Who knew?  They show free movies at the Black Cat! And it’s a really good time of year for it too.  Wouldn’t you like to cozy up with some friends, a double feature, and a nice drink special?  Me too. Keep in mind, the most important part about the Black Cat is that you just…

I find it much easier to hate bikram instructors than to hate anusara instructors. For those of you not in the know, bikram is hot yoga, but not just any kind of hot: 110 degrees and 50% humidity.  Into this mix, pour an hour and a half of twenty-six poses, complete exhaustion, and the staccato…

I always enjoy a good caper.  Like Catch Me If You Can, this movie runs through escapade after adventure after near-death experience, then starts topick up. Like Catch Me If You Can, I Love You Phillip Morris is about the main character’s search for his identity.  Unlike Catch Me, Phillip Morris’s protagonist is, in his…

I love having the inside word on creative goings on in DC.  If I didn’t personally know a playwright (a real live playwright), I might have missed Rorschach Theater’s Klecksography on Sunday afternoon. A kleck is German for what you and I would call an inkblot.  A Klecksography is six mini-plays, all written and workshopped…

It’s always nice to feel included. This time being included means weighing in on the new late night bar menu at Michel Richard’s Central in Penn Quarter.  Pretend you’re Dutch and say it with me, Centraal.  Good. Central is haute American cuisine, lobster burgers, hanger steak au poivre, and the heavenly redone Kit Kat bar…

Maybe I’m entering a second childhood, but I really enjoyed Tangled.  Now now, those of you who voted for a review of Black Swan are still in luck; going to that tonight.  Nothing like an intense and probably very frightening drama on a cold snowy night. Back to Tangled.  As I waddled home in the…

Of course, a play alternately called Optimism is going to end on a real down note.  I was so depressed leaving the theater last night, I wanted Voltaire to come back to life so I could give him a hug. It was certainly the saddest musical I’ve ever seen (Oklahoma gets points for just being…

Stepping into Peregrine Espresso can make you forget all your cares.  This is very high praise for a place close to the Hill, frequented by Hill staffers with needy representatives, staffers who need to forget their cares as they gear up for the coming session. I had high expectations: The Roast, a local coffee blog,…