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DC Revisits Chinatown Design Guidelines, Stirring Debate Over Culture and Identity

Among the neighborhoods in Washington DC, Chinatown is uniquely situated in Chinese American culture while also operating as the home of Washington sports teams and a bustling metro stop. Chinatown welcomes visitors with the iconic Friendship Archway on 7th and H Street. From summer concerts to the winter holiday market, the neighborhood is busy year-round as an entertainment, dining and tourism hub.

America’s hottest new performance art: being a Gen Z Man

On August 21, 2025 a group of American University first-year students hosted a “performative male contest” inspired by the nationwide contests that had popped up in London, New York and San Francisco. The contest offered a chance for Gen Z men to finally be cheered for in large crowds. Students came dressed in cargo pants, toting Labubus, matcha lattes and Clairo records, each hoping to be more performative than the last.
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A Glimpse Into How Student Musicians are Reshaping Live Music at Georgetown University

As warmer weather starts to make its way through Washington, the mid-afternoon sun illuminates the grass on the Healy Lawn at Georgetown University, the sound of birds chirping, and trees rustling is suddenly shifted to guitar riffs, bass lines, and drumbeats echoing through amps and speakers. Georgetown students fill the lawn, applauding as student-based rock band, No One And the Elses take the stage for what will be their Saint Patrick’s Day weekend headline show.