For one night only, the Blues Brothers will be appearing onstage, live, August 29! Actually, you’ll be able to catch the movie at 83 different locations throughout the United States, including United Artists Fairfax Towne Center 10, United Artists Bethesda 10 and Regal Gallery Place Stadium 14. In conjunction with the release of the 25th anniversary DVD, The Blues Brothers will be shown on the big screen, re-mastered in high definition. Plus, before the…

Jerry Seinfeld made it through an hour of stand up on Friday, then, in typical fashion, answered some questions and outbursts. After a woman in the back row shouted something about Maryland, Jerry went off. “Oh, can’t forget Maryland. I think Larry David went to the University of Maryland. What are they, the Terrapins? The Terrapins. What is that, a turtle? Oh, the turtles. Let’s not choose anything too aggressive. We have running, jumping, fighting…

As a live act, with two drum kits and, at one point, six people participating in percussion, Modest Mouse is definitely driven by its rhythm section. At Thursday night’s show, it was impressive to watch the complementing drummers pound away, working to coordinate seemingly disparate sonic elements into the cohesive sound that is Modest Mouse. But then Isaac Brock chimed in with some vocals and the whole thing, unfortunately, sort of broke apart. Usually, it…

Look at Cycloptic Picasso. The peach-like smoothness of the felt of his hat. The texture in his coat. Look deep into that eye. Can you see what Picasso sees? He’s peering out at American photographer Irving Penn, or in reality he’s looking at himself in Penn’s camera lens. In this we have a glimpse of the master painter’s vulnerability: losing control of perception. Suddenly Picasso is abstracted. In 2002 and 2003, Penn gave the National…

After more than a year’s absence, Alexander Calder’s massive mobile “Untitled” (1976) returns to the atrium of the National Gallery of Art’s East Building. The sculpture was disassembled on April 19, 2004, in order to undergo conservation treatment to enable greater freedom of movement. As the Post reported yesterday: With a new paint job and “hardfacing” work (a surface treatment that will allow the pieces to move more freely on their connecting loops), the…

The worst part about National Geographic magazine, if there is a worst part, is the between-the-pages fold. It cuts large images right in half. The pages are too small. It’s like a magazine for ants. How are we supposed to see the pictures if they can’t even fit them in the magazine? It needs to be at least … three times bigger. Until they make some changes, DCist has found a solution: check out the…