News
DC Abortion Fund Forced to Reduce Services As Funding from National Orgs Decreases
DCAF, one of the largest local funds that supplement the costs of care and travel, recently used up its entire weekly budget in just two days.
Inside Voices: Two Years After My Release, I Returned to the DC Jail to Share My Story
“Your value does not diminish based on another’s inability to see your worth,” I told the incarcerated folks gathered to screen the District of Second Chances documentary.
Investors of Shuttered Union Market Eateries Left with Losses and Unanswered Questions
Six months after the sudden closure of Las Gemelas and Destino, investors remain in the dark while the restaurants’ owners focus on their other venture.
Food
Good Taste: Pascual Delights With Chill Mexico City Vibes and Wood-Fired Cooking
After finding success with Lutèce, Mexican pastry chef Isabel Coss and her “gringo” husband, chef Matt Conroy, open a Mexican spot in Capitol Hill.
D.C.’s Gay Bars: An Oral History
On the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, City Paper looks back at some of the city’s gone but not forgotten queer bars and clubs of yesteryear.
Good Taste: Cucina Morini Celebrates Southern Italy With Breezy Crudos and Decadent Pastas
Plus, $7 martinis and Sicilian pizzas with a recipe that got a little help from Jill Nguyen of Capitol Jill Baking.
Arts
Laugh Audibly: The Colored Museum Confronts the Absurd Contradictions of What it Means to be Black in America
Produced with electric vitality at Studio Theatre, George C. Wolfe’s damning satire told in 11 vignettes and directed by Psalmayene 24 refuses to become another artifact.
Book Fair, Brutalism, and Progression: City Lights for July 11–17
That’s right, an adult book fair at Folger Library, two Insta-worthy photo exhibits, The Last Podcast on the Left at Warner Theatre, and Pebble to Pearl rock the dock.
Longlegs Gives the Uncanny Feeling You’re Bearing Witness to Actual Evil
Unveiling the best horror villain since Pennywise, filmmaker Oz Perkins pushes against the restraints of the genre to create a deeply chilling movie.