Comedic Heavyweights
(Video: Funny or Die) SK: The only French word you know is buffet. ZG: That’s not true. I know the word, uh, croissant. (And … scene). –Warren
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Ask Me No Questions
The rat race is rigged, and nobody knows it like the ones out for their cut of cheese. By Susan Anspach Illustration by Matt Mignanelli Funny story how I got myself a column for this magazine: I quit...
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Sex and the (Capital) City
Ex-Politico gossip reporter Tanabe pens steamy novel set in NoVA. But really, how sexy can Middleburg be? Our reporter aims to find out. By Buzz McClain Karin Tanabe / Courtesy of Julian Barton A...
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She’s Coming to the Drafthouse! A Conversation with Janeane Garofalo
Photo courtesy of Chloe Ifshin By Octavia Silva Janeane Garofalo got her start in show biz by doing stand-up comedy at the age of 19. She’s since been in several movies– “Reality Bites,” “Romy &...
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Singing Out Loud
Arlington native and acclaimed soprano Alyson Cambridge discovered her voice by imitating opera singers as a child. Now in her early 30s, the self-proclaimed “hometown girl” returns to NoVA for the...
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Ask Me No Questions
The rat race is rigged, and nobody knows it like the ones out for their cut of cheese. By Susan Anspach Illustration by Matt Mignanelli Funny story how I got myself a column for this magazine: I quit...
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Sex and the (Capital) City
By Buzz McClain Karin Tanabe / Courtesy of Julian Barton A thrill runs up my spine as I realize I’m about to be alone in a hotel room with Karin Tanabe. Tanabe, after all, is a 32-year-old, comely,...
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The company dominating the bar trivia scene in Northern Virginia
Photo by Aaron Spicer What was the first man-made object to break the sound barrier? Chuck Yeager’s airplane? Apollo 11? It’s actually a bullwhip, which creates its own miniature sonic boom when...
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Irish band Goitse comes to NoVA just in time for St. Patrick’s Day
Photo by Colin Gillen In America, we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day primarily by drinking a Guinness (or two or three) and wearing green. But if you want to take in a bit more of the culture that the...
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Opera singer and GMU student Crystal Golden on her career and aspirations
Photo by Robert Merhaut Soprano Crystal Golden first discovered her love of opera as a student at Beville Middle School in Woodbridge. Her choral teacher recognized her talents and she ultimately went...
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Mimi Miller launches the Core Collection for her eponymous brand
Photo by Nate Roberts There are a few things that every woman should have in her closet: neutral colors, easy-to-mix options and pieces that uniquely fit her personal style. Mimi Miller, a...
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Backstreet Boy Howie D on his new family album, fatherhood and this summer’s...
Howie D and his wife, Leigh Boniello, and their two sons, Holden Dorough (left) and James Dorough (right). (Photo by Nicole Hensley) Have you heard? Backstreet’s back (all right!). Fans of the famed...
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Best of NoVA 2019: TV Personalities
From left to right, Aaron Gilcrest, Eun Yang, Jim Handly and Doreen Gentzler. (Photo by Robert Merhaut) Morning Female News Anchor Winner: Eun Yang For many Northern Virginians, they need two things in...
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Colbie Caillat ‘goes west,’ releasing country music with new band
Colbie Caillat (Photo by Patrick Tracy) You wouldn’t guess it from her successful career and accolades, but Colbie Caillat gets nervous when she performs on stages alone. “I always had stage fright and...
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Alexandria names Olalekan Jeyifous as its artist for the spring 2020 public...
Olalekan Jeyifous is set to work through the summer on his upcoming design for the Alexandria’s Site See: New Views in Old Town public art series. The future piece will make its debut in spring 2020....
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Jennifer Hudson talks upcoming performance at Wolf Trap, the new Cats movie...
REUTERS / Mario Anzuoni – stock.adobe.com Aretha Franklin. Diana Ross. Etta James. These are household names of soul, and since Jennifer Hudson’s debut on American Idol, she has established herself on...
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Sarah Reeves talks soft pop music and her upcoming performance at Jammin Java
Photo courtesy Sarah Reeves Sarah Reeves’ passion for music took hold at a young age. The singer’s career started when she became her church’s worship leader at 15, and a record deal soon followed. The...
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Painter’s Plight: Local artist Ann Marie Coolick talks COVID-19
Ann Marie Coolick’s art studio, located in the attic of her home in Arlington. (Photo by Jess Feldman) For the past fast five years, Arlington resident Ann Marie Coolick has been getting used to life...
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A local innkeeper’s take on COVID-19: “The Inn is too still”
Photo courtesy of Cindy Hall Spring is in full bloom and summer is on its way, yet the typically vibrant seasons we’ve all been looking forward to are going to look a lot different this year,...
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Here’s what stylist Lauren Rothman is shopping for right now
Fashion consultant Lauren Rothman has spent most of her at-home time shopping within her closet, instead of outside of it. In the right, Rothman shows off a sequin jumpsuit she planned on wearing for...
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