For anyone remotely involved in the D.C. art scene, we present to you a solution to your frustrations with Washington Post art critic Blake Gopnik. Avowed local oddball photographer James W. Bailey posted this video to YouTube and tagged it with DCist. If you’ve got a video you’d like to share, we encourage you to do the same….
Summer is right around the corner and most farmer’s markets are out in full swing. There are enough of them out there to visit one everyday, but why not add a few more to your list? Bloomingdale’s Farmer’s Market is set to open on June 17th (Father’s Day) and run every Sunday through November 18th, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., rain or shine. It will be located in the heart of the Bloomingdale neighborhood, on…
Today we mark four years since the war in Iraq began. Without debating the wisdom of the war itself (or lack thereof), the U.S. has suffered some 3,204 casualties to date. Among those casualties are residents from the District, Maryland and Virginia — 3, 60 and 91, respectively. DCist would like to recognize their service to their country in what little way we can — by printing their names and sending our condolences to their…
Some seriously grim news from MPD to help put an end to your holly jolly holiday spirit. NBC4 is reporting that there were a total of five shootings in the District last night, at least three of which resulted in fatalities. None of the shootings were related, and took place in various corners of the District — including Park Rd. NW, Crittenden St., V Street NW, Butler St. SE, and Birney Pl. SE. Coming at…
You’d think summer is when we’d get all the outdoorsy, hiking shots, but James W. Bailey has been taking some great photographs during his treks out to the countryside lately. He took this nice shot of a fallen tree on the Appalachian Trail in the Blue Ridge Mountains….
James W. Bailey uploaded this serene image to the DCist photo stream to remind us that summer isn’t the only time we can enjoy the beach. In fact, bundling up and packing a thermos of hot chocolate to watch the sunset in the sand sounds mighty fine to us right now. James took this photo at Greenbriar Lake in Maryland and passes along some useful hiking information to go with it….
Today’s photo reminds us that not every sun is a fiery ball of death. Photographer James W. Bailey took a drive out of the city to the McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area in Poolesville, Maryland, to show us that while we sweat profusely and dash from one air conditioned building to another, we’re missing some downright lovely nature out there….
Discussion of recent crime activity continues today, but not in an encouraging way. The Post focuses on Chief Ramsey’s comments yesterday, which noted that criminals are increasingly leaving their own neighborhoods and coming to wealthier places in the city, including areas of the National Mall. Ramsey says this is new and striking behavior, but it’s hard to imagine that no one saw this coming. Luckily for Ramsey, the mayor is back and ready to begin…
A controversy has been shaking the visual arts community following the firing of Philip Barlow, the curator of the Washington Projects for the Arts/Corcoran’s “OPTIONS 2005” biennial. The root of the artistic flap can be traced back to two public art exhibitions, the Party Animals and Pandamania, the much-loved sidewalk art/charity projects organized by the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities. In September, the Post reported that Barlow would not be considering artists who…
It seems that digital photography is the wave of the future. Countless photobloggers depend on digital cameras to rapidly export their work to their Web-based viewership. And DCist couldn’t bring you on-the-scene photos without a digital camera or handy camera phone. But is the art form associated with traditional photography — dark rooms, rolls of film, noxious chemicals and all — being lost? James W. Bailey says yes. Bailey’s new exhibition, “The Death of Film,”…
