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Broadcast Muse | Television
Judy, Judy, Judy!
Who will be the new Oprah: Anderson Cooper? Rosie O’Donnell? Katie Couric? I don’t care, because my favorite daytime personality is still going strong. Judge Judy, who has...
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Film | Speaker of the Blouse
Double Takes
If you’re styling yourself as an icon for Halloween, you can wear an obvious costume. For Michael Jackson, go for one sequined glove. For Elvis, don a replica of the “Aloh...
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Fit
Change Course
The Baltimore Marathon takes over Charm City this Saturday. The Marine Corps Marathon is scheduled for Oct. 30. And the New York City Marathon is coming up the week after that...
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Fit
A Mental Appointment
Some folks worry about losing their marbles. But that’s probably because they don’t realize just how easy it is to find Marbles. The toy store where your gray matter reall...
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Baggage Check | Fit
Time for a Sexual Evolution
I’m about to hit the big 50, and I guess I’m at my sexual peak! My husband of 30 years ain’t doing it for me anymore. I love him with all my heart — but the sex is jus...
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Fit
Gourd of Education
Beach season may be over, but there’s another looming reason to stay in shape: Halloween costumes. If you want to have a ghost of a chance of pulling off that Anthony Weiner...
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Music | Sound Bets
All Hail Garage Rock
D.C.’s best garage-rock fest returns for its third year — and it’s now on its third name: Hail Hail Rock’N’Roll Fest. But much like the classic music it promotes, no...
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Books | Home
Face Time: Bill Bryson
A house is more than just four walls. It’s a window to a history everyone relates to: how domestic life has changed over the centuries. In “At Home: A Short History of Pri...
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DC Rider
New Directions
Transportation experts must have various metrics to determine whether a bus route is a success. But I think you have a clear winner when passengers aren’t just boarding — ...
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Film | The Reelist
An Imaginable Loss
Charlie Sheen stopped being funny to me long ago. And I’m talking “immediately after ‘Major League 2,’” not “when he clearly completely lost his marbles.” When h...
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Food & Drink
On Good Terms
Food has a language all its own, and not speaking it fluently can make anyone feel flustered. There’s all that scientific jargon that’s in vogue, and all the confusing ing...
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Exhibits
Living History
African-American art is American art. It’s an obvious concept but a complex relationship to explore. And the works in “30 Americans” offer an excellent starting point. T...
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Etc.
Faithful Reproductions
The premise behind the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America makes sense: Provide full-scale replicas of sacred sites for those who can’t make it abroad. This Epc...
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Film | Riffs
I’m Slummin’ It!
“Real Steel,” out Friday, has Hugh Jackman teaching robots to fight. Someone must have incriminating photos of him, because why else would a good actor star in a big-scree...
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Film
Sticking It to ’Em
Chris Evans is mostly famous for playing Captain America, a hero so straight-edge that he is literally incapable of getting drunk. But in “Puncture,” opening Oct. 14, Evan...