Bagels for the Soul

This week's flavor: rye.


Double Dagger. (Pic: Patrick McCormick)

Today is Washington Post Dollar Mondays at Nationals Stadium! Two George Washingtons will get you admission the stadium and--wait for it--a hot dog! I am so fucking there .

Tuesday, Gnarls Barkley and Hercules and Love Affair play the 9:30 Club. If you're lucky, Cee-lo will bust out some solo shit.

Rob Walker writes Consumed, the New York Times Magazine column on consumer culture. His new book is called Buying In and he'll be talking about it at Politics and Prose on Wednesday.

Did you know that seniors, students, teachers, nurses, and active duty military officers get ten percent off their purchases at Rockville's Upscale Resale every day? You could make Thursday that day! Think about it.

The Apes and Double Dagger play at Comet Ping Pong on Friday. Rad pizza; rad music. Rad way to commence the weekend.

Gina Tibbot makes fucked-up, thought-provoking art. See her installation (Tibbott Family Pet Burial Recovery -- yes, it is as awesome as it sounds) at Project 4 before it closes on Saturday.

Constanzas make me nervous.

You guys remember Bobby Trendy, right?


(Evil Beet Gossip)

He was Anna Nicole Smith's interior decorator.

"I tell other people what is wrong with them—I teach lessons every day." Mr. Trendy bragged of dining nightly on filet mignon; does he fear mad-cow disease? "I repel all diseases."

This quote is from a 2002 NY Observer column penned by the fucking hysterical Simon Doonan after an extensive interview with Trendy (I am trying to be journalistic by using his last name, but ... yeah), in which the decorator drank champagne and "implored the cameraman to 'photograph my beautiful butthole.'"

Please read it!

Bagels for the soul

(Godard's "Weekend" pic via AFI.Com)

So much culture! So little time!

Silverdocs may be wrapping up but you can still catch AFI's "Jean-Luc Godard in the 1960's" filfest. This week: "La Chinoise," "My Life to Live," and "Weekend."

Wednesday, Smithsonian Folklife Festival starts up on the Mall. To avoid the crowds, go this week, before the Fourth of July onslaught. This year's places and thing: Bhutan, NASA, Texas. Glancing at le weather this week, looks like Wednesday might be the best time to go. Go ahead! Take an extended lunch break! You deserve it!

From Emily: Also, Wedbesday at ICED: Art Deco Diamonds and Design, “fifth-generation jeweler Dino Pampillonia … presents an informative look at distinctive elements of jewelry design from the Roaring Twenties and early 1930s.” Cool! Richard and Alan Bishop pay tribute to their fallen Sun City Girls comrade Charles Gocher at the Black Cat—an event which includes a screening of Goucher’s experimental films. Cooler! Colorado Kitchen hosts a benefit dinner for veterans. Coolest! (Friend them on MySpace or call (202) 234 - 2000 for more information.)

Saturday, Mission of Burma rocks the Black Cat.

SILVERDOCS!!!!! June 16-23

(from SilverDocs.Com, from top "Mechanical Love," "My Winnipeg," and "The Betrayal")

D.C. has it's fair share of thought-provoking film festivals. And, as you may know, Listopad is a big fan (especially if they are free)! We are approaching the mother of all of them -- SilverDocs (OK, not FREE but totally worth the price), at AFI in Silver Spring, is like the Sundance of documentaries and reminds you how much there is to discover about other people and life. There are over a hundred films being shown and the hard part is deciding which to go to and also which to get into.
Perfect afternoon date: check out a doc and head over to Lebanese Taverna express or Negril for some savory Jamaican food. You can munch and discuss what you just watched- you will likely have a lot to talk about.

Crossing Borders

(from "Road to the Away Game" from Goethe-Institut website. Thanks Emily!)
Third Annual Asian-European Short Film Showcase, Monday, 02 June - Friday, 13 June 2008:
Each night, a different pair of countries from Europe and Asia are featured, along with a speaker to "highlight and compare issues facing these cultures today." And it's free! This is a good chance to visit the cultural arms of our city's embassies. My only question is, why isn't Russia featured? Too obvious?

This Weekend: Groove at the Hillyer Art Space

If you are sticking around town for le Memorial Day, kick off the long weekend at Hillyer Art Space with dj's, art, and light refreshments and drinks. The event is fundraising for local artists and programming. We haven't checked out this space yet but the word is that this is the start of many great events!

Power of Style Discussion Tomorrow

This sounds fascinating. From Sunday Source and DC Scout:

Get a crash course on the power of style during a talk with Washington Post fashion critic Robin Givhan, Vanity Fair writer Maureen Orth and author A'Lelia Bundles. The discussion will cover sartorial history from the time of Bundles's great-grandmother, Harlem Renaissance-era socialite A'Lelia Walker, to today's political power brokers. Friday at 7 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 3040 M St. NW. Free. 202-965-9880.

Let Your Motto Be Your Resistance

Did you miss this amazing and touching exhibit of photographs at the National Portrait Gallery? It's alright, the Smithsonian put it up online too, so you can browse at your leisure. The pics are gorgeous and after seeing them, I immediately went home to google a lot of the subjects that I didn't recognize. Don't hate me because I love learning! I took some photos too: