http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/ http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ en hourly 1 http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/wellbeing/health/fairfax-county-considers-delaying-high-school-start-times.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/wellbeing/health/fairfax-county-considers-delaying-high-school-start-times.php#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:30:00 -0500 Melissa Romero http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/wellbeing/health/fairfax-county-considers-delaying-high-school-start-times.php Fairfax County Public Schools are currently at the heart of a national debate over whether to delay high school start times to 8 AM or later in an effort to allow students to get more sleep and therefore improve school performances. The school district has charged Children’s National Division http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bestbites/to-the-poll/to-the-poll-which-chef-or-bartender-can-lose-the-most-weight.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bestbites/to-the-poll/to-the-poll-which-chef-or-bartender-can-lose-the-most-weight.php#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:10:09 -0500 Tanya Pai http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bestbites/to-the-poll/to-the-poll-which-chef-or-bartender-can-lose-the-most-weight.php Chefs and bartenders aren’t always known for their healthy lifestyles, but that’s about to change for the 15 toques and mixologists vying to shed the most pounds for the American Cancer Society’s Fit for Hope challenge. The 12-week weight-loss challenge is meant to raise awareness about the connection between http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/film/afidocs-review-we-always-lie-to-strangers.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/film/afidocs-review-we-always-lie-to-strangers.php#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:50:36 -0500 Alison Kitchens http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/film/afidocs-review-we-always-lie-to-strangers.php What comes to mind when you think of Branson, Missouri? Grand Ole Opry lite? Bible-belt kitsch? Osmonds? If those are the sum of your thoughts, add “ill-informed preconception.” And the antidote to that is We Always Lie to Strangers. The quietly absorbing documentary by A.J. Schnack and David Wilson focuses http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bestbites/imbibers-agenda/wednesday-is-national-martini-day.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bestbites/imbibers-agenda/wednesday-is-national-martini-day.php#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:15:32 -0500 Jessica Voelker http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bestbites/imbibers-agenda/wednesday-is-national-martini-day.php Wednesday, June 19, is National Martini Day, and I vote we skip the customary preamble about how it’s always national something day and just revel in the fact that we live in the world’s best city for drinking martinis.I’m not claiming our bars make the best martinis—that would be http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/shoparound/mens-style/style-tip-for-guys-how-to-wear-a-blazer-beyond-the-9-to-5.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/shoparound/mens-style/style-tip-for-guys-how-to-wear-a-blazer-beyond-the-9-to-5.php#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:55:59 -0500 Michelle Thomas http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/shoparound/mens-style/style-tip-for-guys-how-to-wear-a-blazer-beyond-the-9-to-5.php Washington’s men are known for their suit collections. And indeed, the pairing of slim-fit slacks and a sharp blazer make for a successful office wardrobe—but that’s not the only place to rock the perfect jacket. After hours, this workhorse piece can also lend extra polish to more casual staples http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/wellbeing/food-diaries/food-diaries-how-tessa-middour-of-the-barre-code-eats-for-a-day.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/wellbeing/food-diaries/food-diaries-how-tessa-middour-of-the-barre-code-eats-for-a-day.php#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:45:08 -0500 Melissa Romero http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/wellbeing/food-diaries/food-diaries-how-tessa-middour-of-the-barre-code-eats-for-a-day.php Before she heads off to her marketing job, Tessa Middour can usually be found at the Barre Code in Del Ray, where she teaches 60-minute barre classes. “I was a dancer for about 15 years, and appreciate the emphasis barre classes put on proper alignment, technique, and great music,” http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/local-news/john-dingell-reflects-on-more-than-5-decades-in-congress.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/local-news/john-dingell-reflects-on-more-than-5-decades-in-congress.php#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:20:14 -0500 Alison Kitchens http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/local-news/john-dingell-reflects-on-more-than-5-decades-in-congress.php Photograph courtesy of John Dingell's office. Congress is not a place we typically associate with high job satisfaction, at least not among the elected members. Given the complaints of dysfunction and contentious partisanship, it would be easy to understand why a day at work on the Hill could be a http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bestbites/food-trucks/food-truck-stops-june-18-1.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bestbites/food-trucks/food-truck-stops-june-18-1.php#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:00:51 -0500 Anna Spiegel http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bestbites/food-trucks/food-truck-stops-june-18-1.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/film/afidocs-review-american-revolutionary-the-evolution-of-grace-lee-boggs.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/film/afidocs-review-american-revolutionary-the-evolution-of-grace-lee-boggs.php#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:30:52 -0500 Alison Kitchens http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/film/afidocs-review-american-revolutionary-the-evolution-of-grace-lee-boggs.php At 97, Grace Lee Boggs doesn’t look much like a social activist or someone with an extensive FBI file, but she’s exactly that. Filmmaker Grace Lee’s (no relation, although she came across Boggs while researching a film about women with the same name as her) American Revolutionary: The Evolution of http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/shoparound/hair-makeup/15-tried-and-true-drugstore-beauty-faves-photos.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/shoparound/hair-makeup/15-tried-and-true-drugstore-beauty-faves-photos.php#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:20:03 -0500 Michelle Thomas http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/shoparound/hair-makeup/15-tried-and-true-drugstore-beauty-faves-photos.php There’s something really satisfying about finding your Holy Grail of beauty products, yes? And though there’s no question that our hearts hold a lot of love for luxe-level brands like Kevyn Aucoin and Chanel, when that MVP find comes straight from the shelves of your corner CVS . . http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/wellbeing/fitness-classes/8-late-night-fitness-classes-in-dc.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/wellbeing/fitness-classes/8-late-night-fitness-classes-in-dc.php#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:40:04 -0500 Melissa Romero http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/wellbeing/fitness-classes/8-late-night-fitness-classes-in-dc.php Washingtonians are the work-hard, play-hard type. But more often than not, we mostly do the former. The good news is that various fitness studios in the area totally understand our dilemma. That’s why they offer these late-night classes for those days when working overtime is a must and morning http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/local-news/names-of-dc-medical-marijuana-doctors-will-be-kept-under-lock-and-key.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/local-news/names-of-dc-medical-marijuana-doctors-will-be-kept-under-lock-and-key.php#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:20:07 -0500 Alison Kitchens http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/local-news/names-of-dc-medical-marijuana-doctors-will-be-kept-under-lock-and-key.php We’ve written the sentence “DC medical marijuana dispensaries are about to open” too many times to go with that lead again until it actually happens, but the DC Department of Health did answer a related question Monday. We were curious whether a list of doctors who are approved by DOH http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bestbites/events/the-week-in-food-events-oyamels-tequila-and-mezcal-festival-barbecue-and-yacht-rock-at-jackson-20-an.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bestbites/events/the-week-in-food-events-oyamels-tequila-and-mezcal-festival-barbecue-and-yacht-rock-at-jackson-20-an.php#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:36:49 -0500 Chris Campbell http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bestbites/events/the-week-in-food-events-oyamels-tequila-and-mezcal-festival-barbecue-and-yacht-rock-at-jackson-20-an.php Tequila!: Now that Oyamel has opened its snazzy new lounge, it’s time for its annual Tequila and Mezcal Festival. Stop by Monday through June 30 for $10 tastings and seminars, special dishes and cocktails, and pairing dinners guided by experts and distillers. The full lineup of festivities can be http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/film/afidocs-review-not-anymore.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/film/afidocs-review-not-anymore.php#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:30:21 -0500 Alison Kitchens http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/film/afidocs-review-not-anymore.php A young Syrian girl holds her country’s flag with widestretched arms and sings cheerfully into a camera. Behind her on the sandy Aleppo street, a demonstration takes place—freedom fighters, parents, Free Syrian Army generals and children exist as one here, marching to express a single plea: Get rid of Bashar http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/openhouse/pets/how-to-prevent-heat-stroke-in-dogs.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/openhouse/pets/how-to-prevent-heat-stroke-in-dogs.php#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:10:48 -0500 Alison Kitchens http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/openhouse/pets/how-to-prevent-heat-stroke-in-dogs.php Summer doesn’t officially start until Friday, but Washington is already getting plenty of humid, swampy weather. Though many pet owners understandably want to play outside with their pups as temperatures warm, the summer heat can be extremely dangerous—even lethal—for dogs. We spoke with Dr. Jennifer Stafford, a veterinarian at VCA http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/local-news/who-is-cliff-sloan-obamas-pick-to-close-guantanamo-bay.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/local-news/who-is-cliff-sloan-obamas-pick-to-close-guantanamo-bay.php#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:40:23 -0500 Alison Kitchens http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/local-news/who-is-cliff-sloan-obamas-pick-to-close-guantanamo-bay.php News that President Obama selected Skadden partner Cliff Sloan as the State Department’s special envoy to shut down Guantanamo Bay was, at first, surprising. Sloan is an esteemed Washington lawyer with diverse government and private sector experience—but he’s not known as a national security attorney. He’s probably best known as http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/shoparound/events/fashion-agenda-a-makeup-date-glams-summer-fashion-event.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/shoparound/events/fashion-agenda-a-makeup-date-glams-summer-fashion-event.php#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:55:43 -0500 Michelle Thomas http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/shoparound/events/fashion-agenda-a-makeup-date-glams-summer-fashion-event.php South Moon Under's Woodbridge Grand OpeningThe chain fetes the opening of its 20th store, in Stonebridge Potomac Town Center, with a bash featuring giveaways, signature sips, snacks, and swag bags for the first 50 guests, plus 20 percent discounts on everything. Lara Ramos of beauty blog The Glossarie hosts http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/washingtelevision/washingtelevision-veep-recap-season-two-episode-nine-running.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/washingtelevision/washingtelevision-veep-recap-season-two-episode-nine-running.php#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:30:32 -0500 Alison Kitchens http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/washingtelevision/washingtelevision-veep-recap-season-two-episode-nine-running.php Sometimes all it takes is a little intoxication to gain a little clarity. For Don Draper, it’s a cocktail of amphetamines and bourbon. For Selina Meyer, it’s a strange mixture of St John’s wort and Prozac (you’d think Gary would know by now which homeopathic remedies might react with the http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/film/afidocs-review-teenage.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/film/afidocs-review-teenage.php#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:10:12 -0500 Alison Kitchens http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/film/afidocs-review-teenage.php Teenage is a different kind of documentary. It’s not an “issue” picture, trying to explain, investigate, or solve some big controversy. There are no talking heads and no narration by the filmmakers. It isn’t the story of a single person or event. So what exactly is it? On its http://www.washingtonian.com/washingtonvoices/anecdotes/overstimulated-yet-empty-youre-not-the-only-one.php http://www.washingtonian.com/washingtonvoices/anecdotes/overstimulated-yet-empty-youre-not-the-only-one.php#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:39:46 -0500 Mary Yarrison http://www.washingtonian.com/washingtonvoices/anecdotes/overstimulated-yet-empty-youre-not-the-only-one.php As a psychotherapist, I encounter many people who have everything they think they're looking for but no peace of mind. Their lives look exactly as they feel they should, yet they're unhappy. Some have all the things that money can buy, but they aren’t content—they can’t shake the overwhelming sense http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bestbites/food-restaurant-news/mxdc-opens-wednesday.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bestbites/food-restaurant-news/mxdc-opens-wednesday.php#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:25:22 -0500 Jessica Voelker http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bestbites/food-restaurant-news/mxdc-opens-wednesday.php Todd English debuts MXDC on Wednesday. Photograph courtesy of Todd English. Wednesday, June 19 marks the grand opening of the new Mexican restaurant from celebrity chef Todd English, the man behind defunct Olives at 1600 K Street, Northwest. (Olives outposts live on in Las Vegas, Mexico City, and Boston, among http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/wellbeing/nutrition/energy-drinks-for-breakfast-governor-bob-mcdonnell-says-yes.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/wellbeing/nutrition/energy-drinks-for-breakfast-governor-bob-mcdonnell-says-yes.php#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:15:00 -0500 Melissa Romero http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/wellbeing/nutrition/energy-drinks-for-breakfast-governor-bob-mcdonnell-says-yes.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bestbites/food-trucks/food-truck-stops-june-17.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bestbites/food-trucks/food-truck-stops-june-17.php#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:05:09 -0500 Anna Spiegel http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bestbites/food-trucks/food-truck-stops-june-17.php Happy Monday, food truck followers! Start the week out on a high note with lunch specials like BLT mac n' cheese with caramelized onions from Cap Mac, spicy potato and chickpea curry (vegan or with chicken) at Seoul Food, and fish tacos aboard District Taco. http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/film/afidocs-review-camp-14total-control-zone.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/film/afidocs-review-camp-14total-control-zone.php#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:00:37 -0500 Alison Kitchens http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/film/afidocs-review-camp-14total-control-zone.php One of the greatest strengths of the documentary format is its ability to personalize an issue, to tackle an abstract concept with characters and stories instead of figures and statistics. To many, the forced labor camps of North Korea are one of these issues—we know they exist, we know http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/where-when-picks/what-to-do-this-week-june-17-to-20.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/where-when-picks/what-to-do-this-week-june-17-to-20.php#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:00:25 -0500 Alison Kitchens http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/where-when-picks/what-to-do-this-week-june-17-to-20.php Monday, June 17 TEQUILA: Oyamel’s annual Tequila and Mezcal Festival gets started tonight, that means you get to try some of the smokiest Mezcals and smoothest tequilas Mexico has to offer. For $10, try pours of various Wahaka Mezcals. Also order up one of two specialty cocktails crafted for http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/film/afidocs-review-i-learn-america.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/film/afidocs-review-i-learn-america.php#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:35:23 -0500 Alison Kitchens http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/film/afidocs-review-i-learn-america.php You could be forgiven for thinking the Macarena isn’t exactly the cornerstone of cultural assimilation, but for teens at New York City’s International High School at Lafayette, the dance is indicative of the essence of American culture. In I Learn America, filmmakers Gitte Peng and Jean-Michel Dissard follow a group http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/theater-review/theater-review-anything-goes-at-the-kennedy-center.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/theater-review/theater-review-anything-goes-at-the-kennedy-center.php#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:40:30 -0500 Alison Kitchens http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/theater-review/theater-review-anything-goes-at-the-kennedy-center.php So silly is the plot of Cole Porter’s Anything Goes that you half expect hero Billy Crocker (Josh Franklin) to tack de-luded onto the list of de-lightful, de-licious, de-lovely sweet nothings he hurls his lover’s way. But it’s ludicrous and gauzily transparent in the same way as PG Wodehouse http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/film/afidocs-review-mistaken-for-strangers.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/film/afidocs-review-mistaken-for-strangers.php#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:50:52 -0500 Alison Kitchens http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/film/afidocs-review-mistaken-for-strangers.php Filmmaker Tom Berninger hasn’t amounted to much in life, ­and he knows it. A pudgy, Chris Farley-esque, shaggy-haired misfit whose hobbies include listening to heavy metal and making mini slasher movies, Tom catches a break when his older brother, Matt, lead singer of indie band the National, invites him to http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/film/afidocs-review-lost-for-life.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/film/afidocs-review-lost-for-life.php#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:15:42 -0500 Alison Kitchens http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/film/afidocs-review-lost-for-life.php The shootings at Columbine High School. Wes Craven’s Scream movies. These are the all-too-familiar cultural touchstones referenced by the teen killers in the utterly chilling beginning of Lost for Life, a world premiere directed by Joshua Rofé. The documentary, which examines the question of whether it should be legal for http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/wellbeing/fitness/qa-with-mandy-ingber-jennifer-anistons-yogi.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/wellbeing/fitness/qa-with-mandy-ingber-jennifer-anistons-yogi.php#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:00:00 -0500 Melissa Romero http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/wellbeing/fitness/qa-with-mandy-ingber-jennifer-anistons-yogi.php In Los Angeles, Mandy Ingber is pretty much a household name. The yoga and Spinning instructor is the secret behind the toned bodies of A-list Hollywood stars, from Jennifer Aniston to Kate Beckinsale to Helen Hunt. But this weekend DC gets Ingber all to itself when she hosts two