The Huffington Post and Politico each won their first Pulitzer Prizes today, continuing a trend toward online-only publications being awarded for outstanding journalism. The Post’s Philip Kennicott was also nominated for his cultural criticism.
Former Editor-in-Chief Ryan Avent writes a weekly column about neighborhood and development issues. Except for the last two weeks, when he was on vacation. Amid the cascade of (welcome) local news stories chronicling the growing momentum for District voting rights, one tangential piece in the Post, a Saturday essay from staff writer Philip Kennicott, stuck out to me. My attention was assured, specifically, when I read the following passage concerning a symposium which took place…
The magic word this week is opera, and just taking in all of the opera performances on the schedule is going to keep you busy. You will find options other than opera after the jump. PLEASURES OPERATIC: >> After Rossini’s Il Viaggio a Reims this weekend, the Kirov Opera will perform Verdi’s Falstaff on Wednesday (January 31, 7:30 p.m.), Friday (February 2, 7:30 p.m.), and Saturday (February 3, 7:30 p.m.) in the Kennedy Center Concert…
Ouch. For anyone who recently moved into one of the many apartment buildings rising along Massachusetts Avenue between Mt. Vernon Square and Chinatown and read the Post yesterday, it may have been a bit of a shock to find the city’s newspaper of record heaping criticism on the developments. In an article gracing the front page of the Style section and titled “The Mediocre Mile,” Post writer Philip Kennicott left little debate over what he…
(Classical music agenda by DCist contributor Charles T. Downey of Ionarts) If you are like this DCist, you are probably thinking about how to spend that big tax refund check. We suggest that an evening (or afternoon) of classical music, paired with an excellent meal if possible, is a worthy way of taking back your money from Uncle Sam and spending it on something you and that special someone can appreciate. OPERA AND BALLET: >>…