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West End Library is closed due to a death in a public restroom. A dedicated police officer assigned to the library was on site at the time. No one else was harmed. To support staff affected by this traumatic event, the library will remain closed through November 8.
ALT A notice from DC Public Library stating that West End Library is closed due to a death in a restroom, with a police officer present at the time. The library will remain closed through Nov. 8 and reopen Nov. 9. It invites visitors to use other library locations, including Georgetown Library at 3260 R St. NW.
One thing funny about the Americans is that they keep calling it ‘Old Town, Alexandria’ like anybody would say all of that. How many old towns are in the DMV.
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‘The Drama’ is a romance devoid of depth and a comedy without an emotional anchor. But most galling, it places a Black woman at the center of a very American controversy and does little more than wink. vulture.com/article/the-dram…
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In honor of Rachel McAdams’ new movie Send Help, this feels like the perfect time to recommend the most underrated Best Picture winners of the 2010, Spotlight.
129 minutes of meticulous journalism unraveling a decades-long cover-up of widespread, systemic child sexual abuse within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston.
I’ve rarely been left as speechless by a textual epilogue as I was here, the moment the film reveals the sheer number of cities and countries where similar cases occurred. I literally closed my mouth in awe.
I’ve watched this film at least seven times over the years, and with every viewing, my respect for it only grows.
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Check out our brand new explainer on how pirate radio causes trouble on the airwaves: youtu.be/RHf79MJoIbE
Might be time for me to move home
In Massachusetts, we defend civil rights.
We protect reproductive freedom.
We believe in the dignity and worth of everyone—whoever you are, wherever you’re from, whoever you love.
That was true yesterday, it’s true today and will be true tomorrow. That’s my promise to you.
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$44.84, the hourly wage that a Massachusetts household must earn (working 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year) in order to afford the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom rental unit, without paying more than 30% of their income according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
PPP was a fixed amount of money. It was drained in a matter of weeks, with millions going to fraudsters. The businesses that lost out and had to close were mostly local and Black and Latinx owned. The fraud hurt THEM. It’s not faceless.
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