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Aug 31, 2020

D.C. Has Been ‘Destroyed By Rioters,’ Claims Someone Who Clearly Hasn’t Looked Out Their Window

Washingtonians had fun pointing out the disconnect with reality on social media over the weekend.

Mar 23, 2012

Out of Frame: The Hunger Games

Move over, Harry, Bella, et al. The big-screen adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games opens today, starring Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, the heroine in the middle of a teenage deathmatch.

Oct 28, 2011

Out of Frame: In Time

Andrew Niccols’ sci-fi class warfare allegory — in which time is currency and the rich can live forever — is great in concept, but never really rises to its aspirations in execution.

Mar 07, 2009

Saturday Greenwashing Could Only Help Photo: March 7, 2009

This photo by lovedc looks to me like an illustration of the dystopian collective future nightmare of the Powershift ’09 conference that visited D.C. last week — a scene from a dark scenario, in which the nation’s efforts to create green jobs and energy alternatives fell too short. Alas! But maybe that is a little bit trenchant for a warm March Saturday morning….

 
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