Remembering the lifelong dissident and peace activist and historian, who joined many of the struggles for social justice over the past fifty years. January 28, 2010 | AMY GOODMAN: [Howard Zinn] died suddenly Wednesday of a heart attack at the age of eighty-seven. After serving as a bombardier in World War II, Howard Zinn went [...]
MOST PEOPLE WORRY about mold infecting their homes, electrical appliances malfunctioning or gas leaks. But while all those things are dangerous, Canadian environmental activists Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie — authors of “Slow Death by Rubber Duck: The Secret Danger of Everyday Things,” which has been a best-seller in Canada and Australia — say there are things [...]
To raise money for the devastation in Haiti, local artists came together for a phenomenal and emotional open mic night at Busboys & Poets on 14th street. Among the performances, community members presented statistics and moving stories of despair, hope and the will to survive. Hosted by 93.9 WKYS’s DJ QuickSilva, the event included performances by [...]
By Betsy Rothstein on Jan 15, 2010 07:04 PM On Thursday night communications professionals convened at Busboys and Poets for “Twitch! Public Relations in the Age of Social Media.” The event, organized and hosted by PR and social media maven Amanda Miller Littlejohn of Miller Littlejohn Media Group, featured D.C. area journalists from broadcast, radio, online, [...]
(Poet Karren LaLonde Alenier, as the Dresser, addresses what’s underneath the art.) The Dresser is not a political animal but one person two years ago moved her to stand in Washington, DC’s LaFayette Square across from George Bush’s White House to say, “The politics of death and taxes bring me here to grieve.” That person [...]
While I was out in DC, I made it to Busboys and Poets. It was my first time there. The friend that I was visiting in DC insisted that we go and that I would love it. I must admit, she was right. It was the coolest vibe. It was jammed pack with people. Packed [...]
See the original post! So it’s 9:51 on a saturday morning, and I’m watching Bravo reality tv on personal trainers. You would think watching people work out would motivate me to do the same, but no. It reminded me I wanted to write a new post in my food blog. about eating. yes! Where: Busboys [...]
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