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Movie Review: ‘Black Panther’

By Paulina Enck February 16, 2018

★★★★☆ “Black Panther” is a visually stunning marvel with a stellar cast that elevates an uninspired script. The film follows the newly crowned king and superhero T’Challa as he...

HIRSHHORN

Art Gets Rebranded at the Hirshhorn

By Alexandra Brunjes February 15, 2018

Advertising and art are inextricably linked. Today, every color, logo and slogan in the world is thoughtfully planned out as market research groups gauge consumer response to minute variations in product...

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Georgetown Love Stories Unfold at Dahlgren

By Molly Cooke February 15, 2018

Years after meeting as participants at Mask and Bauble Dramatic Society’s Midnight Theater production of “All in the Timing,” Diana Valdivia (COL ’05, LAW ’10) and Carlos Valdivia (COL ’05)...

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New Prescription Chicken Company Delivers Soup to Your Front Door

By Emily Greffenius February 14, 2018

In spring 2016, Valerie Zweig, suffering from her second bout of laryngitis in six weeks, dragged herself down to her local bar and scratched a note on a piece of paper: “Can I just get some soup...

Between Bali and Me: Friendly Strangers

Between Bali and Me: Friendly Strangers

By Olivia Buckley February 13, 2018

To know a place is to know its people. Unfortunately, my imagination conjured an image of Bali, Indonesia, as a crowded, westernized beach scene swarming with perfect “Instagrammable” moments. I...

TESTING TRUISMS: Can You Work Hard and Play Hard?

TESTING TRUISMS: Can You Work Hard and Play Hard?

By Vera Mastrorilli February 12, 2018

Alongside students at other elite institutions such as Columbia University and Washington University in St. Louis, Georgetown students are reputed to have “work hard, play hard” lifestyles. In 2018,...

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Black Movements Dance Company Presents ‘Exodus’

By Timothy McNulty February 8, 2018

Almost exactly 400 years ago, in 1619, the first enslaved African people arrived in the Chesapeake colonies of the North American coast. Seventy years ago, hundreds of thousands of black families...

SZA

Concert Review: SZA at The Fillmore Silver Spring

By Yewande Ilawole February 8, 2018

Despite the Grammys’ snub of rhythm and blues singer SZA, a line of concertgoers snaked around The Fillmore Silver Spring on Feb. 5 to see her take the stage. The sold-out show was a testament to...

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The Poetry of a Diaspora

By Faris Bseiso February 8, 2018

In celebration of what would have been revolutionary Jamaican singer Bob Marley’s 73rd birthday, the Folger Shakespeare Library hosted renowned Jamaican poets Kwame Dawes and Safiya Sinclair for...

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Punk Rock Spread From WGTB to the Streets of DC

By Maddie Finn February 8, 2018

“It felt like things could explode at any moment into absolute chaos.” James Schneider, director of the upcoming documentary “Punk the Capital,” was not describing a heated protest but rather...

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The Lore of the Georgetown Chimes and ‘Cherry Tree Massacre’

By Julia Yaeger February 8, 2018

Walking into the Georgetown Chimes’ rehearsal is like stepping into another world. Stifled vocals come from the back room of the house where members of the Chimes gather before rehearsing, while...

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Concert Review: Lauv at the 9:30 Club

By Kathryn Baker February 8, 2018

In his performance at the 9:30 Club on Feb. 6, emerging electro-pop artist Lauv, otherwise known as Ari Leff, showed off his phenomenal falsettos and suave dance moves to capture the crowd’s attention...

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