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Trump
Discounting Trump
Local activists react to Trumps post-debate shenanigans, reaching
the same conclusion
by John Riley
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from serious issues.
His attempt at inflammatory remarks might work on reality
shows, but Im beginning to wonder if hes purposely trying to
distract the media, and perhaps voters, from his lack of substance,
says Rea Carey, executive director of the LGBT Task Force. Like
other smart voters in this country who are women, theyre more
interested in candidates policy stances and what theyre going to
do for the country, than their juvenile and anti-woman remarks.
I want to say that its typical sexist bullshit, but I think its
actually typical Trump bullshit, says Tiffany Joslyn, former
president of the Virginia Partisans. When anyone challenges
him, he takes it personally. Hes like, Poor me. Somebodys asking me a hard question. He cant defend his record or explain
himself, because he doesnt have the record. Hes basically like
an actor, putting on a performance.
Carey also supports Kellys line of questioning during the
debate. She was doing her job as a journalist. And, again, I think
he is trying, for some reason, to distract from a lack of concrete
policy ideas that we would expect all candidates to have. Ive
found that on a number of occasions, and on that occasion in
particular, just how out of touch and anti-woman he is. It makes
him sound like a man from another century.
Jessica Pierce, treasurer of the Gertrude Stein Democratic
Club, agrees, calling Kellys questions completely valid, given
the style of the debate and the adversarial nature that moderators are almost obliged to have with candidates.
I dont think she was stepping out of line, or asking him
something he couldnt answer, Pierce says. And his response
was completely characteristic of what we see from him in this
campaign he is an equal opportunist when it comes to offending everybody outside of upper-middle-class straight white
men. So it was not surprising, because Megyn Kelly is a woman.
Pierce called Trumps bleeding comment ridiculous but
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Schlissel
really a celebration for the whole city. You know why? Because
Tel Aviv is really the secular capital for Israel.
On the other hand, in Jerusalem, theres a growing number
of ultra-Orthodox Jews, and theyre in a totally insular environment.... And theres a cynicism between the two polarities of
the society, Steinlauf continues. So Israel, on the one hand, is
this extraordinary place for progressive values of all types. But
theres a powerful ultra-Orthodox bloc. Voices of moderation...
are the dominant voices here in the United States, but we are a
very small minority in Israel.
Arthur Slepian, founder and executive director of A Wider
Bridge which seeks to build connections between LGBT
Israelis and LGBT Americans says that Israel has largely been
ahead of the United States when it comes to passing legal protections for LGBT individuals. But the social mores and degree of
acceptability among more conservative groups within the coun-
try have not necessarily kept pace with the laws, meaning there
are still segments of the society where homophobia is prevalent.
It has been great to see the country rally around in condemnation of this murder, says Slepian. But a lot of that condemnation is coming from people who, on a daily basis, still promote
prejudice and bigotry towards LGBT people.
To that end, The Jerusalem Post reported that police have
launched an investigation into dozens of posters, distributed by
a group called The Faithful Jewry in several ultra-Orthodox
neighborhoods that have praised the attack and Bankis murder.
The posters feature quotes and references to the Old Testament
that hold up Schlissel as a hero. Police say they are questioning
suspects and plan to make arrests related to the proliferation of
the posters.
Slepian notes that such a stance celebrating the death of
a fellow Jew would be considered extreme and would not be
embraced by many, even within ultra-Orthodox circles. And it
certainly would be rejected by the majority of Israelis.
Similarly, Steinlauf says that outside of the ultra-Orthodox
community, theres a tremendous amount of tolerance and support for LGBT rights within Judaism, both in Israel and the
United States. And that tolerance is fairly widespread because
its based on the values of justice and compassion that are
central to Judaism. Pointing to his own life, Steinlauf notes
that when he came out as gay, even though he is the head of a
Conservative synagogue, he was fully accepted by the members
of his congregation.
I think youre seeing a much stronger embrace of LGBT
community inside of the Jewish community, adds Slepian. Its
not uniform, and theres still a ways to go, but there has been an
enormous amount of progress. l
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stepping up to run for an At-Large seat on the Council because
as District residents, you deserve a councilmember who is
focused on you and your communities.
In the incident referenced by Garber, Orange was accused
of interfering with health inspectors who were trying to close
down the Sam Wang Produce market in Northeast D.C. after
finding signs of rat infestation and other sanitation problems. A
spokesman for Orange issued a statement, but did not directly
address Garbers allegations.
Councilmember Orange looks forward to addressing his
insurmountable record of achievement, including providing a
$11.50 per hour minimum wage, sick leave pay, laws prohibiting
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PerfectlyComp
Benj Pasek and Justin Paul have been touted as the future
of the American musical, and Dear Evan Hansen proves why
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lot of women but also a lot of gay men is because thats how a lot
of gay men feel a sense of worthlessness. Or a sense that they
arent enough. In Dear Evan Hansen, the character is not gay but
the sense of being lonely, the sense of feeling like an outsider,
or feeling like youre not a part of the world, or that the world
doesnt want you to be a part of it, is a theme that, being a gay
writer, I relate to.
MW: The premise of Dear Evan Hansen could serve as an elaborate
metaphor for coming out.
PASEK: In a way it is. Our character is not written to be gay, but
I do think that the struggle of coming out is the same as a lot
of struggles that human beings have, which is exposing truths,
being truthful. And we all are on a journey. I think gay men have
it harder than a lot of other people because the world tells you
that you arent good enough. I think a lot of minorities have this.
Theres the bit in the show about Evan feeling on the outside,
always looking in. And anyone who feels that way, and feels that
they are not part of the world, it seems to resonate, because I
think a lot of us feel that way that we are outsiders.
MW: I understand the idea for Dear Evan Hansen originates from
an experience of yours in high school.
PASEK: There was a student who was sort of anonymous. He
died of a drug overdose, and it was sort of unclear whether it
was intentional or not. After he passed away the student body
became very, very close to him. Everybody sort of claimed him
as their best friend after he died, and began to write their college
essays about him, and began to talk about how amazing he was
and how important he was in their lives.
When Justin and I met in college, and we began to write
musicals, this moment from my high school days continued to
be fascinating. We talked about exploring it in a musical. Since
Letter
Perfect
Arena Stages Dear Evan Hansen is a smart,
complicated, thoroughly affecting show
By Doug Rule
ear Evan Hansen is a smart, complicated and thoroughly affecting show. And its presented by Arena
Stage in a smart, complicated and thoroughly captivating world premiere production, featuring a stellar cast
led by Ben Platt of Pitch Perfect fame.
The musical, by the songwriting team of Benj Pasek
and Justin Paul with book writer Steven Levenson, isnt an
instant smash you have to get past a slightly disheartening, disturbing, somewhat creepy part. Which just so happens to be all of Act I. We meet Evan Hansen as a painfully
shy, insecure, unhappy kid. Before you know it, hes become
confident, agreeable as well as a habitual liar and an elaborate fabricator, overstating his relationship with classmate
and occasional bully Connor Murphy (Mike Faist) after
Connor commits suicide. Evan says the two were secret
friends though not gay, he stresses initially to help
assuage the Murphy familys grief over the fact that no one
seemed to know their son.
The lie leads to a work of fiction, a series of letters supposedly between the secret friends. Perversely, the more
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Evan embellishes, the more things improve for him socially and the same goes for the Murphys,
including daughter Zoe (a charming Laura Dreyfuss), who eventually falls for Evan. Soon enough,
everyone in school is following Evans lead, posting comments to an online tribute to Connor in
which they embellish their feelings about the sullen Goth loner. Everyone wants to fit in and feel a
part of something, even if its all predicated on a lie.
That online tribute is projected onto a transparent scrim on stage by designer Peter Nigrini, who
at other times projects images drawn from various social media sites and apps. Its often difficult to
decipher the details or get the full effect of what were seeing. Its an ingenuous addition to David
Korinss already elaborate set: a reflection of todays exhausting, over-stimulating media culture.
Pasek and Paul incorporate clear influences from the pop music of today, occasionally coloring
outside the musical theater lines, though never in a gaudy or jarring manner. The musical ends with
a wallop, stacked with the most emotionally stirring numbers, starting with Words Fail, a heavy-
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with songs. Its our job just to identify what it is from the real
world that people can connect to and to translate that into an art
form. Something were proud of with Dear Evan Hansen is that
people seem to be leaving the theater every night moved, seeing
elements of themselves on stage. And we definitely hear lots of
sniffles in the audience during the last 15 minutes of the show.
MW: The show really does pack an emotional punch in its last 15
minutes.
PASEK: [Laughs.] Its not that we want to make everybody cry.
But I get emotional when I watch the show still. And it was emotional to write those things. It gets to that emotional truth, even
in me, that are hard to acknowledge, that sometimes I can feel
alone or sometimes I can feel like Im not worthy. I think that
thats a huge part of the psychology of growing up gay, that you
question your own sense of self-worth. And whether or not you
are worthy of love and whether or not anyone will really love you
for who you really are.
MW: What are your thoughts on the state of musical theater and
its future?
PASEK: The state of the American musical is in pretty great shape.
I mean the new musical Hamilton is being received enormously,
incredibly well right now on Broadway. And I think that it, along
with shows like Next to Normal and Spring Awakening shows
that have pushed the sort of boundaries of what musicals could
be all contribute to audiences being receptive and open to
new kinds of stories being told through musical theater, and the
musical theater form. We hope that Dear Evan Hansen can be a
part of that and were excited to continue to create works that
sort of challenge and push boundaries and represent different
types of characters on stage, and different types of stories. We
view ourselves very much as a part of a generation that is trying
to do that.
MW: Dear Evan Hansen could become your second show to make it
to Broadway. You managed to snag a Tony nomination your first
time around, with A Christmas Story, The Musical. What brought
you to that production?
PASEK: We found out that they were looking for writers on that,
so we basically auditioned to get the part we wrote some
songs on spec and submitted them. And our songs were chosen.
They said, Heres the deal: Right now its March, and we have
a production that goes into rehearsal at the end of September.
So we need you guys to write the show now and fast. And we
thought, oh my gosh, what did we get ourselves into? Maybe the
reason that we were chosen is because we were the only ones
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Pitch Perfect was his breakthrough, but its
Dear Evan Hansen that will make Ben Platt a star
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is, he says, about the musicals future, but were very hopeful
that itll move forward somewhere. And wherever that place is,
Ill be there.
MW: Evan is not necessarily likable, and yet you manage to somehow keep us on your side.
PLATT: That was definitely the danger and the fear of the creative
team. He makes a lot of morally ambiguous choices, and this
is the hero of the story. And hes not always doing necessarily
whats right. I think the reason its so successful is because they
make sure that you are fully aware of what Evan is thinking at all
times and what his intentions are in every moment. I feel like if
there was ever a moment where you feel like you couldnt really
see inside him, you may not necessarily stay with him or stay on
his side. So the fact that its written so fully from Evans perspec-
tered in my life, the way that I may feel in certain situations, and
how I might manifest my anxiety were I not better at keeping
it squelched, because I do have my fair share of anxiety. I come
from a big Jewish family and we all have our neuroses and our
anxieties. And Ive definitely had experiences in the past having
to deal with that in terms of therapy and that sort of thing.
MW: You definitely are immersing yourself in the role, showing a
wide range of emotions. Is it exhausting?
PLATT: Yes, its certainly draining. And I do have to give all of
myself during those two hours. But its really a joy to feel like
youre using everything at your disposal and all the tools in your
box. Ive had a lot of experience in the preceding years playing
characters that are very marginalized and specific. Of course,
Ive loved all the projects that Ive been able to work on, but in
doing them for so long it can get exhausting because youre using
the same facilities over and over again. Whereas with Evan,
while it may be draining night to night, its just incredibly fulfilling. I can experience the full range of emotions, use all the parts
of my voice, use my whole body, and live a whole story.
tive, and that you really feel like you know this kid, helps you to
stay with him.
MW: Is it correct that youve been acting for more than half your life?
PLATT: I started working professionally when I was nine years
old mostly musical theater, and a bit of straight theater. And
on camera starting with Pitch Perfect when I was 18. Yeah, I
really cant remember a time before I wanted to be on stage.
MW: Do you come from a family of actors and singers?
PLATT: My father is a producer, so hes in the business. All of
my siblings and I grew up doing musical theater programs in
terms of after-school stuff and being in the school musicals.
Were a very Jewish family, so we would sing a lot in synagogue,
and at any bar mitzvah or wedding we always do a song together.
Were definitely a musical family, but Im sort of the only one
thats pursued it, a professional life. Ive been studying voice
with a teacher since I was 11 or 12.
MW: So were not going to be seeing other Platts to come?
PLATT: Well, my older brother Jonah is in the business. He does
a little bit of musical theater, but hes primarily a comedian
Evan Hansen?
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alongside syrupy treats and alcohol
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ONCE
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Once is one of those quiet, understated shows that will sneak up and
surprise you. Featuring a book by celebrated Irish playwright Enda Walsh,
Once focuses on a man, Guy (Stuart
Ward), who is about to give up on
his music until a mysterious woman,
Girl (Dani De Waal), enters the picture and becomes his muse. Soon the
pair are making hauntingly beautiful
music together, which is all the more
powerful because it expresses their
love for each other in a way that they
never fully realize otherwise. Music
becomes the couples primary outlet
for conveying their feelings toward
one another. And several of Glen
Hansard and Marketa Irglovas dramatic folk-inflected rock songs here
would be chart-toppers if there were
any justice in the pop music world
or at least if this were an earlier
era when musicals had that kind of
mainstream sway. Every actor in Once
plays an instrument, and the ensemble
becomes the shows orchestra, sitting
on the edge of Bob Crowleys set tugging on strings when not part of the
central action. The effect is as subtly smart and seamless as everything
else about this show, including Steven
Hoggetts graceful choreography.
Closes this Sunday, Aug. 16. Kennedy
Center Eisenhower Theater. Tickets
are $65 to $160. Call 202-467-4600 or
visit kennedy-center.org. (Doug Rule)
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Perhaps youve heard the buzz about
Jon Kaplan and Alan Kaplans musical, with a book by Hunter Bell. Yes,
this is that show, the unauthorized
parody of the 24-year-old cinematic classic The Silence of the Lambs.
Silence! strips away the films focus
on horror, replacing it with nutty, offkilter, sexualized humor. Featuring
lewd sight gags, uproariously perverse rounds of dialogue and gleefully vulgar songs, its about as wild
and whacked out as a professional
show ever gets. Alan Paul directs this
90-minute, intermission-less show at
Studio Theatre, set in the companys
intimate upper-level Stage 4 space
with a full bar. Laura Jordan earns
the biggest applause for her deadpan work in the tricky role of Clarice
Starling, the aspiring FBI agent and
West Virginia hick with a comically exaggerated lisp. And Tom Story
manages to make Buffalo Bill a more
multi-dimensional character than the
films one-note transgressive transsexual. And then theres the ensemble
adorned with white ears and hoofs,
gamboling around the stage and into
the crowd. These little lambs will
make you laugh and smile, and then
laugh some more. Extended to Aug.
23. Studio Theatre, 14th & P Streets
NW. Tickets are $40 to $45. Call 202332-3300 or visit studiotheatre.org.
(Doug Rule)
About four years ago, theatreWashington, which serves the regions thriving
theater community and organizes the
annual Helen Hayes Awards, started
the Taking Care of Our Own initiative to support theater artists in times
of financial need. Its annual Summer
Hummer has become a key way of
showing support, raising upwards of
$25,000 for the cause. Youll see some
skin, burlesque and other ribald antics
at this years Summer Hummer, hosted at Signature Theatre and directed
by the companys Eric Schaeffer and
Matthew Gardiner. Nova Payton,
Nicholas Rodriguez, Tracy Lynn
Olivera, Sherri L. Edelen and Carolyn
Cole perform along with stripteases
by the Jockstrap Boys and Foreplay
Pasties. featuring some 60 local performers. Monday, Aug. 17, at 7:30 p.m.
and 9:30 p.m., at Signature Theatre,
4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington.
Tickets are $35, or $100 for VIP
reserved seating. Call 202-337-4572 or
visit theatrewashington.org.
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AMY
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A new documentary about the late
singer Amy Winehouse, Amy interrogates the tragic side of performance
and public identity. Directed by Asif
Kapadia, a filmmaker known for the
2010 biography Senna, the movie earnestly charts Winehouses rise from
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F. Gary Gray directs this biopic following the rise and fall of N.W.A., the
group featuring Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and
the late Easy-E that revolutionized
hip-hop and pioneered the gangsta
rap style all through documenting the
violently dangerous surroundings of
its hometown of Compton, California.
Opens Friday, Aug. 14. Area theaters.
Visit fandango.com.
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MUSIC
DJ EDDIE ELIAS
AT SHORTFUZE AFTERHOURS
GLADYS KNIGHT
AND THE OJAYS
HOWARD JONES
OVERDOZ.
PONCHO SANCHEZ
AND HIS LATIN JAZZ BAND
COMEDY
JON LOVITZ
GALLERIES
INGENUE TO ICON: HILLWOODS
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tion for some time, and its finally arrived. Kingsman: The Secret
Service established a beachhead last year, and now, The Man
From U.N.C.L.E. is storming in.
U.N.C.L.E. is all style, no substance. And thats meant as a
compliment. Each character is dressed handsomely, as if they
just stepped off a Milan catwalk. The story itself is a little wisp
of diddly squat it involves rogue nuclear technology, or something but thankfully, no one seems all too interested in it. Not
the actors, not the screenwriters, and certainly not the director,
Guy Ritchie. Yes, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. is exactly what it
should be: a cool, stylish, fun caper. And Ritchie, despite his
flaws, is the right man to pull it off.
Set in 1963, along the border of the Iron Curtain, The Man
From U.N.C.L.E. pairs American spy Napoleon Solo (Henry
Cavill), with Soviet spy Illya Kuryakin (Armie Hammer). A thief
turned international man of mystery, Solo is something of a debonair cad. He quips; he seduces; his hair always looks fantastic.
Kuryakin is a brute in comparison. Hes a large man, awkward
around women, and about as subtle as Hammers ridiculous
accent. Their mission? Protect Gaby Teller (Alicia Vikander),
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games
Rare Gem
Rare Replay offers a mixed bag
of games, but its a staggering
amount of content for the money
by RHUARIDH MARR
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stage, collecting pieces for his rocket as aliens attack him was
bolstered by a steep difficulty curve, while graphics and sound
effects were highly polished (for the time). Or take 84s Knight
Lore, a game that used isometric 3D to such a great effect that it
helped popularize the genre and spawned a number of clones,
while its use of a world rather than fixed stages was notable
at the time. And of course theres Sabre Wulf, whose beautiful
graphics, maze adventure gameplay and punishing difficulty
made it a fan favorite and sales success in 84.
However, what these games all have in common is the
simple and, yes obvious fact that they are now very dated.
With the possible exception of Jetpac, the first seven games in
Rare Replay are incredibly frustrating to play. Yes, theyre difficult, but its their outdated control schemes that really hinder
progress. Knight Lore, in particular, is almost unplayable, given
the inaccurate placement of its character within its isometric
world. Theres also a notable amount of repetition in gameplay
themes while each game has its own unique identity, several
simply blend together in their core objectives. Of course, its
harsh to critique them from a modern viewpoint after decades
of refinement and progress, but it should be noted that while
fun to drop into theres only a small minority who will actually
complete these first few games.
Get into the NES-era, though, and things improve remarkably. These titles have stood the test of time, both in graphics
and gameplay. R.C. Pro Am and its sequel feel remarkably tight
as you throw its R.C. cars around tight bends and over jumps.
Cobra Triangle is an utterly magnificent game that constantly
switches from racer to combat to puzzle to challenge as you pilot
your speedboat its graphics also scream Classic NES. Solar
Jetman is as difficult as ever, but keeping your spacecraft aloft
with its surprisingly mature physics feels as good as it did
in 1990. Then theres Battletoads. Famed for its punishing difficulty, crude humor, incredible graphics and constantly changing gameplay, if youre one of the few skilled/mad enough to
complete it, you have my infinite respect. (Ive always preferred
Battletoads Arcade, which is included here its a more direct
beat-em-up game, but it feels stupendously good to play despite
releasing over twenty years ago.)
Really, Rare should be commended for all of these releases.
Theyre presented in 1080p, with every crisp pixel squeezed
into the original 4:3 aspect ratio (a stylized border surrounds
each game to fill out widescreen displays, though this can be
deactivated). For purists, theres even a CRT filter that can be
activated to mimic the style of old CRT televisions. Its eerily
accurate, complete with lined screen and bulging sides, but most
will ignore it. Rare has also included an auto-save feature and
a VCR-style Rewind feature that lets players go back seven
seconds in each of these sixteen titles, offering a redo of sorts for
any egregious errors.
Clearly a lot of effort went into making these old games look
their best on our modern, Ultra HD screens. However, the same
cant be said of some of Rares N64 efforts. Yes, theres 1080p
resolution and the Xboxs anti-aliasing and extra oomph means
that theyre looking their best but Rare has made no attempt
to update graphics or improve textures, something that really
stands out in 3D games far more than on 2D NES titles. These
are the games as we all remember them, but thats not always a
good thing.
Killer Instinct Golds 2D sprites looked blurry and outdated
back in 1996, so theres no reason this fighting game will look
any better in 2014 stretched across 50-inches (your size will
of course vary). Plus, the original SNES game was much bet-
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gears
Better Connected?
Cars are becoming increasingly
exposed to hackers as we
demand greater connectivity
from our vehicles
by RHUARIDH MARR
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cars in recent years have demanded a pretty specific set of circumstances such as the hacker to be in said car. Not any more.
Take Chryslers blunder this summer.
Wireds Andy Greenberg reported last month on a serious
security flaw in Chryslers UConnect infotainment system, used
in a large number of Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler and Fiat cars. While
driving a Jeep Cherokee near St. Louis, Greenberg lost all control of his vehicle. The vents blasted freezing cold air, the ventilated seats activated, the radio played at full volume, the wipers
switched on and washer fluid coated the windscreen. Suddenly,
an image of two men appeared on the 8.4-inch center display
well-known hackers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek. Then,
they cut the Jeeps transmission, removing all power control
from Greenberg.
Thankfully, this was a controlled experiment, but it highlighted a serious flaw in the Jeeps systems. All the more troubling was that Miller and Valasek werent in the Jeep at the time
they were sitting ten miles away using a laptop. With a specific
code the two had developed, they could remotely take control
of most of the Jeeps systems via the internet. That included
the brakes, the steering, as well as tracking the Jeep via its GPS
system. The reason? The Cherokee utilizes internet connected
apps via Sprints network. Using a cars unique IP address,
the hackers could locate and take control of the vehicle using
their custom-written code. The vulnerability in the UConnect
software was so egregious that they could locate any Chrysler
vehicle with the right UConnect system across America.
From an attackers perspective, its a super nice vulnerability, Miller told Wired. [But] this might be the kind of software
bug most likely to kill someone.
When I saw we could do it anywhere, over the Internet, I
freaked out, Valasek added. I was frightened. It was like, holy
fuck, thats a vehicle on a highway in the middle of the country.
Car hacking got real, right then.
Chrysler was forced to recall 1.4 million vehicles in total,
offering an update to fix the exploit. The National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation against
Harman Kardon, who manufactured the software for Chrysler.
Suddenly everyone was talking about how secure their cars are.
While the Chrysler hack required a certain infotainment
system, what if you could hack into a vehicle using something
a simpler method? What if you could take control of a car
with a text message? Thats exactly what researchers from the
University of San Diego accomplished. At the Usenix security
conference, they detailed that they had successfully taken control of a Chevrolet Corvette via a series of texts. Not to any infotainment system instead, they were sent to something millions
of Americans have: a small dongle from your insurance company
that tracks driving habits.
The dongles are plugged into the diagnostics ports of vehicles
and provide data to insurance companies that allows them to
adjust premiums depending on driving style. We acquired
some of these things, reverse-engineered them, and along the
way found that they had a whole bunch of security deficiencies,
Stefan Savage, computer security professor and the projects
leader, told Wired. Specifically, they were dongles by Mobile
Devices, used by insurance company Metromile Uber is a
customer for its pay-per-mile insurance plans, The Guardian
reports.
Mobile Devices shipped the dongles in developer mode, an
insecure software version that allows access to a vehicles critical systems. A lack of security protocols in the dongle enabled
the researchers to control just about anything on the vehicle
they were connected to, according to Savage. That included
wipers, brakes, transmission, steering, and even unlocking the
vehicle. A determined hacker could easily hijack a car with the
right text message.
Metromile has apparently updated the dongles to fix the flaw,
but its not a unique problem. Earlier this year, similar dongles
by Progressive were also proven hackable what would Flo say
about that? For consumers, it begs the question as to whether
companies are testing every aspect of their connected systems
to the same extent we expect from PC and smartphone makers
(though the recent flaws in iOS and Android would suggest that
no company is perfect).
Its something Tesla is taking seriously. Its Model S electric
sedan is essentially a giant, moving computer it is internet connected, always on and several functions can be controlled by the
owner from their smartphone. This June, they launched a bug
bounty program, offering cash incentives to hackers who could
expose flaws in their systems. Initial sums were a reported $25
to $1,000. That has now increased to $10,000 for specific vulnerabilities related to Teslas hardware, software and infrastructure
including their website and Powerwall home battery system.
Its already paying dividends. Mobile security company
Lookout identified six vulnerabilities in Teslas Model S that
allowed them to take control of the infotainment system and
utilize commands that can be carried out by the Tesla smartphone app. They could even unlock the doors, open the power
trunks (the Model S has two, front and rear) and start the electric motor. Two weeks after Tesla was notified, an update was
pushed to every Model S wirelessly to address the fix. Teslas
ability to remotely update an owners car without bringing it to a
dealer allows for fast and easy fixes.
Compare that to Chrysler: of the 1.4 million owners who need
their cars updated, its estimated that only a fraction will actually
do so. Last year, the LA Times reported that just 40% of recalled
vehicles were fixed. Thats an awful lot of cars on American
roads just waiting to be hacked. l
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played I spent two hours cultivating a garden only to realize
I couldnt save my progress. A couple of times, particularly in
the N64 titles, sound effects or audio also wouldnt play. These
occurrences have been rare (excuse the pun), but thats the tradeoff for this much content.
Speaking of which, for true Rare fans and there are lots of
them theyve has included several documentaries and features
about the studio and the makings of certain games. They are
fascinating insights into the history and backstory of some of
your favorite titles, but are oddly locked behind a unlockables
system. Playing games and completing certain milestones in the
games of Rare Replay will unlock stamps (there is also 10,000
Gamerscore on offer. Yes, really). These stamps will gradually
unlock the various featurettes about Rare. Sure, it encourages
you to play through the games, but for some of the older, more
frustrating titles, one wonders how many will be denied the
chance to see a film because they couldnt be bothered battling
with Knight Lores controls.
Theres still more to enjoy, though. Outside of the main
games, Rare has included Snapshots. These are bite-size chunks
of the first 16 titles, offered as individual challenges for players
to compete against one another in, including playlists, offering
rapid challenges in quick succession. Battletoads Turbo Tunnel
section is transformed into an endless runner, for instance,
while Jetpac will task you with killing a certain number of aliens
within a time limit. Snapshots are an interesting addition, one
which undoubtedly adds to each games replay value it also
offers quick, drop-in gameplay to those who dont want to commit to playing through a full game.
Really, though, that gamers have this much choice is nothing
short of astounding. Sure, not every game is a classic and some
are nigh on unplayable (curse you, early control schemes), but
theres still an incredible wealth of content here. Whats more,
Rare is polling gamers to see if there are any other games theyd
like to be released as DLC, so there could be even more to play
in the near future. That its all available for $30 is perhaps the
sweetest part of the deal Microsoft could have easily charged
full price and it would still be something of a bargain. For a dollar per game and with hundreds of hours of potential gameplay,
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THURS., 08.13.15
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drink, 5-9pm Multiple
TVs showing movies,
shows, sports Expanded
craft beer selection
Music videos featuring
DJ Wess
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4@4 Happy Hour, 4-7pm
$4 Small Plates, $4 Stella
Artois, $4 House Wines,
$4 Stolichnaya Cocktails,
$4 Manhattans and Vodka
Martinis
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: $6 Call
Martini, $3 Miller Lite,
$4 Rail, $5 Call, 4-9pm
$3 Rail Drinks, 10pmmidnight, $5 Red Bull,
Gatorade and Frozen
Virgin Drinks Stonewall
Darts Games Locker
Room Thursday Nights
DJs Sean Morris and
MadScience Ripped Hot
Body Contest at midnight,
hosted by Sasha J. Adams
and BaNaka $200 Cash
Prize Doors open 10pm,
18+ $5 Cover under 21
and free with college ID
DC9
1940 9th St. NW
Happy Hour, 5-8pm
dcnine.com
DC EAGLE
Hot Jock Contest, hosted
by Highwaymen TNT
Contest at 11:30pm
$100 Prize Package
Highwaymen TNT on
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Happy Hour, 4-9pm
Ladies Drink Free Power
Hour, 4-5pm Shirtless
Thursday, 10-11pm DJs
BacK2bACk
JR.S
All You Can Drink for $15,
5-8pm $3 Rail Vodka
Highballs, $2 JR.s drafts,
8pm-close Throwback
Thursday featuring rock/
pop retro hits
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
Beat the Clock Happy Hour
$2 (5-6pm), $3 (6-7pm),
$4 (7-8pm) Buckets of
Beer $15 Drag Bingo
NUMBER NINE
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 5-9pm No Cover
TOWN PATIO
Open 6pm No Cover
$4 Drinks and $3 Draughts,
6-9pm
ZIEGFELDS SECRETS
All male, nude dancers
Shirtless Thursday DJ
Tim-e in Secrets 9pm
Cover 21+
FRI., 08.14.15
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Open at 5pm Happy
Hour: 2 for 1 on any drink,
5-9pm Friday Night
Videos with resident DJ
Shea Van Horn VJ
Expanded craft beer selection No Cover
ANNIES
4@4 Happy Hour, 4-7pm
$4 Small Plates, $4 Stella
Artois, $4 House Wines,
$4 Stolichnaya Cocktails,
$4 Manhattans and Vodka
Martinis Upstairs open,
5-11pm
COBALT/30 DEGREES
All You Can Drink Happy
Hour $15 Rail and
Domestic, $21 Call &
Imports, 6-9pm Guys
Night Out Free Rail
Vodka, 11pm-Midnight, $6
Belvedere Vodka Drinks
all night Watch your
favorite music videos with
DJ MadScience in the
lounge DJ Keenan Orr
downstairs $10 cover
10pm-1am, $5 after 1am
21+
DC9
1940 9th St. NW
Happy Hour, 5-8pm
dcnine.com
DC EAGLE
ShipMates of Baltimore on
Club Bar, 10pm-close $2
Draughts/Jello Shots
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Karaoke, 8pm
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour, 4-9pm $5
Smirnoff, all flavors, all
night long The Men
of ONYX Mid-Atlantic
presents Uncover Your
Fetish, 10pm-2am
Featuring DJ Theo Storm
Go-Go Boys, Jello
Shots, Demonstrations
$5 Cover
JR.S
$2 Skyy Highballs and $2
Drafts, 10pm-midnight
Happy Hour: 2-for-1,
4-9pm Retro Friday
$5 Coronas, $8 Vodka Red
Bulls, 9pm-close
TOWN PATIO
Open 6pm No Cover
before 10pm Cover after
10pm (entry through Town)
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
All male, nude dancers,
hosted by LaTroya Nicole
Ladies of Ziegfelds,
9pm Hosted by Miss
Destiny B. Childs DJ
Darryl Strickland in Secrets
VJ Tre in Ziegfelds
Cover 21+
SAT., 08.15.15
9 1/2
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 3-9pm $5 Absolut
& Titos, $3 Miller Lite
after 9pm Expanded
craft beer selection No
Cover Music videos
featuring various DJs
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Drag Yourself to Brunch at
Level One, 11am-2pm and
2-4pm Featuring Kristina
Kelly and the Ladies of
Illusion Bottomless
Mimosas and Bloody
Marys Happy Hour:
$3 Miller Lite, $4 Rail,
$5 Call, 4-9pm Ladies
of LURe present BARE,
10pm-close Featuring
DJs Rosie and Keenan Orr
Drink specials all night
Doors open 10pm $5
before midnight, $7 after
21+
DC9
1940 9th St. NW
Happy Hour, 4-6pm
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DC EAGLE
Mr. DC Eagle 2015 - Dan
Ronneberg - hosting on
Club Bar, 10pm-close
$2 Draughts, Famous Jello
Shots
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DJ Billy Lace, 10pm-close
Music and video downstairs by DJ Wess Drag
Show starts at 10:30pm
Featuring special guest
Summer Camp in the show
Hosted by Lena Lett and
featuring Miss Tatianna,
Shi-Queeta-Lee, Epiphany
B. Lee and BaNaka
Doors open 10pm Cover
$10 from 10-11pm and $12
after 11pm 21+
TOWN PATIO
Open 2pm No Cover
before 9:30pm Cover
after 10pm (entry through
Town)
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
Men of Secrets, 9pm
Guest dancers Ladies
of Illusion with host
Ella Fitzgerald, 9pm
DJ Steve Henderson in
Secrets DJ Don T. in
Ziegfelds Doors open
8pm Cover 21+
SUN., 08.16.15
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drink, 3-9pm Multiple
TVs showing movies,
shows, sports Expanded
craft beer selection No
Cover
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$4 Stoli, Stoli flavors
and Miller Lite all day
Homowood Karaoke,
10pm-close No Cover
21+
DC9
1940 9th St. NW
Happy Hour, 2-6pm
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DC EAGLE
Doors open noon
Barbecue Buffet with
$2 Bud and Bud Light
Draughts
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Champagne Brunch Buffet,
10am-3pm Crazy Hour,
4-7pm Karaoke, 8pm1am
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour, 4-9pm
Mamas Trailer Park
Karaoke, 9:30pm-close
JR.S
Sunday Funday Liquid
Brunch Doors open at
1pm $2 Coors Lights and
$3 Skyy (all flavors), all
day and night
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
Drag Brunch, hosted by
Shi-Queeta-Lee, 11am3pm $20 Brunch Buffet
House Rail Drinks, Zing
Zang Bloody Marys, Nellie
Beer and Mimosas, $4,
11am-close Buckets of
Beer, $15
NUMBER NINE
Pop Goes the World with
Wes Della Volla at 9:30pm
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on
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Cover
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shows, sports Expanded
craft beer selection No
Cover
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4@4 Happy Hour, 4-7pm
$4 Small Plates, $4 Stella
Artois, $4 House Wines,
$4 Stolichnaya Cocktails,
$4 Manhattans and Vodka
Martinis
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: $2 Rail,
$3 Miller Lite, $5 Call,
4-9pm RuPauls Drag
Race Viewing and Drag
Show hosted by Kristina
Kelly Alexis Mateo
from RuPauls Drag Race
appears in the drag show
Doors open at 10pm,
show starts at 11pm
$3 Skyy Cocktails, $8
Skyy and Red Bull No
Cover, 18+
DC9
1940 9th St. NW
Happy Hour, 5-8pm
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FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Karaoke, 8pm
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour all night long
Michaels Open Mic
Night Karaoke, 9:30pmclose
JR.S
Happy Hour: 2-for-1,
4-9pm Showtunes Songs
& Singalongs, 9pm-close
DJ James $3 Draft
Pints, 8pm-midnight
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
Beat the Clock Happy Hour
$2 (5-6pm), $3 (6-7pm),
$4 (7-8pm) Buckets of
Beer $15 Texas Holdem
Poker, 8pm Dart Boards
NUMBER NINE
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 5-9pm No Cover
TUES., 08.18.15
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drink, 5-9pm Multiple
TVs showing movies,
shows, sports Expanded
craft beer selection No
Cover
ANNIES
4@4 Happy Hour, 4-7pm
$4 Stella Artois, $4 House
Wines, $4 Stolichnaya
Cocktails, $4 Manhattans
and Vodka Martinis
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: $2 Rail, $3
Miller Lite, $5 Call, 4-9pm
SIN Industry Night
Half-price Cocktails, 10pmclose
DC9
1940 9th St. NW
Happy Hour, 5-8pm
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FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Karaoke, 8pm
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Happy Hour all night long,
4pm-close
JR.S
Birdie La Cage Show,
10:30pm Underground
(Indie Pop/Alt/Brit Rock),
9pm-close DJ Wes
Della Volla 2-for-1, 5pmmidnight
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
Beat the Clock Happy Hour
$2 (5-6pm), $3 (6-7pm),
$4 (7-8pm) Buckets of
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Drag Bingo
NUMBER NINE
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 5-9pm No Cover
Safe Word: A Gay Spelling
Bee, 8-11pm Prizes to
the top three spellers
After 9pm, $3 Absolut,
Bulleit & Stella
TOWN PATIO
Open 6pm No Cover
Yappy Hour: Happy Hour
for Dogs and their best
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$4 Draughts
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drink, 5-9pm Multiple
TVs showing movies,
shows, sports Expanded
craft beer selection No
Cover
ANNIES
4@4 Happy Hour, 4-7pm
$4 Stella Artois, $4 House
Wines, $4 Stolichnaya
Cocktails, $4 Manhattans
and Vodka Martinis
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: $2 Rail, $3
Miller Lite, $5 Call, 4-9pm
Stonewall Darts Playoffs
Wednesday Night
Karaoke downstairs, 10pm
Hosted by Miss Sasha
Adams $4 Stoli and Stoli
Flavors and Miller Lite
No Cover 21+
DC9
1940 9th St. NW
Happy Hour, 5-8pm
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FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm $6
Burgers Drag Bingo
Night, hosted by Ms.
Regina Jozet Adams, 8pm
Bingo prizes Karaoke,
10pm-1am
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour all night long,
4pm-close The Boys of
HUMP upstairs, 9pm
JR.S
Trivia with MC Jay Ray,
8pm The Queen Amateur
Drag Competition, hosted
by BaNaka, 10-11pm, with
a $200 prize Buy 1, Get
1 Free, 4-9pm $2 JR.s
Drafts and $4 Vodka ($2
with College ID or JR.s
Team Shirt)
THURS., 08.20.15
9 1/2
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 5-9pm Multiple
TVs showing movies,
shows, sports Expanded
craft beer selection
Music videos featuring
DJ Wess
ANNIES/ANNIES
UPSTAIRS
4@4 Happy Hour, 4-7pm
$4 Small Plates, $4 Stella
Artois, $4 House Wines,
$4 Stolichnaya Cocktails,
$4 Manhattans and Vodka
Martinis
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: $6 Call
Martini, $3 Miller Lite,
$4 Rail, $5 Call, 4-9pm
$3 Rail Drinks, 10pmmidnight, $5 Red Bull,
Gatorade and Frozen
Virgin Drinks all night
Stonewall Darts Playoffs
Locker Room Thursday
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All You Can Drink for $15,
5-8pm $3 Rail Vodka
Highballs, $2 JR.s drafts,
8pm-close Throwback
Thursday featuring rock/
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NELLIES SPORTS BAR
Beat the Clock Happy Hour
$2 (5-6pm), $3 (6-7pm),
$4 (7-8pm) Buckets of
Beer $15 Drag Bingo
NUMBER NINE
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 5-9pm No Cover
TOWN PATIO
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6-9pm
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DANIEL PIERCE, whose video a year ago of his family physically attacking him for his sexuality went viral, speaking with
GLAAD. Pierce was kicked out of his family home, but donations from horrified viewers allowed him to find accommodation
and regain a sense of normalcy. Through hard work with a therapist, I have come to an understanding
with reality and what happened almost a year ago, he said.
Televangelist PAT ROBERTSON, speaking on his show The 700 Club. Robertson told viewers to stay away from any churches
that support homosexuality and decried the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage.
Director of the CIA JOHN BRENNAN, speaking with ABC News. Brennan was responding to Brett Jones, a former Navy SEAL
and CIA contractor, who last month told ABC News that he had experienced such severe homophobia from other
contractors while working in Afghanistan that he feared for his life.
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