Mid-December has arrived, and with that comes the inevitable flood of best-of lists. The Washington Area Film Critics’ Association has, for the previous five years of its existence, been in the habit of trying to get their own list out ahead of most of the other critics’ societies. We can’t really blame them. Considering the fact that none of the critics from the city’s biggest newspaper are members, not to mention the fact that the…

Photo by Scott Suchman.” src=”http://dcist.com/attachments/dcist_heather/2007_0924_well.jpg” width=”404″ height=”271″ class=”right”/>Do you ever eye someone suspiciously when they tell you they suffer from allergies (or irritable bowel, or ADD), and just always seem to be sick? You might find yourself in similar company with Lisa Kron (Emily Ackerman), who just doesn’t understand why some people seem to get well and some (like, for example, her mother) don’t. Kron’s play, Well, isn’t just a play, it’s an autobiographical…

After a pair of hearings before two Senate committees, a proposal to grant the District a vote in the House of Representatives will be marked up tomorrow. The mark-up, which will occur at 10 a.m. before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, is the final step before the legislation — which would grant both Utah and the District additional seats in the House — reaches the floor of the Senate. Thanks to the…

Colby Caldwell, a local fave for the past decade or so, moves back into the realm of photography with his current show, small game, at Hemphill Fine Arts. After spending years working with Super 8 film, Caldwell has fully embraced photographic technique, moreso than the videos and photos themselves, as his art. Entering the gallery, the viewer is greeted by his best work in the show, the gestus pictures series. These large photographs feature individuals…

Fiona Apple is a woman posessed. It’s more or less public knowledge, but the piano playing songstress’ level of intensity wasn’t entirely clear until we saw her Monday night at Wolf Trap. She took the stage in a long blue dress with her hair hanging down, without pomp or introduction, and launched into “Get Him Back,” from her latest ablum, Extraordinary Machine. Assuming her position at a beautiful piano, she made little commentary as…

It turns out that NBC’s promos for “The West Wing” are true. It’s a big season of change. Unfortunately, it’s not a change for the better. This week, “The West Wing” continues it resurrection as “ER:Redux.” We’re still at Camp David as the president tries to bagger the Israeli prime minister and Palestine leader into a peace accord. No dice, though as both men are as stubborn as Jed himself. The Israeli PM basically flips…