Lila Thulin
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Past articles by Lila:
Miss Americana: In Her Denver Trial, Taylor Swift Got Mad – Then Political
In "Miss Americana," Taylor Swift embraces the move from girl next door to difficult woman. → Read More
Apocalypse Town! Our Semi-Serious Guide to the End of Days
Disaster planners say a meltdown is coming eventually. What apocalypse is ahead? A guide for anyone who's between peripherally paranoid or doomsday-curious. → Read More
Is Your Online Search History Art?
Evan Roth uses his internet cache to form a distinctly modern self-portrait that is showing in the National Portrait Gallery's new exhibit. → Read More
Here are Three of the Most Bonkers Races Happening in Virginia
What do signature fraud, Bigfoot porn, and Olivia Wilde's mom all have in common? → Read More
8 Wine-Country Escapes Just Outside of DC
Day trips for every taste, with stops along the way to hike, eat, and shop. → Read More
“Jew-ish” Deli Call Your Mother Opens in Park View with Latke Fries and Wood-Fired Bagels
The team behind Timber Pizza Co. opens a "Boca meets Brooklyn" bagel joint and deli that riffs on traditional fare like latke fries and pastrami fried rice. → Read More
Here's How a 24-Year-Old Former House Intern Finally Got Congress to Pay Its Interns
Carlos Mark Vera wanted to make the resume-buffing internships available to students from low-income backgrounds, so he founded Pay Our Interns. → Read More
Inside The DC Launch of Bob Woodward's Newest Book "Fear"
Bob Woodward's book on the Trump White House hit the shelves at Kramerbooks at midnight. Political junkies lined up; other Washingtonians were just there to grab a beer. → Read More
For These College Sweethearts, A Real-Life Big Fat Greek Wedding
Nora Tocheny and Nick Poulos wed in May of 2017, then threw a beautiful Greek wedding reception at Dover Hall. → Read More
A First Date at New Orleans Famed Café Du Monde Led to These Nurses' Ultra-Stylish DC Engagement
Amanda Fino and Corey George were wed in March of 2018 at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens in Miami. → Read More
Legal Experts: It's Probably Fine to Cuss Out White Supremacists in DC
We talked to lawyers just to be sure. → Read More
Colorful Little Havana Opens With Cuban Food and Piña Coladas in Columbia Heights
The latest restaurant from Mezcalero and El Sol owner Alfredo Solis opens Aug. 10. → Read More
DC's Getting Three New Museums. Why To Be Excited—And a Bit Skeptical
A quick look at Glenstone, Planet Word, and the National Law Enforcement Museum. → Read More
Franklin Foer Tells You How to Watch the Manafort Trial
"I think he’s always gotten away with it, so deep down, he thinks that there's a fair shot that he'll get away with it again." → Read More
Protestors, Sketch Artists, and an Early-Rising Intern: The Scene at the Manafort Trial's First Day
A report from the media circus in Alexandria. → Read More
How to Go to the Manafort Trial in Person
Here's what you need to know if you want to get a good seat at this media circus. → Read More
This Is the Ridiculous Amount of Money You Need to Make to Afford Renting in DC
A new study says it takes a six-figure salary to spend less than a third of what you make on a two-bedroom apartment. → Read More
Town Danceboutique Says Goodbye With an Epic Party
Fun was easy to find at the DC gay club's final night. Answers to what comes next weren't as easy to find. → Read More
You Can Finally Major in Pizza at Maryland's Newest Cooking School
Pizza University in Beltsville is here to solve America's pizzaiolo shortage. → Read More
Sorry, Kids: You Can't Get Out of School to Go to the Caps Parade
We called five DC-area public school systems. None will excuse absences. → Read More