Seafood court-bouillon BY: Shannon Cornman From the outside, there’s probably no name more apt for The Shack Seafood & Oyster Bar than the one it has. But once inside, you’d be forgiven for wondering if this was some kind of national chain you’d just never heard of before. Because The Shack is polished. Not in […]
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Good Morning Grizzly — The Dirty EP
The band’s influences range from baroque post-rock, à la Explosions in the Sky, to more alternative metal sounds like A Perfect Circle or Chevelle, even approaching emo/screamo territory when guitarist/vocalist Tyler Slemp unleashes his fervent howl. For some — particularly those offended by Muse-meets-Dashboard-style inflection — Slemp’s voice might be a deal-breaker. Thankfully, he proves […]
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Summer swank
Route 66 By: Heather Brown OK, so it’s not really shameless. It’s for charity and funds go toward making our great city more beautiful. That fancy event is one of the main reasons I seriously needed to consider the evening-wear situation in my closet. It was dire. After the initial “How have I let it […]
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Fast & Furious 6
Against all expectations, 2011’s Fast Five was a blast; turning the wheel sharply away from gearhead porn to head into heist-fueled high jinks proved a creative, critical and commercial success, so who can blame returning director Justin Lin for dishing out more of the same? Not I, but he adds so much more that the […]
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Lean like a Chalo
By: Mark Hancock Looking for food on Western Avenue is easy. There are great restaurants everywhere. N.W. 23rd Street? Child’s play. You can’t throw a rock without hitting a good place to eat. And then you should probably go apologize for throwing rocks at the restaurant. (What are you doing? You can’t just look with […]
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Treat yo’self!
Hair & Nail Salon Credit: Mark Hancock The meme originated when Tom and one of his co-workers discussed a day once a year in which they indulge themselves. The comical back-and-forth produced suggested treats like “fine leather goods, fragrances, mimosas and massages.” Every person’s idea of a treat is different. Me, I love nothing more […]
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Boss broths
Bone-chillingly cold. White-walker-from-beyond-the-Wall cold, to put it in a Game of Thrones perspective. If your hands are shaking and you can see your breath, how about some soup? That’s right: soup. Poor, oft-maligned soup. Relegated to the margins as “food for when you’re sick” or “what churches serve to the homeless,” soup is actually magical. […]
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Ode to bacon
And, frankly, I know some vegetarians who love the stuff. (There are people who don’t eat bacon for religious reasons, of course, but for the purposes of my riff, work with me here.) So, to all you unicorns and wood nymphs and the girls my mom assured me would be interested in me when I […]
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The Bourne Legacy
Director Tony Gilroy, who penned the previous Bourne films and wrote this one with his brother Dan, jump-starts the series by beginning — sorta — where 2007’s The Bourne Ultimatum left off. The events of that film have prompted U.S. intelligence honchos to scrap a super-clandestine spy program by way of killing off a small […]
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Let there be light
As a lover of nighttime, I’m not partial to the day rays that people get so crazy over. I’ve no problem with leaving the lights low during dusk. In fact, I’m perfectly content if the lights never come on and night takes over. Alas, sometimes it’s not functional to run around after sunset without the […]