Politics And Prose
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Tonight: MSNBC host Chris Hayes' 'Twlight of the Elites'
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Christopher Hayes discusses his new book, Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy at Politics and Prose, and Australian born Gregg Turkington takes the stage as his stand-up comedy character Neil Hamburger.
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Tonight: TOKiMONSTA debuts Analogue Monsta
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Around town tonight, L.A. hip-hop electronic musician TOKiMONSTA takes the stage at U Street Music Hall, Art Crimes debuts Fierro, and Sarah Lawrence-Lightfoot discusses Exits.
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Tonight: @shitmydadsays' Justin Halpern on 'I Suck at Girls'
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A night of stories around town: Justin Halpern, creator of @shitmydadsays, shares stories from his first kiss to getting married and every awkward moment in between, The History of Invulnerability tells the story of the comic book creator behind Superman, and author Andrew Blum takes a journey to the center of the Internet.
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Tonight: Reed Foehl brings his soul to Jammin' Java
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Around town: Americana-folk musician Reed Foehl brings his soulful piano ballads to a local coffee house, Art in the Twenty-First Century screens at the Hamiltonian, and soul-singer Nitanju performs at the Strathmore Mansion.
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Tonight: Free books for World Book Night
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Politics and Prose celebrates World Book Night by giving away thirty free titles, Fab Lab DC talks video games, and Liverpool lands at 9:30 Club.
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Tonight: Free St. Patrick's Day cupcakes and climate change author Michael Mann
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Green Velvet and Irish Chocolate cupcakes, a hockey stick, and climate change.
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Tonight: Can D.C. attract sports fans who root for the home team?
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For Tuesday: A discussion about sports fandom in D.C., and the "epic rivalry between big business and government."
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Tonight: Silent slapstick films and Estelle
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The finest of this evening's events.
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Tonight: Opera for moviegoers, and the weirdness of quantum mechanics
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This evening's best events.
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Weekend planner: Film Neu, Dru Hill, Dubtribe Soundsystem
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Film festivals and coffee shops for a cold and rainy weekend.
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Politics and Prose sold to former Washington Post reporters
CommentThe Post reports that former reporters Bradley Graham and his wife, Lissa Muscatine, will purchase the 27-year-old store.
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Getting Up Guide: Chinese road trips and Scottish rock stars
A quick peek at what's happening around town on Thursday. For more, check out Nightlife Agenda
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Elaine Showalter, 'The Vintage Book of American Women Writers,' at Politics and Prose
Feminist scholar Elaine Showalter gives unsung literary heroines a seat at the table with their more celebrated sisters in her new anthology.
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Anne Trubek, 'A Skeptic's Guide to Writers' Houses,' at Politics and Prose
Anne Trubek was perplexed to encounter a historical marker at Mark Twain's boyhood residencedeclaring that Tom Sawyer painted the fence outside.
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Richard Panek, 'The 4 Percent Universe,' at Politics & Prose
Dark matter is the subject of Richard Panek's new book, "The 4 Percent Universe," which he'll be discussing this weekend.
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Witold Rybczynski, 'Makeshift Metropolis,' at Politics & Prose
The mercurial nature of our urban centers is the subject of Rybczynski's latest book, Makeshift Metropolis.
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Daniel Rasmussen, 'American Uprising,' at Politics & Prose
It's taken 200 years, but America's largest slave rebellion has finally won the close-up it's been due.
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Children's book of the week at Politics & Prose: 'Dave the Potter'
The Politics & Prose "Children's Book of the Week" is Dave the Potter, about a slave who learned to read and write.
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