MONDAY: The Beauty Myth author Naomi Wolf will be at the Arlington County Public Library in Shirlington to read from her new book, The End of America: A Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot, in which Wolf outlines how events of the last six years parallel steps taken in the early years of the 20th century’s worst dictatorships such as Germany, Russia, China, and Chile. 5 p.m., free. TUESDAY: Erudite actor Alan Alda will…
MONDAY Okay. This is kind of a no-brainer. Norman Mailer will be discussing his latest, The Castle in the Forest, with author Alan Cheuse. Wesley United Methodist Church, 5312 Connecticut Avenue, 7 p.m. Two tickets with the purchase of the book at Politics and Prose or $12/ticket. Call (202) 364-1919 for more information. TUESDAY Are you a fan of actors from television show M*A*S*H-turned authors but are just sick at the sight of Alan Alda?…
Bright and early this morning the 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards nominations were announced. Like the red-headed stepchild of the Oscars, the Emmys are a chance for Hollywood’s lesser starlets and stars to participate in their own self congratulatory fest. ABC’s campy but fun Desperate Housewives leads this year with 15 nominations. Viewers can look forward to a three way cat-fight between housewives Marcia Cross, Teri Hatcher, and Felicity Huffman for Best Actress in a…
We won’t waste too much time recapping this week’s episode, because, like last week’s episode, (which we missed — we know, we’re sorry, but there’s only so much TV we can watch sometimes), very little in the way of actual plot development happens. Last week on the “West Wing”, amid rumors that Castro might be seriously ill, Jed normalized relations with Cuba by lifting the trade ban. It’s revealed that Kate was a CIA spy…
Ever wonder what pollster John Zogby is doing now that the elections are over? Zogby, famous for getting it totally wrong during the past presidential election, has enough free time these days to poll real people on who they think will win the presidential race on “The West Wing”. Um, has anyone told this guy it’s just a TV show? The Zogby website trumpets the following results:Santos Favored over Vinick; Fictional Democrat Would Beat Fictional…
DCist wanted to do a longer recap of this week’s “West Wing” episode, since it was actually a good one, but we’re dealing with a killer headache, recovering from an extended commute to work this morning due to delays on the Blue Line, and a spotty Internet connection. Since we’ve been accused of being too negative in the past, we’ll only focus on the positive aspects of this episode, and bring you the List of…