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“Artemisia Gentileschi
Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, c. 1625
oil on canvas
overall: 81 x 105 cm (31 7/8 x 41 5/16 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Gift of Funds from Nina J. Cohen in honor of her father Emanuel Cohen and Patrons’ Permanent Fund”
Some ecstatic art news to start the day from the National Gallery of Art:
“The National Gallery of Art today announced the acquisition of Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, a rare painting from circa 1625 by renowned Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–circa 1654). This is the first singular work by Gentileschi to enter the National Gallery’s collection. Its acquisition meaningfully expands the museum’s holdings of Italian Baroque paintings by adding a defining artwork by one of the 17th century’s most celebrated artists.
The painting will be on view beginning late February in gallery 29 on the main floor of the West Building. (more…)
photo by Aileen
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DC Open House List for This Weekend: June 26, 2026
Summer is in full swing across the District, and with 267 open houses on the calendar this weekend, there’s no better time to grab an iced coffee and tour a few homes before the heat peaks. From a $1.7M Capitol Hill rowhome to a breezy Logan Circle loft, RLAH @properties has DC covered in every neighborhood and price point this Saturday and Sunday. To see the full DC Open House list, click here.
So sweet. Still beautiful.
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Creature Comfort brings their melodic, emotionally driven indie rock sound to Pie Shop for a night of live music alongside Terrain and The Dusk Whales.
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“Dear PoPville,
I recently adopted two 6-month-old kittens from the Humane Rescue Alliance and need to take them to the vet.
In the past I’d gone to District Vet in Brookland — I liked the convenient (for me) location and the relative ease of parking. (more…)
Ed. Note: At this point I’d be thrilled if my garbage and recycling got picked up!!
“Dear PoPville,
Props to these guys for doing a hard job but looks like trash and recycling are going into the same truck in Takoma. (more…)
1300 Connecticut Ave, NW
Thanks to Analya for sending from the Jenni Bick stationary store in Dupont Circle: (more…)
As details leaked out about the Washington Post layoffs, it felt like The Express closing, DCist closing/WAMU staff reduction, and Washington City Paper stopping print publication all rolled up in one. And given all the history, as hard as it is to digest, it was even worse.
Yesterday was another very dark day for DC’s hometown paper the Washington Post. There is near universal agreement that this is a disaster for DC’s media coverage. There is also much pain over (basically) losing one of the best sports sections ever. Not to mention the reduction of foreign staff/bureaus. Just brutal. Obviously many folks will disagree with the note below but for posterity I’ll post their explanation:
“From Washington Post’s Executive Editor Matt Murray:
Dear All,
As we shared in our live stream earlier, the company is taking actions today to place The Washington Post on a stronger footing and better position us in this rapidly changing era of new technologies and evolving user habits.
These moves include substantial newsroom reductions impacting nearly all news departments. For the immediate future, we will concentrate on areas that demonstrate authority, distinctiveness, and impact and that resonate with readers: politics, national affairs, people, power and trends; national security in DC and abroad; forces shaping the future including science, health, medicine, technology, climate, and business; journalism that empowers people to take action, from advice to wellness; revelatory investigations; and what’s capturing attention in culture, online, and in daily life. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I haven’t seen something like this yet on your blog. On Kenyon near the medical center workers piled a 4-5 feet high pile of snow (from clearing the alleys for the garbage pickup) literally onto the sidewalk on Monday night, (more…)
