Tagged: culture

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DC Shorts Laughs Comedy Night

DC SHORTS LAUGHS COMEDY NIGHT RETURNS WITH COMEDY SHORTS & LIVE COMEDIANS Three Comedians, Six Short Films, Many Laughs The DC Film Alliance and DC Shorts International Film Festival announce the return of their annual comedy night, DC Shorts Laughs....

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Reel Affirmations XTRA moves to Landmark’s E Street Cinema

WASHINGTON DC’S ONLY LGBTQ MONTHLY FILM SERIES MOVES TO NATIONAL THEATER CHAIN Reel Affirmations XTRA: Washington DC’s International LGBTQ Monthly Film Series is making a groundbreaking move, relocating their monthly LGBTQ film screenings from the Human Rights Campaign’s Equality Forum...

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“…being offended is pointless”

Have been seeing “…being offended is pointless” and similar sentiments lately, usually when being told “there are more important things to worry about”, and I disagree.

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President Obama speaks at the NMAAHC Opening

President Barack Obama, speaking at the opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, “We’re not a burden on America, or a stain on America, or an object of pity or charity for America. We’re America. And that’s what this museum explains, the fact that our stories have shaped every corner of our culture.”

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“Star Trek” TOS Enterprise at The Smithsonian

Neither Paramount Studios nor The Smithsonian couldn’t know the cultural impact Star Trek would have when they donated the original U.S.S. Enterprise model in 1974. After decades of neglect, it’s getting a proper restoration and display in the main hall.

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Hoax vs. Truth. Bias? Confirmed!

While a lot of the sites dealing in satire and hoaxes are making it easier to detect the real news from the fake, it still turns out that people would rather believe the hoaxes than have them debunked.