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New Faces in New Places: The 2022 DC Municipal Elections

Around The City, News & Politics /

There was much at stake in the 2022 Washington, DC municipal elections. Several hotly contested primary races set the tone in the summer, and multiple general races this November—including the one for mayor—had history-making implications. Bowser for Three In a surprise to no one, Democratic incumbent Mayor Muriel Bowser defeated her three opponents without complication […]

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Love, hope, and art.

Love, Hope, and Art: The Murals of Luis Peralta Del Valle

Around The City, Editor Picks /

Washington, DC, like other hotbeds of culture, has many claims to local and national fame. Its monuments, museums, and political institutions attract visitors and transplants from far and wide. Half-smokes and mumbo sauce are distinct and delicious products of the District. The influence of go-go music and Georgetown’s Blues Alley club reach well beyond their

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Migrant Busing: Where Do the Games End?

News & Politics, Opinion /

The American news cycle has been buzzing for months with a particularly bizarre political story. As the nation faces record-high numbers of asylum seekers at the Southern border, three Republican governors—Greg Abbott of Texas, Doug Ducey of Arizona, and Ron DeSantis of Florida—have resorted to busing thousands of migrants to Democratic stronghold cities Washington, New

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We Could All Use a Rehearsal, and Nathan Fielder Wants to Give Us One

Entertainment /

Weird television darling Nathan Fielder has finally made the big time. After expanding his following as the star of Comedy Central’s Nathan for You from 2013 to 2017, a comedy reality series in which he attempts to help real struggling business owners through increasingly bizarre business tactics—staging a viral video to attract visitors to a

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Fake News: Alvin’s

Entertainment, Fake News /

National restaurant chain Alvin’s has come under fire following a string of thematic advertisements and promotions that have been called “frighteningly tone-deaf.” The multi-billion-dollar burger franchise most recently raised eyebrows with a Pride Month ad campaign that CEO Ruben Parham said was designed “to uplift and pronounce support for some of the most targeted and

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Juneteenth

Reflections on My Second Federally Recognized Juneteenth

Black History, Can I Speak Freely, Editor Picks, News & Politics, Opinion /

One year ago, I and three hundred thirty million Americans experienced the first ever federally recognized Juneteenth. Regular readers might remember that mine began less than exceptionally. When I heard two days prior that Juneteenth had been declared a federal holiday, all I could think about was how little of an impact that news would

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