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Fenty's Conservation Corps Caught Smoking Pot
By Mike DeBonis

Capital Fringe Festival Kicks Off
Preview show highlights fake breasts, evil robots.
By Ted Scheinman

The Onion’s 5 Best and Worst Rape Jokes
The Sexist by Amanda Hess

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Thursday, July 2, 2009

Housing Complex

Top Blog Posts of the Past Week

Ruth Samuelson, 7:31 pm

(1) The Real World DC: You’ve Seen the House, Now See the Cast? (2) The Fall of Hammer Communications: How a Georgetown Ad Agency Built on McMansions Ended up in a Pile of Debt (3) The D.C. Real World House: Bedrooms, Game Room, and Confessional on First Floor (4) Ten Questions for the Dude Behind “Arlington: The Rap” (5) ... Read More

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This Week’s Greatest Hits from the Young & Hungry Blog: July 4th Edition

Tim Carman, 6:36 pm

It’s a short work week, and we at Young & Hungry Central have just the thing you need: beer and dining recommendations for the Fourth. We also have something for your reading pleasure: The top blog posts of the week. Obama Ate Here: The Working Map (with apologies and gratitude to BrightestYoungThings) What Did Your $10 Ticket Get ... Read More

Fringe & Purge

CapFringe’s Julianne Brienza Featured on NewsChannel 8!

Fringe & Purge, 6:20 pm

This afternoon, NewsChannel 8 interviewed Fringe Executive Director Julianne Brienza, who held forth about Fort Fringe, the ‘68 riots, ambient noise…and those pesky buttons. Watch the clip here. Read More

Young & Hungry

Some July 4th Eats Good Enough to Keep Your Grill in Storage

Tim Carman, 6:00 pm

Let’s assume for a moment that you don’t want to grill and that you don’t have any friends kind enough to invite you to their barbecue drunk-a-thon on the Fourth. Where do you turn? Well, Y&H has some options, including a couple with smoked meats for those who just can’t celebrated America’s birthday without an ... Read More

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Camilo Jose Vergara at the National Building Museum

Through November 29

Camilo Jose Vergara, a photographer and sociologist who won a MacArthur “genius” grant, documents America’s inner cities—buildings, cemeteries, churches—in a way that melds gritty, unpretentious imagery with compelling backstories. Vergara’s eye notices a painted cross on a sign...

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Performs the Score From Psycho

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“Street/Studio” at Irvine Contemporary

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The Washington Kastles Play the St. Louis Aces at Kastles Stadium

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This Week’s Greatest Hits from the Young & Hungry Blog: July 4th Edition

Tim Carman, Thursday, July 2, 2009

Breadline's Crust to Bear

There are two ways to look at health inspectors. PLUS: The new BGR.

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Whatever Works: Schlep Rally
Wringing humor out of nihilism. Plus: The Girl From Monaco plods stylishly.
Film review By Tricia Olszewski

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In claymation, the meaning of life doesn't come cheap.
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Joan Didion's grief loses something in the translation from page to stage.
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New Cornel West Theory Mp3

Aaron Leitko, Thursday, July 2, 2009

Twinkling rhodes piano. Ambient computer noise. A lightly funky acoustic guitar loop. If you were under the impression that The Cornel West Theory was all about fire and brimstone—a safe assumption, given the ski masks and angry vibes depicted in this video–, well, they can also take it down a notch. “An Angel For You,” ... Read More