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AFI Docs festival gets bigger and more star-studded
Updated: 13 hr ago
What was once Silverdocs, an annual documentary festival held in Silver Spring, this year has become AFI Docs. And with a new name comes new territory. The documentary festival, being held June 19...
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Sightings: Diddy talks Ciroc at the W
Published: Wed, May 22, 2013
Hip-hop artist and businessman Diddy dipped into the District on Tuesday on business for his vodka, Ciroc. The mogul was spotted at the W hotel's POV Lounge, according to report from the Fab...
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Rob Lowe and family take on the town
Updated: 13 hr ago
Actor Rob Lowe seemed to be showing up everywhere in Washington this week. On Tuesday night, he and his wife, Sheryl, had dinner at the new NoPa Kitchen + Bar with friends Jack and Susanna Quinn...
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WikiLeaks draws a crowd to documentary
Updated: 14 hr ago
One good way to rile up a District movie audience is to show them a WikiLeaks documentary. At the Landmark E Street Cinema on Tuesday night, a brief but heated argument broke out in the audience...
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Sightings: Cookie Monster on Capitol Hill
Updated: 14 hr ago
Hopefully Cookie Monster didn't try to influence policy on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, because we suspect all his legislative ideas consist of "me want cookie!" Fortunately, it sounds like Rep....
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Carole King honored for pop music
Updated: Tue, May 21, 2013
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., showed off her knowledge of Carole King's discography at the Library of Congress award luncheon for the singer-songwriter Tuesday, dropping references...
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Aid worker retells SEAL Team rescue
Published: Tue, May 21, 2013
Humanitarian aid workers Jessica Buchanan and Erik Landemalm will discuss their book, "Impossible Odds: The Kidnapping of Jessica Buchanan and Her Dramatic Rescue by SEAL Team Six," on Wednesday...
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Bartender Sam returns to Washington
Updated: Tue, May 21, 2013
Bartender Sambonn Lek was something of a fixture at the Mayflower Hotel's Town & Country bar. He poured strong drinks and did magic tricks for his patrons. But then, in January 2011, Town...
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Speakeasy: Carol Burnett's reaction to winning Mark Twain Prize
Updated: Tue, May 21, 2013
"It's almost impossible to be funnier than the people in Washington." - What Carol Burnett had to say upon hearing the news that she was to be awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor...
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'Saturday Night Live's' Obama impersonator approves of Arlington audiences
Updated: Tue, May 21, 2013
According to "SNL's" Jay Pharoah, Arlington residents aren't "too sensitive" to enjoy his kind of comedy. "People in Arlington don't have sticks up their butts. It's great," the comedian told...
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Blogger and author Quin Woodward Pu releases book No. 2
Published: Mon, May 20, 2013
In her first book, "Type A+," Quin Woodward Pu wrote about her last six months of college and her decision to forgo medical school and instead pursue a career as a writer. This month she's...
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RGIII's fans take care of his wedding registry
Published: Mon, May 20, 2013
Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III has some super-savvy fans. Griffin tweeted Sunday that his fans had found his wedding registry at Bed Bath & Beyond and fulfilled every single gift...
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National Archives hosts Mary Tyler Moore fans
Published: Mon, May 20, 2013
A few "Mary Tyler Moore Show" fans tried to out-trivia one another Monday at the National Archives.
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Sightings: Schwarzeneggers hit The Palm for graduation celebration
Published: Mon, May 20, 2013
The Schwarzenegger family ate together downtown at the Palm on Saturday evening. Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, along with estranged wife Maria Shriver and the rest of the family,...
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Sightings: 'America's Most Wanted' host John Walsh dines at Graffiato
Published: Mon, May 20, 2013
"America's Most Wanted" host John Walsh dipped into Graffiato Saturday night for a late dinner with a party of eight, a restaurant rep reports. The group sat on the second floor and ordered five...
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Kerry Washington recalls playing a singing frog during her time at GW
Published: Sun, May 19, 2013
George Washington University graduates got a dose of Olivia Pope on Sunday as "Scandal" star Kerry Washington gave the school's commencement address on the National Mall. "You're thinking we're...
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Lehrer reveals his favorite founding father
Published: Sun, May 19, 2013
Veteran news anchor Jim Lehrer is approaching 80 years old, but he wants to make one thing clear: He didn't know any Founding Fathers personally. He does have a favorite, though, and he's the...
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'Lean In' debate rages in D.C.
Published: Sun, May 19, 2013
Controversy over Sheryl Sandberg's "Lean In" movement drew a large crowd of mostly young, professional women from the D.C. area on Thursday. "We're not going to have a catfight" tonight, the...
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G at Graffiato gets extension
Published: Sun, May 19, 2013
For those who have yet to cram a Mike Isabella-made sandwich down their gullet, the "Top Chef" alum is extending the pop-up version of his forthcoming 14th Street sandwich shop G. The pop-up,...
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Sightings: Jessica Alba signs books, attends fashion show in Bethesda
Published: Sun, May 19, 2013
Jessica Alba graced Bethesda with her presence Friday evening as the special guest at this year's Front Row fashion event. The actress and author, wearing a collared patterned dress with her hair...
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Beyond the Pale
By: Charlotte Allen
SeaTac, Wash.
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Yahoo's Insane Purchase of Tumblr
By: Jonathan V. Last
This week we have entry #5,740,412 in the ledger documenting "Why Not Every Market-Based Outcome Is Optimal." And that’s the Yahoo purchase of Tumblr.
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Gosnell Seeps into the News
By: Noemie Emery
By most accounts, Kermit Gosnell seemed stunned last week when a jury found him guilty of three counts of first-degree murder in what seemed to have been his routine killings of newborn babies at...