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Terry O'Neill

WAT’s Proust Questionnaire:
Terry O’Neill Blazing a Trail for Women

Friday, May 17th, 2013
by on Living Around

A woman’s work is never done: thank goodness for Terry O’Neill. A feminist attorney, professor, and activist for social justice, Terry was elected president of the

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Photography and the Civil War

Photography and the American Civil War:
The Camera Went Everywhere

Friday, April 5th, 2013
by on Playing Around

War is hell, and this somber exhibition of the first war to be visually documented and conveyed to the public by the camera, then a

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James Beard

Southern Hospitality From The Loveless Cafe:
Dinner At The James Beard House

Sunday, March 3rd, 2013
by on Dining Around

It’s a tremendous honor for any restaurant to be invited to cook a dinner at the James Beard House. Chefs who have graced the always

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Seth

Oscar 2013 – A Season of Firsts

Wednesday, February 20th, 2013
by on Playing Around

There will be many firsts at the Oscars this year. Seth MacFarlane will host for the first time. For the first time in 31 years,

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Woman Around Town: Harris Faulkner Tells Her Story

Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
by on Woman Around Town

Walking down the hall of Fox News channel world headquarters, I pass the offices of Democratic strategist turned Fox News commentator on The Five, Bob

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Pullman Porter Blues: Three Generations of Rail Men

Sunday, December 2nd, 2012
by on Playing Around

I have written a number of theater reviews, and have attended even more live shows, but I have never before been to an opening night

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Shawls

Alexandria King Street Art Festival
Brings Artists and Art Lovers Together

Tuesday, September 11th, 2012
by on Shopping Around

More than 200 artists, selected from hundreds by a panel of judges, participated in the Alexandria King Street Art Festival on September 8 and 9.

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Child

Beasts of the Southern Wild:
A Child’s Eye of the Universe

Monday, July 30th, 2012
by on Playing Around

Millions of years from now when kids go to school, they’ll know that once there was a girl called Hushpuppy and she lived with her

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