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5x5 project serves up public art with a side of D.C. flavor
The city-sponsored public-art festival enlisted five curators to direct five artists or artistic teams.
Michael Cera makes Broadway debut in ‘This Is Our Youth’
The comedy-drama focuses on smart young people with zero direction and less than zero judgement.
Richard Kiel, best known as Bond villain Jaws, dies at 74
The 7-foot-2 actor was best remembered as Jaws, so named for his steel dentures.
U2’s new album surprises in that it exists and it isn’t bad
Released during Apple’s product launch, “Songs of Innocence” mines nostalgia while maintaining aplomb.
‘The Symmetry Teacher’ by Andrei Bitov
A writer struggles with the tricks of memory in a novel by one of Russia’s most acclaimed authors.
TV highlights
‘48 Hours’ investigates the Pistorius verdict and ‘Mysteries at the Museum’ returns for Season 7.
5x5 project serves up public art with a side of D.C. flavor
The city-sponsored public-art festival enlisted five curators to direct five artists or artistic teams.
Week 1089: It’s E-Z Find-a-Word! (But our way.)
“Find” made-up words in the grid and define them; plus the winning bad ideas for various gift shop kitsch.
Soprano loses partner, takes spotlight in WNO recital
Tenor Stephen Costello couldn’t go on, so duo evening became solo turn for soprano Ailyn Pérez, his wife.
Barbra Streisand is going to be on the ‘Tonight Show’ for the first time in more than 50 years
She’s promoting a new album, and she’ll be the only guest for the entire evening.
The Ray-Riceless Ravens are playing Pittsburgh tonight. The opening act is Rihanna.
Nope. Nothing to see here. That doesn’t remind us of domestic violence at all.
Mary J. Blige is teaming with Sam Smith, Disclosure and others for a disctinctly British sound on new album
So far, there are just snippets. But they sound pretty great.
TV listings: Thursday, September 11, 2014
The Steelers face the Ravens on ‘Thursday Night Football’ and Jessica Chastain joins ‘The Tonight Show.’
‘The Paying Guests,’ by Sarah Waters
What at first seems like an E.M. Forster novel darkens into something by Dostoevsky or Patricia Highsmith.
‘Belleville’: Trouble on the home front, far away from home
Strong performances are undermined by a thin plot in Amy Herzog's domestic thriller at Studio Theatre.
Entertainment Videos
Trailer: 'Dolphin Tale 2'
Young Sawyer Nelson (Nathan Gamble) and the team at the Clear Marine Hospital are in danger of losing their beloved Winter if they don't find her another pool mate. With the help of Dr. Cameron McCarthy (Morgan Freeman) and his mother (Ashley Judd) they attempt to find Winter a companion and keep their dolphin home.
Terri, played by Taraji P. Henson, is the ideal mother of two living in Atlanta, but things take a turn for the worse when a stranger, played by Idris Elba arrives at her door seeing help. Terri finds herself fighting for her life in this home invasion thriller directed by Sam Miller.
Mike Wise's surprising civil war ancestry
Mike Wise's father always said his ancestors fought on both sides of the Civil War. After his dad's death, the Washington Post columnist hired ancestry.com to look into it. Here, he finds out the truth for the first time.
Artist Abigail DeVille drew inspiration from a Jacob Lawrence painting, bringing her vision to life on the streets of D.C.
‘Hell’s Kitchen’ meets a D.C. chef
James ‘J.R.’ Robinson reveals the truth behind the intimidating chef and TV host Gordon Ramsay.Diversions
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