By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times
Maru Montero left for the United States from her home in Oaxaca, Mexico, with just one pair of dance shoes. It was a sacrifice. But now she has her own dance company and directs the National Cinco de Mayo Festival, which took place on the Mall on Sunday. Published May 5, 2013 Comments
By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
From Hanoi Jane to Havana Jay-Z, the celebrity culture’s coziness with communists, tyrants and rogues has been at odds with U.S. foreign policy for a half-century. Published April 9, 2013 Comments
By Patrick Hruby - The Washington Times
Model and actress Amber Lee Ettinger became a national sensation when her 2007 YouTube video “Crush on Obama” tallied nearly 25 million hits, eventually landing the 29-year-old New Yorker on “Saturday Night Live.” Published October 3, 2012 Comments
By Michael Warren - Associated Press
Reaching the end of the Earth has become almost routine these days: One hundred years after Norway’s Roald Amundsen beat Britain’s R.F. Scott to the South Pole, more than 30 teams are trying for it this year. Published November 20, 2011 Comments
By Ryan Nakashima - Associated Press
Music and media companies are pinning fresh hopes for reviving their businesses on a small ribbon that Facebook has begun putting on user profiles called the “ticker.” Published September 25, 2011 Comments
By Associated Press
CNN says Howard Kurtz will address his mistaken story on gay basketball player Jason Collins on “Reliable Sources,” the weekly media criticism show he hosts on the news network. Published May 3, 2013
By The Washington Times
Theater: Will on the Hill Culture: Around the World Embassy Tour Gala: Ball on the Mall Lecture: Keeping It Real in the White House: Can Presidents Stay Connected? Published May 3, 2013
By Roland Flamini - Special to The Washington Times
"Show Boat" is Francesca Zambello's directing debut in her role as artistic director of the WNO, succeeding Placido Domingo. Published May 3, 2013
By Associated Press
A dash-cam video of Reese Witherspoon’s recent disorderly-conduct arrest provides a rare glimpse of one of Hollywood’s best-known actresses unfiltered as she, after “one too many” glasses of wine, takes on a no-nonsense Georgia state trooper following her husband’s traffic stop. Published May 3, 2013
By The Washington Times
Rhode Island became the 10th state to legalize gay marriage Thursday, capping a campaign to bring same-sex nuptials to all of New England. Published May 2, 2013
By Adam Mazmanian - Special to the Washington Times
The movie version of "Midnight's Children" is a labor of love, and that love helps make it better than it probably has a right to be. The sweeping story of Salman Rushdie's novel is infused with magic, epic in scope, richly allegorical and steeped in the history of India. It's just too big to be contained in a feature film. Published May 2, 2013
By David Bauder - Associated Press
Violence, gore and gunplay were staples on prime-time television even in the most sensitive period directly following the Newtown school shooting, according to a new study from the Parents Television Council. Published May 1, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
PepsiCo was forced to pull a Mountain Dew online advertisement after complaints it was racially charged and poked fun of violence against women. Published May 1, 2013
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Actors Tracy Morgan, Kate Walsh and Tim Daly weighed in on guns in Washington over the weekend, suggesting more gun control will not take away anyone's constitutional rights. Published April 30, 2013
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
A major new study out of the Netherlands has found that children who are exposed to "diversity" or "anti-racism" classes are more likely to harness animosity toward other cultures. Published April 30, 2013
By Associated Press
Video posted online shows 65-year-old musician Bob Weir collapsing Thursday night during a performance with Furthur, the band he formed with fellow Grateful Dead member Phil Lesh. Published April 26, 2013
By Samantha Sault - Special to the Washington Times
Wine: Cruise to St. Michaels Wine Fest Theater: 'Other Desert Cities' Concert: Washington Jewish Music Festival Gala: A Night Out with the Millennium Network Theater: Gilgamesh Published April 26, 2013
By Peter Suderman - Special to The Washington Times
"Pain & Gain" is an appropriate name for a movie that inflicts so much of the former on its characters, and, in search of the latter, the audience. It may be the only appropriate thing about this frequently funny but also outlandishly crude and juvenile send-up of mid-1990s body-building culture. Published April 26, 2013
By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times
The District sets aside about $406,000 annually to remove graffiti, but officials have dedicated a separate budget of $100,000 to a 5-year-old project encouraging constructive creations in areas often targeted by taggers. Published April 25, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Television producer Mark Burnett said his successful three-hour History production of "The Bible" is heading to the big screen. Published April 23, 2013
