Arts and Culture

22+ hour ago   (589+ words) This post was updated on October 6, 2026 There’s no better time of year than now for a candlelit ghostly walking tour. In these tours, you can explore some of the legends that haunt the nation’s capital, from horror movie locations to…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (550+ words) Kate's experience in journalism goes back to the first time she interviewed a clown. No, that's not an editorial comment--Ringling Bros. Circus had come to NYC and her father, Bill Ryan, a former NBC correspondent, put a mic in…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (364+ words) The Sphere concert and entertainment venue planned for National Harbor is another step closer to reality after an important vote Monday by the Prince George’s County Council, but unions looking to secure agreements concerning construction of the project have been…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (112+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Jennifer De Angelo Baxter, a Virginia public school teacher, handcrafts elaborate creations…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (141+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. A strand stuck in glue that Thomas Jefferson used to make a…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (357+ words) The Sphere concert and entertainment venue planned for National Harbor is another step closer to reality after an important vote Monday by the Prince George’s County Council, but unions looking to secure agreements concerning construction of the project have been…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (451+ words) Some art pieces hang in museums, other works exist on digital playlists — for multimedia artist Robin Bell, D.C. provides an ever-evolving wealth of public canvasses. “The work I’m most known for is site-specific projections that I do on government buildings…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (174+ words) WASHINGTON (AP) — Julia Demaree Nikhinson has been a staff photographer at The Associated Press for 2 1/2 years and is based in Washington. She was previously based in New York City, where she also interned in 2022. Why I shot this photo I…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (460+ words) William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130—the one beginning, “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun”—is one of his best-known and most beloved poems. A satire challenging the way conventional European poetry described women, it has sparked literary debates, class discussions,…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (838+ words) In the shadow of D.C., Bruce Springsteen and a few musical giants had a message for the world: “Let them hear you in Washington,” he cheered. The Boss played a number of political songs during his headlining set at the inaugural…...