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2 weeks ago | 
washingtoncitypaper.com | Serena Zets |Pat Padua |Allison R. Shely |Brandon Wetherbee
Thanks for being a member of City Paper! When Dean Spade wrote his newest book, Love in a F*cked-Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell Together, he didn’t predict just how fucked up the world would be by its 2025 publication.
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4 weeks ago | 
washingtoncitypaper.com | Douglas Corzine |Serena Zets |Allison R. Shely |Stephanie Rudig
Thanks for being a member of City Paper! In his 1917 short film The Immigrant, Charlie Chaplin presented his iconic Little Tramp as a penniless immigrant coming to America by boat. Chaplin’s shorts showcased his ability to celebrate underdogs and imbue the silent film era’s slapstick humor with a new emotional depth, laying the groundwork for full-length masterpieces like Modern Times and one of our favorites here at City Paper, City Lights.
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2 months ago | 
washingtoncitypaper.com | Douglas Corzine |Serena Zets |Louis Jacobson
Thanks for being a member of City Paper! Born and raised in Fairfax, contemporary jazz-soul fusion vocalist Alicia Waller is bringing her ensemble, Alicia Waller & the Excursion, to the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage. Waller tells City Paper, “I’m very honored to sing there. It is a bit of a homecoming for me.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
washingtoncitypaper.com | Serena Zets |Stephanie Rudig |Allison R. Shely |Steve Kiviat
Thanks for being a member of City Paper! Comedian Abby Govindan has been on a sharp, and funny, ascent for the past seven years. If you don’t recognize her name, you’d probably recognize some of her many viral tweets.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
washingtoncitypaper.com | Serena Zets |Amelia Roth-Dishy |Stephanie Rudig |Brandon Wetherbee
Thanks for being a member of City Paper! The 40th annual Centaur Motorcycle Club’s Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend commences on Thursday night with BOOTCAMP, the opening party will take place at Bunker. If you’re trying to understand the vibe of the famed weekend, look no further than the official event titles: Beyond BOOTCAMP, there’s UNCUT XL, UNHINGED, PERVERT XXL, UNHOLY, and LUST.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
washingtoncitypaper.com | Joe Warminsky |Will Lennon |Serena Zets |Brandon Wetherbee |Matt S. Siblo |Stephanie Rudig
Thanks for being a member of City Paper! Any bot scraping the career details for Fousheé would come up with a zeitgeisty grab bag of high points: daughter of a Jamaican musician; contestant on The Voice; beneficiary of a viral TikTok clip (“Deep End Freestyle”); writing partner of Steve Lacy (e.g., “Bad Habit”); hook singer for Lil Wayne, and so on.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
washingtoncitypaper.com | Serena Zets |Steve Kiviat |Anupma Sahay |Brandon Wetherbee |Christina Smart
Thanks for being a member of City Paper! Diwali is approaching next week and events celebrating the Hindu Festival of Lights are popping up across the city. One unmissable event is the third annual Diwali Rock Show at Atlas Brew Works, featuring local bands led by Indian American artists including Laal Taal (a member of Bottled Up), NAYAN, Prabir Trio, and Sravani.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
washingtoncitypaper.com | Meg Richards |Steve Kiviat |Serena Zets |Louis Jacobson
Thanks for being a member of City Paper! On Oct. 5, two authors from different corners of the literary world, Phuc Tran, author of Sigh, Gone: A Misfit’s Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In, and Elizabeth Ai, author of New Wave: Rebellion and Reinvention in the Vietnamese Diaspora, sit down with moderator Thuy Dinh to discuss their shared experiences.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
newsweek.com | Serena Zets
I grew up in the Appalachian labor stronghold of Pittsburgh where I learned the importance of supporting unions alongside my ABCs. Last year, I proudly put everything I'd learned into practice when I joined my first union. This past Labor Day, I reflected on the lessons of my first year of union membership and recognized what's at stake for queer workers like me this election.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
washingtoncitypaper.com | Amelia Roth-Dishy |Christina Smart |Serena Zets |Heidi Pérez-Moreno |Alan Zilberman
Thanks for being a member of City Paper! City Paper’s contributors have their fingers on the pulse of what’s happening in and around the city. These arts events, however, could be overlooked if you aren’t paying attention. Lucky for you, we are.
