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Backup Blossoms
The Yoshino cherry trees — those are the ones that get all the attention — aren’t the only show-offs in town. Dr. Richard Olsen, a research geneticist and lead scientist...
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Ill-Conceived?
Friday brings “Friends with Kids,” about buddies (Jennifer Westfeldt and Adam Scott) who decide to have a kid together while dating others. It’s not the weirdest way of ...
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Party On, Niches
Print’s not dead yet. Magazines with ultra-specific target audiences show signs of good health that mainstream outlets would kill for — lots of ads, glossy paper, high rea...
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Easy Riders
Imagine the feel of the open road, the thrill of a thrumming exhaust — and the ability to use the HOV lanes any time you want. The International Motorcycle Show will showca...
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Sing It, Live It, Do It
Just how fun is riding in a one-horse open sleigh? Not very. It’s cold, and it smells like horse. Other Christmas carol lyrics sound like more fun. We chose three events, on...
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Wintry Mix
My So-Called Jewish Life SpeakeasyDC is celebrating Hanukkah the traditional way: with self-deprecation. “My So-Called Jewish Life” is an evening of stories recounted by c...
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Lonely at the Top
It’s tough being the 1 percent. It ruins Christmas when you want for nothing. Whole magazines such as the Robb Report and the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book exist solely to hi...
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Who Knew Tennis Was This Fun?
“Focus on being the top female tennis player in the world? Nah. [Caroline Wozniacki]’d rather dance with Dominika Cibulkova instead.” — BuzzFeed.com was amused by Wozn...
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Best of D.C. Life
The Avalon movie theater is D.C.’s answer to the Sistine Chapel, sans pope and full-frontal nudity. Inside the dome of the main auditorium, the winged gods Mercury and Cupid...
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A Fair to Remember
Ah, late summer, when a young person’s thoughts turn to deep-fried candy bars, queasy Ferris-wheel rides and first dates at the pig races. Break out your gingham shirts,...
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Loosen Your Beltway
Philadelphia’s most-visited landmark isn’t the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall or the Museum of Art. It’s a food market. More specifically, it’s Readin...
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The War at Home
When Robert Lee Hodge meets someone new, he might mention his interest in the Civil War. His impressive beard is the first clue that this an understatement. This weekend, Hodge (and his beard) will join 8,700 other participants at historic Manassas N...
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Head Out on the Highway
Hundreds of thousands of motorcyclists roar into town this weekend to participate in the 24th annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle run. You can expect traffic delays and throngs of gawking tourists at this yearly meeting of burly (and not-so burly) bike...
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Summer Guide '11
Killing Me Softly with His Song We were skeptical when we heard about a musical version of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” But apparently “The Hollow” is not just about a creepy guy with a pumpkin for a head terrorizing the pop...
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Summer Guide '11
‘Merriweather Post Pavilion’ at Merriweather Post Pavilion Baltimore psych-rockers Animal Collective named its 2009 experimental pop masterwork “Merriweather Post Pavilion,” after the famed amphitheatre. The quartet practicall...







