By Katarina Ivancik March is National Women’s History Month, and right now in Hollywood, female directors, producers, and actors are making history. For decades the movie industry has been a male dominated field, but within the last several years women have come forward to revolutionize the way Hollywood makes movies. Most recently this shift Read More …
By Katarina Ivancik Marvel’s Black Panther is changing the way superhero movies are viewed and the impact they can have on relevant social and political topics. At a panel at Busboys & Poets in Northwest DC on Sunday, February 25th, the DC International Film Festival hosted David Betancourt, a reporter at The Washington Post, Dr. Read More …
By Daniela Sol In a small nook amongst the streets of Brookland, a pizza place called Menomale serves its customers genuine Italian pizza. This pizzeria is not like a typical pizzeria; this is a place where you are transported to Italy. In the entrance of the restaurant you can see a genuine Neapolitan firewood oven Read More …
By Daniela Sol Last Monday, the portrait of former president, Barack Obama, was unveiled in the National Portrait gallery. The anticipation of the reveal of the portrait has been looming over Washington D.C. People from all over the country were excited to see what would be displayed to represent such a historic president. The portrait Read More …
By Brittany Sterling Young The Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden is presenting a new exhibit, “Art and Commodity in the 80’s.” The exhibit explores the works of New York City artists during this transformative decade in which brands and labels became more coveted than products themselves, as art meshed with consumer culture. Also addressed Read More …
By Iain Higgins Stepping into Slash Run, a small bar and burger joint on Upshur Street in Northwest, I immediately began looking for a passage to another room. Stairs, a door, anything- but I didn’t find it. That’s because, even more so than Black Cat or DC9, Slash Run thrives on intimacy. In this bar, Read More …
By Daniela Sol As New York Fashion Week unfolds, the question “has fashion become ugly?” resounds amongst fashion enthusiasts because of the design choices made by resent designers. It seems that women and men all over have given in to the bulky sweaters, long t-shirts, chunky shoes, and puffy jackets. Fashion designers all around have Read More …
By Katarina Ivancik The 21st century work of American drama, Reasons to Be Pretty by Neil LaBute, is humorous, relatable, and hits its audience almost too close to home. The CenterStage Theater company’s motto is creating theatre “from the students, by the students, and for the students”, making shows like Reasons to Be Pretty even Read More …
By Daniela Sol In 2017 a new art hub, Artechouse, opened in D.C., bringing a new light to the arts in the city. Currently, the hip and modern art gallery is holding an exhibit called “Parallel Universe” by a new media agency called “Ouchhh,” originally from Turkey. This creative and innovative media company works with Read More …
By Katarina Ivancik The National Gallery of Art has recently gained a temporary new addition to its already expansive collection. From now until May 13th, 2018, the Outliers and American Vanguard Art exhibit will be available for viewing in the East Building, Concourse Galleries. The exhibit features a large and inclusive variety of artists ranging Read More …