New LACMA building preview event stars Kamasi Washington with 100 musicians

Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s new David Geffen Galleries will become a sonic vessel in late June when Grammy-nominated composer and jazz musician Washington mucusjoined by an ensemble of more than 100 musicians, will perform a series of shows inside the new Peter Zumthor-designed building. The artists will be dispersed throughout the 110,000 square … Read more

How Trump Worship Took Hold in Washington

Representative Andy Ogles, a Republican from Tennessee, recently started making videos from his office on Capitol Hill. Ogles, a Freedom Caucus member in his second term, often films himself in front of a reproduction of “Washington Crossing the Delaware,” the painting by Emanuel Leutze. “What you have here is a moment in time that comes … Read more

Post-Trump purge, can the Kennedy Center save itself? How Mark Morris showed the way

Washington, D.C. — Like much else in the nation’s capital, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is in a state of uncertainty. For 53 years, this massive performance complex has served — with bipartisan grace and, at its best, conspicuous American flair — to honor a single U.S. president. But in February the … Read more

Broadcast television is in trouble. Stations are asking Washington for help

As television station owners gathered in Las Vegas this week for the annual National Assn. of Broadcasters convention, they sent an urgent message to Washington that could be summed up in one word — “Help.” Streaming video has siphoned away the traditional viewing audience. Advertisers have shifted their budgets to digital and away from broadcasters. … Read more

Gimenez homers as Blue Jays down Washington

TORONTO – Andres Gimenez hit his third home run in five games and Bowden Francis gave up two hits in six innings as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Washington Nationals 5-2 Monday in interleague play. After his homer, Gimenez walked, was hit by a pitch, recorded his 100th career stolen base and doubled. Francis … Read more

Canada women to face top-ranked U.S. in July friendly in Washington

Canada will face the top-ranked U.S. in an international women’s soccer friendly on July 2 in Washington, D.C. The game at Audi Field, one-day after Canada Day, falls during the FIFA June-July international window. “Facing the Olympic champions will be a great test for us,” Canada head coach Casey Stoney said in a statement. “They … Read more

Waymo Expands Driverless Rides to Washington, DC. Plus, Where You Can Hail a Robotaxi Right Now

Self-driving cars are slowly becoming less sci-fi and more real-world as companies like Waymo — the driverless arm of Google’s parent company Alphabet — expand into more cities. On Tuesday, the company shared it’s expanding into Washington, DC, and will offer rides through its Waymo One app there starting in 2026. Waymo currently operates fully … Read more

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal on their record-breaking "Othello"

With stars like Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, maybe it’s no wonder “Othello” just became the highest-grossing Broadway play ever, pulling in $2.8 million in a single week. Washington said, “It’s the most excited I’ve been this century. Seriously. I haven’t been this excited about anything I’ve done as I am about this.” That’s saying … Read more