Former ER star Noah Wyle was among 100 protesters arrested on Capitol Hill today during a demonstration urging Congress not to cut Medicaid.
In the department of that sounds completely and utterly effed up, via Feministing, a 19 year-old woman who attends Howard University is suing the District, Howard University Hospital and GW Hospital after being denied treatment on the night of and morning after her rape because she “appeared intoxicated.” The GW Hatchet reports that the woman says that during an off-campus party near Howard in December 2006, the plaintiff was given a date-rape drug that rendered…
Flickr user yospyn took this energy charged shot of a tree on Sugarloaf Mountain. Check out the photo for his technical description, and consider maxedaperture’s comment: “I feel like I just fell out of the tree and I’m wondering how long it will be before someone finds me and takes me to the ER.” Speaking of maxedaperture, did you know that bad boy has two photographs in DCist Exposed? But where, when and why…
Is it too early to be thinking about the fall TV season? Well, the FOX network says no and we agree. So what if it’s not even Labor Day yet? FOX officially kicks off their new season tonight with the season premiere of Prison Break at 8 p.m., and the series premiere of the new, D.C.-based show Vanished at 9 p.m. And, we gotta say, it’s not a moment to soon. Vanished revolves around the…
FRIDAY: >> Provisions Library’s Cartoon Film Series continues tonight with Ducktators, Dutch director Wolter Braamhorst’s look at the use of cartoons as propaganda during World War II. The film, originally released in 1997, sheds light on how entertainment and war have gone hand-in-hand since at least the 1940s, and features interviews with famed Loony Tunes animator Chuck Jones. 7 p.m., free. >> Be sure to check out the Arts Agenda for details on the gallery…
When the devil rises from a steaming bathtub in the center of the stage to a thrashing soundtrack and is joined by a group of vampiric club dancers who rhythmically deck him out in leather and hand him a cigar, you know this isn’t your father’s (or perhaps your great great-grandfather’s?) Faust. And in the case of Synetic Theatre’s gothtastic, gyrating and graphic production, we’re happier for it. A brief tutorial on the Faust story,…
(Entry written by DCist contributor Chris Kelly) The Nationals head up I-95 to Philly for a 3-game tilt before they hit the All-Star break, following yesterday’s 3-2, 11 inning loss and a 3-1 series loss against the Mets (first home series loss since April). Nats blew a chance to win it in the 9th yesterday with two men on and one out, but neither Jose Guillen nor Brad Wilkerson could get the job done. For…
Washington, D.C., may not be a locale frequently visited by the flaws and foibles of A-List celebrities, but the nexus of power and politics nevertheless yields a generous supply of dish. Washingtonians know where to get their gossip, and they have a decent array of choice: such as kitten-with-a-whip Wonkette, the above-the-fray Reliable Source Richard Leiby, the unbuttoned back pages of The Hill and Roll Call’s “Heard on the Hill,” the window into vicarious living…
In the continuing “ER”-ification of the “West Wing”, there is a lot of fuss over almost nothing this past week. In typical Wellsian fashion … actually, you know what, DCist needs a better name for the effect John Wells has on a show. Kind of like “jumping the shark”, but better. Send in your suggestions via the comments section, please! Anyway, an Iranian fighter pilot shoots down a British passenger jet, mistakenly thinking it’s a…
The West Wing: Episode Three John Wells tries to be funny this week and fails. We open with Josh, Toby and Will arriving at the White House and still looking for a missing Leo. After some not so witty banter they agree he must be in Foggy Bottom, which is why they can’t reach him by cellphone. Not to nitpick before the opening credits even start, but why would the COS be in Foggy Bottom?…
