Washington Speaks

Reviews and notices of events in Washington, D.C. including, but not limited to, the performing arts, speakers, authors, lectures, meetings, books, movies, cycling, hockey games, exhibitions, buildings, and an occasional post about other places and things.

Saturday, January 30, 2021

Today is the 372nd anniversary of the beheading of King Charles I

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   This anniversary of a king's beheading is  not to be forgotten by  supporters who will lay wreaths at the statue of  England's  K...
Monday, January 18, 2021

A sight for all eyes: the Marquesa at the National Gallery of Art

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Francisco de Goya, MarĂ­a Ana de Pontejos y Sandoval, the Marquesa de Pontejos. c. 1786, National Gallery of Art, Washington Note the lovely...
Thursday, December 31, 2020

Book review: 'Fallout: The Hiroshima Cover-up' is highly recommended

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  The chief message to journalists: Don't give up. If I were in charge of reading lists for journalism students, this would be on it, a...
Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Update: This Christmas ain't what it's supposed to be

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A close-up of one of the 2012   White House  Christmas trees when President Obama was in office/ by Patricia Leslie How about a little clam ...
Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Book review: Bob Woodward's 'Rage'

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Readers, he's much worse than you thought. The first quarter of Rage is rather ho-hum, nothing much new as Bob Woodward sets the stage...
Thursday, December 3, 2020

Bike, stroll, rock and roll the Mt. Vernon Trail

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On the Mt. Vernon Trail in Alexandria, you can fish solo and ponder the meaning of ......? You choose/ By Patricia Leslie   Or fish with a ...
Friday, November 27, 2020

Book review: Michael Cohen's 'Disloyal' is must-read

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Dear Michael Cohen, I waited weeks to get your book on the reserve list at the public library and told everyone  when I got in the middle o...
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