At Arena Stage, Too Smart for Their Own Good
Racism – or more precisely the perception of race – has weighed heavily on Americans for centuries, with a profound resurgence since the election...
Dining Notes – April 2017
Coming Soon
This spring, watch for The Salt Line, at 79 Potomac Ave. SE, a New England-style fish house on the waterfront across from Nationals...
Art and the City – April 2017
Artist Profile: Fierce Sonia
The hands … watch the hands. They guide you to the eyes – the compelling gateway to Fierce Sonia’s personal exploration...
Two Slices of British Pie: One Touching and Tasty, a Second...
‘The Sense of an Ending’
Julian Barnes’ “The Sense of an Ending” won the Man Booker Prize as the best English-language novel of 2011. It...
Art and the City – March 2017
They chase the ambiguities of existence in a boundless zone of suggestion – all possibilities and no answers. Each drawing is his personal exploration,...
Two Serious New Features on Race Relations, Plus a Cartoon Figure...
‘A United Kingdom’
A surprise hit of the movie season has been “Hidden Figures,” a modestly budgeted but uplifting picture that tells a 1960s true...
Joselito Casa de Comidas: A New Neighborhood Spot Doesn’t Disappoint
I need to confess something up front: I love tapas. I love Spanish food. I am biased toward the cuisine. I took a trip...
Art and the City – January 2017
Air fills the enormous spaces in a dream and you are free to roam – to breathe and think and listen to the soft...
For Your New Year’s Fare: A Vigorous Drama, A Throwback Musical,...
‘Fences’
August Wilson was one of America’s most prominent playwrights. He produced a cycle of 10 plays, all depicting working-class African-Americans in his home town...
