Embassy Row: Cabbages and Kings
Saudi Arabia may send its first female ambassador to the United States, but will that help? By Roland Flamini When the Saudi ambassador, Prince Khaled bin Salman, hastily packed his bags and left Washington...
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Performing Arts: The NSO Plays Italian
A conversation with conductor Gianandrea Noseda. By Roland Flamini At the entrance of the Kennedy Center’s Hall of Nations a larger-than-life poster of Gianandrea Noseda, the new music director of the National Symphony Orchestra...
Art in the City: Vermeer and Friends at the National Gallery
By: Roland Flamini In the National Gallery of Art’s great Johannes Vermeer exhibition of 1995, the Dutch painter was portrayed as a solitary genius, the “Sphinx of Delft,” as he had been called by Théophile...
A Robot Can’t Write this Article – Yet
By: Roland Flamini In the numerous hi-tech trade shows in the U.S. and elsewhere, the space that (after video games) draws most media and public attention is robotics. The robots on show are almost always...
Travel: Ten Luxe Hotels in New York
Stay at one of these high-end spots next time you’re in the city.
Power Source: The Stars of Paula Brown
The Paula Brown School of Performing Arts blazes a trail for local youth to pursue life and the arts with excellence.
Shinola Celebrates ‘Live at the 9:30 Club’
Shinola Celebrates the Launch of New Public Television Concert Series ‘Live at 9:30′ The modern music variety show, filmed at D.C.’s 9:30 Club, premieres on May 28 Detroit watchmaker Shinola this week celebrated...
Pollywood: Money in Politics
By: Connie Morella and Mike Peabody In April, more than 1200 people, including ice cream magnates Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield were arrested on Capitol Hill during massive rallies protesting the influence of big...
Around Town: WPA Auction Week & Gala
Washington Project for the Arts hosts its 35th annual Auction Gala to promote and benefit contemporary art.
