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by Shilpi Paul A recent listing on Exposed Brick DC . Hunting for an apartment to rent is often a joyless task that involves scrolling through endless options on Craigslist. Though the website has made some practical improvements to their layout, the visuals are still bare bones, and the only way to find quality options is to search and search. One young DC resident is hoping to make the experience of finding a place a bit more enjoyable. Earlier this month, 24-year-old DC resident Jamie Grigg launched Exposed Brick DC , a website that aims to “break through the clutter of the DC rental market .” In short, Grigg acts as a rental curator for those on the hunt. The Pinterest-y website highlights her picks for desirable apartments, which, she tells us, must be “affordable and cool” for her young audience . Grigg, who lives in a two-bedroom in Cleveland Park, posts about one rental a day, highlighting the photo and visual appeal; when she doesn’t find anything suitable, she’ ll add cont...

Share this: One might say that Capital Fringe came a little early to Washington, DC this year.  Ambitious emerging theatre company Flying V’s devised work, The Best of Craigslist , is one of those quirky shows that one might expect to see in that yearly theatre festival and it’s a good one, at that.  Likely to be a hit with 20-something social media gurus and the general theatergoing population alike , it’s exemplary of the kind of work that can traverse the line between mainstream theatre and social commentary and offer a little something for nearly everyone. The premise is quite simple.  The work leverages actual postings on the popular Craigslist as a basis for a series of 31 monologues, vignettes, and original songs.  It’s modern, at times irreverent, and mostly engaging. Ryan Maxwell Photography )" src="https://i1.wp.com/dctheatrescene.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/bestof1.jpg?resize=300%2C200" />Nick Hagy & Megan Westman. (Photo: Ryan Maxwell Photogr...

Mark Henriquez found an escape at the same time his mom slipped back into drugs. While she was out getting high, the then 11-year-old turned inward, listening to hip-hop in his room and drafting raps about his dreams of success. Fourteen years later, their once divergent pursuits have come together in a compelling rap video they made about conquering addiction. “All for You” has been viewed nearly 6 million times on Facebook since May. Mark Henriquez, 25, posted a video of himself rapping about his mom, Ruby Lanz’s, meth addiction. She has been sober for 12 years. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Mark Henriquez, 25, posted a video of himself rapping about his mom, Ruby Lanz’s, meth addiction. She has been sober for 12 years. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Mark Henriquez, 25, posted a video of himself rapping about his mom, Ruby Lanz’s, meth addiction. She has been sober for 12 years. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) “...

On a blue- sky summer day , three 12-year-old kids run into an ancient forest adjoining a housing estate. Two of the children are never seen again. The third is found near the centre of the forest, his back and the palms of his hands pressed against a large oak tree . He has blood inside his shoes and no memory of what happened. Much later, when the boy has grown up and become a detective, he is assigned to investigate the murder of a child close to the spot where his friends disappeared . This is the starting point of In the Woods, the first of six related novels that have won a cultish following for Irish writer Tana French . All six books, together known as the Dublin Murder Squad series , are beautifully written. All are hefty. " Big long bastards ," as French puts it when we meet in a Dublin hotel. And all are addictive. I was given the series for Christmas last year, and spent the next few months – annoyingly interrupted by work and, you know, life – reading one volum...