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Predator: Badlands: Some Country for No Men Bisected bot Elle Fanning and a young-and-hungry Yautja take on interstellar capitalism in Predator: Badlands, and it slaps. I just wish I could see it a little better.

A fun read in which @ctklimek.bsky.social reminded that as a child, like most kids I'm sure, I had a crush on Sonny Landham in Predator
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I'm one of the four fired employees. I was a writer & producer at Bon Appétit for nearly five years, during which I helped organize our union and sat on our bargaining committee.

I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them

The People Issue 2025 Get to know a drag king, a rapper, an exotic dance expert, and more.

So excited to drop @wcp.bsky.social's 2025 People Issue. These Washingtonians represent the best of D.C. and I was so honored to interview graffiti artist Luis Del Valle, King Molasses, & author Carolivia Herron.

Photos by @darrow-m.bsky.social
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Fuck yes!!!! New York AND Virginia!!!!!

SCOOP: Latino Tenants Told to Vacate After Georgetown ICE Raid Witnesses describe multi-agency sweep at Wisconsin & O St. NW; 10–12 taken; Latino units “tossed;” ammunition left in the hallway, and tenants told to vacate.

"By the end, 'both men and women' were taken away, the witnesses said. They also said two of the men seized in the raid were deported to Venezuela on Friday, Oct. 31."

DC to cover SNAP, WIC benefits in November if shutdown drags on D.C. will pick up the tab for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits for District residents if the government shutdown continues, Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office announced Thursda...

I love D.C. for this.

But also my 2-person household would struggle with just $314 for groceries per month. Tho I guess I'm greedy and like fruits, vegetables, and well-treated meat.

You and me both Guillermo (and Kate)

Spot LIT: A Novel Haunting D.C.'s Amber Sparks on her debut novel Happy People Don’t Live Here. Plus new releases, readings and, one Rare Book Collecting Festival.

"Ghosts are like storms—you can put one into a story & it changes everything while changing nothing.” So excited to read Amber Sparks' debut novel Happy People Don't Live Here. The DC writer sat down with @writesloud.bsky.social for this month's Spot LIT
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New Nightmare remains one of the best horror movies of the ’90s. washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7707...

Worth a lot. Thanks for weighing in.

City Paper Arts readers, I'm curious: How do you feel about attending shows at the Kennedy Center in 2025?

Considering their are employees attempting to unionize and that some artists have less options to cancel and play elsewhere to get paid?

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Thank you for sharing

Curious to hear from people in DC if the increased Fed presence is making you scared to come out for the second No Kings protest.

City Paper Arts readers, I'm curious: How do you feel about attending shows at the Kennedy Center in 2025?

Considering their are employees attempting to unionize and that some artists have less options to cancel and play elsewhere to get paid?

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Or choosing a world pride ambassador over Queer Talk.

And WEST ELM over Miss Pixies?! Y'all.

The Blade's Editor's Choice: Tell me the editors are gay men without telling me the editors are gay men.

AYA wins Best Neighborhood Bar, editors say its Number Nine. A lesbian wins best DJ, editors say its a dude who won in 2024. Don't get me started on them choosing the Commanders over the Spirit

2025 Fall Arts Guide: Dance, Opera, and More Performances to Wow You This Season The world premiere of St. John the Baptist, Noël, Kwanzaa, and Flamenco: Fall is full of unmissable dance and performances.

We’re closing out the Fall Arts Guide with a roundup of unmissable dance, opera, and more performances coming to D.C. Add these to your fall calendar:

Every arts guide I learn about a new act worth checking out and never once have I been disappointed. From Zamrockers WITCH to Little Simz to Leith Ross to Bar Italia, my list of shows to see this fall has ballooned with these recs. Do yourself a favor and check it out

How To Make a Scene: Welcome to City Paper’s 2025 Fall Arts Guide This year’s guide is an ode to local creatives and the ways art not only survives but thrives in the worst of times.

Of course, the arts guide also has about 100 arts events hand selected by @wcp.bsky.social's arts writers. They're broken down by categories (lit, film, music, museums, theater, dance+performance) for easy viewing. You can find them all linked here. washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7707...

Making a Zine: Keeping D.C. Music and Its Meaning in Print In the hardcore punk scene and beyond, local zine makers build community and support movements through self-publication.

Generations of DC punks have turned to zines to make themselves heard—they’ve fueled movements & provided an anti-corporate, street-level view of the music, art, & politics. Now zines are having a timely resurgence that @taylorruckle.bsky.social unpacks here washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7709...

How to Make an Art Scene: Alex Goldstein Is Getting the Fridge Up and Running The Fridge will soon be back in action after a two-year closure and lengthy legal battle, and it’s adding 3D printing, gardening, and more.

After closing two years ago & a lengthy legal battle, Alex Goldstein is reopening his underground art gallery the Fridge. He tells @stephaniejudy.bsky.social that he was compelled to return by the current political moment & the ongoing federal occupation of DC washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7709...

How To Make a Scene: Two Elected Officials Are Shaping the Future of Theater in D.C. As traditional stages disappear, two hyperlocal officials are making sure artists still have places to perform.

DC's theater community lost several spaces & events this year. In response, a few theater-makers & two actors turned activists successfully found new stages & launched new festivals to fill the would-be gaps. A great piece from @nicolehertvik.bsky.social
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Helping survivors of domestic violence — and their pets — find safe haven - WTOP News The MNADV’s “Pets Are Family Too” campaign is designed to educate the public on the issues that survivors of domestic abuse face.

FYI: domestic survivor service providers in Maryland's Cecil, Washington, and Harford counties have expanded ways to help families fleeing violence save their pets and keep them safe

How to Make a Film Scene: AFI Silver Theatre’s Director of Programming Shines a Light on the Cinema’s Curation Abbie Algar, the director of programming at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, always has a lot of choices to make. Ultimately, she decides what the nonprofit film center screens—whether it’s...

And our first feature, from @alanzilberman.bsky.social, gets the inside scoop on how the illustrious AFI Silver Theatre programs its endlessly diverse lineup and fosters a space for local cinephiles.

2025 Fall Arts Guide: The Most Watchable Film Screenings This Fall From concert films to Hong Kong classics, there’s plenty of prestige coming to theaters, but you can also enjoy a trip to Elm Street.

And I couldn't do this without the awesome writers who contribute. Our Film & Lit Event Recs are live now, Theater, Music, Museums, Dance, & Performance drop daily throught the week.

How To Make a Scene: Welcome to City Paper’s 2025 Fall Arts Guide This year’s guide is an ode to local creatives and the ways art not only survives but thrives in the worst of times.

It’s a hard time to celebrate art, even if we all understand its importance & value. Perhaps that’s why this year’s Fall Arts Guide theme, How To Make a Scene, struck a chord.

This is about coming together, it’s about making our feelings known, it’s about taking a stand for what’s important.

I hope year's Fall Arts Guide inspires you to make a scene of your own.

V. E. Schwab Is Talking Vampires at the National Book Festival Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, the prolific author’s latest and queerest book yet, explores passion, hunger, and women’s roles across time.

V.E. Schwab’s latest book gives women the choice to become a vampire or remain an object in a man’s world.

@sarahmarloff.bsky.social talks to the prolific fantasy author about power, queerness, and vampires ahead of her stop at the National Book Festival this weekend.

V. E. Schwab Is Talking Vampires at the National Book Festival Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, the prolific author’s latest and queerest book yet, explores passion, hunger, and women’s roles across time.

From her love of Anne Rice to her beliefs that vampires do NOT sparkle and that queer people are just as capable of villainy as their hetero counterparts, talking with V.E. Schwab was by far one of the best interviews I've had in a long time.