FRIDAY: >> Bliss, the Black Cat’s indie rock dance party, presents a combination DJ/Live show. Kicking things off will be The Juan Maclean, followed by the always memorable (and not nearly as dead as you might have thought) Edie Sedgwick. 9 p.m., $12. >> We’re all by now familiar with the greatest hits of the Kubrick canon: The Shining, Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, etc. But if you’ve never had the…

The District is often taken to task for having a high homicide rate, and the city’s most recent crime emergency has provoked pundits left and right to declare the District more dangerous than Baghdad and compare it to a real-life version of “A Clockwork Orange.” But how about Annapolis, huh? How about that murder-infested stinkhole that Maryland calls its state capital? What about them? Shouldn’t they similarly be dragged over the coals of public opinion?…

Earlier on the staff email list, one of our editors couldn’t help but wonder what’s going on with people today — we’re all a little grumpy dealing with some technology issues, commenters seem to be exceptionally testy and upset over little things, and for some reason several of our co-workers are sprouting full-body hair, claws, and have begun howling. This strange behavior prompted said editor to wonder, is it a full moon or something? And…