Dark Star Orchestra, State Theatre, 220 N. Washington St., Falls Church, Friday, August 10, 9 p.m. Agh, I just can’t help myself. I’ve recommended this group too often, but seriously, it’s one of the best shows for the price that you can see, if you are at all into classic […]
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Dark Star Orchestra Thursday, Dickie Betts Friday, State Theatre, 220 N. Washington St., Falls Church.
Anything But Straight: Judgment Day
To no fault of his own, John Edwards morphed into the “Breck Girl” in 2004 during his nearly successful drive to get the Democratic presidential nomination. The sliming of Edwards started when an anonymous Republican source telegraphed to The New York Times how the Party planned to attack the surging […]
Picking Splinters: School Spirit Makes March a Time to Remember at GU
Forget about the accolades for a minute. Forget about the Big East Championships or the Sweet 16 appearance this Friday night. Forget about the top 10 national ranking. Forget about the Big East Player of the Year that looks like a lottery pick, or the two McDonald’s All-Americans set to […]
Picking Splinters: At 100, Georgetown Looking Strong Thanks to JTIII
You only had to look out on the Georgetown University “All-Century Team,” announced during halftime of the Hoyas’ game against Marquette last Saturday, to be reminded of the glory of the program’s 100 years — the three Final Four appearances in four years from 1982-85, the 1984 National Championship and […]
Anything But Straight: State Of The Delusion
With George W. Bush’s popularity rating vacillating between Richard Nixon and the common cold, he limped on the television set to tell us he was doing a “heckuva job.” His words falling on deaf ears and his policies turning a blind eye to reality, the only reason to watch the […]
Picking Splinters: New Year
Columnist Mike Hume starts off the new year by delving into his Magical Mail Bag.
Jim Moran’s News Commentary
Last week, House Democrats elected a strong, diverse team that is prepared to advance the kind of legislative agenda that the American people voted for in the midterm elections.

Press Pass: Exit Clov
The first thing you’ll notice about D.C.-based Exit Clov is their deeper-than-most lyrics. That’s saying something too, given that the band is fronted by the lovely twins, Emily and Susan Hsu.
Helen Thomas: Hardly Shocking That Intelligence Report Says War Fuels More Terrorism
WASHINGTON — President Bush may rue the day when he declared Iraq the “central front in the war on terrorism” after running out of all his other official rationales for the unprovoked invasion of that Persian Gulf country.