There are scandals, double-crossings, and fat slabs of theatrical red meat. If only a coherent plot and fully fleshed-out characters were also on the menu.
MONDAY: Author Julia Serano will be at Busboys and Poets to discuss and sign her new book Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity. 6 p.m. TUESDAY: The “Godfather behind creative nonfiction,” Lee Gutkind (as described by Vanity Fair), will be at Olsson’s Books & Records in Dupont Circle to read from The Best Creative Nonfiction, Vol. 1, as well as a selection from his book, Almost Human: Making Robots…
>> As we mentioned earlier in Reader, Meet Author, Vanity Fair editor Cullen Murphy will be at Politics and Prose tonight to read from and sign copies of Are We Rome? As long as we can ruled by Simon Woods, I’m all for saying, yes, please, let’s be Rome. 7 p.m. >> Tickets are still available for tonight’s performance of Leoš Janáček’s Jenůfa at Washington National Opera. Our critic called this production WNO’s “best…
Controversy In Captivity From the disturbed minds at the Onion News Network: Fictional National Zoo giant panda Yun Mei is pro-choice. >> As part of a promotion for his new movie, Kickin’ It Old School, Jamie Kennedy taped himself breakdancing at various locations all over Washington, D.C. We know, we couldn’t believe Jamie Kennedy still had a career, either. [AOL Video Blog] >> Jimmy Kimmel gave Gawker editor Emily Gould a right serious spanking during…
Moby is most famous for his vegan lifestyle, his atmospheric techno, and the spartan NYC digs. Oh, who are we kidding? Moby’s really made a name for himself recently for his attack on TomCat and their decision to let Vanity Fair be the first to carry pictures of their little bundle of Scientological joy, Suri. But a little DCist digging (well, we were just reading his blog) has found a few things Moby had to…
The weekly Ist wrap-up is written by Seattlest editor Dan Gonsiorowski. LAist tracks an award-winning TV writer who worked on Good Times to a homeless shelter and sees a Little Old Lady get a jaywalking ticket because she can’t get across fast enough (in the same post!). Poets invade Metro and an LAist contributor’s new book asks WWJB. Gothamist gets down with the immigration rally and their readers want to be heard. The anniversary of…
Well, this weekend looks like it’s going to be absolutely gorgeous, so we’re hard pressed to recommend doing anything besides rolling around in the grass outside. With a beer. Or seven. That’s our plan, at least. But if you’d like more options, our suggestions follow. And don’t forget to plan ahead: DCist’s Unbuckled concert, featuring Cartel and Bicycle Thieves, is a little less than two weeks away! FRIDAY: >> The third annual AFI and Discovery…
Its hump day! Hurrah! And what better way to celebrate than by reading Ms. Jessica Cutlers Playboy.com interview! She reveals gems like that shes had sex on the Mall, is registered as a Republican, and the storyline for her upcoming novel. (We say odds are 2:1 someone gets it in the butt.) If scheming, bloodthirsty women are more to your liking than sexterns, go check out “Macbeth”, which opened this week at the Shakespeare Theatre….
