Thursday, July 31, 2014
University of Maryland adds own plan to proposals for rescue of Corcoran Gallery
A third way to “save” the Corcoran Gallery of Art in as many days emerged in D.C. Superior Court on Thursday when Wallace Loh, president of the University of Maryland, testified that within six weeks he could deliver a proposal to balance the budget and keep the institution independent and in Washington, albeit in partnership with the flagship campus in College Park.
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Hank Stuever on TV: It’s okay to stop watching ‘The Leftovers’
Every Thursday, Post TV critic Hank Stuever hosts an online chat to talk all things TV. On the minds of readers this week: what to expect in season 4 of “The Killing,” just how many actual wormy eyeballs are in “The Strain,” and the casting for NBC’s “Peter Pan.”
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Review: ‘The Confessions of Frances Godwin,’ by Robert Hellenga
The worldwide success of the “Harry Potter” series has led to a great emphasis on young adult crossover novels in contemporary publishing. For years, teen wizards, warriors, werewolves and vampires have dominated publicity and sales in what seems to be a literary high school.
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A booming set from Scottish DJ Rustie at U Street Music Hall
It was buck wild and booming. Anyone at U Street Music Hall on Wednesday night would tell you that Rustie’s DJ set was anything but tame. The 31-year-old Scot lifted the crowd of 20-somethings into loose-limbed hysteria. There were make-out sessions next to mosh pits and the sound system was booming to an extent that customers in the 7-Eleven upstairs could listen along.
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Tom Petty stays true to his sound on consistently strong ‘Hypnotic Eye’
If you’re a rock star of a certain age, you might figure that there is no longer much point in releasing new material. You can usually expect decent first-week sales from the 50,000 or so baby boomers who still buy albums, followed by a nosebleed descent down the charts. Your new songs will serve as a convenient excuse for arena show bathroom breaks before being quietly dropped from the set list before the start of the outdoor touring season. And that’s if things go well.
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