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  • Worst-Case Scenarios

    As you strive to achieve financial goals, it's common to overlook the potential for major financial setbacks -- even though they can strike without warning...

  • Chef's Best

    Graham Beard Graham Beard, Volunteer Graham Beard holds the distinction of being Food & Friends' first volunteer, having responded to a classified ad in 1988....

  • Community Kitchen

    Food & Friends started from scratch in 1988, when the Rev. Carla Gorrell decided that she wanted to help nourish Washingtonians suffering from AIDS-related illnesses....

  • Bringing It Back

    Blasting off: Duran Duran A quick scan of the lyrics from Astronaut, Duran Duran's new album, provides a snapshot of what must have been on...

  • Troubled Trovatore

    Those lucky enough to have seen the production of Verdi's Il Trovatore staged by the Washington National Opera in 2000 will recall a fully-conceived and...

  • Amazing 'Grace'

    There's something strangely satisfying about the way in which Craig Wright dissects all of the hows and whys of the universe. From his critical examination...

  • Triple Threat

    Toyota made a big splash with the introduction of its new Scion brand, a line of cars built to appeal to younger, first-time car buyers...

  • That's Incredible!

    The Incredibles is just that: incredible. It's also phenomenal, magnificent, exuberantly entertaining, and just about any other positive adjective you can think of. From the...

  • Truth-Mongering

    Ever since John Kerry shocked the nation by declaring on live national television that Mary Cheney is a lesbian, I haven't been able to look...

  • Blog Me A Story

    When Andrew Sullivan took the stage Sunday night at DC9, a hipster bar filled with punk sensibility, a handful of hisses and under-the-breath utterances floated...

  • Local Leverage

    By so many measures, the 2004 presidential race is unprecedented. The George W. Bush vs. John Kerry slugfest is breaking records with money spent and...

  • Scare Tactics

    There's no denying The Grudge is, at moments, a very scary movie. It uses every trick to startle you, tingle your spine, and occasionally gross...

  • Wedded Unbliss

    Have you ever returned home after being out of town for a while -- days, maybe weeks -- and felt as though the whole world...

  • Hart Felt

    ''Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart left a legacy of over 550 songs, which included eight movies and eight Broadway musicals,'' says Jeff Buhrman, Artistic Director...

  • Soundwaves

    SOFT CELL SINGER HOSPITALIZED... Nearly two weeks ago Soft Cell singer Marc Almond suffered serious head injuries in a life-threatening motorcycle accident in London. Almond,...

  • Hearsay

    A brand new winner at the High Heel Race... Carlos ''The Bear'' Arias says so long... Apex is hot, hot, hot... Hearsay has a winner....

  • Environs

    Take a tour of the American Century in this 2 BR, 1 3/4 Dupont/Adams Morgan townhouse. From the New York World's Fair to Fifties mod...

  • In Good Conscience: Sister Jeannine Gramick’s Journey of Faith

    Reel Affirmations 2004 Review by Will O'Bryan Rating: (4 out of 5) Saturday, 10/23/2004, 12:00 PM Feature presentation, $9 at Lincoln Theatre SISTER JEANNINE Gramick may not be...

  • Oskar’s Friends

    Reel Affirmations 2004 Review by Randy Shulman Rating: (2 out of 5) Saturday, 10/23/2004, 2:00 PM Feature presentation, $9 at Lincoln Theatre Italian with English subtitles ANYONE...

  • Men on the Verge

    Reel Affirmations 2004 Review by Sean Bugg Rating: (4 out of 5) Saturday, 10/23/2004, 4:00 PM Shorts presentation, $9 at Lincoln Theatre "MEN ON THE VERGE"...