Recent Entries in Arts and Events

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  Sunday Another Winter, Another Meme Photo: October 30, 2011

  Photo by lifeinthedistrict Only one month into Fall and we have our first weather-related meme of the cold season: Snowtober. While the effects of this storm won't reverberate for weeks on end, lifeinthedistrict's shot will be a lasting reminder of things to come....

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  Saturday Just Let it Out Photo: October 29, 2011

  Photo by Craig Hudson Stagnant job market, chasmic wealth disparities, Demi/Ashton breakup. With the prospect of our county -- heck, our world -- crumbling around us, what is there left to do? Just throw your head back, and let everyone within earshot know that 'hey, ho, we ain't taking it any more.' That could use some work....

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  Out of Frame: In Time

  Andrew Niccols' sci-fi class warfare allegory -- in which time is currency and the rich can live forever -- is great in concept, but never really rises to its aspirations in execution.

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  Out of Frame: Martha Marcy May Marlene

  Elizabeth Olsen and John Hawkes deliver unforgettable performances in Sean Durkin's equally unforgettable film about a woman trying desperately to find her way back to the person she was after extricating herself from a cult.

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  Three Stars: Lenorable

  With songs inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's poems and a penchant for dark synth lines and guitar parts, Lenorable is the best Three Stars act we could have picked to interview in advance of Halloween.

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  Out and About: Weekend Picks

  Your guide to all the Halloween -- and some non-Halloween -- fun going on around the area this weekend.

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  Photo of the Day: October 28, 2011

  The Vietnam Memorial always provides for some good compositions and AggieMAB doesn't disappoint. (EXIF.)

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  Yale Releases Collection of Historic D.C. Photographs

  Like many of you, we at DCist love historic photography of our town. So when a reader sent us a link to this collection of rare negatives from news photographer Alexander Lmanian, we couldn't wait to dive in.

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  Popcorn & Candy: It's Crawling Down Your Back Edition

  DCist's highly subjective and hardly comprehensive guide to the most interesting movies playing around town in the coming week, including horrors both imaginary and real.

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  DCist Interview: Dâm-Funk

  Dâm-Funk's journey from the musical backbone of the "G-Funk" sound to the spotlight of his own unique sound has him reaching new heights in the world of funk.

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  DCist Interview: Suckers

  If the name Suckers sounds familiar, it's because chances are you've seen them in D.C. at some point over the last year.

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  About Tonight: October 27, 2011

  Tonight: live Mystery Science Theater 3000, pumpkin carving and pumpkin beers, the Arabian Sights Film Festival, We Were Promised Jetpacks, and more.

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  Photo of the Day: October 27, 2011

  This photo of one of the Racing Presidents by jennyboh is reminiscent of Where's Waldo -- except it's pretty easy to spot Abe.

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  No, Movie Concession Surtaxes Are Better

  As it turns out, Mayor Vince Gray's proposed movie concession tax hike is about a lot more than simply funding an incentive program for a cineplex east of the Anacostia River. In fact, Gray's got one particular Hollywood star he'd like to try and attract to the District.

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  DCist Interview: Kacey of Black Alley

  For better or for worse, the term "go-go," with all its connotations, gets thrown around rather liberally. Got a conga drum in your instrumentation? Ah ha! You're a go-go band. In the case of Black Alley, though, there's an effort to broaden the perspectives of not only what a D.C.-based band can do but also what a D.C. band can be.