When labor leader A. Philip Randolph, organized a special march in Washington, DC for “Jobs and Freedom” in 1963, I have no doubt Randolph made deliberate choices on the date — August 28– and the venue — the Lincoln Memorial — as organizers did on the program and selection of speakers.
On this day [...]
Anyone who knows me know I’m not a sports fan in the sense of spending Sundays glued to the tube, checking stats or scores unless it’s a championship final. I do get into the culture and theatrical elements of the game. Sunday, I attended my first baseball game in many moons at Nationals [...]
It’s festival summer time in DC. Hip Hop Theater Festival starts today. It’s hot-hot-hot.
The Capital Fringe Festival opens Thursday, July 8 — “where everyone’s story has value!”
Screen on the Green is back! I’ve heard rumblings that this free outdoor film festival on the National Mall (between the Lincoln Memorial and US Capitol) [...]
The New York Times has a handy oil spill tracker on-line. This is useful for making vacation plans if you’re considering a coastal retreat in the eastern U.S. .
If only the pelicans, whales and dolphins could read it. Where is their Harriet Tubman? The spill is approaching being the largest oil [...]
The annual Smithsonian Institution Folklife Festival starts this week from June 24 - 28; and from July 1 - 4. The festival takes place on the national mall by the Smithsonian castle and Ripley Center. This year’s featured festival programs include:
- Mexico - commemorating Mexico’s Independence Bicentenary (1810-2010) and Revolution Centenary (1910-2010)
- Asian [...]
I’m always tickled when parents freak out over a child’s decision to pursue acting in college. For the straight and narrow parent, it’s the “throwing good money after bad money” call. Personally, most of the serious actors I’ve known my lifetime were intelligent, insightful, and committed. The challenge was the ability to [...]
There are two things that happen when a show goes off the air. One is you quit and the other is somebody from the network knocks on your door and says, ‘Stop doing this.’
– Carol Burnett, actress, comedian
For veteran journalist Helen Thomas, it was both. Yesterday, Thomas, the first woman to be admitted [...]
JOSE ANDRES: NO MAS RIDGID RIDGEWELLS
Star chef and restaurateur Jose Andres was in town this week with his next big thing - the giant paella pan. I believe the Jolly Green Giant size cooker made two public appearances in town this month — at the White House Farmers Market which is open for [...]
The first news story I heard this morning was the defusing of an unsophisticated car bomb in New York city’s Time Square. The vehicle was a Nissan SUV, and the police were alerted by a street vendor who noticed smoke coming from the car.
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the [...]
Earth Day turns 40 April 22nd. The big climate rally on the National Mall is April 25th here in DC. But tonight on PBS, The American Experience presents Earth Days.
