt-ed age for fashion deals

Unlike regular shopping, cruising around the net for sales and discounts on new clothing can be such a drag. Some people I’ve talked to gripe that they should be given... Read more

By November 5, 2009

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Critical Voices: Wale – Attention Deficit

Wale almost came to campus two years ago to play a show in Red Square for $5,000. Now, he’s touring with Jay-Z and N.E.R.D, teaming with Lady Gaga for overseas... Read more

By November 5, 2009

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High Fidelity: Jock jams 2009

Hoyas cycle through “sports songs” like our personal assistants cycle through loads of laundry. Back when I was a freshman, Jim Jones’ “We Fly High” (Ballin’) and Rick Ross’ “Hustlin’”... Read more

By November 5, 2009

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Lez’hur Ledger: D.C.’s haunts

In death, as in life, Andrew Jackson is kind of a dick. At least, that’s what I learned Monday night on my professionally-curated ghost tour of Lafayette Square. Apparently our... Read more

By October 29, 2009

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Georgetown brews and balls

We Georgetown students work hard all week. On Sundays, there’s no better way to serve the Lord than taking in some football. For those of us over twenty-one, the best... Read more

By October 29, 2009

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There will be Burtynsky at the Corcoran

My first visit to the Corcoran Gallery of Art was not entirely a success. On the way over, I struggled through sheets of rain only to arrive and find the... Read more

By 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

By October 29, 2009

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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

By October 29, 2009

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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

By October 29, 2009

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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

By October 29, 2009

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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

By October 29, 2009

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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

By October 29, 2009

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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

By October 29, 2009

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Wild Things will make your heart sing

Life can be scary. You and I may not have to face off against humongous monsters that gnash their terrible teeth and roll their terrible eyes and show their terrible... Read more

By October 22, 2009

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Solving your coffee conundrum

Georgetown students are, by and large, avid consumers of legal recreational consumables. Alcohol is the most obvious, dominating the weekend nightlife. Tobacco also does its part to color the Georgetown... Read more

By October 22, 2009

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Trick-or-treating in style

They wink at you every time you open your underwear drawer—that pair of fishnets that only gets taken out for a spin every late October. They’re aching to be worn,... Read more

By October 22, 2009

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Avian art takes flight

The Pre-Columbian artifacts showcased in Flights of Fancy, a new exhibit at Dumbarton Oaks, aren’t as overtly flashy as the dazzling gold necklaces and chest plates in the museum’s permanent... Read more

By October 22, 2009

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A new fusion for U Street

Masa 14 feels a little out of place. Barely a week old, the swanky restuarant that is owned and operated by two successful chefs sits across the street from a... Read more

By October 22, 2009