August in Washington can seem like a big pile of blah. Despite our best efforts, the pace of the city is still set by those crazy Congressmen, and when the Hill departs en masse, the rest of us tend to go on mental vacation. While there is something to be said for the occasional lazy…
Author: Haley Fults
It's not New York or San Francisco, but DC has some surprising cultural moments to be discovered. And I'm going to tell you about them. Special attention to free, super cool, or just plain strange events.
The Woman in Me
In this tangle of happy hours and sales that can be life in DC, it’s easy to bypass introspection. Remember that? From those school papers? Ahhh, yes, the unexamined life is not worth living and all that. Anyway, that’s what I took away from a recent panel discussion at Heiner Contemporary in upper Georgetown. The panel,…
Pop Culture Curmudgeon – Previews
You know what really grinds my gears? Movie trailers. In the last twenty years, American movie trailers have evolved from throwaway material to mini-works of cinema. Heck, the trailer for Pearl Harbor is leaps and bounds better than the film. Audiences now make sure to get to the theater on time so they don’t miss the previews. But…
Pressure Cooker: Brasserie Beck
No one is a bigger fan of Living Social and Groupon (and What’s the Deal and Bloomspot and so on–new fave: Scoutmob) than I am. But a new sense of panic sets in as these deals are about to expire. Not “Oh, I’m about to eat the price of this deal,” it’s “Oh, the waiters…
Oasis in an Entertainment Desert: West End Cinema
Is there anything going on in the West End? I didn’t even know DC has a West End, the desolate area between Foggy Bottom, Dupont, and the Rock Creek Park edge of Georgetown, populated by Starbucks and hotels. The only place I look forward to visiting around here is Trader Joe’s. Hmmm, free samples. Anyway,…
Cajun Cuisine on H Street
Long awaited and aptly named Tru Orleans, a Cajun themed restaurant and bar located at 400 H St NE, opened to trumpets and fanfare this past weekend. Let’s talk presentation. There’s a nice dining patio on the first floor. Venturing inside yields lots of small tables, a long bar, and lots of New Orleans art…
Taxicab Confessions: BWI
I can’t explain it, but I never identified with taxi drivers. And not just DeNiro in that movie. Maybe it was a combination of terrible driving and seemingly abstract refusals to take me anywhere outside the District. But now, I’m starting to see taxi drivers with some pity: like indentured servants or unhappy lawyers with student loans….
Fanny Pack Backlash
Not everyone appreciated my tourist diatribe, especially the fanny pack lovers hiding out there. See below. It’s war DC Style is Real! When Googling the history of the fanny pack, one finds that amazingly enough, it is unknown who first fashioned this convenient, hands-free carrying device, so fondly displayed across the bums of many throughout…
Fanny Pack Attack
Dear Readers, I know you try to ignore them. Goodness knows I do. Gone are the days of chummy conversation on crowded Metro trains, “Where are you all from?!” Gone are the days of patiently waiting for someone to notice they shouldn’t be standing on the left of the only working escalator. Gone gone GONE! …
DC Style Is Real 