On Saturday night, Washington National Opera opened its fall season with an oh-so-edgy rendition of a tired old chestnut, Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème. It is the fifth mounting of this opera by WNO since 1984, which works out to a production every four or five years on average. Film director Mariusz Treliński created this new production for the Teatr Wielki in Warsaw, which also gave Washington his Butterfly and Andrea Chénier. The aim, laudable…
In the caveman days of our youth, waiting for the bus was a simple exercise in patience. Stand there long enough and it would come…usually. However, in our current world of streaming, real time, to-the-minute, live updates, the wait has become as infuriating as a dial-up internet connection. Metro is working to ease our transit ADD, however, with a new system that provides live updates to riders via web-enabled cell phones or other handheld…
It’s cold out there, eh Washington? But apparently not cold enough to stop the notorious Vienna Pants Grabber, who NBC4 is reporting may be branching out from his favorite Metro stop to area apartment complexes. Freaky. Can everyone take good look at those two composite sketches so we can get this jackass off the streets? Thank you. WMATA Jealous of DCist: Clearly recognizing the sheer genius of our very own Last Call SMS Feature, which…
Cameras Receive Mixed Reviews: Over the weekend the first four of 48 planned surveillance cameras went live in the District, promising to help police handle an on-going crime emergency. But how useful might they be? Not very, according to the Washington Times. Officials in other cities that implemented the cameras argue that they don’t do much in helping stop crime, an experience that proven in our northern-most suburb, Baltimore: Baltimore, for example, set up…
Think nonfiction is a dish best served on celluloid? Then you’ll want to take note of a number of unique opportunities to catch these screenings of new documentary films in the area. Two Good Bets Tonight: The National Geographic Live! film series, in association with the DC Environmental Film Festival, is hosting a special screening of A Life Among Whales, winner of the 2006 Earthwatch Institute Film Award. The film, directed by Bill Haney, chronicles…
Hurricane Katrina has come in fast and furious on the Gulf coast, and we can’t stop looking for news about it. From news of the Superdome roof leaking, to how the disaster will affect crude oil prices, to the human stories of loss and tragedy, the information is overwhelming. And where are the best stories and accounts coming from? Without a doubt, the blogs. True, we’ve got CNN on in the background, and we’re certainly…
Major networks across the board will sacrifice a crucial night of the November sweeps period in the name of civic duty. Election Night coverage starts at 8 p.m. on most broadcast networks and presumably continues on through the wee hours of the morning. Here’s your handy-dandy guide to Election Night viewing. ABC News: Peter Jennings anchors Vote 2004 with the help of George Stephanopoulos and Terry Moran. Former Salon.com writer Jake Tapper will have regular…