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Kyle gives super duper performance at U Street Music Hall

Kyle gives super duper performance at U Street Music Hall

Ella Feldman April 22, 2017

“He’s the guy on ‘iSpy’ who’s not Yachty” was a sentence I repeated various times earlier this month. I was talking about Super Duper Kyle, the California rapper who skyrocketed to fame last...

La La Land brings Old-Hollywood dazzle to new age

La La Land brings Old-Hollywood dazzle to new age

Ella Feldman January 12, 2017

The opening scene of “La La Land” could not be more LA: bright blue sky, beautiful people, traffic jam. After panning over various frustrated drivers (who have now come to a complete standstill), the...

Magnificent concertgoing: Chance the Rapper concert review

“Magnificent” concertgoing: Chance the Rapper concert review

Ella Feldman October 12, 2016

I've never been to church, but the Magnificent Coloring World Tour was close enough for me. When Chance the Rapper's second mixtape “Acid Rap” dropped back in 2013, it made an impression on me....

Martin Luther King’s dream still being heard

Martin Luther King’s dream still being heard

Ella Feldman August 29, 2016

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's “I Have a Dream” speech was delivered at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom 53 years ago, but with its plea for an end to police brutality and racial injustice...

Neighborhood Spotlight: Cleveland Park

Neighborhood Spotlight: Cleveland Park

Ella Feldman June 3, 2016

Charming is the first word that comes to mind when I’m standing on Connecticut Avenue, in-between Uptown Theater and Sam’s Park & Shop. If I squint away the Chipotle and California Tortilla, I...

Lowering the voting age would benefit teens and democracy alike

Lowering the voting age would benefit teens and democracy alike

Ella Feldman April 21, 2016

Sixteen is a meaningful age. At 16, one can pay taxes, begin driving, and potentially be charged for a crime as an adult. Despite these rights and responsibilities, 16- and 17-year-olds are not granted...

Jane the Virgin embraces diversity and attacks stereotypes

Jane the Virgin embraces diversity and attacks stereotypes

Ella Feldman March 8, 2016

On March 7, the night before International Women’s Day, the Villanueva women confronted the issue of slut shaming in front of about one million viewers. The family, which consists of three multi-generational...

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