Lauren Goldsmith's photo-feature travels with a
to a
in Washington, D.C. In Mobtown Beat, Anna Ditkoff tells how
cost him his gig. The Nose likes the scent of the Baltimore City Council's
, but not the state of
in Reservoir Hill. Brennen Jensen's Charmed Life revisits the long-shuttered
. Christopher Myers'
gets answers from Jason Huggins, Anthony Jones, and Janis Stewart.
has letters from Barbara Karni, Jim Keen, Cathy Brennan, Lorenzo Gaztanaga, Aimee Darrow, B.J. Packett, and Warren Cherry. The columns are: Brian Morton's Political Animal, on
; Joe MacLeod's Mr. Wrong, on
; and Mink Stole's Think Mink, on
. Scocca & MacLeod's proto-blog,
, reads the comics so you don't have to. In Comics, C. Kang and S. Kang's
takes on racism. John Barry's Books finds in Daniel Ellsberg's memoir,
, compelling lessons about wars the White House wants to fight. In Art: Blake de Pastino pursues the mysteries of the late
, prompted by an exhibition of her work at Goucher College's Rosenberg Gallery; Mike Giuliano goes for the gross at a
at C. Grimaldis Gallery; and Tim Hill pops in on the
exhibit at Mission Space. Stage is: Brennen Jensen, hitching a ride on Jeffrey Hatcher's
; and John Barry, taking the medicine of Rep Stage's production of Brian Friel's
. In Feedback, Geoffrey Himes is thrilled to welcome
back to Maryland, where she played an offspring-backed set at Rams Head Tavern. Bret McCabe's Music runs down a roster of DJs whose new releases put
. In Film: Ian Grey can't possibly convey the totality of
's horrendousness; and Richard Gorelick announces Brian de Palma's latest redemption with
, but is not so sanguine about
. Richard Gorelick's Omnivore finds
not all it's cracked up to be. In Cheap Eats, Tim Hill likes a light lunch at
.
