Washington City Paper

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22 October 2026 16:27

Detroit’s alternative rock band Sponge woke up Wednesday to find their trailer broken into outside the Holiday Inn in College Park. Six of the band’s instruments were stolen. Christina Smart has the story:

Alan Zilberman

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22 October 2026 16:26

Any time someone points out Stephen King hates Kubrick's version of The Shining to suggest it's bad film (it happens more often than you think), I am going to use this series - which he executive produced - as proof he's not a reliable steward of his own work.

Chris Geidner

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22 October 2026 16:26

Note: This AP headline — "Judge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11" — is slightly overstating things, per the AP article, which notes that that deadline would not apply if "the discovery period was extended past Dec. 18."

The Shipping Lane

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15 October 2026 15:48

While most of us are probably happy with where Roy and Keeley ended up on Ted Lasso, their relationship deserved so much better than the messy, irritating way they got there.

Washington City Paper

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15 October 2026 13:13

Music has found a home in ordinary houses in D.C. for decades. “There’s been a tradition of, by hook or by crook, looking for places to play,” says Ian MacKaye. Amid D.C.’s fast-changing landscape, local artists tell us about the past, present, and future of the area’s DIY music venues.