In D.C., shouts and a moment of silence during Ferguson vigil
A photographer’s firsthand look at Occupy UC Davis
It was my first quarter at UC Davis. I was 18, wide-eyed and still a little too excited for college. My first day on campus I ran over to the dingy basement where my campus newspaper’s office was and applied ...
Read More »Chinatown’s cultural evolution
Gentrification and big business are a part of D.C. neighborhood New visitors to Washington, D.C.’s Chinatown may wonder if they are in Chinatown. Is this Chinatown? On one corner is a Fuddruckers, then there’s Walgreens and not far away an ...
Read More »Grand slams: D.C.’s Busboys and Poets keeps a poetry tradition vibrant
A tall man wearing majestic royal robes over sagging sweatpants and teddy bear bedroom slippers bounds onto the stage and sets down a large black boombox, which soon starts blasting a background beat. “Yeah…Splash…Splash…Hi-Ya!” The man does karate kicks to ...
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