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In New York, Walker hits out at Romney's economic message during the 2012 campaign. | AP Photos

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker told a crowd of New York donors and activists on Monday that he’s not ruling out his congressional colleagues for the Republican nomination for president in 2016, only that a governor would be “ideal.”

Walker, himself a potential 2016 contender, repeated comments he made in an interview airing Sunday that the next Republican nominee should be someone voters see as a Washington outsider. He returned to that theme when a panelist asked him what he thought of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as a running mate, since people such as Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin appeared to be out of the question.

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“I was asked by Jon Karl [of ABC News] who my ideal candidate would be,” Walker said at the gathering known as the New York Meeting. “I didn’t rule people out. I said to me, I think it should be a governor. … If we’re going to beat somebody like Hillary Clinton, we’ve got to have somebody from outside of Washington who’s got a proven record of reform, and frankly to me that could be any one of the 30 Republican governors.”

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Walker also took a shot at the last Republican nominee, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, when a panelist asked how Republicans could win if an economic message like Romney’s wasn’t enough in 2012. Walker said that Romney “would have been a spectacular president” but that his message failed to break through.

“If Mitt Romney ran on an economic message, he could have fooled me, because I didn’t hear it in Wisconsin,” Walker said to scattered applause.

Walker’s appearance came on a night when prospective rivals Christie and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush were also slated to step out — Christie in Washington at the Wall Street Journal CEO Council in Washington, Bush at the 92nd Street Y in New York.

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and his successors would see their ability to designate new national monuments limited under a bill approved Wednesday by the House.

The bill, sponsored by Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah), takes aim at the 1906 Antiquities Act, a law Obama and other presidents have used to protect historic or ecologically significant sites.

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The bill would require an environmental review — including public comments — before a president could designate monuments larger than 5,000 acres. Presidents would be limited to one monument per state for each four-year term

Bishop and other Republicans have complained that Obama has designated a half-dozen monuments in the past year without input from Congress, including a significant expansion of a national monument along the Pacific Ocean in California this month. The March 11 action permanently protects about 1,665 acres of federal lands near Point Arena, 130 miles north of San Francisco.

The House approved the bill, 222-201. Three Democrats joined 219 Republicans in favor of the bill. Ten Republicans opposed it, along with 191 Democrats.

The Obama administration opposes the legislation, which is unlikely to come up for a vote in the Democratic-controlled Senate.

Bishop, chairman of the House Natural Resources public lands subcommittee, said national monuments created by Congress are required to go through a process that includes an environmental review and public comments.

“It’s common sense that the public should be involved regardless of whether Congress or the president initiates the designation,” Bishop said, calling the vote in favor of the bill “a win for the American people.”

Opponents said the bill was unnecessary, noting that presidents from both parties have used the 1906 law to create national monuments, including the Grand Canyon, Grand Teton and Statue of Liberty. Many monuments were later converted into national parks.

Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) said Republicans have turned their backs on the conservation legacy of President Theodore Roosevelt, who designated the first national monument, Devils Tower in Wyoming, in 1906.

“This Republican majority is genuinely, openly hostile to conservation designation,” DeFazio said.

Bill Dvorak, a public lands organizer for the National Wildlife Federation, called the bill “wrong-headed” and said it “should worry everyone who cares about our public lands and sustaining healthy populations of fish and wildlife.”

If the bill becomes law, places such as Colorado’s Browns Canyon could be left open to development and would be unlikely to become a national monument, despite overwhelming public support, Dvorak said.

Bishop said his concerns about presidential abuse of monument designations dates to 1996, when President Bill Clinton designated the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah.

Bishop called that “one of the most historic assaults on Utah’s energy resources in the history of the state,” noting that the action “locked up the nation’s largest proven coal deposit.”

DeFazio called Clinton’s action ancient history and said nothing is stopping Bishop or any other lawmaker from proposing legislation to repeal the monument designation.

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by Bill Gibron

3 Apr 2008

For the weekend beginning 4 April, here are the films in focus:

Shine a Light [rating: 7]

Shine a Light does deliver in a way few concert films can - especially given the timeless talents on display.

Who, exactly, are the Rolling Stones circa 2008? Considering that it’s been 45 plus years since Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, and Brian Jones played ballsy blues badboys to the Beatles scrubbed and sanitized pop laureates, one has to challenge where a group of aging 60-plus-year-olds fit within the modern mainstream music scheme. Granted, they are legends, myths making noise long after many thought them relevant. True, it takes an intense amount of chutzpah to step on stage and endlessly recreate your greatest hits from three decades past while hoping to work in a few of your current composition. It’s a concept that’s bested other icons - David Bowie, for one - and yet the artists formerly known as the greatest rock and roll band of all time continue to soldier on. read full review…

Leatherheads [rating: 6]

You’ve got to give Clooney credit for trying, especially when most of Leatherheads is a jaunty, jazz age dream.

The media just loves to fawn over George Clooney. With his combination of classic Hollywood charisma and contemporary self-effacing nerve, he tends to enhance, and sometimes overwhelm, the projects he touches. From his early, ineffectual work in films like One Fine Day, to the critical acclaim accompanying his turns with the Coens, he’s a student of the old studio system as well as a jester in his own idiosyncratic kingdom of considered cool. But what’s most fascinating about this man’s career is not his rise to mainstream prominence. Instead, his unique turns behind the camera - Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Good Night and Good Luck - indicate an artist willing to bend tradition in order to place his own unique stamp on cinema. His latest effort, the attempted screwball comedy Leatherheads, is no different. read full review…

Nim’s Island [rating: 6]

Nim’s Island is all too insular, lost in its own unique universe somewhere between Swiss Family Robinson and Joe vs. the Volcano.

It’s becoming painfully obvious that modern moviemakers know nothing about making a true family film. Not just a movie aimed at a certain unsullied demographic, but an effort that sparks the imagination of anyone from ages eight to eighty. The latest attempt at finding the right formula is the undeniably uneven Nim’s Island. As a work of whimsy and wonder, it offers too many unexplainable elements. We never fully grasp the reality - or unreality - of the situations we see. On the other hand, there are parts and performances here that illustrate the direction such a project could take, especially when not guided by studio pressures or focus group interference. read full review…

Under the Same Moon [rating: 5]

Maudlin and melodramatic when it doesn’t need to be, but insightful and engaging when it counts, Under the Same Moon represents both the best and worst of the revelatory road trip narrative.

The story of America’s immigrant past has been well documented by the motion picture. From the boat trips across the ocean to Ellis Island and the accompanying acclamation, our heritage has made for some memorable film. Yet it seems strange that the current migrant situation, dealing with undocumented workers and border crossing illegals gets short shrift. Part of the problem is politics. No one is eager to foist the problems of an already marginalized population on an uncaring and unforgiving public. The other issue is creative. Few artists have attempted to capture this element of the immigrant experience. While it stereotypes several of the circumstances surrounding a Mexican mother and son’s day-to-day struggles, La Misma Luna - in English, Under the Same Moon - does a decent job of showcasing their specific plight. read full review…

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27 Mar 2008

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Stop-Loss [rating: 5]

...more of an artillery based Abercrombie and Fitch road trip than a concise character study.

The War in Iraq remains a tricky cinematic situation. Over the last few months, there’s been a myriad of motion pictures that have decided that the best way to interpret the conflict is to make the soldiery a kind of indirect villain. Instead of celebrating the bravery and duty of these incredible young men and women, they’ve turned the political/policy elements of the conflict into a means to murderous, madmen ends. No matter the theater – foreign or domestic, religious or military – it’s nothing but the worst of our fears made very, very human. Kimberley Peirce’s Stop-Loss wants to buck this trend. It hopes to illustrate the Bush Administration’s ridiculous reenlistment strategy, a revolving door that keeps haggard and harried defense forces in harms way long after their effectiveness has waned. But instead of getting to the heart of the matter, it mines the middle of the road for a series of clichéd contrivances. read full review…

Run, Fat Boy, Run [rating: 5]

For all its faults however, this is a romantic comedy that works - if just barely.

Romantic comedies are, by their very nature, saddled with two completely different sets of motion picture hurdles. First, the story needs to be quixotic, dealing with the emotional bond between two typically star-crossed individuals. If the chemistry or the charisma is not there, part of the filmic formula fails. Then there is the humor. While not needing to be outrageous or riotous, there should be a fairly consistent level of laughs. Both of these prerequisite issues come to bear when discussing the Simon Pegg vehicle Run, Fat Boy, Run. Directed by ex-Friend David Schwimmer and co-written by The State‘s Michael Ian Black, what we have is an attempt to turns a sullen London slacker into a lovable determined dreamer. The movie only gets part of this right. read full review…

Chapter 27 [rating: 5]

In fact, the real problems with Chapter 27 is it vagueness. Everyone here - Leto, Lohan, Friedlander - leaves us in the lurch, and nothing Schaefer does can save our confusion.

For an entire generation, the death of John Lennon resonates more clearly than the assassination of President Kennedy or the suicide of Kurt Cobain. As the peace and politics voice of arguably the most important musical act of the 20th century - The Beatles - the iconic man with the sad/sweet gaze paid a substantial price for his undeniable megafame. While returning to his home in New York’s swanky Dakota building on a December evening, a mentally unbalanced young man named Mark David Chapman pumped five bullets into his back. As he lay bleeding, a ruptured aorta sealing his fate, his killer pulled out a copy of J. D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye, silently reading until the police came. read full review…

Married Life [rating: 4]

There will definitely be an audience for this kind of slow burn situational potboiler, but for many, there will be too much stagnancy and not enough sizzle

Marriage might just be the perfect cinematic allegory. You can infer so many differing metaphoric elements in the dissection of why men and women marry - and sometimes separate - that the permutations appear endless. There’s the emotional facet, the sexual supposition, the commitment and loyalty facets, and of course, the scandal ridden and adulterous angles. Together with an equal array of stylistic approaches, we wind up with a veritable cornucopia of combinations, a wealth of possibilities linked invariably to the age old notion of vows taken and knots tied. So why is it that Ira Sachs period piece drama, Married Life, is so downright flat? Could it be that this filmmaker has finally found the one cinematic category - the noir-tinged whodunit - that defies matrimony’s easy explanations and illustrations? read full review…

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21 [rating: 4]

There is an inherently interesting story to be told about a group of Asian MIT students who used a complex card counting scheme to take Las Vegas blackjack tables for large amounts of cash. How that narrative translated into 21 – complete with several Caucasian leads – stands as just one of the film’s many mysteries. Based on the best-selling non-fiction book by Ben Mezrich, this real life thriller becomes a mediocre mainstream effort in the hands of Legally Blonde director Robert Luketic. It’s not just the confused plotting that undermines our interest. The cast, including Jim Burgess as our money desperate lead, Kevin Spacey as the group mastermind, and Kate Bosworth as the mandatory eye candy, seem hemmed in by unavoidable elements outside the narrative, from the Mensa mentality set up to the gaudy neon glitz of the Sin City sequences. There’s also a weird ethical malaise that celebrates materialism for the sake of common sense. While it’s understandable that a Harvard Medical School bound student would do anything to get the $300K he needs for tuition, such a nefarious enterprise seems contradictory to everyone’s collective IQ. Add in Laurence Fishburne as a no nonsense casino security expert, and you’ve got something that should be better. Instead, it tries to stand pat and fails to beat the house.

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6 Mar 2008

For the weekend beginning 7 March, here are the films in focus:

The Bank Job [rating: 7]

(The Bank Job is) efficient without being pedestrian, tweaking the suspense here and there to add the proper amount of intrigue to the elements.

During its heyday, the heist genre was a quick witted assemblage of action and antics. It represented a combination of smarts and savoir faire, breaking and entering tricks matched to jet set cocktail party wits. In recent years, the mechanics have taken over the mirth, turning many of these tales into high tech actioners with low levels of actual fun. Roger Donaldson’s The Bank Job doesn’t change that formula. In fact, it frequently embraces the serious side of its material much more than is necessary. But when you’re dealing with a supposedly true story, involving the loftiest levels of British Intelligence and the Royal Family itself, humor is hard to find. read full review…

Sputnik Mania [rating: 7]

...when it plays to our sense of selective memory and fills in the blanks on issues long forgotten, Sputnik Mania is masterful.

No one remembers Vantage. It crashed and burned on the launch pad. A few may recall Explorer, our first legitimate unmanned orbital mission. But mention the name Sputnik, the Soviet satellite that literally shocked the world, and you’ll get all kinds of learned and intransigent responses. In 1957, the US seemed like heaven on earth. Post war prosperity was creating a considerable Middle Class, while an unprecedented military strength suggested a sense of infallibility.

But when Russia launched the 185 lb metal sphere into the ionosphere, it signaled the start of two major international confrontations - the Cold War and the Space Race. According to David Hoffman in his excellent archival documentary Sputnik Mania, no other action would push the globe closer to the brink of nuclear annihilation than this peaceful scientific folly to explore the unknown mysteries of our full review…

10,000 BC [rating: 4]

As a series of set pieces looking for any available fable to keep it afloat, 10,000 BC is really nothing more than computing power and implausibility.

When you see the name Roland Emmerich on a film’s credits, you expect a little cheese. After all, the cheddar-fied flavor of wildly uneven spectacles like Stargate, Independence Day, Godzilla, and The Day After Tomorrow mandate such an evaluation. But no one can prepare you for the ungodly Gouda of 10,000 BC. An amalgamation of much better movies, riffing on offerings as diverse as Quest for Fire, Apocalypto, The Ten Commandments, and any number of creaky ancient myths, Emmerich has finally hit the Monterey Jack-pot. This is a film so completely devoid of creative invention that it entertains by rote, using CG-eye candy and narrative familiarity to barely get full review…

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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day [rating: 6]

What do you get when you cross the stiff upper lip British perseverance of a pre-WWII London with the classic American screwball comedy? Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day might just be the answer. How two seemingly incongruous elements like the mannered and the madcap fit into the 2008 movie landscape is an issue that Indian filmmaker Bharat Nalluri handles quite well. He takes the tale of a prudish nanny (Frances McDormand) with a tendency toward unemployment, and finds a natural foil in a ditzy Yank actress (Amy Adams) juggling three different gentlemen. Together, the pair serpentines through social faux paxs, personal indiscretions, and soul-searching moments of the heart. Miss Pettigrew - as a persona and a film - is far from perfect. There’s a laid back quality to the narrative that really needs a breakneck pacing to stay potent. And Adams remains Hollywood’s go-to gal for unnatural perkiness. But Nalluri finds a halfway decent balance between his incompatible approaches, resulting in a likeable, if often lumbering, Golden Age piffle.

by Bill Gibron

28 Feb 2008

For the weekend beginning 29 February, Leap Day, here are the films in focus:

Semi-Pro [rating: 7]

Semi-Pro may look like recycled Will Ferrell, outrageous personality and all, but there is an attention to detail and a surreal ‘70s splash that makes it all work.

Will Ferrell seems to have fallen into a groove as of late. Ever since Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, his pure comedies have developed their own unique universes, worlds where the actor and his crack team of costars can play and pretend. In Talladega Nights, it was NASCAR. In Blades of Glory, it was the surreal stage of competitive figure skating. Now comes the solid Semi-Pro, a movie that perfectly mimics the debauchery and malaise of the 1970s in all its leisure suit loving, animal fur wearing, pop culture vulgarity. While not as immediately outrageous as his other onscreen turns, Ferrell fulfills the promise of the ultra-wacky premise, delivering another collection of crudities, gaffs, and expletive laced plot full review…

Penelope [rating: 5]

Resembling the kind of tale Aesop might spin after one too many vats of homemade ouzo, Penelope plods along on a desire to endear. All it really does is infuriate.

The trend towards “adult” fairytales has got to stop. In the last few months alone, we’ve had the stale saccharine slop of August Rush, the sword and snooze dullness of Stardust, and the one step from stupid Water Horse: Legend of the Deep. The notion of juxtaposing the whimsical against the mature is not a new one. Terry Gilliam and Tim Burton practically wrote the rulebook on such cinema. But the current movement in such storytelling seems to push the extremes of both dynamics. When the material is serious, it’s downright dark and frequently disturbing. And when it’s fanciful, it’s like potent, pixie stick laced candy floss. Now comes Penelope, a self-esteem allegory masquerading as Cinderella with a snout. Sadly, instead of exploring the far reaches of the subgenre, it sinks directly into the maudlin middle. read full review…

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The Other Boleyn Girl [rating: 4]

British royal history has enough black marks against it - it definitely doesn’t need this one. Crafted from Phillipa Gregory’s well regarded novel, and penned by Oscar nominee (for the excellent The Queen) Peter Morgan, The Other Boleyn Girl bobbles much of its potential. Most of the blame falls directly on the shoulders of TV director turned feature filmmaker Justin Chadwick. Not only did he hire the completely miscast leads (two Americans - Scarlett Johansonn and Natalie Portman - and one Australian - Eric Bana) as his battling noblewomen and the iconic King trying to bed them both, but he places them in a 16th century setting that’s too clean and too generic to engage our interest. Not even the typical bed hopping and political skullduggery are entertaining. Instead, The Other Boleyn Girl just sits there, going through its bodice-ripping routine like an adult education literature class discussing a Harlequin romance. While the ‘women as chattel’ message might inflame some post-modern mentalities, the overall film will likely cause more ennui than uproar.

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21 Feb 2008

For the weekend beginning 22 February, here are the films in focus:

Be Kind, Rewind [rating: 9]

At its core, Be Kind, Rewind is a brilliant dissection of the effect the video cassette had on the concept of movie fandom and its lasting impact of cinema in general.

There’s a strange sort of feeling that comes over a person when they stumble across another’s love letters. Of course, there’s the inherent curiosity of seeing how someone else expresses their emotion. But there can also be a small amount of discomfort, especially when the individual invaded bares their soul so completely. This will probably be the reaction most moviegoers have to Michele Gondry’s magical masterwork Be Kind, Rewind. Those looking for a riotous comedy featuring a fully unleashed Jack Black should probably wait for the comedian’s next high concept project. In this French filmmaker’s personal paean to the ‘80s and home video, everything - including the performances - is in service of his passionate, very personal full review…

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Vantage Point [rating: 5]

When a movie has to rely on a series of cinematic stunts to achieve its ends, the convolutions are bound to undermine the ambitions - and that’s exactly what happens in Peter Travis’ around about political thriller. Using the attempted assassination of a US president at a massive world terrorism summit (and an additional suicide bombing) as the grist for a ‘keep ‘em guessing’ bit of conspiracy theorizing, this TV director can only trade on a single glorified gimmick. The event here is replayed at least eight times, viewed from as many personal perspectives as possible, providing snippets of truth and indirect clues along the way. While the concept seems competent in theory, the execution is spotty and uninspired. Every time we think we have a handle on all the back stabbing, uneasy alliances, and double crossing, Barry Levy’s script takes an illogical shortcut, using unbelievable coincidence and contrivance to get all the actors in the same space at the same time. While the performances are uniformly good, and the last act car chase gets the pulse pounding, the overall effect is dizzying. Like a terminal case of déjà vu, Vantage Point appears destined to repeat its problems over an over again. And then it does.

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St. Vincent, Beck, and More Heat Up Boston Calling on Memorial Day Weekend

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24 August 2009

Dizzee Rascal
Tongue N’ Cheek
(Dirtee Stank)
Releasing: 21 September 2009 (UK)

01 Bonkers
02 Road Rage
03 Dance Wiv Me
04 Freaky Freaky
05 Can’t Tek Me No More
06 Chillin Wiv Da Man Dem
07 Dirtee Cash
08 Money Money Money
09 Leisure
10 Holiday
11 Bad Behaviour

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Can journalism live without ads?

by Edward Wasserman

19 February 2008

by Edward Wasserman

McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)

Beneath the somber tales of shrinking revenues and staff cuts is an even more somber reality about the news business: The nearly 2-century-old marriage between consumer advertising and journalism is on the rocks.

In the United States the union dates from the advent of the penny press in the 1830s, when newspaper owners realized that by slashing what they charged readers they could send their circulations soaring and get rich off advertising sales. News found a durable source of funding, and manufacturers hitched a ride into the homes of the burgeoning masses of American consumers.

That era is now ending, not because the public no longer needs news or because people mistrust news any more than they always have - but because new technologies are churning out better ways to reach customers who are shopping for cars, jobs or homes.

The result is a calamity for the news business. Newspapers get the greatest attention, but all news media are being shaken hard, and the luxuriant growth of online news initiatives shouldn’t be mistaken for a rebirth: Most of those sites are still burning through their start-up money and haven’t figured out how to sustain themselves except by praying to advertisers who, it seems plain, will never be back with anything like the money they once lavished on news.
And now? One benefit of the current crisis is that alternatives to ad support are being floated, something that hasn’t happened here since the campaign for public radio was defeated by the forces of commercialization in the 1930s.

Foundation funding is a hot topic, especially after a rich California couple pledged $10 million a year last fall for an investigative journalism project, Pro Publica, to be staffed by a corps of top reporters and editors.

A recent American Journalism Review article surveyed journalism support from philanthropies, rich people with causes and foundations, some tied to particular industries from health care to farming to educational reform.

In some respects such patronage is hugely appealing, though as AJR suggests the dangers to editorial independence can be no less serious than with advertising support: Indeed, advertisers could be sublimely indifferent to editorial content as long as it was drawing a crowd they could sell to (and wasn’t about them). But foundations and public-minded plutocrats are less bashful about their preferences and convictions, and some philanthropies may even be obligated to ensure their money advances certain policy goals.

Public financing, too, long banished from polite conversation, is getting a new airing. An article last fall in the Columbia Journalism Review dusted off the topic and noted that in other countries, stand-alone systems of automatic funding have kept dying newspapers alive and made the press even feistier - more, not less, inclined to watchdog governments.

The knee-jerk notion that the First Amendment forbids public support rests on a misreading of our own history of media subsidies, from creation of the postal system to invention of the Internet. Mechanisms could be devised to make funding automatic - fees tacked onto Internet hookup charges, for instance, like the license fees on TVs that British viewers pay to support their BBC - and insulate news producers from political meddling.

But even if editorial noninterference were ensured, any public support scheme would still crash into a giant problem: Who gets the money? It’s the Internet age. A great many entities and individuals have leapt into fact-gathering and topical commentary in a magnificent, worldwide surge of communicative enfranchisement. Shouldn’t they get compensated, too?

Maybe the solution isn’t to escape the market, but to empower it. Modern computing offers unparalleled capacities to track and calculate. Imagine a vast menu of news and commentary offered to you ad-free for pennies per item, the charges micro-billed, added up and presented like a utility bill at month’s end. The money that journalism providers got would depend on their audience.

Plus, if you uploaded comment or video in response, to the degree it was downloaded by others you’d get credited for it - compensated like any other provider.

Illogical and impractical? Maybe. Or maybe it would free journalism from an advertising dependency that’s in its death throes anyway, move us beyond the obsolescent distinction between producer and consumer and create new opportunities for independence and enterprise.

Edward Wasserman is Knight professor of journalism ethics at Washington and Lee University.

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Video: Christina Aguilera Wows the Crowd With Her Hot New Body!

The Voice's finale was last night, and it was an over-the-top event. Not only did Cher prove she can still rock a wig at age 67, but also, Christina Aguilera made a surprise appearance with her trim new figure. (She looks great!) Check out all the highlights.

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Zoe Saldana Cozies Up to Puppies and Shirtless Guys at a Pool Party

Zoe Saldana is gearing up for a busy Summer promoting Guardians of the Galaxy, but first, there's time for a little relaxation with the aid of some good-looking guys and a cute puppy in this new short film for Stuart Weitzman. Get in the mood for afternoons lounging with friends, bikini season, and everything wonderful that comes when the weather warms up. Watch as Zoe rolls around in bed, gets playful, and lives up to the "Feels So Good" motto in this short directed by Nino Muñoz.

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Anna Wintour at Met Gala 2012

Met Gala: Anna Wintour

Vogue's editrix in chief Anna Wintour arrived first to fashion's most glamorous evening at the Met Gala — and in a Prada update of Elsa Schiaparelli's famous lobster-embellished dress, no less. To complement her stunning white floor-length gown, she donned a white fur stole and a bejeweled yellow amber-hued statement necklace. This is the first time in six years that Anna hasn't worn Chanel to the Met Gala, but what a gorgeous way to pay homage to the night's gala designers. What do you think of her gilded lobster number?

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24 Stylish Weekenders Worth Taking a Trip For

May 23 2015 - 5:30am

If you don't have one good weekend getaway planned — be it to a sunny beach, a lakeside cabin, or a bustling city — to kick off Summer, then you should really probably get on that. And if you do, then your next priority is bagging the perfect piece of luggage to take with you. The joy of the hottest months of the year is that you can pack light, so we suggest doing away with bulky suitcases and opting for a strict no-checked-bag policy. To that end, we've shopped the most stylish weekender bags on the market, all the perfect size to pack and go. After all, weekends only last so long. Make them count.

Additional reporting by Hannah McKinley

Products: Massimo Dutti bag, Wildfox sunglasses, Kate Spade [1] New York shoes

Deux Lux Striped Weekend Bag

Deux Lux Striped Baha Weekender [2] ($145)

Graf & Lantz Weekender

Anthropologie Graf & Lantz Malta Weekender [3] ($425)

Le Sport Sac Weekender Bag

Le Sport Sac Large Weekender in Black Shine [4] ($142)

H&M Weekend Bag

H&M Weekend Bag [5] ($50)

Mark & Graham Weekender Bag

Mark & Graham Canvas and Leather Weekender Bag [6] ($199)

Kate Spade Floral Weekender

Kate Spade Classic Nylon Lyla Weekender [7] ($328)

Herschel Camo Weekend Bag

Herschel Novel Weekender [8] ($80)

Clare Vivier Weekender

Clare Vivier Weekender Bag [9] ($499)

Madewell Leather Weekend Bag

Madewell The Transport Weekender [10] ($298)

Marc by Marc Jacobs Weekend Bag

Marc by Marc Jacobs Color Block Leather Weekender Bag [11] ($578)

A.P.C. Denim Weekender

A.P.C. Denim Weekender [12] ($295)

Longchamp Travel Bag

Longchamp Le Foulonné Travel Bag [13] ($775)

Coach Weekender Bag

Coach Explorer Bag [14] ($695)

Barneys New York Weekender

Barneys New York Medium Weekender Bag [15] ($175)

Pilyq Maya Weekender Bag

Pilyq Maya Mini Weekender Bag [16] ($168)

MCM Leather Weekender

MCM Large Stark Weekender [17] ($1,170)

Max Mara Weekend Bag

Max Mara Weekend Bag [18] ($169)

Louis Vuitton Weekend Bag

Louis Vuitton Vintage Weekender Bag [19] ($1,549)

Baggu Weekend Bag

Baggu Weekend Bag [20] ($72)

Forever 21 Pebbled Faux Leather Weekender

Forever 21 Pebbled Faux Leather Weekender [21] ($37)

Ben Minkoff Weekend Bag

Ben Minkoff Wythe Weekender [22] ($395)

Everlane Twill Weekender

Everlane Twill Weekender [23] ($95)

Sole Society Vegan Weekender

Sole Society Cassidy Vegan Weekender [24] ($70)

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Massimo Dutti Limited Edition Travel Bag [25] ($398)

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Paris Couture Fashion Week Fall 2012 Guide

Our Experts Break Down the Highlights From Paris Couture Week

Ready-to-wear has New York, resort has Milan, but couture will always have Paris. Paris Couture Week is the crème de la crème of Fashion Weeks and, accordingly, we brought Fashionologie's Christina Pérez in to discuss all the highlights with Popsugar's Allie Merriam. From Raf Simons's debut couture collection at Dior to Anna Dello Russo's own fashion tour de force, we got the inside scoop on all you need to know from the week of chic. Plus, are wondering what really separates couture from the rest? Christina has all the answers in our tete-à-tete.

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Hi, I'm Allie Merriam. Welcome back to PopSugar TV. Today we are joined by Fashionologie editor Christina Perez who has the scoop on all the fun that's been happening at Paris during Couture week. Christina, what is the difference between Couture week and all of the other fashion weeks that we hear about? Well, Couture's particularly special because it only happens in Paris and it's only a few designers that do it. The designers have to show it twice a year. It's regulated by the French government and they have show a minimum of 36 looks each time. The looks are made to order and are only for a really wealthy client. Interesting, seems like the natural place to start is of course with the king of the Paris runway's Karl Lagerfeld and Chanel. I know Diane Kruger was there with her boyfriend, Josh Jackson. So, what were Karl's designs like this time? Karl said that he was really interested in looking at a new vintage. So clothing that will last the test of time and feel modern 6 months later. Instead of looking back in Archives, which of course he does because it's Chanel, he really wanted to think about forward. So we felt a lot more lady-like pieces. It was more modern, more glamorous, the 1940s bend, and of course, those gorgeous tweed suits that Karl does. And I see some tweed as always. As always, and tweed this season was actually really interesting because he sort of did this block pattern on the tweed so it looked a little grid-like and checkered, which was exciting and different than what we've seen before. Another big celebrity draw was Versace, which brought out Elizabeth Banks, Jessica Alba and Milla Jovovich and what was Donatella up to? Right. Well it's an exciting show for Versace, because this was the first time Donatella shown couture on the runway in 10 years. Really? Yeah, it was sort of this return to the flamboyance of Versace. You had these amazing sexy dresses. It was really powerful, tough glamor, studded bells, nipped in waves. Really, really sexy and really just Versace all the way. Another big draw was Dior with The Hunger Games' Jennifer Lawrence as well as everyone's favorite Glee couple, Lea Michele and Cory Monteith. So what do they see at Dior? Dior was probably the most anticipated, most exciting show of the season. we have Raf Simon's first debut for Dior, super exciting. Everyone was there and it wasn't just a celebrity. It was Marc Jacobs, Olivier Theyskens, Donatella Versace was there. All the designers turned out to see it. It was also that really exciting community feeling that you don't always get at Fashion Week. Yeah. And especially at the Couture show. So, I think that was probably the most exciting. It's sweet. So now that they're behind the scenes, also friends. Yeah, it's really nice to see that kind of support. Yeah, now do you have a favorite show out of all the shows that you've written about? I mean besides Dior which was just stunning and exciting. I think I'm going to have to say it was Valentino. Valentino, known for it's Red Carpet look, always beautiful, always romantic, but this season they sort of to this departure where, you think of Valentino as really bright red dresses and really, sort of soft and this season they went a little bit more dark, a little more romantic, I think like a sort of dark romance moody. Do you think it will transition to the Red Carpet as well for the design show? I think how could it not. It's Valentino. Interesting. Yeah, sheer, beautiful, romantic. I think there's going to be a lot of Valentino Red Carpet gowns this season. Awesome, can't wait. I always want to see who picks things off the runway and takes it to the Red Carpet. Yeah and I think that's the exciting thing about Couture. You never know what's really gonna make it on the Red Carpet. Now, independent of any trends you may have noticed on the run way were there any favorite moments that you had when reading about people attending the shows as well as the shows themselves? Definitely . I mean I think you can't talk about Fashion Week without talking about Anna Dello Russo whether it's Couture week, Ready-To-Wear, Anna Dello Russo is there and the woman is like a Fashion Show entrepreneur Now it seems that designers have one show after another. So after Couture week what happens next for the whole Couture crowd? Well, we sort of get a little break. We just had the men's show. We had Resort which was non-stop never ending, and now Couture; and now I think it's time for the fashion crowd to sort of breath and have a break for August until Ready-To-Wear starts again in September. Also, well, we'll keep our eyes filled for designers hanging out on Yes. Yeah. I'm Allie Merriam. Thank you, Christina, for joining us today. Thanks, Allie. And thank you for watching PopSugar TV.

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Sriracha Barbecue Sauce Recipe

This Barbecue Sauce Gets a Helping Hand From 2 Secret Ingredients

Classic barbecue sauce is great and all, but this spicy spin from The Beeroness is so much better. Enhanced with both sriracha and rich, malty stout, it's so finger-licking good that we want to slater it on pretty much everything (though chicken, ribs, and pulled pork are a good place to start).

Sriracha-Stout Barbecue Sauce

Sriracha-Stout Barbecue Sauce

We used Obsidian Stout from Deschutes Brewery.

Sriracha-Stout Barbecue Sauce

1 tablespoon olive oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/3 cup low-sodium soy sauce
2/3 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 teaspoon sriracha
2 teaspoons smoked paprika
1 cup stout
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon onion powder

  1. In a pot over medium heat, add the oil, and allow to get hot but not smoking. Add the garlic, and stir until you can smell it, about 30 seconds. Add the remaining ingredients, and stir until combined. Allow to cook until thickened, stirring occasionally, for about 15 minutes.
  2. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.

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Etsy Find: Lucite Knot Napkin Rings

If you want to do the earth a favor and use cloth napkins, you should do style a favor and get yourself a set of chic napkin rings. This set of eight Eddie Ross Lucite Napkin Rings ($75) passes the test in my book. Naturally, I adore everything Lucite, but I love that they go with any color palette. They're also transitional enough for any occasion, be it a formal dinner party or Sunday breakfast. Kind of like the LBD of the tabletop! What do you think?

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Women Go Topless at Anti-Topless Rally

Boob Battle: Women Bare All to Protest Anti-Topless Rally

The organization GoTopless, which believes women should have the same rights as men when it comes to being bare-chested in public, organized a protest yesterday for National Go Topless Day. But some groups weren't happy about the event and organized their own anti-topless rally in North Carolina. So naturally, two women protested the anti-topless rally by taking off their tops. They would have succeeded, but then one woman took off her pants and was promptly arrested.

The organizers of the rally against the GoTopless event, including former city Councilman Carl Mumpower and former county Republican Party Chairman Chad Nesbitt, said that adults who allow their minor children to attend topless events are guilty of child abuse. Carl said going topless is part of a "conspiracy resulting in the sexual violation of our children" and it's a "sexual performance."

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TSA Scanner-Proof Shirts

TSA Scanner-Proof Shirts: Love It or Leave It?

You have your TSA-friendly laptop bags that allow you to glide right through the airport security lines without removing your machine, but what about all those TSA body scanners? It wasn't too long ago that everyone was freaking out about privacy and pat-downs (since it's been said that the TSA screeners can see more than the average modest citizen would like), but thanks to one Kentucky lawyer, you may have a solution in the form of some inexpensive underoos.

Called ScannerShirts, these garments are meant to be warn under your clothes (or as underwear), and have strategically-placed ink that will show up on TSA X-ray scanners as a blur. Although the maker says wearers have made it through security checkpoints without issue, I may be a bit hesitant to spend $15 for panties despite their clean and simple design, and here's why: the TSA says it could rescan you if they see any anomalies (like a blur, perhaps?), resulting in longer security lines and possible missed flights.

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Banking on the Democrats

The progressive moment for this generation is waning fast. As we approach the mid-point of the first Obama term, little has been accomplished that would inspire full-blown and unabashed enthusiasm, especially on the political left. Immediate economic disaster has seemingly been averted, but only by rescuing Wall Street and reaffirming business as usual. Something called health reform has been enacted, but only by effectively bribing the pharmaceutical and insurance industries, and guaranteeing their primacy in the system. Productivity is up and stocks have rebounded, pleasing big business, but well-paying and secure jobs continue to wither away. The underlying inequities of American-style corporate capitalism persist unabated, leaving fundamental economic change a dream and not a reality.

There are an abundance of villains out there to blame. Nevertheless, the prime responsibility rests on the sagging shoulders of the Democratic party, which controls the White House and the Congress for the first time in two decades, yet appears incapable of using its newfound power and position to alter the dynamic. Its opponents are no mystery; Republicans are servants of the corporations, plain and simple, and make little effort to disguise the fact. Democrats, on the other hand, represent the Jekyll-and-Hyde party of contemporary politics; they run as populist liberals and, often as not, govern as corporate conservatives.

The issue of the moment, financial regulation, illustrates the dichotomy. Defeat of the amendment to the Senate’s financial-reform bill offered by Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Ted Kaufman (D-Del.), which called for shrinking or breaking up the nation’s too-big-to-fail (TBTF) banks, should tell Americans everything they need to know about the bipartisan corruption of our federal government and the split personality of its majority party. The besieged big banks were saved by the votes of virtually all Senate Republicans (33 of 36 voting), but also by nearly half of all Senate Democrats.

The rationale that allowed 27 members of the so-called party of the people to oppose reducing the influence of the institutions responsible for the worldwide financial collapse and subsequent recession was that US banking’s movers and shakers must remain internationally “competitive,” that they must be kept large enough to wheel and deal in the world marketplace. This presupposes their primary role to be global banking and financing the multinationals, not servicing the domestic economy, whose businesses and consumers still can’t get the loans they need.

The Brown-Kaufman proposal would have capped the amount of non-deposit liabilities of any one bank — that is, what it could leverage (borrow) for investing or, if you like, for making risky market bets — to an amount equal to 2% of the gross domestic product (GDP). It would also have strictly limited any bank’s share of the nation’s deposits to 10%, a limit presently exceeded by three of the TBTF banks, Wells Fargo, Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase. Thanks to the taxpayers, all six of the TBTF behemoths (Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, and the infamous Goldman Sachs being the other three) are even larger, more dominant, and more profitable than they were prior to the TARP bailout, a concentrated expansion resulting in large part from government-funded recapitalization and post-bailout mergers. And all are back in the old pie-crisis gambling mode, trading in derivatives and developing new classes of exotic credit instruments. In short, they’ve learned nothing.

It shouldn’t take a genius to conclude that what we’ve got is TBTF on steroids in dire need of a political solution. That solution, one might expect, would come from the Democratic party with its progressive pedigree dating back to the 1930s. But this is a different time and a different party makeup. Congress, in general, and the Senate, in particular, have Democratic majorities, but not progressive majorities attuned to New Deal precedents. As in health-care reform, when Brown-Kaufman faced its ultimate test, the usual suspects emerged to protect corporate America. See if any of these Democratic names ring familiar: Max Baucus of Montana, Evan Bayh of Indiana, Kent Conrad of North Dakota, Dianne Feinstein of California, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, Ben Nelson of Nebraska. The ranks of the Democratic crypto-conservatives even included Connecticut’s Chris Dodd, the party’s erstwhile leading banking reformer.

Expect things to worsen as financial reform proceeds to conference, with Senate Banking Committee Chairman Dodd playing the Max Baucus role in watering the legislation. The financial sector desperately needs a reimposition of some form of the 1933 Glass-Steagall Act, which separated commercial and investment banking until its repeal in 1999 turned banks into gambling houses; we’re not apt to get it from this Congress despite the endorsement of iconic former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker. Volcker, the only member of the president’s economic team who appreciates the gravity of the moment, may achieve passage of a stopgap measure banning “proprietary trading” (banks speculating in capital markets on their own account with their federally insured deposits), but not a full divorce of traditional S&L banking from risky brokerage and underwriting activities.

True financial reform also requires a severe restriction or an outright ban on trading in derivatives, the dangerous funny-money securities and credit swaps that no one really understands and that contributed mightily to the great unraveling. Instead, congressional leaders are talking about creating “transparency” through open derivatives markets. Great; we still won’t understand derivatives, but we’ll be able to see them traded on exchanges and not behind closed doors. As always, transparency is the classic excuse for not acting. Since the public has neither the time nor the knowledge to follow the intricacies of financial transactions, and since regulatory agencies will be too understaffed to do so effectively, the bankers will be able to follow their bliss unimpeded.

Finally, real progressive reform requires a strong, independent — stress the word independent — consumer financial-protection agency (CFPA), a rule-making body of the sort devised by Prof. Elizabeth Warren, head of the congressional TARP oversight panel. Don’t plan on it. The legislation that passed the Senate includes a CFPA all right, but makes it a supervised bureau and places it within the Federal Reserve under the watchful eye of Fed Chairman and big-bank advocate Ben Bernanke. If all goes according to arrangement, it will languish there in the shadows, the toothless, half-starved stepchild of centrist Democratic banking reform.

Wayne O’Leary is a writer in Orono, Maine. He holds a doctorate in American history and is the author of two prizewinning books.

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Our Intern in CH, Karen, Checks Out Pete’s Apizza

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Ed. note: Following, Karen does a wonderful write up of Columbia Heights’ newest pizza option. As I am a fanatical pizza devotee I will be writing a smaller post with my own impressions shortly.

Tonight I went to Pete’s (www.petesapizza.com) for a slice of pizza from this new New Haven-influenced Italian eatery located right outside of the Columbia Heights metro (southbound), which just opened Monday. It might be tempting at first to compare Pete’s to Red Rocks–and, of course, heh, that’s exactly what I’m going to do–but even though the main attraction of both places is pizza I would put the two restaurants in completely different categories. While Red Rocks is a sit-down restaurant with individual tables and a bar, Pete’s is set up for quick service–you order at the front of the restaurant and await your meal among the snazzy cafeteria-style tables and either eat there or take your pie to go. And given the fact that Pete’s has almost a similar buzz to a coffee shop or cafe–a single room with bright light and colors, soaring ceilings, and immense photographs of Italian scenes (taken by Alicia’s twin brother Michael Wilkinson, who is a professional photographer based in Columbia Heights ) donning the walls–I’d be much more inclined to head there to read a book or do the crosswords with friends as I eat a slice than I would at Red Rocks, where the more intimate and dark atmosphere makes it very much a serious dining affair.

However, despite Pete’s cafeteria-style set-up, this pizza is anything but cafeteria-quality, and I think does a good job holding its own against Red Rocks’ brilliant Sicilian-style, individual-sized pizza. Pete’s goes back to American pizza basics with the pies large enough to feed a family. And more pizza means more goodness. According to co-owner Alicia Mehr, who I had the opportunity to chat with, Pete’s tries to use ingredients that for the most part are local and organic. But the most amazing thing about this pizza is the crust. Oh, good lord, the crust. Crispy, crunch delight that is augmented even more by the fact that you aren’t expecting it. When I was there I tried the sausage and mushroom and was absolutely wowed. Story continues along with more photos after the jump.

Pete’s also has a selection of other Italian dishes and foods, including pasta, salads, and even gelato (the peanut butter is totally the chunky kind)! Mehr specifically pointed out the My Mother’s Bolognese and the Linguini with Clam Sauce as favorites. She also told me their Sorbillo is recreated from a delicious and unique Italian dish that she and her husband (Joel) discovered during their travels there. It’s a rectangular shaped pizza, similar in style to a calzone, with Salumi, ricotta, and mozzarella.

Though the pizza and atmosphere are certainly enough to keep me coming back, a very important aspect of Pete’s–one that makes me feel better about myself for have dined there–is that they take social and environmental responsibility very seriously. When I was there I was cheerfully informed that my gelato to-go dish was actually made from cornstarch and is not only recyclable, but compostable! (I totally took that dish home to dutifully add it to the compost–yes, I do have a compost!) In fact, Mehr told me all of their take-out containers are biodegradable (“Plastic freaks me out!” she said jokingly). In addition, Mehr said she tries to keep a friendly and fair working environment for her employees, and I certainly felt a very friendly vibe throughout the place.

Alicia and Joel Mehr, Petworth residents, own the restaurant along with friends Kerri and Tom Marr. It’s named for Alicia’s father and son (a picture of both the Pete’s is near the front entrance). Check out the website for more information, and also to order a pizza there for pickup!

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  • such a cute name that i thought it was a chain restaurant.

  • The slices definitely look good and I will check it out myself soon…they kind of look similar to the slices at the pizza place on MacArthur Blvd in Palisades.

    Also, and because it’s a Petworth tradition, no pizza post is complete without mentioning that Moroni’s is the best option in town.

  • vace is and always will be the best option in town. this place is great to have in the hood but at $20 at pie and $4 for a cricket soda, it seems a bit overpriced for a cafeteria. plus, its not really a relaxing place to hang out as it is very cramped

  • “Pete’s A Pizza” is the title of a popular children’s book. Admittedly nitpicking and perhaps the owners were not aware, but I would have appreciated an original name for the business (even just Pete

  • Re: Anon@10:55

    Why does a business name have to be so original to the point that no one or no thing has ever used it before? I don’t get that. Do you think your suggested Pete’s Pizza is more original? Because when I google that yields 30x the results for Pete’s APizza including a very famous establishment in Chicago.

  • Anonymous@10:55:

    It’s “Apizza” and it refers to the kind of pizza it is. I had no idea until I looked it up the other day after talking to some of the store employees pre-opening.

    So basically it is saying “Pete’s Pizza,” just a specific kind.

  • Amel,

    Went to Pete’s this past Monday (opening day) and although it was packed with folks (Jim Graham was chowing down on some pizza), the pie we ordered was delivered in under 10 minutes! Now, I am a New Yorker (from Long Island) and pizza in New York is like another religion, so I was blown away and completely impressed with Pete’s ‘New Have’ style pizza. I’m equally impressed how this local family (from the CH blog, they live in Petworth/CH) took a chance on opening a great restaurant right in their backyards!
    Bravo to Pete’s A Pizza!

  • Amel, glad you mentioned the LI in you, because I myself am a former LI’er and it is hard to find pizza that is up to snuff (and bagels) outside of NY. I know everyone now thinks we are the pizza snobs from NY but it is totally true! NY makes the best pizza and the best bagels! That said, I can’t wait to try out Pete’s!

    What are the prices like?

  • vace rocks, maroni sucks, red rocks and radius are ok – can’t wait to try pete’s

  • pete’s apizza is meant to be said with a hand in the air saying, “piece a pizza”

    its a play on words see. and the owner’s kid’s name is pete. i think.

    3DG is proud to to be the design architect on this project. we are excited to be a part of another columbia heights business.

    good luck and best wishes to joel and team!

  • I went on opening night- it was great! I love Red Rocks too, and they are completely different animals. Aside from the pizza being different styles, this is a good choice when you just want a nice meal with no fuss, and to have it fairly quickly. A great weeknight spot, or place for some food on your way home from running errands. And though the pizzas are about $20 each, it was a cheaper overall experience for us, as we didn’t get appetizers, wine, coffee etc that we’re likely to do a Red Rocks. That, and the pizza was enough for two people to leave stuffed, and have a few slices leftover for breakfasts/snacks the next day.

  • side note- forgot to say that I loved the owner’s accent, which I couldn’t hear to clearly until she told me to go to the next “registah” to pay and order drinks.

  • Moroni is too squirrly on delivery – one day they deliver to my address, the next the don’t

    This looks interesting!

  • Other than Lombardy’s in Manhattan, most of the NYC pizza I have had sucks a$$. Ray’s. Not Ray’s. etc, etc. Moroni’s is better.

    Order a pepperoni pizza in NYC and they will add pepperoni to a cheese pizza that has been sitting out all day, put it in the oven and voila, you have a pepperoni pizza. That’s not my idea of a good pizza.

    Pizza is so beloved in NYC because it is CHEAP. $2.50 Plain and simple. One big sloppy slice. I guess with the price of living in NYC, you can feed a family of four for $10. In that light, the pizza up there must taste great…

    Red Rocks has a nice atmosphere. I go frequently. But the pizza is mediocre at best. It’s crust is mediocre. The pizza literally falls apart while eating it. They even discourage you from taking it home. A good pizza shouldn’t go bad in the 15 minutes it takes to get home?

    Never had Vace or Radius. Manny & Olga’s sucks.

    Moroni’s is the best in Petworth. Best Toppings. Best Crust. And you can take it home and it is still edible.

  • I used to like Radius best for pizza in the area, but my new favorite is Maronis. The goat cheese pizza there with a cold beer is like a five star vacation for my taste buds and belly.

    Plus I just like the joint, friendly staff, friendly owner, cool juke box.

    Haven’t tried Pete’s yet, definitely will.

    Was underwhelmed by the pizza at Redrocks, but like having a neighborhood joint a few blocks away such as it is.

  • i love how pizza discussions on here about 1 place turn into talk about pizza in general in the dc area. i’m not gonna start because i could go on and on about certain places and why i like one over the other. what i will say is i like the different style and taste options and i don’t think 1 is the true winner. looking forward to trying this new spot out.

  • Excellent point, BigSherm. Our selection of pizza joints needs to be as varied as our selection of…underwear. A different option for every mood/circumstance. Personally, I’ve been griping for years about the lack of eateries where reasonable portions of quality can be had without much fuss. Pete’s hits the nail on the head in this department. I also find it extremely affordable, because there are so many CHOICES — go big or go small, either way, it’s creative, gracious, and (best of all) easy! Pete’s is my new best friend.

  • I love Moronis and have never had a problem with delivery. The pollo pizza is yummy. Red Rocks has been underwhelming. I am excited to try Petes!

  • WOW! We’re three days into operations and we’ve been thrilled by the response.

    We have been getting a lot of attention on DC blogs, foodie blogs and neighborhood blogs & websites, including this one. We were also featured yesterday in the uber-popular Daily Candy website and email blast.

    As a result, particularly starting yesterday, we have been getting an unusually high volume of customers for a new restaurant in its first week of operation. Heck, I think even if we were still pre-internet age, with our location at the top of the Metro in Columbia Heights, we would have a LOT of customers right out of the gate.

    As our first weekend approaches, we would like to ask customers to be patient if it looks like the line is getting kinda long, and if the food takes more than a few minutes to arrive at your table.

    Our staff is all still in their first week of work, and they haven’t experienced the first weekend crunch yet. If last night (Wednesday night) is any indication, they’re starting to get the idea…!

    If you’ve read about us this week and were planning on visiting to try it out, we would appreciate people spreading out their visits as much as possible during the day, rather than planning on bringing a group for lunch right at lunchtime crunch, or dinner right at dinner crunch time. I know that may be a lot to ask, but I’m hoping that it makes the experience during this first weekend smoother and more enjoyable for everyone.

    We’re so proud to be here and look forward to serving you.

    Mike Wilkinson

  • moroni’s diavolo pizza is amazing! gotta try pete’s! red rocks, eh…

  • I’ve been in Columbia Heights a lot this week and have been dying to try it. Unlike most, I’m not a big Moroni fan. (But if there’s more than one Pete that it’s named after, shouldn’t it be “Petes’ Apizza”? Ha.) Thanks for the great write-up Karen!

  • Nita, you grammar psycho. Dr. Echols, my high school English teacher, would be proud of you. We’re having a pretty hard time just getting people to pronounce apizza “ah-BEETS,” and not call us Pizza! Pizza! like Little Ceasars’ old tagline. If we put the apostrophe in the right place, we would have to explain that one, too. But I know little Pete and Big Pete appreciate your inclusiveness. …grins…

    BTW, here’s a link to a big old pile of photos of the restaurant before, during and after construction; and our whirlwind tour of Italy back in November; as well as a few shots of Little Pete and Big Pete. Please note the proper separation of clauses with commas and semicolons as appropriate. Thank you, Petworth, and thank you, Doctor Echols.

    Mike Wilkinson

  • Mike – Don’t even get me started on “there” “their” and “they’re”. :-D
    Thanks for the pics. The black and white Pete shots are fantastic, and very awwwww worthy. (The Pfeiffer hardware pics are nice too; just went there for the first time last weekend and I love the staff!) My sister lives in New Haven, and she goes on about how great the pizza is there, so I’m sure Pete’s won’t disappoint!

  • Pete’s New Haven Style Apizza, located in the Highland Park building at the Columbia Heights Metro, 14th and Irving Streets, now has wine and beer!

    We’re starting off with four beers on draft this weekend: Allagash White, Yuengling, Dogfish Head 60-Minute IPA, and Dominion Lager. Because we just obtained our license today, we probably won’t have a full Friday night’s supply of all four brews, but rest assured we’ll be restocked tomorrow. We’re also working with a distributor to offer a selection of bottled beers starting next week, including a great Italian summer favorite, Peroni. Stay tuned!

    On the wine side, we have five reds and five whites, all Italian, with a range intended to match the flavors of your meal, from light and summery to fruit-bomb reds. We’ll publish a detailed list shortly.

    Pete’s has been open for three weeks now, and we are most grateful for all of the support and kind words. If you’re from Connecticut, make sure to tell us! We’re beginning to keep a map highlighting the town of origin of out Connecticut guests!

    Mike Wilkinson
    202-332-PETE (7383)

    Sunday-Thursday 11A-10P
    Friday-Saturday 11A-11P

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With two downtown locations (414 SW 13th Ave and 712 SW Salmon St, tucked in a corner of the Heathman), Cacao Drink Chocolate is a sea foam green and milky brown fantasyland for choco-files. Just plain pretty to look at, these stores offer an extensive range of artistically-arranged premium solid chocolate bars from around the world, select handmade delectables, and their own wildly-popular drinking and hot chocolates. Co-owners Jesse Manis and Aubrey Lindley set the thermostat at 67 degrees to preserve the goods, and yet the shops always manage to feel warm and welcoming.

As a choco-fiend myself, the way that Lindley answers the following cacao questions is enough to heat my blood.

1) What are some chocolate trends you foresee for 2011?

We are continuing to see a lot of interest in bean-to-bar manufacturers, including people experimenting at home with raw or roasted cacao beans and using home devices such as an oven, a Champion juicer, and a rock tumbler. It’s similar to roasting your own coffee beans, but with a ton more work. Also, two years ago no chocolate maker was willing to add anything to their chocolate. But now they realize that adding something like salt, caramel, spice, bacon, or peanut butter can actually enhance their chocolate’s flavors and broaden their potential audience. Yet another continuing trend is nutraceutical-marketed chocolate—categories like raw or products with alternative sweeteners or added nutritional supplements.

2) If someone was only in town for a day, what three things must they order from you?

Our store is founded on the principle that we have something for most people, but very little is for everyone. It would depend on where the customer is from and what they’re interested in. If someone wanted to learn about chocolate, for example, then I would suggest a mini tasting kit from Pralus, New Taste of Chocolate by Maricel Presilla, and a Claudio Corallo Soft bar. Or if they simply wanted some delicious things, then maybe Béquet Celtic Sea Salt Caramel, Pralus Barre Infernalle, and Cacao Spicy Drinking Chocolate.

3) You opened for business in 2006—what’s next for Cacao?

Enhancing the offerings in the café, along with finally producing packaged drinking chocolate mixes—these will be available before the end of this year. We will also continue to do more public events, hosting chocolate makers and chocolatiers for tastings and presentations.

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Why MMA, and not boxing or wrestling? What I like about MMA is the fact that you have to adapt to what your opponent is doing—it’s not always about the person who’s the strongest or the best fighter. A lot of people think it’s this brutal, violent thing where people are just trying to punch each other’s teeth out. What they don’t understand is that there’s strategy involved. That’s what attracts me to it. I like to outthink my opponent. If you’re the smartest fighter you can still find a way to come out on top.

What was it like your first time in the “cage”? Really surreal. I didn’t know how dangerous it was yet. It was just a fun thing for me to try. Not all fights are really brutal, but the fight right before mine happened to be the heavyweights, and someone got injured. There was a pool of blood that they were cleaning up as we were coming in. At that point I started thinking, What the hell did I just get myself into?

What is the worst injury you’ve ever had? I’ve had everything from a skull fracture to a dislocated shoulder (that was probably the worst because it took the longest to heal), broken ribs, and I don’t know how many times I’ve broken my nose at this point. The cool thing about the human body, though, is that it heals itself.

What are things that men don’t have to deal with when preparing for a fight that female fighters do? You can’t get away from answering how old you are or how much you weigh. Who’s gonna braid your hair: that’s one the boys don’t have to worry about. And wardrobe malfunctions. I wear at least two, sometimes three, sports bras. And I’ll wear more than one pair of shorts, too. I usually have to get someone to help to get it all off.

What motivates you to keep fighting? Every time I was at the end of my rope and couldn’t take another step, there’d be that one person that says, “I love what you’re doing. Keep doing it for all of us.” I felt like I was rowing the boat for more than just myself. I was fighting for the girls that don’t fight. That’s when I decided that this was bigger than me. It had to be done.

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The film about you is being really well-received. How did that project come about? I met [filmmaker] Alan Lupkey doing a local talk show in the Gorge. He thought my story was unique and asked if he could follow me for my next fight. He realized there was more to it than just training and fighting; there’s the financial strain, the pubic scrutiny, a custody battle because of my desire to be a fighter. He was like, “This story is too deep to follow for just one fight,” and he asked me if he could just keep filming. It was almost like the movie gods had him put there to follow me during these monumental moments—he was able to capture it all and turn it into a movie that is so captivating and inspiring.

You defeated Katie Howard during April’s Rumble in the Roseland after a year out of the cage. How did that feel? It’s hard to explain. I can’t think of a better way to have a comeback than in the Full Contact Fighting Federation with a sold-out Roseland Theater. It’s such an overwhelming experience to have crowd support like that. And it’s an honor that they chose me to headline the card, but it even means more being female. It’s been a long hard road for [women] in the sport—and not everyone agreed with us being here—so being able to do it and surpassing everyone’s expectations is a really good feeling.

What is the worst part about preparing for a fight? When you have to do a weight cut—you’re already tired and hungry, and you have to start depleting the water out of your system—it’s a long, uncomfortable process. And sometimes just making weight is the fight before the fight. But besides that, you usually train so hard—when you have a good team that’s gonna push you as hard as you can go so that when you actually fight it just feels like another day at the office. You’re not going to be faced with something you haven’t seen in your training camp already.

How do your kids feel about you being an MMA fighter? My son is a bit older, and it was hard to be a teenager with a mom that fights competitively. There were definitely some hiccups along the way, but at this point I think he’s proud of what I do and he gets it. My daughter’s always had this attitude where I’m a hero to her. She gets to brag, “My mom’s a champion fighter.” It’s such a rare opportunity for us to be our child’s hero.

In terms of making a living as an MMA fighter, is it stressful to live fight to fight? It is stressful. I thinks it’s particularly stressful for people who are trying to make it into a career. For the people who are literally sacrificing everything to go as far as they possibly can, I think it’s always stressful because you have so much riding on each fight.

 What are your other goals in the sport? I would say the biggest goal for me would be to inspire as many people as possible to chase something down, to have the courage to face their fears and do something crazy if it’s what they want to do. When the movie was made and people started seeing snippets of my life, I would start getting e-mails and letters about how my life has inspired them to follow dreams of their own, and I feel like that is the ultimate success for me.

You’re undefeated as an amateur, and have three wins as a professional. Was becoming a pro fighter the goal? Do you want to coach eventually? That was the goal, to become a professional fighter. I’d love the opportunity to mentor and teach and coach other women. Whether it’s just for self defense, for fun, to get in shape, or because someday they really want to fight—I don’t care. You wanna come work with me? Call me!

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