Life of the Party: Best Weekend Ever
White House Correspondents "Nerd Party" features bank-robber-dressed deejays and patriotic cupcakes.
Life of the Party: Vital Voices Ring Out
The Kennedy Center hosted a star-studded crowd to honor "ladies who didn't wait" to enact change.
Pollywood: A 2,600-Year Legacy
Famed 'Cyrus Cylinder' symbol of Middle East peace anchors Persian New Year celebration in Washington.
Pollywood: Sound Milestone
Jazz pianist Keiko Matsui celebrates 25 years at upcoming S&R Foundation gala.
Society 2.0: This Week’s Top Tweets
13 April 2012
Facebook buys Instagram, Santorum suspends campaign and Zimmerman faces murder charge in Trayvon Martin case.
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Pollywood: Filmfest D.C. 2012
13 April 2012
Behind the scenes at the 26th annual Washington DC International Film Festival.
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Society 2.0: This Week’s Top Tweets
30 March 2012
The lottery draws record numbers, Obamacare goes to court and the Final Four shoot for an NCAA title.
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Society 2.0: Washington’s Most Pinteresting People
28 March 2012
President Obama joined Pinterest this week. Here's how he measures up with some the District's most board savvy users.
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Society 2.0: This Week’s Top Tweets
23 March 2012
The Trayvon Martin case sweeps the nation, Etch A Sketch gets an unexpected sales boost and The Hunger Games breaks into the box office.
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Hollywood on the Potomac: Greedy Bastards
21 March 2012
Dylan Ratigan's new book on "how we can stop corporate communists banksters, and other vampires from sucking America dry."
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Pollywood: Witherspoon Teams With Clinton
12 March 2012
Powerful pollywood duo unites at World Conference of Women's Shelters to raise awareness for domestic violence.
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Access Pollywood: RFK JR Hangs With Blondie
07 March 2012
Deborah Harry belted out a few of her songs, Robert Kennedy Jr talked about the environment at Art for Water auction benefiting Waterkeeper Alliance.
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Hollywood on Potomac: Simpson Shoots From Lip
07 March 2012
Senator Alan Simpson plays guest of honor at his biography book launch, "Shooting from the Lip," by Donald Hardy.
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Society 2.0: This Week’s Top Tweets
02 March 2012
Leap Day jumps to top of trending topics, 'American Idol' reveals Top 13 and Rush Limbaugh causes drama with sexist comments.
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Access Pollywood: Focus on Nigeria
02 March 2012
The Library of Congress hosts "Black November" film screening to conclude Black History Month.
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Pollywood: DC Indie Film Fest Preview
27 February 2012
The D.C. Independent Film Festival looks to boost, cultivate independent cinema in 14th annual showcase. Here are some of our top flick picks.
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Access Pollywood: Film Queen
15 February 2012
Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan guest of honor at reception for film "10 x 10" focused on girls education.
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Diplomatic Events: UAE’S 40th
15 February 2012
United Arab Emirates honors their nation's 40th National Day.
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Access Pollywood: Hay Wins Pitch Contest
10 February 2012
The Realscreen Summit picks Lani Hay's "Frogwomen" winner of the "So You Think You Can Pitch?" pitch session.
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Access Pollywood: Madonna Returns to DC
08 February 2012
The district hosts one-night concert by Madonna at the Verizon Center.
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Access Pollywood: Eastwood at the Smithsonian
03 February 2012
Celebrated actor graces unveiling of Smithsonian's new Warner Bros. Theatre at the National Museum of American Art .
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Access Pollywood: Redford’s State of Sundance
02 February 2012
Inside scoop from festival founder and actor Robert Redford.
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Access Pollywood: Sundance 2012
02 February 2012
Washington Life does Sundance Film Festival, taking Park City, Utah, by storm.
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Hollywood on the Potomac: Red Carpet Reveal
20 January 2012
Clint Eastwood opens up at Newseum; Joey "Pants" is in a happy place; notable quotables from around town
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Pollywood: Joaquin Phoenix Talks Peace
18 January 2012
The Gladiator star reveals which peace organizations are trying to save lives as well as trillions of dollars.
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Access Pollywood: A BET Weekend
17 January 2012
From gifting suites to VIP-filled after parties, the BET Honors weekend brought a touch a celebrity and Hollywood to D.C.
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Around Town: Screen Queen and a Princess
22 December 2011
Meryl Streep promotes women's history at a local awards ceremony; Princess Michael of Kent's diplomatic cousin is well served.
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Society 2.0: This Week’s Top Tweets
09 December 2011
Lady Gaga in D.C., Rick Perry creates YouTube's most disliked video ever and another tragedy at Virginia Tech ...
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Access Pollywood: Kennedy Center Honors 2011
07 December 2011
The Kennedy Center Honors celebrates 34 years of feting the best talent in the arts.
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Society 2.0: This Week’s Top Tweets
02 December 2011
Alicia Keys, Bono and Clinton were in D.C., Herman Cain has issues, and there is a $450 million fund to aid DC's area start-up firms – the twitterverse responds.
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Diplomatic Events: Saudis Think Pink
30 November 2011
Saudi Ambassador to the United States commemorates international fight for breast cancer.
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Society 2.0: DC’s Digital Oasis
21 November 2011
DCWEEK continues to grow – we caught up with co-founder Peter Corbett for a debrief and sneak peek at 2012.
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Society 2.0: This Week’s Top Tweets
18 November 2011
A shooting near the White House, the Occupy ovement moves and the Southeast hit by tornados (again). The twitterverse responds....
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Access Pollywood: J. Edgar in DC
16 November 2011
Eastwood and DiCaprio share stories from filming the upcoming bio pic, J.Edgar.
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Society 2.0: This Week’s Top Tweets
11 November 2011
This week was full of "game overs" – Berlusconi stepped down as Prime Minister, JoePa was fired, and Eddie Murphy threw in the towel. Here's how the twitterverse reacted.
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Access Pollywood: Murdoch at MPAA
09 November 2011
High-profile group of politicos and media insiders converge for screening of Wendi Murdoch's "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan."
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Society 2.0: This Week’s “Status” Report
03 November 2011
Twitter was full this week with a response of the crisis in Greece, the night to remember because of the show of Jay-Z and Kanye West and of course of the Republican Herman Cain. Here are some of this week’s top tweets.
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Hollywood on the Potomac: I Spy
03 November 2011
The son of former CIA director William Colby explores his father’s covert life on film.
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Historical Landscapes: A Peek at the White House
14 October 2011
For one weekend only, the public can stop and smell the White House roses.
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Access Pollywood: Obama Inspires at HRC
11 October 2011
President Barack Obama delivers a motivational speech at the 15th Annual Human Rights Campaign Dinner.
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Hollywood on the Potomac: Sea to Shining Sea
06 October 2011
Actor Beau Bridges reveals his seafaring connection at The Lone Sailor Awards.
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Access Pollywood: Exploring Russian Culture
04 October 2011
At the Library of Congress, dignitaries and students alike enjoyed an exciting night of Russian culture and cuisine.
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Pollywood: Obama to Keynote HRC
29 September 2011
President Barack Obama to deliver keynote address at Human Rights Campaign Annual Dinner on October 1.
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Life of the Party: R E S P E C T for Thelonius
16 September 2011
Aretha Franklin took center stage at the Thelonious Monk Institute All-Star Benefit Gala.
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Hollywood on the Potomac: Bugging Out
14 September 2011
From installing bugs to searching houses- Author Ron Kessler's new book reveals the secret workings of the FBI.
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WL Insider: JHud’s Surprise 3-Oh!
13 September 2011
Friends and family came out to Opera Ultra Lounge to surprise singer Jennifer Hudson for her 30th birthday.
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Society 2.0: US CIO Logs-Off
18 August 2011
Over 100 executives from the White House and every major federal agency came out say bon voyage to Vivek Kundra, the outgoing Federal Chief Information Officer.
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Access Pollywood: Roaring Twenties
19 July 2011
Capitol Hill staffers handle business and have fun in the district they help run.
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Hollywood on the Potomac: Mixed Media
12 July 2011
Journo stars of “Page One” discuss the film at Newseum premiere.
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Embassy Row: Diplomatic Scandals
24 June 2011
Embassy Row was in an uproar over news of these most peculiar affairs.
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Access Pollywood: The 100 Best Washington Movies Ever
23 June 2011
Let the Debate Begin ... A rundown of the top 100 best movies set in and around Washington D.C.
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Access Pollywood: SilverDocs Opens with “The Swell Season”
22 June 2011
This year's documentary festival features over 100 films, plenty of food and... Elmo?
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Life of the Party: Danish Royals in DC
22 June 2011
The Phillips Collection hosts Her Majesty The Queen of Denmark and His Royal Highness The Prince Consort.
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Access Pollywood: Stand Up For Heroes
21 June 2011
Bob and Lee Woodruff host the star studded event Stand Up For Heroes with the help of Jon Stewart, Train, and Washington's powerful leaders.
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Access Pollywood: Hollywood on the Potomac
16 June 2011
The Week honors Peggy Noonan with columnist of the year award, Woody Harrelson makes an appearance at The Last Mountain premiere, and more...
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Media Spotlight: The Gift of Time
13 June 2011
NBC's David Gregory finds that being there can have the greatest impact on a young person struggling to find his way.
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Society 2.0: This Week’s Top Tweets
10 June 2011
As the temperatures rose in D.C. this week, the power of Twitter skyrocketed with Glee sightings, Rep. Weiner's photos and the #alicebucketlist hashtag.
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WL Insider: Jabbar Gets the Lincoln Treatment
07 June 2011
Author, Athlete and Filmmaker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar barnstormed DC to receive the The Ford's Theatre Society Lincoln Medal and promote his first documentary film.
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Access Pollywood: A Vital Voice
07 June 2011
CNN World’s Zain Vergee reflects on a decade of empowerment by Washington women.
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Pollywood: Women Warriors
06 June 2011
These two wives of Congressional members have titles that go well beyond “Mrs.”
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Access Pollywood: Showtime at Silverdocs!
27 May 2011
Mark your digital calendars for June’s week-long AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival the ninth installment of the world's leading documentary festival
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Life of the Party: Great Georgia!
26 May 2011
Georgia celebrates the 20th anniversary of the restoration of its independence at the National Portrait Gallery, with music, food, art and wine indigenous to its rich culture.
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Eco Chic: Waterston’s Climate-Conscious Side
26 May 2011
Actor and Refugees International Vice Chairman Sam Waterston on climate change and people displayed by natural disasters.
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Access Pollywood: CNN’s Birthday Party for Piers Morgan
25 May 2011
CNN threw a 46th birthday party at Lincoln for its newest star, Piers Morgan.
