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Food Pyramid Out, ‘My Plate’ In Government unveils its newest symbol for healthful eating

The Agriculture Department is planning to use social media — posting advice every day on Twitter, for example. The address of the accompanying website, Choosemyplate.gov, is written on the chart. That website will eventually feature interactive tools that help people manage their weight and track their exercise. (AP)

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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. was subpoenaed by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office over the investment bank’s activities leading up to the financial crisis, a person familiar with the matter said. Shares of Goldman fell nearly 2 percent to $133.88 a share after Bloomberg News reported earlier Thursday about the subpoena. Goldman has been watched by lawmakers and regulators since marketing risky investments that bet on the housing market’s success just before the mortgage meltdown. Simultaneously, the bank reaped billions of dollars from its own bets that the housing market would collapse. Those gains also made it the target of intense media scrutiny and public outrage. (AP)

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than the E. coli strains people naturally carry in their intestines. However, Dr. Robert Tauxe, a food-borne disease expert at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, questioned whether the strain is new, saying it had caused a case in Korea in the 1990s. Previous E. coli outbreaks have mainly hit children and the elderly, but this one is disproportionately affecting adults, especially women. Nearly all of the sick either live in Germany or recently traveled there. Paul Hunter, a professor of health protection at the University of East Anglia in England, warned the outbreak could continue, as sloppy bathroom habits can spread E. coli. (AP)

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in money raised and banked. That is an enviable position. Yet he is a front-runner who must still decide whether he can risk anything approaching a serious effort in the Iowa caucuses or how he will maneuver in South Carolina. Republican nominees in many past campaigns have begun their campaigns as heirs apparent. Romney is in a different position. If he wins the Republican nomination, it won’t be because it was his turn as the beloved senior Republican in the race. If he wins, it will because he earned it, not just by running the campaign he hopes to run but also by preventing his rivals from dictating the battle on their terms. DAN BAL Z (THE WASHINGTON POST )

Texas Gov. Rick Perry has dropped hints he may run. Perry was the first major elected official to attend a tea party rally, embracing the nascent movement when many establishment politicians were leery of being associated too closely with it. That gives him a baseline credibility with a group looking to exert influence in the 2012 presidential race in the same way it did in the 2010 midterms. (TWP/AP)

Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani visited a restaurant in New Hampshire and met with state activists. Giuliani said he hasn’t decided whether he will run again and that he expects to make up his mind by the end of the summer. But he certainly sounded like a candidate, telling reporters that Obama is leading the nation in the wrong direction.


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SALES & AUCTIONS ALEXANDRIA,VA-2390 Bacon Hill Rd. HUGE Yard Sale! Saturday June 4/ Antiques, furn, records, depression glass, books, toys & clothing.

TICKETS

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SHELTIE PUPPIES AKC/UKC - S/W, Health Guar, fam raised, parents on prem, visits welcome. Rdy 6/2, personality plus! $550. 304-754-9336 SHIH TZU/POODLE CROSS PUPS (Shih-Poo)9 wks, super sweet, great w/kids, black, golden & white, non shed, S/W. $475+. 703-675-6381 Shih Tzu—Puppies pure bred AKC, M/F, 1st shot, dewormed, family raised, 9 wks, $450 cash, 301352-5863

YORKIE - $500+ .AKC lines, M/F, 8wks +, S/W, from a loving home. Adults avail. Pics on washpost.com LL3S. 703-346-4064 YORKIE - $600+. AKC tea cup pups. 8 weeks. M/F. S/W. Vet checked. Health guarantee. Very cute & small. Call 410-486-1557. Pics avail. YORKIE, SILKY, MORKIE, YORKIE -POO, - "Baby Faced Cuties" 9 wks.Reduced! $350-$600. 301-252-9213 www.windsoroakfarm.com

YORKSHIRE TERRIER PUPPIES- AKC registered, 1 M, 2 F, tiny, 8 weeks, S/W, contract on health, tails docked/dew claws, $1,000. 540-672-2480

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ADOPTA CAT/KITTEN Vet checked. Call Feline Foundation. 703-920-8665 www.ffgw.org AUSTRALIANSHEPHERD PUPS AKC, great companion, health guaranteed, tri, M/F. Ready 5/26.Prices reduced. Call 301-271-2258 BEAGLE PUPPIES- Tri-color. Shots, wormed. Males and females. Cute and playful! Cash only. Call 410-795-4169 after 5pm BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOG Golden Retriever mix pups- 3 mons, super sweet, fam raised,S/W, Blk teddy bears. Males $700+. 703-407-8686 BOSTON TERRIER PUPS- AKC, shots, wormed. $650 Male, $700 Female. Micro-chipping available. 9 weeks old. Call 540-788-4046 BRITTANYS—AKC Brittanys. $400-$450. Male & Female. 9 weeks. 540-607-0075 stonewallbrittanys.com CHIHUAHUA PUPS-9 wks-9 mos. Teacups avail, choc/fawn/black/tri - colors, fam raised, S/W. $300 & up. Call703 -675-6381 COLLIE—AKC Female sable and white pups, Shots and wormed, CH lines, Parents on Prem. Please call 540-743-6730 or 540-742-8195 DACHSHUND PUPS- AKC reg, Mini, 9wks-Adult. Long/short coats, Red, Isabella, S/W, exc qual.raised w/kids $300+. 703-407-8686 English Bulldog—NKC and CKC papers. $200, healthy fawn/white M, 4 yrs, Requires loving home w/o pets or children. 703-229-3360 ENGLISH BULLDOG—PUPPIES,M & F, 10 weeks old,AKC registered, Champion Bloodline,complete shot,health guarantee,for $700 each,email: ale5567908@gmail.com Phone: 360-356-1132 French Bulldog-11 wks. Fawn/white, brindle/white. S/W. Healthy, playful, loving. Purebred. M/F. Gorgeous! $1000. Call 410-610-5998 GERMAN SHEPHERD Top quality pups avail 5/14. Shots/wormed, Males & females. Also trained adolescents. Please call 301-471-5721 HAVANESE - AKC. Then there were 3! These Angels need someone special. Price Neg. These are NOT giveaways. 14 wks. 443-964-4526 KITTENS- American short hairs. Male/female. Assorted colors. Shots/wormed.Litter box trained. 8 weeks old. $60. 410-271-1433 LAB/GERMANSHEPHERD MIX PUPS Shots, dewormed, 12 weeks. Awesome! $150. 301-524-8303 Pix at washingtonpost.com MALTESE/ MALTESE POO PUPPIES - M/F, 9 wks, adorable "snow balls", health guar., $450-$550 301-252-9213 www.windsoroakfarm.com

1 BEDROOM

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3 Brs $1495 4 Brs $1600

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NW - 1BR $969 incl utils. Laundry on-site. Lead Safe!! Ms. Mitchell 301-316-4590 EHO NW- Beautiful small furn/unfurn 1BR in China town. Blding has 8 condos. 1 blk to Gallery place China town Metro. Built in desk, dresser, shelves & storage cabs, W/D in unit, full kit w/ microwave, DW, disposal, granite cntrtops. $1700. Avail 7/1. 202-408-1583 , loveschinatown@hotmail.com

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Managedby: Frank Emmet Real Estate,Inc. 2727 FairlawnAvenue,S.E. Suite 1B Washington,DC 20019 (202) 544-9550

SE-4569 BENNING RD SE - 1 + 2BR, CAC, wall-towall, nr Subway (Blue line). $670/$720 + util. Appl fee $10. Open Mon-Sat 11-4pm. 202-582-7155


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of the Year honors and then being named the ACC Pitcher of the Year the past two seasons. He already has set school records for victories (30) and strikeouts (356). This season Hultzen is 10-3 with a 1.59 ERA. He also is batting .305 with 29 runs batted in as a part-time designated hitter when he is not pitching. This spring, as he has gone from a likely first-rounder to a near-certain top-five pick, Hultzen has visited only with officials from the top six teams picking in the draft and the scouting bureau, which sends information to every club. One of

the ground rules for the meetings was that Hultzen would not discuss financial contract terms. If necessary, the final game of the regional tournament is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, the same time that the draft begins. Hultzen almost certainly will pitch one of the games before then, meaning he could be in the dugout when his name is called. “Obviously, it’s always been a dream of mine to play pro ball and make the major leagues, but there are other things in front of me, and that’s this team,” Hultzen said. JOSH BARR (THE WASHINGTON POST )

Danny Hultzen is considered a polished pitcher with good velocity (a fastball in the low to mid-90s) and above-average stuff (his pitches have good movement). Regardless of how much digging into the past a scout does, the reports on Hultzen come back similar. He carries himself well and is humble off the field. Ask about his cooking skills and how he might manage without a school cafeteria or meal plan, and Hultzen jokes that he “can use the microwave pretty well” and that a roommate is teaching him how to light a charcoal grill. (T WP)


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minor-league at bats. But while his batting average is, well, below average, he still leads the team in home runs (10) and RBI (33) and has played Gold Glove-caliber defense. And the 24-year-old product of Long Beach State has impressed veterans with his level-headed and diligent approach to preparation. “He is a ballplayer,” right fielder Jayson Werth said. “He went to a college program that was all about baseball. They play the game the right way. They had some really good players come out of there. Hopefully, he will be another one.” Starter Jason Marquis raved on Tuesday about how Espinosa has never let struggles at the plate affect his defense. “That’s one thing that’s going to keep him around for a long time and be a special ballplayer,” Marquis said.

The Nats’ Danny Espinosa is hitting .182 left-handed this season and .214 total.

the left side requires significantly more upkeep, more time in the batting cage refining his mechanics. He still manages some power, but he’s more successful hitting

low, inside pitches. From the left side, he’s hitting .182. “He’s an electric player,” manager Jim Riggleman said. “He’s got power from both sides of the plate.

The Nationals certainly expected decent power numbers from the middle of the batting order this season. Of course, those numbers were supposed to come from Jayson Werth, Ryan Zimmerman and Adam LaRoche, not Laynce Nix, Michael Morse and Danny Espinosa. Injuries have limited LaRoche and Zimmerman, allowing the latter trio to combine for 26 homers. Nix hit his ninth homer Wednesday, Morse has seven, and Espinosa leads all with 10. D.T.

He’s going to be a tremendous player as the left-hand side catches up with the right-hand side.” In 182 at bats through Wednesday, Espinosa was hitting .214, the same average he posted in 103 at bats late last season and well below his .270 average in more than 1,000

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After the league’s most hostile environment proved to be no match for D.C. United’s wide-eyed young guns, the danger level gets raised a bit Friday night. United became the first MLS team to win at Portland, Ore., last weekend and will now try to break the league-leading Los Angeles Galaxy’s home unbeaten run in Friday’s game. A rookie- and reserve-filled squad got the job done in Portland, with first-year forward Blake Brettschneider leading with two assists in the 3-2 victory. While recuperating forwards Charlie Davies and Josh Wolff could start reclaiming more minutes from fill-ins Brettschneider

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Records: D.C. (4-4-3), Los Angeles (8-2-5) Last Meeting: April 9, 2011; Charlie Davies controversially drew a late penalty and converted the ensuing spot kick in the 90th minute to salvage a 1-1 draw. David Beckham, who claimed “even my 6-year-old son would know not to call that a penalty,” set up the Galaxy’s goal with a cross in the 12th minute. Connections: United captain Dax McCarty’s brother, Dustin, is a rookie on the Galaxy; L.A. defenders Omar Gonzalez and A.J. DeLaGarza played at the University of Maryland. A.C.

and Joseph Ngwenya, the team will have to plug a new hole, the one left by Dejan Jakovic, who injured his hamstring playing for Canada in an exhibition match. The Galaxy, which has the most points in the league (29) and a 4-0-2 home record, will be shorthanded, too. U.S. national team star Landon Donovan, who missed the earlier meeting between the two teams at RFK Stadium with a knee injury, and Jamaican goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts have departed to be with their respective national teams for the Gold Cup. Los A ngeles still boasts a healthy David Beckham, though, and has proved it can secure results without Donovan this season. “There’s a reason why they’re the best team right now in MLS,” said D.C. rookie Perry Kitchen, who scored his first career goal against Portland. “They’ve got great players. ... We’re definitely going to have our hands full.” AVI CREDITOR


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When news broke last season that star player Alana Beard, right, would miss the entirety of the schedule with an ankle tendon injury, many wrote off the Mystics’ season. Despite her injury, the team put together a surprising season before being knocked out of the Eastern Conference semifinals in two games by the Dream. Back, and healthy, Beard figures to help boost the team’s lethargic offense. In her six years as a WNBA pro, Beard has averaged 16.2 points per game and has a .760 free throw percentage.

D[m <WY[i Much will be said about how the Mystics are trying to repeat last year’s run to finish first in the Eastern Conference, but the 2010 team was vastly different. Mainstays Crystal Langhorne and Monique Currie are two of the major pieces left from last years’ roster, but the supporting cast has gotten younger. This year’s roster features three rookies: Center Ta’Shia Phillips, guard Jasmine Thomas and forward Karima Christmas. Despite the youthfulness of the roster, the Mystics added some experience to help with the team’s offense: Kelly Miller, above — a 10-year veteran acquired in a trade with the Atlanta Dream in April.

Jasmine Thomas is expected to offset the loss of Lindsey Harding for the Mystics, who open their season in Connecticut on Saturday night. Their first home game is on June 11 versus Chicago.

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and their preseason games have shown it’s not all hype. Despite major turnover on the roster, the Mystics went 2-0 in May and kick off their regular-season schedule Saturday with a road game against the Connecticut Sun. Here are a few of the story lines and questions surrounding the team as it enters the season sporting a new lineup and a snazzy new red, white and blue look. REED S. ALBERS

>ec[jemd >[he Fans wanting a local angle can cheer for rookie Jasmine Thomas, left. In late April, a trade with the Seattle Storm sent the Virginia native and Oakton High School graduate to her hometown hoops team (and the one she interned for last summer). The point guard has already seen high-quality minutes in the Mystics’ preseason games (she scored five points in the team’s 66-55 preseason win over Chicago), and while it’s unknown how big a role she’ll play at the start, the Duke graduate is expected to help alleviate the loss of Lindsey Harding, who was sent to Atlanta in a trade.

“Long live the king.” Surely that’s what commissioner David Stern and his cronies in the NBA offices are saying right about now. Weeks before a lockout will shut down the league for a period that could dwarf the NFL’s still-unresolved work stoppage — and a day after the NBA’s most charismatic player announced he’s retiring — pro basketball is desperate for some 8o CWjj good news. Im[died Nothing says sunny skies like a boy king finally earning his crown. LeBron James seems on the cusp of hoisting his Excalibur out of the stone and, in the process, filling the one hole in his resume.

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Sure, it took teaming with two other superstars to do it, but better that than join the likes of Charles Barkley and Patrick Ewing, who retired without an NBA championship. And in joining the Heat with the infamous made-for-TV “Decision,” James took himself to a whole new level. The former teen prodigy has been the story of the NBA all season. Fittingly, he is the story at the end, too. And we may be watching a dynasty in the making. So if the NBA does close its doors for what promises to be a nasty fight, at least it knows James will be there on the other side. James, after all, has managed to turn the vitriol against him into one of the best NBA stories in years. Maybe he can do the same for the entire league. He is the NBA’s once and future king. To reach Matt Swenson, e-mail matt.swenson@readexpress.com


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Home” (AMACOM, 2009). Davis suggests talking to at least three lenders, choosing the ones you think you could work with the best and asking each for a Good Faith Estimate. Once you’ve made a final selection based on which lender has the best annual percentage rate, you’ll fill out a formal application.The lender then comes back with a figure of how much you can afford. Be careful though, warns Davis. “Even though lenders will let you borrow more than you can afford, you have to take some responsibility and know your own limitations,” he says.

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Association of Realtors. A Realtor can help you speak with mortgage lenders, recommend home inspectors and act on your behalf when dealing with the seller’s broker. But the Realtor’s most important job, says Davis, is to sit down with you and listen to your needs, and then find you a good deal on a great home. “This is where the agent’s expertise really becomes important,” Davis says.

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Once you’ve found that dream home and your offer has been accepted, it’s time to find a home inspector. Often, your Realtor can recommend one, but Davis cautions against using an inspector you’re pressured to hire. “If an inspector comes back with a bad inspection report it can kill the deal,” Davis says. A good place to look is the American Society of Home Inspectors website, www.ashi.com. Davis recommends being present during the inspec-

The closing agent – which can be an attorney, a title company or a broker – will put together the final pieces of your home purchase. Be sure to have your attorney with you to explain the documents you’ll be signing and to answer any questions. “All the closer does is just escrow funds, accept funds and provide a place to come in and sign the paperwork. They don’t make any decisions on your behalf,” Davis says. © CTW Features

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IMPROVE, IMPROVE, IMPROVE 1. IMPROVE THE HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEM “[You] can replace an old 10 SEER HVAC system with a higher performance unit,” says Paul Zuch, 2010-2011 president of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry, Des Plaines, Ill.The minimum Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio approved by the Department of Energy is now 13, which allows an annual savings in cooling a home that is 18 percent higher than savings with 10 SEER systems. 2. REPLACE OLD, DRAFTY WINDOWS This will save you hundreds of dollars a year in lower utility bills.According to Remodeling magazine’s “2009 Cost vs.Value Report,” window-replacement projects recouped approximately 75 percent of their cost at resale.

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he average buyer of a new single-family detached home tends to spend about $4,900 on appliances, furnishings, and remodeling activities in the first year after purchase, according to a 2008 National Association of Home Builders study.Within the first two years after purchase, new buyers tend to spend $7,400 more than existing homeowners. There are smart ways and not-sosmart ways to spend on and invest in your new home. Here are some expert tips to get you thinking in the right direction.

3. TURN OFF WASTEFUL WATER HEATING “Tank-type water heaters maintain a constant hot water temperature 24/7, 365 days a year,” Zuch says.“They can be replaced with a tankless water heater that only heats water as it is being used and provides an endless supply of hot water.” 4. IMPROVE ATTIC INSULATION Boosting your new homes thermal resistance is a great way to lower utilities from the get-go. 5. UPGRADE TO GREEN, WATERCONSERVING FIXTURES “Reduce water consumption by hundreds of gallons a month with dual-flush toilets, water-saver shower heads and rain-sensor-equipped lawn irrigation systems,” Zuch says.

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What makes good food TV? Colorful food and lots of visuals. I always think that the food should be in the forefront, with lots of close-ups. People should feel like they’re swimming in chocolate.

How has being a mom changed how you cook? I’ve had to get a lot faster. I used to make homemade sausages, stocks and pastas, but now I can’t do that. I’ve had to find shortcuts!

Is there anything that really messes up a cooking show? Well, if everything is one texture, like a sloppy joe, it can look a little messy. That’s harder to get people interested in. You need to spark some interest or emotion with the food.

You recently created a line of pots for Target. What inspired it? I’d been using Le Creuset for years, and while I loved it, I thought it was too expensive. And I also wanted to create a line of of cookware with handles that were smaller and easier for women to hold.

What can make a person a bad fit for food TV? I think that anyone who gets frazzled in the kitchen and has a camera on them — we try not to get too much of that. But audiences do relate to that kind of thing, and

What kitchen gadget can you not live without? My mezzaluna knife is my favorite thing. You can slice with it, chop with it. I even travel with it, though in checked luggage! JENNIFER BARGER (E XPRESS)

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inspiration from biology, old-timey machines and other decidedly left-brain concepts. But her new collection, Elmidae — named for a type of beetle — looks pretty as well as brainy. Just in stock at Proper Topper (1350 Connecticut Ave. NW; 202-842-3055), her well-tailored, inventive pieces range from the sporty-preppy “Velebita” skirt (shown, $240) and drapey tanks, ($85) to unusual silk and brass bead necklaces (shown, similar for $196).

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Friday on YouTube, but Thursday belongs to you and your scalp. Australia’s Thursday Plantation Tea Tree Shampoos and Conditioner ($11, The Vitamin Shoppe, 3100 14th St. NW; 202-588703) uses tea tree, lavender and lime oils to remove unwanted buildup on the scalp and hair follicles. The organic and vegan-friendly products give tresses the sort of healthy shine one might see on Down Under divas like Nicole Kidman or Naomi Watts.

Spot On, Spotoff ANY BRAND that boasts a neologism as shamelessly unpronouncable as “Herbatergent” deserves props — at least it’s creative. Vaska’s new product line, based on the all-natural laundry soap ($9.99 for 48 oz., Target), includes Spotoff Advanced Botanicals Spot Remover ($9.59 for 22-oz. bottle). It didn’t conquer an ancient grease stain, but what could? Warning: Natural or not, Spotoff has a strong smell, and is not for sensitive noses.

Grillionaire Matchmaker YOU BLEW A BUNDLE ON a fancy Weber/Big Green Egg/outdoor pizza oven. So why use a melted Ikea spoon to flip backyard burgers? Zwilling J.A. Henckels’ new BBQ tool set ($200, Williams-sonoma. com) includes a spatula, tongs, a brush and a turner made of stainless steel and something called “PakkaWood.” The quartet make an impressive Father’s Day gift, especially if Pa sprang for filet-mignonpricey Ivy League tuition.

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savory tastes such as cinnamon, Thai spices or cheese. Lord Nut Levington peanuts ($5.49, Lordnut. com), named after a fictional Brit adventurer, include “Rebel Mary” (Bloody Mary) and “Mamma Mia” (Italian) varieties, liberating bridge clubs and air travelers from the backward choice of “salty” or “plain.” =hWX 8W] _i ]Wj^[h[Z WdZ h[l_[m[Z Xo @[dd_\[h 8Wh][h WdZ AWj^[h_d[ 8eob[$ <_dZ ceh[ \eeZ" \Wi^_ed" X[Wkjo WdZ ^ec[ ]eeZi Wj [nfh[iid_]^jekj$Yec%]hWXXW]$

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Manolo says, to paraphrase the immortal Dorothy Parker: Seldom cast as actresses, are the girls who wear glasseses. Despite the unusual circumstances, this is the old conundrum: How does the smarty-smart girl attract the male gaze without feeling, self-consciously, that she is the gender-traitor for conforming to the traditional, heteronormative, patriarchal orthodoxy? Although, the modern world, being infinitely more complicated than the 1980s music videos, offers further difficulties that Ms. Parker could never have imagined. Or, to paraphrase the Thomas Dolby, “Good Heavens, Miss Sakamoto! You’ve filed harassment charges against me for noticing that you’re beautiful!” Which is why the pretty-boy actors tend to date the pretty-girl actresses, because such academy-specific complications do not enter into the mathematics of Hollywood romance. But it never hurts to give it the old college try. Here is the Willie from Diane von Furstenberg ($210, Zappos. com), the sharp-looking wedge heel sandal with enough intellectual interest to maintain one’s credibility in the faculty lounge. Ask the Manolo a question at manolo@shoeblogs.com. Visit the Manolo at shoeblogs.com.


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“E.T. The Extraterrestrial” (1982) No being is more endearing than E.T., with his fondness for Reese’s Pieces and ability to blend in with stuffed animals. Add in healing powers and that he can make a bike fly, and he’s every kid’s best friend.

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revived the early 20th-century custom of a summer “Seersucker Thursday” on Capitol Hill in the ’90s, he probably had heat and humidity, not hipster cred, on his mind. After all, the crinkly fabric was popularized by Brits in steamy colonial India. (The stuff even gets its name from those parts, from the Hindustani term “shir o shekar,” which means “milk and honey,” possibly referring to seersucker’s smooth and rough lines.) BUILT TO CHILL “For some people, the appeal of seersucker is purely comfort — it’s so airy and cool,” says Ethan Drath, owner of Sherman Pickey (1647 Wisconsin Ave. NW; 202-333-4212), which stocks pants and shorts in the fabric, like these, $75, by Castaway Nantucket Island.

In D.C., seersucker enjoys a more-classic-than-gin-and-tonics reputation, with everyone from Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Lyndon Johnson having sported the fabric over the years. Campaigning for the Senate, the latter donned a stripey suit with cowboy boots; more trad types usually went for bow ties, straw boaters and — whoa, Grandpa! — white bucks. But last June, a new crowd of young artists, social types and history buffs embraced the crisp cotton during the first-ever Washington, D.C., Seersucker Social Bike Ride. The fin de siècle-flavored event saw folks more likely to don Prada than madras suited up in seersucker jackets, straw bowlers, saddle shoes and sundresses for a spirited bike ride between Meridian Hill Park and Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens. “It introduced this very traditional fabric to a crowd that would normally thumb its collective nose at it,” says event founder Eric Channing Brewer, who is spearheading a sequel June 4. “It’s a nice, tailored fabric. It looks cool and classy when it gets hot.” (Tickets, $10; see Dandiesandquaintrelles.com for times and addresses.) Still, slipping into head-to-toe stripes could get you mistaken

Old-fashioned seersucker gets a cool-kid vibe via Emerson Made’s crisply pretty blouse (top, $138, Emersonmade.com), J. Crew’s figure-flattering maillot (above, $84, Jcrew. com) and skinny ties in a range of Easter-egg hues (below, $15 each, Thetiebar.com).

for Tom Wolfe or the ghost of Sen. Robert Byrd. So it’s best to mix the storied textile with mod elements. “Wear a seersucker jacket with jeans,” says Ethan Drath, owner of Georgetown prep trove Sherman Pickey (address at left). “But a whole suit might be a little too Colonel Sanders.” Or “choose seersucker in a new, unexpected shape,” says Emerson Fry, whose Emerson Made line (Emersonmade. com) has a flirty blouse ($138) and a sundress ($218) in the fabric. It’s a good thing that designers old-school and new-wave have turned out a fresh crop of pieces in seersucker. “For me, it conjures up old-fashioned summer parties and a good way of living,” Fry says. “Wear seersucker, and you can’t help but be in a good mood and have a good time.” JENNIFER BARGER (E XPRESS)


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ing but of sympathy? Actually, “X-Men” fans probably know all this, and they’re the ones who will be best served by “First Class,” which begins, like the comic book series itself, in 1944. That’s when a young German boy named Erik Lehnsherr watches his parents being hauled off to Auschwitz. Twenty years later, the grown Erik (Michael Fassbender) contemplates his revenge against the man who went on to ruin his life,

Sebastian Shaw. Meanwhile, the genially telepathic Charles (James McAvoy) is earning his doctorate in genetic research at Oxford, with his shape-shifting friend and surrogate sister, Raven (Jennifer Lawrence), by his side. Then what? Things happen, taking “First Class” on a whirlwind tour of Las Vegas, Argentina, Russia, Miami and, finally, the waters just off Cuba where — what do you know? — Shaw turns out to be a shadowy Cold Warrior. With action, atmosphere and mixed feelings to burn, “First Class” seems well on its way to giving the well-traveled “X-Men” franchise a resuscitating breath of genetically superior, nuclear-powered life. ANN HORNADAY ( THE WASHINGTON POST )

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ics era, which the writers use to create a highly fictionalized version of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. The ’60s setting is exploited by the set and costume designers — the cleavage-boosting outfits worn by January Jones as Emma Frost, pictured, are the most obvious examples — but they also provide a wistful quality to the mutants as they search for themselves. “A lot of the characters are more innocent,” says James McAvoy, who plays Charles Xavier. (AP)

A few weeks ago I made a stupid error in a story I wrote about superheroes. It was totally my fault (I conflated two characters), and I think I took the ensuing Internet smackdown relatively well. Of course, now I’m a little gun-shy about writing anything having to do with comic books. Take “X-Men: First Class,” which opens today: I have some quibbles, mostly with the script. But I’m reluctant to say that it seems pretty stupid that Emma Frost (January Jones), an exceedingly power8o Ah_ij[d ful telepath, can’t tell FW][#A_hXo that someone is hiding about five feet from her. Maybe there’s also a reason Frost seems unable to telepathically find her pants at some points. I’m also reasonably certain Erik Lehnsherr (Michael Fassbender, above), who eventually becomes Magneto, shouldn’t have an Irish accent when he’s angry. But hey, Irish accents are kind of a superpower, at least when it comes to making me want to make out with you. So I’m a little skittish when it comes to comic-book movies now, because one slip can make people discount an author’s entire opinion (something similar happened recently to Roger Ebert in his review of “Thor,” so I’m in good company). Though I enjoyed “X-Men,” I find myself hesitating to point out its problems. Not because I fear the wrath of the Internet, but because the Internet might actually have a point. Comments? Give Kristen your feedback: expressnightout.com/thereelist


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on them in their formative years, and I’m careful not to bring my crap home and burden them with that and worry them with that. ” As a paragon of “Father Knows

Best”-style authoritarianism of the 1950s, but also of the era’s postwar disaffection, Pitt says Mr. O’Brien “feels quite oppressed by his surroundings and his job, and is quite bitter about it and doesn’t know how to handle it. And in turn he brings that home and puts pressure on his kids. “ T h i s i d e a t h a t Fa t h e r knows best just didn’t sit well in the end,” he adds. “It was more complicated than that.” ANN HORNADAY ( THE WASHINGTON POST )

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In “The Tree of Life,” Brad Pitt, 47, plays Mr. O’Brien, a strict, by-thebook father to three boys who grow up equally oppressed by his fiery temper and in awe of his godlike moral power. Embodying Mr. O’Brien brought home powerful truths about parenting for Pitt. “Actions speak louder than words,” he says, “and it’s no more true than with your kids. I’m painfully aware of the effect I have

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“The Tree of Life” is both good and bad, great and fatally flawed, transporting and disappointingly literal. The sprawling story of a man’s quest to reconcile a contradictory parental legacy, “The Tree of Life” ties that search to more metaphysical questions having to do with God, creation, truth and beauty. Amazingly, director Terrence Malick makes these connections work, pungently evoking both suburban life in 1950s mid-America and the explosive beginnings of the universe with equal vividness and power. There are several reasons to see “The Tree of Life,” not the least of which is Brad Pitt. As Mr. O’Brien, Pitt plays the patriarch of the 1950s family that lives in a leafy Texas suburb. A hard-jawed, embittered martinet, Mr. O’Brien brings up his three boys with a toxic combination of intimidation and command-

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ing affection — mixed messages brought into even sharper relief by the healing, gentle presence of Mrs. O’Brien (Jessica Chastain). Sea n Penn plays t he oldest O’Brien son as an adult, who announces the cardinal theme of “The Tree of Life” early: “There are two ways through life, the way of nature and the way of grace.” By the film’s climactic sequence, Malick brings things full circle, which gratifyingly returns the audience to the most potent ideas and emotions of “The Tree of Life.” That’s when it becomes clear that they haven’t watched a movie as much as come under a dizzy ingly seductive spell. ANN HORNADAY ( THE WASHINGTON POST )


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symbol of the fight between Massey Energy and environmentalists aided by area residents. Massey wants to eviscerate the mountain in order to get to the valuable layers of coal; the other side would prefer to keep the land in tact. Filmmaker Bill Haney effectively paints a picture of destruction on both an environmental and a human level, but it’s the stories from the miners, who constantly fear for their lives, that are most affecting. STEPHANIE MERRY (THE WASHINGTON POST )

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um by founding Manhattan’s New Museum; and the Guerrilla Girls, who objected to art museums’ insistence on showing only work by white men, with clever hijinx while wearing gorilla masks. These were heady times. But while some of the interviews convey fascinating tales, others don’t shed much light on this epic battle. Part of the problem may be that the director knows her subjects and their histories too well. But we weren’t all there watching the struggle take place, and a more clearly stated thesis could have gone a long way. S T E P H A N I E M E R RY ( T H E WA S H I N G T O N POST )

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<_bc H[l_[m A capitalist epic from a land that was soon to go communist, “Empire of Silver” follows the travails of a Shanxi banking dynasty in the early 20th century. The movie is occasionally muddled and always melodramatic, yet it’s pictorially compelling, thanks to dramatic locations and exacting art direction. The tale is set mostly in China’s mountainous north and arid west, and begins with a camel train in the desert. The country has no central bank or paper currency, so commerce is largely financed by the Kangs, who are experts in the trade and transportation of silver. The patriarch, iron-willed Lord Kang (Zhang Tielin), thinks he has guaranteed his succession by having four sons. But after mishaps sideline three of the boys, Kang must turn to his least businesslike offspring, known simply as Third Master (Aaron Kwok).

Third Master had withdrawn from the family business after his father married Third Master’s true love (Hao Lei). Madame Kang still pines for Third Master, and her marriage to his father is one of several plot points that aren’t adequately explained. A troubled undertaking, “Empire of Silver” might not have been released in the U.S. if not for the small portion of dialogue in English.

Hong Kong pop star Aaron Kwok, left, stars with Hao Lei, right, in “Empire of Silver.”

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Wiig plants a bawdy, brave and brashly feminist flag in the male-dominated raunch-com genre with “Bridesmaids.” Wiig plays Annie, a would-be cupcake entrepreneur whose business has taken it in the ganache with the economic downturn and whose love life consists of impromptu booty calls from her loathsomely narcissistic sex-buddy, Ted (Jon Hamm). When Annie learns that her lifelong best friend, Lillian, is engaged — and that Annie is to be the maid of honor — the new reality sends her into a tailspin of envy, grief and self-loathing. But when it turns out that Lillian’s bridal party will also include the rich, thin, impossibly appropriate Helen Harris III (Rose Byrne), Annie’s insecurities metastasize into a florid case of overpowering Id. A.H. EVERYTHING MUST GO (R, 100 minutes) “Everything Must Go” is a movie about a yard sale, the way Chekhov’s “The Cherry


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sequel to the funny, charming and actionpacked animated feature from 2008, Po the panda (voice of Jack Black) returns in pursuit of inner peace, the defeat of a murderous peacock (Gary Oldman) and the truth about what happened to his real parents. What? You didn’t actually think that Mr. Ping (James Hong), the noodlemaking Chinese goose from the first movie who raised Po as his son, was actually our hero’s biological father, did you? The new movie puts that question to rest. It’s both a story about Po’s search for his origins and a reckoning with the bad guy responsible for Po’s identity crisis. M.O. MEEK’S CUTOFF (PG, 104 minutes) On the Oregon Trail in 1845, a group of settlers crosses a swollen creek, carefully leading oxen and slowly hand-carrying their belongings to the other side. The action is wordless, grim and carried out with uncomplaining stoicism. The immigrants, three families, are led by Stephen Meek (Bruce Greenwood), a guide who has assured them that he knows of a shortcut through the Cascade Mountains. Meek’s a brash big-talker, but a trip that

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Zoe Kazan and Michelle Williams travel the Oregon Trail in “Meek’s Cutoff.” advertising that was entirely financed by advertising. He approached about 600 companies, 20 of which agreed to cover the film budget in return for promotional consideration. Spurlock succeeds at a risky game in which he offers up a critique of commercial co-opting by allowing himself to be commercially co-opted. M.O. SOMETHING BORROWED (PG-13, 103 minutes) This sporadically comedic romantic drama focuses on Rachel White (Ginnifer Goodwin), a successful lawyer who offers herself up as the world’s doormat. Unattached and having just turned 30, Rachel is feeling forlorn, which is compounded by the fact that her best friend, Darcy (Kate Hudson), is marrying Rachel’s

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Old Wave Music Surf rock is generally the province of the young — it’s easier to take the van to the shore every day when you don’t have a job or a mortgage — and the Barracudas were the angry ’80s Beach Boys when they got started 30 years ago. They’re still touring, and they’ll roll in at Comet Ping Pong Saturday with their punk surfer sound. They’ll be backed up by the Beach Bloods and Barreracudas. Comet Ping Pong, 5037 Connecticut Ave. NW; Sat., 10:30 p.m., $10; 202-364-0404, Cometpingpong.com. (Van Ness)

Forget Taylor Swift’s weird, reductive brand of feminism. If you want to empower little girls, teach them how to play electric guitar. Girls Rock! DC is music boot camp for little rabble-rousers, and this weekend they’ll recruit new (and very short) Joan Jetts and Marnie Sterns at Sound Check. They’ll screen a documentary about the program; let girls try out instruments and microphones; and offer sign-ups for the summer session of camp. 2217 14th St. NW; Sun., 1 p.m., free; 202-681-7625, Girlsrockdc. org. (U St.-Cardozo)

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Bridesmaids (R) 11:50-2:45-5:30-8:15-11:00 Thor 3D (PG-13) 10:40-1:20-4:15-7:15-9:50 Kung Fu Panda 2 3D (PG) (!) 11:30-1:45-4:20-6:45-9:00 The Hangover Part II (R) (!) 11:45-2:30-5:15-8:00-10:30 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (PG-13) 10:00-1:00-4:00-7:0010:00 Fast Five (PG-13) 10:30-1:30-4:40-7:50-10:45 X-Men: First Class (PG-13) (!) 10:50-1:50-4:45-7:45-10:50 Jumping the Broom (PG-13) 11:15-2:15-4:50-7:30-10:15

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X-Men: First Class (PG-13) Digital Presentation: 1:15-4:15-7:15-10:30 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides in Disney Digital 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D: 12:55-4:00-7:00-10:15 Kung Fu Panda 2 3D (PG) RealD 3D: 12:15-2:45-5:15-7:45-10:00 Bridesmaids (R) 1:30-4:30-7:30-10:45 The Hangover Part II (R) 12:30-3:00-5:30-8:00-10:55

Landmark Bethesda Row Cinema 7235 Woodmont Avenue

www.landmarktheatres.com

Win Win (R) 1:05-7:05 Midnight in Paris (PG-13) 1:30-2:15-2:45-3:45-4:30-5:15-6:15-6:45-7:308:30-9:15-9:45 The Tree of Life (PG-13) (!) 12:00-1:00-2:00-3:00-4:00-5:00-6:00-7:00-8:009:00-10:00-11:00 The Double Hour (La doppia ora) (NR) 4:05-9:55 Incendies (R) 1:10-3:55-6:50-9:50

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Regal Hyattsville Royale Stadium 14 6505 America Blvd.

Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG) RW: (!) 1:20-2:20-3:50-4:50-7:20-7:50-9:30-10:30 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides in Disney Digital 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D: (!) 1:05-10:05

The Hangover Part II (R) Digital Projection: (!) 1:10-2:10-3:40-4:40-7:00-8:009:40-10:40 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (PG-13) Digital Projection: 4:05-7:05 X-Men: First Class (PG-13) Digital Projection: (!) 1:30-3:30-4:30-6:45-7:459:50-10:50 Kung Fu Panda 2 3D (PG) RealD 3D: (!) 1:50-4:20-6:50-10:00 Bridesmaids (R) 1:25-4:25-7:25-10:25 Thor (PG-13) 1:35-10:35 The Hangover Part II (R) (!) 1:40-4:10-7:30-10:10 Fast Five (PG-13) 4:15-7:10 Jumping the Broom (PG-13) 1:15-4:35-7:35-10:15 X-Men: First Class (PG-13) (!) 1:00-2:00-4:00-5:00-7:15-8:15-10:20

Regal Majestic 20 & IMAX 900 Ellsworth Drive

Thor (PG-13) Digital Projection: 4:55-7:45 Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG) Digital Projection: (!) 4:15-6:30-10:55-1:05 The Hangover Part II (R) Digital Projection: (!) 1:10-1:35-3:35-4:00-6:00-6:258:25-8:50-10:50-11:20 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (PG-13) Digital Projection: 1:50-11:05 Thor 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D: (!) 2:15-10:25-12:55 X-Men: First Class (PG-13) Digital Projection: (!) 12:45-2:00-3:50-5:00-6:508:00-9:55-11:10-12:50 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides in Disney Digital 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D: (!) 5:05-8:05 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides An IMAX 3D Experience (PG13) IMAX 3D: (!) 1:00-4:05-7:10-10:15 Kung Fu Panda 2 3D (PG) RealD 3D: (!) 12:55-1:55-3:10-5:25-7:35-8:45-9:45 Bridesmaids (R) 1:15-4:20-7:00-10:00-12:45 Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG) RW: (!) 1:25-2:30-3:40-4:50-5:55-8:10-10:35 The Hangover Part II (R) (!) 11:35-12:25-2:05-2:50-4:30-5:15-6:55-7:20-7:509:20-9:50-10:10-11:45-12:15-12:35 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (PG-13) RW/DA: 12:15-3:206:15-9:05-12:20 Fast Five (PG-13) 2:25-5:20-8:15-11:00 Jumping the Broom (PG-13) 2:35-5:10-7:40-10:20-12:50 X-Men: First Class (PG-13) (!) 11:40-12:10-1:20-2:40-3:15-4:25-5:35-6:107:25-8:35-9:10-10:30-11:35-12:10

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Thor (PG-13) Digital Projection: 2:10-4:45-7:35 Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG) Digital Projection: (!) 2:15-4:30-7:00 The Hangover Part II (R) Digital Projection: (!) 12:10-2:35-5:15-7:50-10:25 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (PG-13) Digital Projection: 2:05-5:05-8:05 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides in Disney Digital 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D: (!) 11:05-11:05 X-Men: First Class (PG-13) Digital Projection: (!) 11:00-12:15-1:55-3:30-4:556:40-8:00-9:50-11:05 Thor 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D: (!) 11:25-10:15 Kung Fu Panda 2 3D (PG) RealD 3D: (!) 11:30-12:00-1:45-4:05-6:35 Bridesmaids (R) 11:05-1:50-4:40-7:40-10:35 Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG) RW: (!) 11:00-12:30-1:15-2:45-3:40-5:00-6:10-8:2510:40 The Hangover Part II (R) (!) 11:10-12:45-1:35-3:15-4:00-6:05-6:30-7:20-8:309:00-9:55-11:00 Fast Five (PG-13) 4:20-7:25-10:30 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (PG-13) 12:25-3:45-6:50-10:00 Jumping the Broom (PG-13) 1:25 X-Men: First Class (PG-13) (!) 11:45-1:00-2:50-4:10-6:00-7:10-9:10-10:20

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1. Compare to Tina Fey. 2. And She’s Stylish, Too! 3. Empowering Quote. According to a 3,600-word Hollywood Reporter profile of Chelsea Handler, she’s “built the rarest of creations in Hollywood: a female comedy empire (perhaps second only to Tina Fey’s).” She wears both Jimmy Choos and flip-flops. “Whatever she does, she will do it her way,” the writer concludes. (EXPRESS)

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Paris Hilton’s new reality show, “The World According to Paris,” on Oxygen, debuted this past Wednesday. Brooke Mueller — an ex-wife of Charlie Sheen’s — is a friend of Hilton’s and appears on the show, frequently mentioning Sheen (at the time of filming, the pair were in the midst of a custody battle). Also, Hilton gets a pony. (EXPRESS)

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Lindsay Lohan’s attorney says the actress’ electronic monitoring bracelet has been replaced after a malfunction. Lohan’s electronic monitoring system went off on Monday. A representative from the monitoring company went to Lohan’s house and found her there. (AP)

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Jennifer Lopez will appeal a Los Angeles Superior Court judge’s decision regarding video footage shot by her ex-husband Ojani Noa during their marriage, Radaronline.com reported. The ruling allows anyone who is not Noa or acting on Noa’s behalf to release the video. Noa’s girlfriend, Claudia Vasquez, is attempting to release it. (EXPRESS)

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