Washington Life Magazine - February 2018

GET COZY THIS WINTER TEA AT THE LINE CURL UP WITH A BOOK ‘The Wife Between Us’

TRAVEL LOCALLY

Rediscover Baltimore and Richmond

REJUVENATE Beauty secrets from a top dermatologist

DON’T FORGET THE ONES YOU LOVE

Fashion and podcasts at the city’s hottest new hotel

DINNER BY THE FIRE Comfort food at Maydan

MOVIE NIGHT

Spielberg’s ‘The Post’ premieres at the Newseum

Valentine’s Day gift guide

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EDITOR'S LETTER

FYIDC INSIDER'S GUIDE ........................................

THE DISH Maydan ..........................................

FULL SERVICE RADIO The LINE Hotel .......

BOOK PARTIES ..........................................

BOOK TALK "The Wife Between Us" ..................

WASHINGTON SOCIAL DIARY Paint the Town Red...............................................

POLLYWOOD HOLLYWOOD ON THE POTOMAC .......

Smithsonian Magazine Ingenuity Awards ................

Japanese Emperor's Birthday .................................

American Film Institute's 50th Anniversary .............

Radio and Television Correspondents' Association Dinner .............................................

Cafe Milano celebrates 25 years ................................

The Nutcracker Tea ...............................................

"Wonder" Screening ..............................................

Choral Arts Gala .................................................

OVER THE MOON ......................................

Washington Winter Show .......................................

Passion for Caring Gala ........................................

"The Post" world premiere ......................................

Lab School Gala .................................................

EMBASSY ROW ..........................................

PEN/Faulkner Celebration ....................................

"Meet the Press" 70th Anniversary.........................

Seeds of Peace Dinner for Nadia Murad .....................

Michelin Guide Reception ....................................

National Archives' Records of Achievement Gala ...........

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African Art Awards ...............................................

LIFESTYLES

Imagination Stage Gala..........................................

FASHION EDITORIAL Steeped in Light...........

TREND REPORT Ultra Violet...........................

FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH Dr. Lily Talakoub .......

VALENTINE'S DAY GIFT GUIDE................

THE NEW MANNERS Are Ties Obsolete? .........

TRAVEL Finding Magic on Maui ..........................

LOCAL TRAVEL Baltimore ..............................

LOCAL TRAVEL Richmond ..............................

POLITICO Women Rule Reception ........................

Parties, Parties, Parties! ...........................................

HOME LIFE INSIDE HOMES Meredith Balenske ...................

REAL ESTATE NEWS...................................

OPEN HOUSE .............................................

MY WASHINGTON Emily Heil .....................

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ON THE COVER: Model Jeincy Paniagua wearing A.L.C. white sweater ($325) Hu’s Wear, 2906 M St. NW, (202) 342-2020. (Photo by Kate Warren) TOP FROM LEFT: Montage at Kapalua Bay (Photo by Catherine Trifiletti); Amy and Bret Baier with the Michelin Man at the French Ambassador's residence (Photo by Tony Powell); FASHION On Curtis: SIES MARJAN white button up shirt ($595) Hu’s Wear, 2906 M St. NW, (202) 342-2020. On Jeincy: A.L.C. white sweater ($325) Hu’s Wear, 2906 M St. NW, (202) 342-2020. Pants (stylist’s collection). (Photo by Kate Warren); Ruvellite Ring ($6,500), Tiffany and Co.; "The Wife Between Us"; Dips from Maydan (Photo by Jen Chase).

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f you’re suffering from a case of the or flip through our real estate pages winter blues, you’ve come to the for the latest on luxury home sales and right place. Our February issue is full updates on who’s on the move, including of antidotes – from books, to food, to President Trump’s former national security Valentine’s Day gifts (many of which adviser, Michael Flynn, who recently put we’d rather keep for ourselves!) – that his Alexandria abode on the market. will warm your heart, inspire your If you’d rather travel, but aren’t up mind and fill your core. for a big trip, we suggest you consider Nothing says comfort like a roaring Baltimore and Richmond. Neither are fire and Rose Previte’s new Middle very far and both have recently undergone Eastern-inspired restaurant, Maydan, transformations on the culinary and hotel which capitalizes on the irresistible fronts. But if all you really want to do is nature of the hearth by featuring it escape the cold, we’ve got you covered in smack in the middle of the restaurant that department as well. Hawaii is for hungry onlookers to experience calling and we have all the details. (including former first lady Michelle Finally, don’t miss Washington Obama, who was recently spotted dining Post gossip columnist Emily Heil’s there). Read about it in The Dish. candid answers about her job, whom she no longer talks to as a The Oscar-nominated Katharine result of an item she wrote and her Graham biopic “The Post,� which aptly held its world premiere favorite places in Washington. in Washington, is the perfect after-dinner movie. Actors Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks and director Steven Spielberg discussed the On the party front, you will powerful film at a Washington Post Live panel and we were find coverage of WL-sponsored happily in attendance to get the scoop. events, including the Washington With Meryl Streep at the world premiere Rather curl up with a good book at the end of the night?

Winter Show, Choral Arts of “The Post� at the Newseum Be sure to check out our interview with authors Greer Society Gala, the Nutcracker Tea, Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen about their psychological Imagination Stage’s “Bella Notte� thriller “The Wife Between Us,� which is taking the literary and Passion for Caring’s Gala at the MGM National Harbor. world by storm and has already been optioned by a film studio.

Come March, look for photos from our blowout Young and the Is putting on headphones and tuning out the rest of the world Guest List celebration as well as the WL-sponsored VIP Exotic Car your preferred method of relaxation? Then download one of Show, Russian Ball and D.C. Chamber of Commerce Awards. the 30 local podcasts covering food, culture, art and more, now being recorded at The LINE Hotel in Adams Morgan. The trendy establishment opened at the end of last year and has already created a stir with its sleek, Instagram-worthy decor, hip Brothers and Sisters restaurant from Erik Bruner-Yang and a radio studio in the lobby. We sat down with producer extraordinaire Jack Inslee, who is running the podcast network.

The chic hotel also hosted our February fashion editorial, Nancy R. Bagley where photographer Kate Warren worked her magic shooting Editor in Chief a customized hygge tea party with two young models, one of Readers wishing to contact Nancy Bagley can email her whom, Jeincy Paniagua, graces our cover this month. at nbagley@washingtonlife.com Speaking of hygge, the Danish word for cozy surroundings, be sure to check out Inside Homes for a peek at Meredith Balenske’s intimate and beautifully furnished 575-square-foot condominium

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FYIDC The Insider’s Guide to Washington

VALENTINE’S DAY IN WASHINGTON

ROMANTIC REVELRY

n Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers hit the stage in The Washington Ballet’s rendition of John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet at the Kennedy Center, set to Sergei Prokofiev’s magnificent score. Feb. 14-18, Times TBA, $25-160, Kennedy Center Opera House, kennedy-center.org. n Escape to Italy without leaving town by taking your sweetheart to the Valentine’s Ball at the Embassy of Italy. The evening promises authentic Italian cuisine, ballroom dancing, a chocolate tasting and an opera presentation of “Romeo et Juliette.” Feb. 10, 7-11:45 p.m., $89-128, embassyexperiences.com. nF or another taste of romance with international flair, 50 Shades of Rose, hosted by Drink the District at the French Embassy is sure to be a blast for couples and singles alike. Unlimited samplings of more than 100 wines are included in general admission. Feb. 16 and 17, $69-99, La Maison Française at the French Embassy, times vary by day, drinkthedistrictwinefestival.com.

HUNG LIU EXHIBITION

POWERFUL PRINTS Chinese-born contemporary artist Hung Liu is widely considered to be one of the greatest Chinese painters in the U.S. Liu came of age under the communist regime of Mao Zedong and her powerful prints incorporate Chinese motifs to explore “history and culture, gender, identity, and memory.”

Jan 19– July 8, National Museum of Women in the Arts, nmwa.org.

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GEORGE CLINTON AT HOWARD THEATRE

FUNKADELIC FUN

R&B and funk legend George Clinton is sure to bring down the house at Howard Theatre with Parliament Funkadelic. His New Orleans sound is the perfect way to get into the Mardi Gras spirit if you can’t get down to The Big Easy. Feb. 15, 8:00 p.m., Howard Theatre, howardtheatre.com.

EDGAR ALLAN POE’S ‘NEVERMORE’ IN CONCERT

MACABRE MELODIES

The Baltimore author’s stories and poetry, as well as his tortured relationships with the women in his life, inspire this one-night-only concert by Matt Conner, presented in conjunction with “Poe & Puck: The 27th Annual Strathmore Juried Exhibition.” “Annabel Lee” and “The Raven” are on the program, of course. Feb. 15, 7 p.m., The Mansion at Strathmore, strathmore.org.

KARA KENNEDY FUND BENEFIT

BENEVOLENT BRUNCHING The Kara Kennedy Fund celebrates its fifth year with “Brunch and a Band” featuring NRBQ. Chairs Carolyn Vinson Bou and Robin Wilder say dress is casual for the daytime event that raises funds for programs that will help over 500 K-8th grade students learn to swim next summer. Feb. 25, Donor levels $175-1,000, brunch at noon and concert to follow, The Hamilton Live, karakennedyfund.org.

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Rose Previte’s new Middle Eastern-inspired restaurant Maydan centers around community.

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Rose Previte; A typical dinner spread at Maydan complete with an assortment of dips and condiments; Shrimp is cooked over an open flame then finished with chermoula, a blend of lemon, garlic, parsley and saffron

little pushback from city officials about cooking with open flames in the middle of a restaurant wasn’t going to stop Rose Previte from realizing her latest dining concept. After agreeing to several safety measures, she jokes “Eventually the city saw it my way,” and Maydan was born.

The cozy, two-story communal retreat serves Middle Eastern comfort food prepared just as Previte intended – over a central fire pit.

The bazaar-styled space, tucked away in the back corner of an industrial building off 14th Street NW, opened its doors in November. But before that, Previte and the restaurant’s chefs, Chris Morgan and Gerald Addison, visited Morocco,Tunisia, Georgia, Lebanon and Turkey to eat, cook and learn. They returned with a new appreciation for the diverse people they met and the incredible hospitality they experienced. Subsequently, the trio built Maydan’s menu as an homage to the grandmothers who welcomed them into their home kitchens, the Syrian refugees with whom Addison cooked in Istanbul and the couple in a small Georgian town who hosted them at their 30th wedding anniversary feast. These personal stories fuel every aspect of the menu and Previte hopes the sentiment goes both ways: “We want you to feel something and have a whole experience,” she says,“So, when you walk in the door and you see the fire and you feel that energy, I think we’re accomplishing that.”

Bread called tone is cooked in the labor intensive traditional tandoori style using custom clay ovens that reach upwards of 900 degrees.

Hummus, baba ghanoush and other familiar dips appear alongside lesserknowns that include bright pink-hued beet borani and walnut red pepper spread (muhamarra). Meats, seafood and vegetables are all cooked over the hearth as are family-style sharing plates like whole turmeric-rubbed chicken and lamb shoulder. Condiments each priced at $1 are no-brainer additions to every dish.Think harissa, tahina and whipped garlic toum.

Maydan is a not only a tribute to Previte’s travels, as her first eatery, nearby Compass Rose is, but also to what she calls the “soul food” of her past. Growing up in a Lebanese-Sicilian household surrounded by a Lebanese immigrant population in Ohio, she became accustomed to living in a tight community where eating thoughtful, quality food was the norm. Looking back, her memories are centered around the table, where family and friends gathered to celebrate, mourn or simply catch up.

The word maydan means square or gathering place and though it has Arabic origins, the translation is the same in several languages. For Previte that definition sums up her goal – a neighborhood spot where locals can eat, drink and, most importantly, come together. “We’ve had people come in for celebrations, we’ve had people come in when they’ve lost their jobs,” she says. “We haven’t started a revolution yet, but there’s time.”

Maydan | 1346 Florida Ave. NW | maydandc.com WHAT TO ORDER: Beet borani ($8) Carrots with lemon and harissa ($9), Aleppo lamb ($12)

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Jack Inslee’s Full Service Radio brings a rotating cast of radio shows to the lobby of the new LINE Hotel.

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The brand new Full Service Radio studio helmed by Jack Inslee (right).

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tures.When it comes time to assess season one, Inslee will use more subjective metrics and ask: “How is it serving the community? Is it representing community correctly? Are the right people involved?� He hopes Full Service Radio can act as a talent incubator for hosts (who own their own intellectual property) so that they can eventually take their shows to bigger audiences.

For now, with each new studio session, Inslee is falling more in love with a city he describes as “earnest� and “hungry.�“I’ve found that when people say they do something here,� he notes,“they actually do it.�

TUNE IN

Listen now at Fullserviceradio.org.

Photographer Kate Warren hosts adults-only show ““Insert Here� about non- heteronormative relationships.

The goal of “District Derkas� hosted by Sama’a AlHamdani and Lilia Okalina is to “demistify� preconceived notions on Middle Eastern culture.

D.C. Public Library’s “DCPL Radio� features local author talks and interviews.

Jamal Gray hosts extended mixes, interviews and instudio performances on his music show “Late Bloom.�

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ashington has its fair share of talking heads, but a new wave of conversationalists has arrived, armed with an eclectic assortment of content far more diverse than mere politics. Full Service Radio, a podcast network and internet radio station, has made its home in the lobby of the new LINE Hotel in Adams Morgan where local chefs, musicians and artists are just a few of the hosts who will make pit-stops to the lively studio to record their weekly shows. The project, helmed by Jack Inslee, provides a platform to and for the local community. Inslee, a longtime producer and musician, believes the varied content, which is available online 24/7 and in hotel rooms, will extend beyond the District and “Teach the national creative audience about D.C. and change the way they see D.C.�

Inslee was pitched the idea by the hotel’s creative director and friend Kathryn Bangs as she looked for ways to integrate the new property with its surrounding neighborhood prior to its opening.At the time he was running a food-centric podcast network in Brooklyn and had initial doubts about finding enough interest in Washington – a city he had previously only fieldtripped to as a youngster.With the help of creative catalyst Morgan H.West, word spread, show pitches started rolling in and Inslee found himself with the opposite problem. Soon the roster of 12 planned shows turned into 33, with topics including art, culture, food, music and local lore. He spent a year narrowing down ideas, recording pilots and generating content before the hotel officially opened its doors at the end of last year.The first season will run over the next 16 weeks. Inslee stresses that because Full Service Radio is independent from the hotel it is able to operate as a true “community project� undeterred by the ratings that can make or break new media ven-

pollywood The Nexus of Politics, Hollywood, Media and Diplomacy | Embassy Row, Meet the Press 70th Anniversary, Hollywood on the Potomac and more!

Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep and Steven Spielberg at “The Post� world premiere at the Newseum. (Photo by Dave Allocca)

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POLLYWOOD | HOLLYWOOD ON THE POTOMAC

A NEW DAY AT THE HONORS Diversity ruled as the show went on without the president.

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Hip hop artists pay homage to LL Cool J at the 40th annual Kennedy Center Honors. (Photo: Timothy Kuratek/CBS)

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he 40th anniversary of the Kennedy Center Honors shone the spotlight on five artists “whose talent and ingenuity have enriched and shaped cultural life in Amer ica,� said Chair man David Rubenstein .Those perfor ming in their honor included Kenny Rogers , Busta Rhymes , Queen Latifah , Julie Andrews , Questlove & The Roots , Quincy Jones ,

Misty Copeland , Rita Moreno and Eva Longoria. All lit up the stage with eclectic

song and dance to celebrate the 2017 honorees: musician and record producer Lionel Richie , dancer and choreographer Carmen de Lavallade , Cuban American singer-songwr iter and actress Gloria Estefan, television producer Norman Lear and LL Cool J , the first hip hop artist to

GLORIA ESTEFAN on why she agreed to come with or without the presence of President Trump:

“I believe in this country. I respect the office of the presidency very much. I particularly would have wanted him to see an example of what an immigrant offers this country. But I am also very appreciative that the president chose not to come because what happens is that a beautiful night for all of us gets mired in politics and controversy and then it becomes about something else.�

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CARMEN DE LAVALLADE on receiving the news of winning:

LL COOL J on the effect of his music:

“My mission is always to help people escape from their everyday problems and help them dream a little more ‌ to make people smile and forget about their problems.â€?

“It was wonderful because my husband and I had been coming for 35 years.

This was part of our Christmas present to ourselves every year. I’m kind of having an out of body experience right now. To be part of this family ‌ is just a great honor and I’m so pleased.�

be recognized with the award. Notably missing: President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, who bowed out of the festivities after some of the award recipients said they would not attend the traditional White House reception in protest of the president’s policies. We caught up with the honorees on the red carpet as they reflected on the night and

LIONEL RICHIE on to whom he owes his success:

“Thank God for The Commodores because without them there would be no Lionel Richie. And I think about Tuskegee and those wonderful airmen who raised me and told me that failure was not an option.�

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“It was fabulous, all fabulous. I loved the part that was about me.�

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Heather Podesta, Kim Sajet, Stephen Kessler and Paul Tetreault Marley Dias with Sesame Street muppets

Chrissy Teigen, Sherrie Rollins Westin and John Legend

SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE’S AMERICAN INGENUITY AWARDS National Portrait Gallery | PHOTOS COURTESY OF DANIEL SWARTZ HONORING INNOVATORS The sixth annual Smithsonian Magazine American Ingenuity Awards (also known as “The Golden Globes of Intellect�) honored individuals making a difference to American culture in the categories of Technology, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, History, Social Progress and Youth. Honorees included Apple chief design officer Jonathan Ive, director and screenwriter Ava DuVernay, Sesame Workshop (for creating Julia, the first muppet with autism) and 12-year-old Marley Dias, creator of #1000BlackGirlBooks, whose powerful speech got a standing ovation. MUSIC MASTERS: Singer John Legend, who arrived with newly pregnant wife Chrissy Teigen, surprised lucky guests by sitting down at the piano after his acceptance speech and crooning three songs, including his hit “All of Me.� Singer and actor Josh Groban also wowed the crowd with a performance from his musical, “Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812�, and Lin Manuel-Miranda called in to sing a congratulatory tune for his friend, “The Great Comet� creator, Dave Malloy.

Lawrence Duncan and Quincy Jones

Penny Lee and Ted Leonsis

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John Boehner, Merle Shulkin and Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin

Gail West, Didi and Walter Cutler and Alexandra de Borchgrave Kathy Kemper

Japan Amb. Kenichiro Sasae and Nobuko Sasae, Martha Ann Alito and Justice Samuel Alito WL EXCLUSIVE

JAPANESE EMPEROR’S BIRTHDAY Embassy of Japan | PHOTOS BY TONY POWELL

Diana and John Negroponte

ROYAL CELEBRATION Japanese Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae celebrated Emperor Akihito’s birthday, a national holiday in Japan, by inviting several hundred of his closest American friends, including Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and former House Speaker John Boehner, to the embassy for sushi, a traditional tea ceremony and toasts to the 84-year-old monarch, who recently announced he will abdicate in April of 2019 due to his age and poor health. Among the speakers: Rep. Don Young of Alaska, who was born the same year as the Emperor. “He is resigning and a lot of people are asking me to do that, too,� the dean of the House said before defiantly adding: “Not gonna to do it.�

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AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE 50TH ANNIVERSARY Great Hall, Library of Congress

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Rep. John Lewis and Liz Stevens

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, George Stevens and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi

STARS BELOW Morgan Freeman played the lead role at the American Film Institute’s 50th anniversary celebration, an evening that was definitely not about politics — even though the Oscar-winning star (who has played a senator and secretary of state) was eager to point out that the enduring message of the movies a half-century ago is the same as it is now: telling “stories that become our story as a nation.� After clips from the industry’s most beloved films, guests dined in splendor under the Great Hall’s vaulted arches with VIP guests who included actor Bradley Cooper, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and AFI Founding Director George C. Stevens Jr. VIEW ALL THE PHOTOS AT WWW WASHINGTONLIFE COM

Scott Thuman and Rep. Kevin McCarthy

Eleanor Holmes Norton and Donna Edwards

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RADIO & TV CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENTS’ DINNER National Building Museum | PHOTOS BY ALFREDO FLORES A NIGHT OFF The tireless reporters who cover Congress were honored at a lively awards dinner at the National Building Museum. The 73rd annual RTCA dinner was attended by recognizable news reporters like Wolf Blitzer and Dana Bash, along with politicos in the news such as Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (who came up with a few self-deprecating jokes). Some of the biggest laughs came from the acceptance speech of CNN correspondent Manu Raju (who received the Joan Shorenstein Barone award) and of course, comedian Roy Wood Jr., who didn’t hold back on the Trump jokes. Veteran journalist Tom Shine of ABC News was honored with a standing ovation and cheers as he tearfully accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award. ABC News’ John Parkinson chaired the evening for the second year in a row.

John Parkinson and Rep. Steny Hoyer

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‘THE POST’ PREMIERE

History Repeating Steven Spielberg’s timely drama ‘The Post’ premieres at the Newseum.

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nce in awhile, a Hollywood film has such process was with someone who comes with close ties to the nation’s capital that the this amount of veneration,� Steep said. “I felt world premiere takes place here. “The Post� is like this would be a machine, well-oiled, excluone of them. The Steven Spielberg-directed, sionary, a boy’s club. I wasn’t prepared for the Academy Award-nominated historical thriller openness of this director.� starring Meryl Streep as Katharine Graham and Tom Hanks as Ben Bradlee premiered at the Newseum in December.

Prior to the star-studded, red carpet affair, Spielberg and cast members Streep, Hanks, Bradley Whitford and Bob Odenkirk joined a Washington Post Live gathering to speak about the film, which centers on the Post’s bold decision to release “The Pentagon Papers� in 1971.

Ann Hornaday, Bob Odenkirk, Meryl Streep, Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Bradley Washington Post film Whitford at Washington Post Live (Photo by Kris Tripplaar for The Washington Post) critic Ann Hornaday led a discussion that touched on journalistic In addition, she quipped, “there were no integrity, historical accuracy and the #MeToo females harmed in the making of this movie.� movement.

Hornaday noted that “It may have started It’s also no accident that a film about ethics as a Trump-era movie, but it’s now a Weinin journalism was released at the same time as stein-era movie in terms of the woman President Trump is taking aim at the media. In finding her voice.� fact, the production process was accelerated for The film excels at its portrayal of Graham, a timely release. “I like shooting fast but this the Post’s publisher, displaying her strength film came with a set of imperatives and one of and self-doubt at a time when she makes the them was getting it out now while the conver- decision that would change the course of her sation was still ripe,� Spielberg said. life and of The Washington Post. It was “the For Streep, working with Spielberg was a week that Katharine Graham became Kathadream come true. rine Graham,� writer Liz Hannah has noted. It “I told my husband, ‘I can’t wait to go to was also a time when women held much fewer work in the morning’ and he said ‘you don’t positions of power than they do now. Graham’s always say that,’� she said with a laugh. Sur- decision-making was fraught with both interprisingly, it was the first time the actress and nalized sexism and overt misogyny. the filmmaker had worked together. “I was “Conquering the interior voice that corsurprised at how collaborative and free the roborates that you are less than, just slightly

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less intelligent, capable, qualified to have the job you’re in, to lead, that’s the most damaging part,� Streep explained. “[The film] tells a political story but one is interior politics and one is the politics writ large and it’s a great movie because it stands up for both things.�

While the film brings up many relevant topics — government secrets and the history of journalism, to name two — the filmmakers’ character-driven approach gives it the emotional resonance of great drama. “It’s important for an audience to understand that before they see the relevance or ironies of history, that they sit down and understand that our intention was to do a character story about principally two people — Katharine Graham and Ben Bradlee — and all the people that affect their lives and all the people they affect,� Spielberg said.

The full cooperation and help of the families, as well as friends and former colleagues, rendered the film true-to-life. “Everyone had a Bradlee-ism,� said Hanks.

Hanks was able to embody and bring his own take to the portrayal of the famed editor, from how he slammed his newspaper on his desk to the confident way he walked into a room.

For moviegoers, the film has a quality that everyone can appreciate: it’s fun to watch. It is entertainment, after all. “Steven is an impatient showman and I mean this in the best way,� Whitford said. “It’s a collision of showmanship with material that could otherwise be very preachy and dry.�

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’Twas the Season Inverted Trees | Did Trump go to Kuwait? | Star Wars

BY ROLAND FLAMINI

A PROPOS OF MALTA The FBI may be maligned by some people at home, but in Malta its agents are heroes. Diplomats there report that the Maltese government had asked for help from the Bureau in investigating the October car bombing of prominent Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, and American agents had played a key role in the arrest of three men charged with her murder.

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An upside down Christmas tree at the French Embassy.

AT HOME BUT ABROAD President Donald Trump’s presence at the Kuwaiti embassy for an evening honoring first lady Melania Trump in November signaled the administration’s good relations with the Arab kingdom, and also the ability of Ambassador Salem Al-Sabah and his wife Rima to attract top Washingtonians. But it also made presidential history: Visits by U.S. presidents to foreign embassies in Washington are extremely unusual. In part, this is because it sets an awkward precedent (going to one embassy makes it hard to refuse the invitation of another). In his two terms in office, President Barack Obama sometimes paid sympathy visits to a foreign embassy following a national tragedy, but never for a dinner or reception, according to Peter Selfridge, chief of protocol in the Obama administration. “In 2016, he signed the condolence book at the Netherlands Embassy following the downing of the Malaysian plane on which most of the passengers had

been Dutch,” Selfridge said. In 1994, Bill Clinton joined President Boris Yeltsin at the inauguration of the new Russian Embassy.

Ronald Reagan dined on one occasion at the Italian embassy and also at the British, the latter in honor of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. President George W. Bush attended a dinner honoring Queen Elizabeth II at the British ambassador’s residence and went to the Spanish embassy residence to sign a condolence book after the 2004 Madrid train bombings. The popular perception that embassies are foreign territory and, therefore, a visiting president has stepped outside the United States has many doubters.

They argue that the Vienna Diplomatic Convention of 1961 that defines such situations calls embassies “inviolable” not extra-territorial. As in Las Vegas, what happens in an embassy, stays in an embassy.

STAR WARS CONNECTION The Force is clearly with British Ambassador Sir Kim Darroch and his Irish counterpart Daniel Mulhall as their embassy Twitter accounts publicize their respective country’s “Star Wars” connection. The British Embassy tweets that Prince William and Prince Harry have made cameo appearances in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” and reminds all and sundry that “the U.K. has been home to the franchise since “Star Wars: A New Hope,” the first movie in the series. This is a reference to Pinewood Studios, near London, where many of the indoor scenes are filmed. The Irish Embassy Twitter account describes Skellig Michael, the small, pyramid-shaped island off the Irish coast that served in the film as Ahch-To, Luke Skywalker’s reclusive refuge.

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TOPSY-TURVY CHRISTMAS The annual parade of embassy Christmas receptions demonstrated once again the foreign diplomatic community’s inventiveness in breathing new life into social occasions. At the Colombian embassy party hosted

by Ambassador Camilo Reyes and his wife Gloria, a bishop – no less – gave the invocation. Bishop Mario Dorsonville is the Washington auxiliary bishop for Hispanic Catholics.

At the French Embassy residence, a big Christmas tree hung upside down from the ceiling. Strings of pearls graced its branches with stuffed toy sheep, Polar bears and other animals sharing the space underneath, Edward Hicks style.

Ambassador Gerard Araud and his partner, Pascal Blondeau were tapping into a current revival of displaying the inverted Christmas tree, a Medieval practice in which the tree outline is supposed to represent Christ crucified. These days it could also be taken as a visual reference to the world turned upside down. The Maltese Embassy combined with the Washington Performing Arts Society to offer seasonal music performed by Nico Darmanin, a rising Maltese tenor fresh from Covent Garden, and Gabi Sultana, a Maltese pianist with an international reputation.

Andrea Mitchell and Savannah Guthrie with NBC/MSNBC Chairman Andrew Lack “Meet the Press� host Chuck Todd with Kellyanne Conway

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Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Debbie Dingell

Maureen Orth and Tom Brokaw

HAPPY ‘MEET’-ING Chuck Todd was the one in the hot seat at the 70th anniversary bash of NBC’S “Meet the Press� when Sen. Ted Cruz, Rep. Debbie Dingell and “Today’s� Savannah Guthrie took turns grilling him during a mock segment of the show that was staged between cocktails and congratulatory speeches by network suits. “Are you, in fact, the Zodiac killer?� Cruz asked with a sly smirk, resurrecting one of the nastier memes he experienced during the 2016 campaign. “Never proven,� Todd deadpanned, adding that he was gratified by the opportunity to share a few bipartisan laughs to mark the occasion. “Meet the Press,� he told the VIP revelers, “is the one institution that can be adversarial without being confrontational.�

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Darryl Carter and Chef Eric Ziebold

Chefs Aaron Silverman and Patrick O’Connell

Hilary Ross and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross with French Amb. GĂŠrard Araud

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BIBENDUM AND BAGUETTES The Michelin Man (or Bibendum, en français) greeted partygoers arriving at French Amb. GÊrard Araud’s residence to celebrate the release of the second edition of Washington’s Michelin Guide. Guests toasted the Michelinrecognized chefs, including The Inn at Little Washington’s Patrick O’Connell and Pineapple and Pearls’ Aaron Silverman, before departing with edible party favors that had been on display near the bar — fresh-baked loaves of bread from local Lyon Bakery.

NOTICEABLY MISSING: JosĂŠ AndrĂŠs, whose restaurant Minibar earned two stars for the second year in a row. The chef was in Puerto Rico, serving meals to hurricane victims.

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neutrals and fluid silhouettes comprise a minimalist tea party at the line hotel. photography: kate warren | www.gokateshoot.com stylist: joy kingsley-ibeh and Tracey Pisciotta | Kingsley Model + Talent Management MAKEUp: Teresa Foss-Del Rosso | Kingsley Model + Talent Management hair: Skyler Whitehurst | Karma Beauty Lounge by Erwin Gomez MODELs: Jeincy Paniagua and curtis wilder | Kingsley Model + Talent Management tea styling: tyler wood editorial direction: catherine trifiletti PHOTOGRAPHED AT the LINE Hotel dc www.thelinehotel.com/dc 1770 EUCLID STREET NW

ROSETTA GETTY white cropped skinny pants ($790) Hu’s Wear, 2906 M St. NW, (202) 342-2020. NORDSTROM COLLECTION ‘adaline’ silk long wrap vest (stylist’s collection).

FENDI yellow satin dress ($2,250) Hu’s Wear, 2906 M St. NW, (202) 342-2020.

HUGO BOSS Diganira dress and Cipeila jacket; Hugo Boss CityCenterDC 1054 Palmer Alley NWWashington, D.C 20001 (202) 408-9845; STUART WEITZMAN nudist song patent heels ($398) Bloomingdales 5300 Western Ave, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, (240) 744-3700. TIFFANY & CO. Schlumberger multiplication earrings in 18k yellow gold with diamonds ($17,500) . Tiffany & Co, 5481 Wisconsin Ave, Chevy Chase, MD 20815 (301) 657-8777.

D-SQUARED tan turtleneck (similar at dsquared2.com)

HOUSE OF CB LONDON (stylist’s collection)

CAROLINA SANTO DOMINGO white calf leather cross body bag ($795) d/eleven, 11 District Square, SW, (202) 554-0915.

FETE IMPERIALE jumpsuit ($590); d/eleven, 11 District Square, SW, (202) 554-0915.

On Jeincy: JIL SANDER short sleeve dress ($1,390); Relish, 3312 Cady’s Alley, NW, (202) 333-5343.

On Curtis: FIRST AID TO THE INJURED knit shirt (similar at firstaidtotheinjured.com), HUGO BOSS pants (stylist’s collection).

A.L.C. white sweater ($325) Hu’s Wear, 2906 M St. NW, (202) 342-2020. Pants (stylist’s collection).

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On Curtis: OSKAR white drawstring pants ($105) Redeem, 1810 14th St. NW, (202) 332-7447. White sweater (stylist's collection) On Jeincy: MAISON ULLENS white cashmere turtleneck sweater ($1,300); ROSETTA GETTY shorts ($1,150) Hu’s Wear, 2906 M St. NW, (202) 342-2020

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TREND REPORT

KAREN WALKER Two-tone round sunglasses ($270); Nordstrom,The Fashion Centre at Pentagon City, 703-415-1121, nordstrom.com TIBI Cozette alpaca cropped pullover ($350); Intermix, Georgetown, 202-2988080, intermixonline.com

DEREK LAM Belted leather skirt ($3,250); Neiman Marcus, Mazza Gallerie, 202-966-9700, neimanmarcus.com

FENDI Indigo leather shoulder bag ($2,000); Saks Fifth Avenue, Chevy Chase, 301-657-9000, saksfifthavenue.com

ULTRA VIOLET

Pantone’s color of the year is purple perfection.

ZADIG & VOLTAIRE River Uma dress (price on request); Zadig & Voltaire, CityCenterDC, 202-789-8700, us.zadiget-voltaire..com

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SABBADINI White gold and amethyst flower earrings ($4,500); modaoperandi.com

ZADIG & VOLTAIRE Riri dress ($636); Zadig & Voltaire, CityCenterDC, 202-789-8700, us.zadig-et-voltaire.com BALENCIAGA Knife pumps ($695); Neiman Marcus, Mazza Gallerie, 202-966-9700, neimanmarcus.com

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From non-surgical facelifts to off-label uses for Botox and Kybella, Dr. Lily Talakoub lets us in on the secret treatments even your closest friends won’t admit they’ve had.

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e all know them: women whose skin and bone structure are nearly flawless; yet, they don’t look like they’ve had anything “done.�

How is it that there is nary a wrinkle on their forehead, their face is naturally contoured and their pouts are reminiscent of supermodel Rosie Huntington-Whiteley’s enviably full lips? On top of it all, their Instagram feeds reveal they have six-pack abs! Asked for their secrets, they coyly credit “good genes,� and maybe, if you’re chummy enough, admit to a little Botox or a bit of filler here and there.

Fortunately, Dr. Lily Talakoub of McLean Dermatology and Skincare Center, who helps some of Washington’s most well-known women look their best, is willing to spill the beans. “I call it the high-maintenance way of being low-maintenance,� she says of the treatments she routinely performs that provide subtle changes resulting in a more youthful look.

The Thread Lift, a nonsurgical facelift that raises brows, sculpts jowls and tightens the neck, is a procedure Dr. Lily, as her patients call her, says she does “all the time.� Tiny incisions are made near the temples, then barbed surgical thread is inserted in the skin and pulled up. Voila! — a facelift in 10 minutes during your lunch hour. Collagen, by way of scar tissue, forms around the absorbable sutures, resulting in a more structured, youthful visage over the course of several weeks.

Injecting Botox in unconventional places is another of the doctor’s tricks. “I put it in the jaw for people who have a wide face,� she says.

How does it work? Botox in the masseter muscle makes it atrophy, giving the face a contoured look.

If a bit more cleavage is desired, the board-certified dermatologist can perform a non-surgical breast lift with your own blood. It’s a treatment derived from the popular “vampire facials,� where your blood is drawn, Platelet-rich Plasma (PRP) is separated via centrifugation, or spinning, and applied to the face to stimulate collagen growth.“Now, I’m injecting it into the breast and it stimulates tissue to grow a little bit bigger,� she says. Patients need to repeat the procedure five or six times for lasting effects, but according to Dr. Lily, it does result in immediate fullness, so it’s especially useful “if you have an event to go to that night and you need a little cleavage.�

What about those six-pack abs? Dr. Lily injects Kybella, the serum commonly used to get rid of fat under the chin, into lines in the abdomen. It melts fatty tissue between muscular layers, producing that desired, sculpted look. The injections can be painful, she admits, and they need to be repeated three to six times for maximum effect, but the results are worth it for those who, despite long hours at the gym, have been unable to achieve the stomach muscles of their dreams.

Dr. Lily says all of these procedures are safe, can be administered quickly and none have significant side effects, meaning they’re especially appealing to her busy clientele. “In Washington,� she explains, “no one has time for downtime.�

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VALENTINE’S DAY GIFT GUIDE

LADURÉE Shiny love gift box ($24); LadurÊe, Georgetown, 3060 M St. NW, 202.737.0492, laduree.com

RILEY VERSA Base Bag with Italian leather cover ($625), Red “Stella� cover ($200); Interchangeable bags available at rileyversa.com

CHOPARD Happy hearts earrings ($1,940); Liljenquist & Beckstead,Tysons Galleria, 703.448.6731, liljenquistbeckstead.com

URBANSTEMS “The Luster� bouquet ($65); UrbanStems, 855.614.2779, urbanstems.com

Gifts to Love

Rose-hued goodies for your Valentine

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KATE SPADE Yours Truly card holder ($50); Kate Spade New York, CityCenterDC, 994 Palmer Alley NW, 202.408.7598, katespade.com

JO MALONE LONDON Red roses bath oil ($25); Jo Malone London, CityCenterDC, 996 I St. NW, 202.789.4239, jomalone.com

TINY JEWEL BOX Three-stone ruby ring ($12,370); Tiny Jewel Box, 1155 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202.393.2747, tinyjewelbox.com

SCOUT BAGS Three-way cosmetic bag in “Sunbather� pattern ($26.50); scoutbags.com WA S H I N G T O N L I F E

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TIFFANY & CO. Fleur de lis key pendant ($4,200); Fairfax Square, 8045 Leesburg Pike, 703.893.7700, tiffany.com

ALICE + OLIVIA A+O X The Beatles Rylyn embroidered tee ($195); Alice + Olivia, Georgetown, 3303 M St. NW, 202.602.0445, aliceandolivia.com

CHARLOTTE SIMONE Polly pop scarf in red and pink ($250); Curio Concept Store, 1701 Thomas Jefferson St. NW, 202.851.4946, curioconcept.com

MANOLO BLAHNIK Velvet jacquard pumps ($695); Neiman Marcus, Mazza Gallerie, 202.966.9700, neimanmarcus.com

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THE NEW MANNERS

Goodbye, Pain in the Neck Are neckties obsolete?

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efore buying a necktie for your favorite nephew’s birthday it’s best to check that he wears one. Chances are he has defected to the open collar fraternity and now subscribes to that vast groundswell of public rejection of the long, narrow piece of material that males in the civilized world are supposed to wear knotted under the chin. So low have sales of the mighty necktie fallen that the Men’s Dress Furnishings Association, the trade group for America’s tie manufacturers, has disbanded itself for lack of members.

In the past, going tieless used to be a socialist fashion statement. Now it’s part of the capitalist dress code, with devotees among the leading hi-tech denizens of Silicon Valley and some areas of the banking sector. It’s fanciful to think that Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates, to say nothing of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (as seen at the Café Milano 25th anniversary bash in November) or White House economic adviser Gary Cohn, any one of whom could afford to buy ties by the zillion, forsook them in some kind of Faustian contract that opened the way to untold wealth. Even more fanciful is the syllogism that if you go about with the top shirt button undone you will be able to afford to buy the Washington Post.

But it is true that for some time now going tieless has defined what success looks like in the modern, global economy.

Shedding the tie lost some of its cool when President Barack Obama was photographed dining with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, and

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both were tieless – and seemingly a little self-conscious with it. In London, Princes William and Harry have given a royal seal of approval to tieless fashion. The speaker of no less hallowed ground than the British House of Commons recently declared, “Am I minded not to call a member [to speak]

simply because that member is not wearing a tie? No.” Not so in official Washington. President Trump has returned the necktie to the White House, with the emphasis on long red or blue silk arrows pointing downwards past his waistband. For decades, the U.S. Congress had no official dress code beyond a request that members observe “proper decorum” (as opposed to improper decorum?). Recently, House Speaker Paul Ryan took it upon himself to remind members that “appropriate

business attire” was required in the House and that was almost universally understood to include men wearing a necktie.

The tie-or-no-tie question has its fanatics.

Richard Branson, the British airline owner and noted balloonist, argues that a tie restricts creativity, and writes, “I often have a pair of scissors in my top pocket to go cutting people’s ties off. It’s time to say goodbye to the tie.”

The tie issue can set off a wave of existential angst in both work situations and on social occasions. For example, not wearing a tie for a job interview can make the difference between employment and remaining unemployed. By the same token, meeting a client for the first time sans tie can send the wrong message. But, depending on the client, so can the reverse.

Also, says Juleanna Glover, a corporate consultant and a noted Washington hostess at whose gatherings the tied and the untied are both usually present, people should remember that showing up tie-less at business or social functions is “uniquely an American phenomenon.

Whenever I organize an event for European or Asian executives every man there is wearing a tie.”

Glover doesn’t expect guests to wear ties for one of her buffet dinners, “but when it’s a more formal occasion for a senior government official, for example, in general neckties should be worn.” She ought to know. In 2010, she hosted a dinner at her home in honor of the Shanghai Chinese Communist party leader.

That was Xi Jinping.

So, if not a necktie for your nephew, how about socks? But that’s another story.

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TRAVEL

FINDING MAGIC ON MAUI Unplug and then reconnect with local history and culture in Hawaii.

STO RY A N D P H OTO S BY C AT H E R I N E T R I F I L E T T I

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riting about why you should visit Maui is completely obvious. If it’s not for the beaches and palm trees then surely it’s for a quintessential Hawaiian adventure packed with whale watching and scenic hiking. For beachcombers, Maui is the gold standard, but there is also powerful spirituality underlying the island. As Hawaiian people believe, there is magic in the impossibly blue Pacific waters that have both physically and spiritually sustained their population for thousands of years. It’s the island’s rich culture and history that have inspired hotel properties to engage visitors with the local traditions that make Maui special. Depending on your budget and travel companions, there are two hotels that do a magnificent job of teaching cultural reverence for nature that is at the crux of Hawaiian identity.

FOR COUPLES: With only 50 guest rooms, the 24-acre resort Montage Kapalua Bay (starting at $955) is intimate, romantic and best of all its three-

tiered sunset pool and world-class spa never feel overcrowded. One of the hotel’s best amenities is access to Sila, a Maui native who serves as a cultural conduit to guests, teaching hula and ukulele lessons along with lei and flower crown making classes. For lei-making, she walks guests around the property sourcing resident ferns, teaches braiding techniques and explains the historical significance behind the wares.A lei, which is often offered as a welcome gesture, means life; wearing one indicates a profound respect for mother nature as you are giving the flowers new life and purpose.

FOR FAMILIES At the recently-opened Westin Nanea Ocean Villas (starting at $949) on North Ka’anapali Beach, one, two and three-bedroom villas, lagoonstyle pools and deckside grills and cabanas are a draw for groups looking to feel right at home. As its name promises, the property exudes nanea, a Hawaiian word for relaxation and serenity. Many elements of the hotel were designed with local tradition in mind, including the landscaping where each native plant variety has cultural significance. Guests can deep dive into Maui’s history at the Pu‘uhonua o Nanea Cultural Center, which offers a variety of activities for both children and adults, including an introduction to the Hawaiian language and adventures on outrigger canoes – vessels used by Polynesians who first settled on the islands.

So to Maui we say: “a hui hou,� a phrase traditionally used in place of goodbye. It means “until we meet again.�

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The view from the lobby of Montage Kapalua Bay; Montage’s cultural ambassador Sila teaches flower-crown making; A view of the historic Cliff House on the Montage Property sits along the craggy Kapalua Bay Coastline, a two-mile long cliffside walk.

LOVE MORE, IT’S THE LAW: In 1986 a law was passed in Hawaii that requires individuals to act in accordance with the “Aloha Spirit� and treat others with kindness and respect. Although unenforceable, the law was a gift to the Hawaiian people and a testament to their collective graciousness. §5-7.5 “Aloha Spirit� is the coordination of mind and heart within each person. It brings each person to the self. Each person must think and emote good feelings to others.

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Weekend Getaway to Charm City

Escape to a revitalized Baltimore courtesy of Under Armour founder Kevin Plank.

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f the touristy Inner Harbor and National Aquarium are what come to mind upon the suggestion of a trip to Baltimore, then you haven’t been to Charm City lately. The hometown of Babe Ruth, Thurgood Marshall and John Waters is also where Under Armour founder Kevin Plank now hangs his hat and where his Sagamore Development company is spending billions to revitalize the Fells Point and Port Covington neighborhoods. Plank’s properties set the stage for a hip, sophisticated getaway. Begin by checking in at the Sagamore Pendry Baltimore (from $246/ night), a 128-room boutique hotel located at the long-neglected Recreation Pier, which opened in March after a two-year, $60 million renovation.

The luxurious rooms are appointed with both equestrian and nautical elements in homage to the city’s historic past. Don’t miss the massive Botero

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sculpture in the courtyard and, should you visit on warmer days, the str iking pool overlooking the harbor. Eat at the hotel, explore the eclectic neighborhood where millennials mix with lifers, or hire nearby Charm City Helicopters to take you on an aerial tour before dropping you at Port Covington in South Baltimore. That’s where Under Armour’s new headquarters are under construction and where the Sagamore Spirit Distillery and the Rye Street Tavern, both part of Plank’s master plan, will provide sustenance in the form of Rye whiskey, farm-raised meats and sustainable seafood as you sit back and take in the sweeping view of the Patapsco River.

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Clockwise from top left: The Sagamore Pendry is a reimagination of historic Recreation Pier. Guest rooms offer harbor or courtyard views. The Rye Street Tavern at Port Covington serves homey fare by famed New York chef Andrew Carmellini (who also oversees the hotel’s restaurants), including crispy fried chicken and buttery biscuits. Charm City Helicopters offer aerial tours of Baltimore.

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Quirk Hotel’s Maple & Pine restaurant helmed by David Dunlap. The art gallery adjoining the library features works for purchase by local artists.

Revelry in Richmond

Snack Don’t miss shatteringly flaky wood-oven baked pastries (savory or sweet) from Sub Rosa Bakery (620 N 25th St.) and a cup of locally roasted Lamplighter coffee.

Virginia’s capital entices visitors with its strong food, culture and retail scenes. B y c a ther i n e tr i f i l ett i Richmond’s authenticity elevates it above a mere pit stop between Washington and the rest of the South. Unlike other upand-coming cities with airs of manufactured personality, Richmond’s growth is true to its character and much more subtle; restaurants are tucked away in residential neighborhoods and shops are only identifiable by small doorway decals. With a number of new hotel properties, a bustling craft beer movement and a food scene that rivals some of the best in the country, Richmond is having no trouble attracting those who know where to look.

Explore With Virginia Commonwealth University’s renowned art program, Richmond has solidified itself as city driven by creative growth.The nationally acclaimed Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (200 N Boulevard) is currently playing host to the “Terracotta Army: Legacy of the First Emperor of China” exhibition through March 11. Don’t miss the other

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great galleries and museums, including one dedicated to Richmond-raised Edgar Allen Poe. eat Start your day with an authentic bubbie-approved breakfast at Perly’s (111 E. Grace St.) offering deli favorites.Think corned beef and smoked fish. For a Cuban lunch fix, grab a counter seat at Kuba Kuba (1601 Park Ave.) where traditional cubanos get upgraded with chorizo (leave room for a hefty slice of Tres Leches cake). For dinner, head to the cozy, French-inspired L’Opposum (626 China St.) for quirky menu descriptions, kitschy decor and exquisite presentations from The Inn at Little Washington alum David Shannon. Don’t miss the Fabergé caviar eggs. shop In the world of retail, Richmond has struck a wonderful balance between vintage and modern. At Carytown’s local gem, Need Supply Co. (3100 W. Cary St.), high and lower end merchandise, from Dries Van Notten to Adidas blend into a seamless curation.

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Continue down West Cary Street to discover consignment shops that encourage playful perusing.Visit Dear Neighbor (2415 Jefferson Ave.) in Church Hill to find the perfect artisan jewelry and uniquely scented candles.

Treasure hunt at Blue Bones Vintage (322 W. Broad St.) and 68 Home (5 W. Broad St.) for a fun selection of old records, vintage wares and home accents.

STay Credit for Richmond’s growth and transformation can be largely attributed to its unique boutique lodging options.The Quirk Hotel (from $250; 201 W. Broad St.) opened in 2015, turning a historic space previously housing a department store into a pink-hued, retro art gallery and gathering place. Its Maple & Pine restaurant is superb. Last year The Graduate (from $139; 301 W Franklin St.), brought a collegiate chic aesthetic to the university town. Traditionalists can head to the five-star Jefferson Hotel (101 W. Franklin St) for star treatment from this century-old establishment.

drink Scott’s Addition is home to more than a dozen craft breweries.

Try Veil Brewing Co’s. sour varieties and Blue Bee for a selection of ciders.

StrOll The T. Tyler Potterfield Bridge is the city’s newest reason to be outside.

The pedestrian bridge crossing the James River offers skyline views and a connection to Brown’s Island.

GET THERE

A two-hour drive down I-95 South or a threehour journey on Amtrak, which departs daily.

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Politics, Publishing, Linens & Blooms BOOK PARTIES CELEBRATING FEMALE AUTHORS | PHOTOS BY ERIN SCHAFF AND TONY POWELL

Mary Haft and Leonard Silverstein

Charlene Drew Jarvis, Annie Groer, Esther Coopersmith and Linda Cropp

Carol Schwartz and Connie Morella

‘QUITE A LIFE! FROM DEFEAT TO DEFEAT ... AND BACK’ @ ESTHER COOPERSMITH RESIDENCE

UAE Amb. Yousef Al Otaiba, Cathy Graham and Jane Stanton Hitchcock

Former longtime D.C. Councilmember Carol Schwartz celebrated her weighty — 745-page — autobiography with all the rapture one might expect from a five-time mayoral candidate who never lost her inimitable courage and spark despite a long emotional journey that had way more downs than ups. “I know it’s hard to li ,� she laughingly assured guests in Esther Coopersmith’s grand Kalorama salon, “but my childhood was just as interesting and difficult as my political life.�

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“Clothes may make the man [or woman], but fine sheets make the bed,� was a sentiment many luxuryloving guests were echoing as they celebrated publication of a weighty volume enshrining the glories of high-end linens (most in VIP homes) manufactured by D. Porthault since 1920. “No one else in the world creates such wonderful hand-made and hand printed products,� said Joan Carl, who acquired the company from the founding family in 2005 and then revived it with a business plan that included building a new factory in the north of France.

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@ A MANO GEORGETOWN Artist and fashion illustrator Cathy Graham worked for ten years with legendary New York special events planner Robert Isabell, helping him design the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute gala, Vanity Fair glamfests and even her mother-inlaw Katharine Graham’s over-the-top 70th birthday bash in 1987. Now she is sharing her expertise in “Second Bloom: Cathy Graham’s Art of the Table,� a ravishingly illustrated book that was celebrated by cohosts Jane Stanton Hitchcock and Adam Mahr at A Mano, Mahr’s Georgetown gi and housewares shop. “Cathy Graham’s art,� Hitchcock noted, “is charm and sophistication incarnate.�

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Jefferson Hotel owner Connie Milstein, along with pals Carol Melton, Gail MacKinnon, Andrea Mitchell, Rachel Pearson, Kathy O’Hearn, Hilary Rosen and Tammy Haddad feted former Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown and her juicy tell-all about her years at the magazine. In a Q&A session, Brown was asked about working with men who had been accused of sexual harrassment. “The answer to creepy men is to kind of be the boss, right?� said Brown as the crowd, which included Chris Wallace, Lloyd Hand and Jordanian Ambassador Dina Kawar, applauded in response.

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ritics are calling it “The Next Gone Girl,� or “This Year’s Girl on the Train.�

It broke records at St. Martin’s Press, selling in 30 countries before its release. Steven Spielberg’s production company, Amblin, quickly snapped up movie rights to “The Wife Between Us� after reading only the opening section. It’s that good.

For co-authors and longtime friends, Bethesda-based Sarah Pekkanen (prolific author of women’s fiction) and New York-based Greer Hendricks (her former editor), their debut psychological thriller could only be written together, one Google doc line change at a time.

Sleep.� We found that we were both drawn to books that had strong female protagonists and were psychological in nature, so even though Sarah had primarily written “women’s fiction� and that had been my expertise as an editor, we knew that we didn’t want to go that route. We wanted to try something a little different.

HOW DID THIS COLLABORATION COME ABOUT? GH: We worked together on seven books.

I was close to a lot of my authors but we developed a much more intimate relationship and discovered that there was an uncanny number of similarities that we had. We both had studied psychology and journalism, we both were terrible cooks, we were the same age, we have brothers we’re really close to named Robert.

When I decided to leave Simon & Schuster after 20 years, I knew in the back of Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen my mind that I wanted to try to write. I wasn’t telling many people but I confessed SP: That was a terrific surprise.We both wanted it to Sarah SP: I had just finished writing my seventh book to write a psychological thriller but one with and I said to Greer, “let’s write one together.� relatable characters. Extraordinary things could It was a very impulsive and instinctual thought. happen to them but it had to be rooted in reality.

I went with my gut. We have such similar nar- That was a big challenge we set early on. rative instincts, we like the same books, and I just had the sense we could really do something HOW DID YOU WORK FROM DIFFERENT CITIES? GH: My daughter set us up on Google hangspecial together. outs and we literally wrote every word of the book together, which is unique because a lot of WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE ON A THRILLER? GH: We both laid out on our dining room tables other co-authorships take on different characters the books that we most responded to over the or alternating chapters. We knew that was not past few years and there was a lot of overlap — what we wanted to do.

Liane Moriarty, “Gone Girl,� “Before I Go To SP: We knew early on that we would be at our

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strongest together. If you pick up the book and look at ten lines, you won’t be able to tell who wrote those lines and that’s because it’s a true collaboration.

DID YOU PLOT THE STORY BEFORE WRITING? SP: Yes and no. We knew where the end of the first act was going and we plotted out generally toward the end of the book but it changed and evolved. We were constantly tearing up ideas. We say “what if � to each other a hundred times a day.

GH: And “better together.� Those are our two mottos.

DO YOU CONSIDER IT TO BE A FEMINIST BOOK? SP: Yes.We love the idea that we are women writing stories of women and that a lot of people responding to it are also female.

Holly [Bario, from Amblin] very early on wanted to option this material, within a week of selling it to the publisher. Strong, complicated, relatable women is something that we want to continue writing about.

We also like the idea of women helping women, female empowerment and female collaboration. We are collaborators, obviously, and there is collaboration in the book.

AS YOU WERE WRITING, DID YOU HAVE IN MIND THAT IT WOULD BE A MOVIE? GH: That was the dream. We write very visually.

We didn’t write it to make it into a movie but that was certainly a theme for us.

SH: That’s the fun part.When you’re writing and everything is coming out clunky, it’s fun to pause and think who you would cast in the movie.

WHO WOULD YOU CAST? GH: We’ve thought about Naomi Watts and Scarlett Johansson.

SP: I like Leo DiCaprio for Richard because I think he’s a really versatile actor.

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PAINT THE TOWN RED GALA WeWork Wonder Bread Factory | PHOTOS BY TONY POWELL CELEBRATING WITH HEART The American Heart Association’s PULSE committee of young professionals in the Washington region held its 8th annual “Paint the Town Red� gala to spread awareness of and raise funds for cardiovascular diseases and stroke. Partygoers donned “red tie� cocktail attire, nibbled on hors d’oeuvres, took turns on the dance floor and bid on silent auction items such as a Tito’s Vodka basket, Solidcore gift certificates and dinner at Marcel’s.

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A NIGHT TO SEE AND BE SEEN Cafe Milano became an official Washington institution from the very moment it opened 25 years ago and it’s no surprise that proprietor Franco Nuschese gets most of the credit for its warm ambiance, good food and for hiring longtime maĂŽtre d’ Laurent Menoud. Credit, too, his canny instinct for pulling in a major VIP crowd — presidents and other high-ranking politicos from both parties, media personalities, diplomats, business titans, the old guard social set and plenty of pretty young things mixing it up with an astonishing list of kings, prime ministers, movie stars and other world famous personalities who simply must stop by for a vitello tonnato or osso buco whenever they hit town. “I always felt Washington was a great circus and I was able to be a great ringmaster,â€? Nuschese told 1,200 of his best amici at the anniversary bash that spread over two neighboring tented courtyards and out onto the blockedoff street. THAT’S AMORE: The seven-hour (!) extravaganza included music by The Gipsy Kings and a video tribute with congratulations from Hillary Clinton, Newt Gingrich, Lionel Richie, Quincy Jones, Bob Woodward and others.

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THE NUTCRACKER TEA National Museum of Women in the Arts | PHOTOS BY TONY POWELL BALLET AND TEA BISCUITS Families kicked off the holiday season with an unforgettable tea party benefiting the Washington Ballet. Ginger Dietrich and Andrea Rinaldi co-chaired the Sunday afternoon affair which included an elegant tea, hands-on activities for children and the opportunity to pose with the cast of Septime Webre’s “The Nutcracker.�

Proceeds from the event support the company’s education and community engagement program. Generous sponsors included Jean-Marie, Raul, Sofia, Alexander and Alina Fernandez; Ashley, Ma , Birdie and Brody Bronczek; David Yurman; The National Retail Federation; and CityCenterDC

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Mazza Gallerie | PHOTOS BY NAKU MAYO CHOOSE KIND The New York Times best-selling novel “Wonder� by R.J. Palacio hit the big screen last year with help from coscreenwriter and director Stephen Chbosky. The story is about a 10-year-old boy named Auggie, played by Jacob Tremblay, who struggles to fit in at a new school because of his disfigured face. It challenges viewers to consider the vast importance of kindness and acceptance. Children’s National Health System president and CEO Dr. Kurt Newman and the Children’s Hospital Foundation welcomed fans of all ages to an advanced screening of the film, where both the author and director met guests after a light dinner reception. In addition to the screening, the event celebrated the many hospital patients whose bravery inspires kindness. One such example is Amanda Merrell, who had a leg amputated after being diagnosed with a rare bone cancer at the age of two. Now 15, she was recognized for her resilience and belief that what makes you different, also makes you extraordinary.

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THE SEASON FOR SYMPHONY The Choral Arts Society of Washington partnered with the Embassy of Finland for its annual holiday concert and gala. Ambassador Kirsti Kauppi served as honorary patron to help top off her country’s year-long centennial independence celebration, Suomi Finland 100. Julie Chase chaired the festive evening that began with a performance by the Choral Arts Chorus at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, followed by a reception and silent auction and then a gourmet dinner and dancing on the Roof Terrace.

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Palm Beach Interlude for the Hunt Country Crowd Middleburg snowbirds spotted at book parties, golf outings and hot new restaurants in America’s ultimate winter resort.

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The Breakers.

President Donald Trump has been ensconced at Mar-a-Lago. “The history of the place once owned by cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post goes beyond politics,” Rose says.

From Virginia horse country: Mia and Donald Glickman were tucked in avoiding the snow back at Rockburn Farm in Marshall, Va. Bryce Lingo and his business partner, Snowden Clarke, have joined in the island life. Back in Middleburg, Lingo, whose family is in the real estate business in Delaware, now owns Orange Hill Farm, once the home of the late Frederick H. Prince Jr., grandfather of the late Frederick H. Prince IV. Barbara Price’s husband, plastic surgeon Wesley Price, joins her on weekends from Washington at their home on the ocean end of Worth Avenue.

In a walkabout with Mrs. Price, our first stop was off Worth at the Via Amoré atelier of fashion designer of Susan E. Riley featured in Rose’s book. Lynn Pohanka is among Riley’s clients who favor the handmade versatile ensembles of skirts, jackets, blouses and pants in yummy shades of French lace and a spectrum of colors of European silk charmeuse linings.

As we strolled the retail paradise on Worth

Avenue, it was nearly lunchtime. The late Gus Pucillio’s Petite Marmite is now a twinkling memory. These days, there’s the vintage Ta-boo or the Italian inspired Bice. Instead, we detoured to the slick, renovated Royal Poinciana Plaza, best known in the early ’90s as the former location of Au Bar, the raucous watering hole for certain members of the Kennedy clan.“This place takes the oxygen out of Worth Avenue,” Price said, noting that, “Hermès has moved here.”We lunched at the new “in spot” - Sant Ambroeus.

And finally, Washington architect Stephen Perkins of HotelStudio and social and cultural historian James Caughman have written: “Addison Mizner: The Architect Whose Genius Defined Palm Beach,” a lavish homage to the legendary designer responsible for the distinctive and sweeping Mediterranean Revival style of this winter mecca.This includes The Warden House, The Everglades Club, the Kennedy clan’s former ocean-side compound and many extraordinary houses in between.

Like many others, Perkins also has Middleburg ties. His former firm, ForrestPerkins LLC, provided interior architecture and interior design in the creation of Sheila Johnson’s Salamander Resort & Spa.

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iddleburg photographer Missy Janes helped launch the book, “Palm Beach: the Essential Guide to America’s Legendary Resort Town,” just in time for the annual southern migration to the legendary swish island. Janes’ brilliantly composed and evocative images fill the pages written by local expert Rick Rose.

Of course, the launch took place at the iconic Breakers Resort with hundreds of local sparklies in attendance.

A native second-generation Floridian, Rose and his partner, Peter Emmerich, are innkeepers of the Grandview Gardens Bed & Breakfast and Vacation Homes. The book is a result of years of notes shared with their guests on the history and specifics on the shops, restaurants, galleries and so many other places to go.

“What many do not realize is this was the first ever resort community for the one percent of the one percent who first came here in the 1890s,” Rose says. His goal was to put it all in the historical context of Standard Oil baron Henry Flagler bringing his East Coast Railway south and building two extravagant resort hotels.

On a breezy and balmy recent winter day, three Middleburg snowbird duffers — Merritt Jones, Leonard Shapiro and Lewis “Punch” Pollard — met for a round of golf at the legendary Everglades Club at the far end of Worth Avenue, hard by the Intracoastal.

Who better to appreciate the history than Pollard, whose late mother was Mary “Molly” Lily Flagler Lewis Wiley, who lived for many years at Gordonsdale Farm in The Plains.Wiley’s mother, Louise Francis, inherited “Whitehall,” now the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum in Palm Beach.

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STARTING UP THE SEASON The opening of the Washington Winter Show traditionally signals the beginning of the postChristmas social season and that was the case once again this year as 40-plus dealers in fine antiques displayed treasures to be appreciated by connoisseurs and neophytes alike. The toney preview party drew the usual mix of old and new Washington turning out to shop and meander through “The Charm of Chinoiserie� (a special loan exhibit of porcelain, textile and other rare treasures in the timeless Chinese style) while catching up with friends and enjoying a fabulous buffet and fully-stocked bar that helped ease any sticker shock after pricing objets de vertu in vendors’ sumptuously stocked booths. Proceeds from the nation’s second oldest (since 1954) charitable antiques show benefited The Bishop John T. Walker School for Boys, THEARC and the Founders Board of St. John’s Community Services.

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MGM National Harbor | PHOTOS BY TONY POWELL HOPE & HEALING Capital Caring celebrated 40 years at a gala honoring Bill Novelli and Victoria Reggie Kennedy for their support of the organization’s mission to improve hospice care for local families. After a dinner with plenty of good Italian wine, TLC “Say Yes to the Dress� star Monte Durham and Capital Caring president Malene Davis led a Limoncello toast. Guests continued on into the night with dancing to the beat of The Original Blue Healers.

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Head of School Katherine Schantz with Gary Cohn

National Building Museum | PHOTOS BY NAKU MAYO CELEBRATING ACHIEVEMENT The Lab School’s 50th anniversary gala dinner and awards ceremony recognized outstanding achievers with learning differences, including President Trump’s chief economic advisor Gary Cohn, who suffered from dyslexia as a child. The grand event — emceed by NBC White House correspondent Kristen Welker, chaired by Tara Turturro-Fuss and Pamela Kabati and attended by parents, alumni and students of the nationally recognized alternative-learning school — helped raise more than $650,000 for the institution’s scholarship fund. PERFECT ENDING: Before heading home, gala-goers were treated to decadent chocolate mousse cake and the melodic sounds of the Radio King Orchestra.

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CHANGING SCENE After 28 years at the Folger Shakespeare Library, the PEN/Faulkner Foundation’s annual fall benefit moved to a radically different modernized industrial space on 14th Street NW that served as an empty canvas for a celebration of “Belonging,� a theme explored in readings by 11 authors, who, as event chairwoman Mary Ha noted, were asked to lure the audience to “enter worlds that deepen our humanity.� For Randa Jarrar, “belonging� was a matter of deciding between love or blood; for Gish Jen, it was being a woman in a man’s world. Other participants spoke of friendship (Alexander Maksik), having a father (Shidear Poulson), generosity (Akhil Sharma) and deciding upon burial in the right place (Imbolo Mbue). A mix-andmingle buffet supper, which replaced the traditional black-tie seated dinner a few years back, followed the readings.

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Villa Firenze | PHOTOS BY TONY POWELL MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE Italian Ambassador Armando Varricchio and Micaela Varricchio opened their residence for the winter Seeds of Peace “Dinner4Dialogue� in honor of “The Last Girl� author Nadia Murad, a survivor of the Islamic State–led genocide of the Yazidi people. In the book, Murad tells the devastating story of her captivity and the impact of the war on her family. The moving evening included a candid conversation led by then-Glamour magazine editor Cindy Leive with the Nobel Peace Prize-nominated author, who spoke via a translator. Huberta von Voss-Wi ig, wife of the German ambassador and communications director for Seeds of Peace, commended Murad on her �courage and honesty.�

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HISTORICAL ACTOR History buff, author and award-winning actor and filmmaker Tom Hanks was honored with the National Archives’ annual “Records of Achievement� award for his work bringing history to the big screen. He spoke with friend and filmmaker Ken Burns about why he’s drawn to historical roles and told audience members about current events. “If you’re concerned about today, read history and figure out what to do,� said Hanks. The conversation was followed by dinner and a dessert reception themed after Hanks’ movie, “Big� with a Zoltar bar, childhood candies, a floor piano that guests had a blast with, and balloon animals that resembled Wilson from “Castaway.�

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AFRICAN ART AWARDS DINNER Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building | PHOTOS BY ERIN SCHAFF INSPIRATIONAL ARTISTS Women artists and philanthropists were celebrated at the second annual Smithsonian African Art Museum awards dinner, which was themed “Honor, Inspire and Include.�

Internationally renowned artists Ghada Amer and Mary Sibande and philanthropist Alice Walton (who led the Walton Family Foundation’s founding of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and serves as chairwoman of the museum’s board of directors) were recognized for achievements that address global issues “of gender, identity, inequality, access, privilege and power.� Guest chef Carla Hall designed the evening’s meal.

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BELLA NOTTE More than 350 guests attended Imagination Stage’s Italian-themed gala dinner, helping raise $348,000 for the youth theater and its arts education program. Founder and executive director Bonnie Fogel presented the organization’s Imagine Award to Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett and his wife Catherine for their dedication to the arts. Fogel called the political couple “role models for our children,� adding: “Both overcame adversity in childhood, both worked their way through college, both excelled; both chose to give back.�

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CELEBRATING WOMEN Dr. Elena Allbri on, the wife of Politico publisher Robert Allbri on, along with the publication’s editor, Carrie Budoff Brown, and president Poppy MacDonald, hosted an invitation-only reception on the eve of the news organization’s Fifth Annual Women Rule Summit. The event, which brought together women from the public and private sectors for candid talk on how they rose to their positions, featured conversations with presidential advisor Kellyanne Conway, actress Kate Bosworth and businesswoman Gloria Di us.

Politico Vice President Alexis Williams invited guests to raise a glass as she gave this toast: “To a world where women everywhere can rise up, to a world where every woman rules ‌ cheers!â€?

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The nonprofit’s fourth annual gala recognized the critical role of 330 community-based clubhouses around the globe that provide members with a path to recovery from mental illness through friendship, meaningful work and access to education and housing. Guests enjoyed fare from JosÊ AndrÊs and Frederik De Pue of Annapolis eatery Flamant.

Washington’s first clubhouse is set to open this year.

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Eager holiday gift-seekers headed to Fairfax Square to select luxury offerings from Liljenquist & Beckstead, Miele, The Red Door Salon, Tiffany & Co. and Elegance by Roya Bridal Atelier.

Chef Geoff’s provided cocktails and hors d’oeuvres for guests to fuel up before hitting the stores.

CITYDANCE’S ‘A STARRY, STARRY NIGHT’ EVENT [CITYDANCE DREAM CENTER FOR DANCE] P H O T O S B Y TAY L O R M I C K A L P H O T O G R A P H Y

Ann Walker Marchant, Patricia Howell and Tina Mather Japanese Amb. Kenichiro Sasae, Pakan Penn, Nobuko Sasae and Phala Penn

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. and Patricia Howell hosted an event to celebrate CityDance’s new DREAM Center for Dance on Vermont Avenue, NW, which provides a comprehensive tuition-free dance program integrated with wrap-around academic, college prep and family services for students from the District’s most underserved communities.

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Celebrated artist Pakan Penn hosted a private viewing and reception at his Arlington gallery for the exhibition “Pakan Penn ... A Lifetime in Motion.� The Cambodian-born Penn’s semi-realist paintings have drawn attention from art lovers including President Obama. The show spans four decades of his work.

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HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN DINNER [WALTER E. WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER] CO U RT E SY P H OTO S

Thousands gathered for the HRC’s annual dinner celebrating advancements in the efforts for LGBTQ equality. The star-studded guest list included “Orange is the New Black� actress Uzo Aduba, who was presented the Ally for Equality Award by her castmate Taylor Schilling; Jeff Bezos, who received the National Equality Award; and keynote speaker Hillary Clinton, who told the crowd “I do know what it feels like to be torn down and attacked,� adding “I want you to know that I’m with you.�

Brian Fekrat, Amanda Galich and Jackson Scher

Trish Yan and Jonathan Taylor

CELEBRATE LOGAN [LOGAN CIRCLE NEIGHBORHOOD] P H O T O S B Y J AY S N A P

The fifth annual self-guided tour explored the diverse tastes of Logan Circle neighborhood restaurants starting with a VIP reception at Le Diplomate. Proceeds from the Sotheby’s-sponsored event benefited N Street Village’s support services to more than 2,000 homeless women each year.

Taylor Schilling and Uzo Aduba

DESTINATION ATLAS PARTY Jane Lang, Orlando Brooks and Sherry Bellamy

[ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER] P H O T O S B Y B E N D R OZ

The beloved historic institution on H Street NE has been credited with helping to spark an economic revival in an area now packed with popular restaurants, bars and shops. At last fall’s “Party for a Purpose,� supporters of the arts haven gathered to celebrate its unique role in the community.

Anwar Saleem and Doug Yeuell

Zara Korutz, Truly Herbert and Morgann Rose

Jake Levine and Jesse Grimste

DC DANCING STARS [THE SHERATON TYSONS HOTEL] P H O T O S B Y A M A N DA WA R D E N

Lola Reinsch and Javier Buentello

Michelle Stephenson and Shawn Bantum

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Mirroring the television show competition, this local fundraising event invited area celebrities to pair with professional dancers, raise money and battle for $10,000 to be gifted to a charity of their choice. Judges Chelsie Hightower, Sean Spicer and Julie Kent named real estate developer Lola Reinsch the winner after her tango performance. Her winnings went to Marymount University. The event was emceed by NFL pro-bowler Charles Mann and WUSA9 anchor Larry Miller.

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Studio Makeover Meredith Balenske’s 575-square-foot Georgetown condominium gets a facelift with the help of interior designer Cassie Mabee.

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n 2008, when Meredith Balenske bought a small studio in a former Georgetown parking garage that had been converted into luxury condos, she didn’t foresee still being there nearly ten years later.Yet, the area is so convenient, she argues — a Metro station, restaurants and a park where she walks her beloved French bulldog, Dooly, are all nearby — that Balenske, now 34, never left.

If she wasn’t going to move, the vice president of communications at venture capital firm Revolution decided last year that she needed “an adult apartment,” rather than something she felt had been cobbled together in past lives.

“I had a coffee table that I literally had my senior year of college,” she says by way of example. “I had a rug from an ex-boyfriend.”

Balenske also wasn’t a fan of her galley kitchen, but didn’t have the budget for a total renovation. Instead, she hired contractors Fajen and Brown, a small company started by two former Living Social employees, Zach Fajen and Cale Brown, whom she had met years before in overlapping tech circles. They helped her choose new countertops (the black granite was replaced by chunky white marble), painted the dark wood cabinets a soothing gray and swapped out silver fixtures and cabinet pulls for contemporary gold versions.

Pleased with their work, Balenske asked the duo if they knew an interior designer who would help her redecorate the apartment, wouldn’t require a minimum fee and wasn’t exorbitantly expensive.

They introduced her to Cassie Mabee, who had just launched her own firm after a short, unfulfilling stint at an online design service. Balenske, too, had tried a similar service as a customer, only to be frustrated with recommendations that did not reflect her aesthetic. She and Mabee, who says she innately understood her client’s “clean, crisp style,” clicked immediately.

The first thing Mabee suggested was to paint the

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PREVIOUS PAGE: (clockwise from left) A mirror from West Elm hangs above the “Salvador” console from CB2 in the entryway; large steel windows lend to the industrial-chic feel of the building, which was erected in 1922 as a parking garage; a black accent wall delineates the “office” area of the apartment. A desk from Williams Sonoma Home is paired with CB2’s “Alpha” brass chair. The floating shelves hold books wrapped in wallpaper; the woven counter stools, by South African furniture designer John Vogel for West Elm, are among the few remaining pieces of furniture Balenske owned before the redesign; two-inch slabs of white marble replaced the old black granite countertops.

THIS PAGE: (clockwise from top left) Balenske’s French bulldog, Dooly, sits on the off-white “Macalester” sofa from Room & Board. A painting

by Northern Virginia artist Taylor Kampa, sold at West Elm, hangs on the wall; the small bedroom features a bed by RH Teen, side tables by CB2, plug-in sconces by Schoolhouse Electric, and on the wall, a white African Juju hat from Zeal Living; geodes and succulents add interest to the neutral decor; the bathroom was upgraded with a new mirror, lighting and hardware.

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apartment a cooler, pink-hued white. It helped brighten the small space and bring out the true color of the newly painted kitchen cabinets, which looked purple next to the existing yellowish-white wall.

The designer knew it was important to bring in smallerscale furnishings that wouldn’t overwhelm the space, and suggested furniture from RH Teen (whose wares are much smaller than the massive pieces sold at parent company Restoration Hardware), West Elm and CB2. In the tiny bedroom, which Balenske had partitioned off from the rest of the apartment years ago, the duo chose an RH Teen platform bed with a high headboard, replaced traditional nightstands with small end tables that can swing over the bed, and freed up space on the tables by removing the bedside lamps and installing plug-in sconces.

Mabee also recommended small tweaks to the bathroom that, to Balenske’s surprise, made a world of difference. They kept the existing vanity, countertops and floors, but replaced a large, frameless mirror with a floating steel-framed version from Restoration Hardware, changed the fixtures and cabinet pulls and added sconces that mirrored the lighting elsewhere in the condo.

The center of the apartment features a Chesterfield-style sofa beneath a large, abstract watercolor by Northern Virginia artist Taylor Kampa, who created the work exclusively for West Elm. The painting is the focal point of the space and offers a rare pop of color. Across from the couch, a black accent wall with white floating shelves delineates the “office,” giving it the feel of a different room. A cowhide rug, feathers, geodes, succulents and books wrapped in grassy wallpaper add texture to the otherwise neutral decor.

Beautiful design aside, this reporter can’t help but wonder: how does one keep a small space so organized? “I’ve always been a minimalist,” Balenske says, “and I’ve gotten very creative the longer I’ve been here.”

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OPENING PAGE: Interior designer Cassie Mabee (left) and client Meredith Balenske share wine in the apartment’s galley kitchen. Existing dark wood cabinets were painted “French Gray” by Sherwin Williams.

Cabinet hardware and fixtures were swapped for gold-toned versions.

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A Case for the Classics The New Year reveals sales of quintessentially classic residences in Georgetown and on Foxhall and Chain Bridge roads

By Stac e y G r a z i e r P fa r r

James and Barbara Mauro sold 2400 FOXHALL ROAD NW for $5.225 million to the private LLC 2400 Foxhall Road. The fivebedroom residence sits on more than 1.5 acres of land with a front lawn reminiscent of a country club’s golf fairway — complete with manicured terraces and a gorgeous pool. The property was built in the early 1930s and meticulously expanded and renovated in 2008 to remain faithful to its early Georgian design and interior styling, while still creating over 7,500 square feet of living space with high ceilings, large windows and top-of-the-line finishes. TTR Sotheby’s International Realty’s Jonathan Taylor was the listing agent. Michael Rankin, also of Sotheby’s, was the buyer’s agent.

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Gideon C. Roy III, chief operating officer of the solar company Sungevity Inc., sold 1515 31ST STREET NW for $5.6 million to an undisclosed

buyer with the help of TTR Sotheby’s International Realty’s Jonathan Taylor. Roy purchased the property in 2012 for $3.25 million from Nelson Cunningham, a special advisor to former President Bill Clinton. The historic East Village Victorian features seven bedrooms, a master suite with a sitting room and a lower level in-law suite as well as a beautiful garden and pool.

TTR Sotheby’s International Realty’s Michael Rankin was the buyer’s agent.

A 1908Victorian semi-detached townhouse, 630 EAST CAPITOL STREET SE, changed hands

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William Walker sold 2946 CHAIN BRIDGE ROAD NW for $3.69 million to entrepreneur Otto W. Hoernig III. Mr. Walker, known as “Willie,” is the son of Diana Walker, a prominent photographer for Time magazine, and the grandson of Dorcas Hardin, a Georgetown hostess, fashion designer and the owner of a fashionable clothing boutique in the 1950s and 1960s that boasted clients who included Jacqueline Kennedy. Set amid stately hardwoods overlooking Battery Kemble Park and with views extending into Virginia, this exceptional contemporary house, built in 1954 but redesigned by Olivia Demetriou, features a custom glass staircase, gourmet kitchen and an exercise room with floor-toceiling windows. The landscaped private gardens add a final touch to distinguish this exceptional residence. Jonathan Taylor of TTR Sotheby’s International Realty listed the property while Michael Rankin, also of Sotheby’s, was the buyer’s agent.

when Matthew and Raissa Downs purchased the property from Edward and Stacia Cadmus for $2.995 million. The five-bedroom Capitol Hill house also includes a lower level rental unit and a two-story carriage house. It features topof-the-line systems, spa baths and a gourmet kitchen along with well manicured front and rear gardens. TTR Sotheby’s International Realty’s Brent Jackson was the listing agent. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage’s Margaret Daley represented the buyer.

maryland Retired-dentist-turned-horse-enthusiast Herbert Kushner and his wife Arlene bought Unit #503 in Bethesda’s posh new Lauren building at 4901 HAMPDEN LANE for $3.85 million.

The expansive 3,500-square-foot condominium includes three large bedrooms, a gourmet kitchen, two terraces and a direct access elevator.

VIRGINIA Courtney Fletcher, managing director at The Claro Group, and his wife Stacie purchased 1001 TURKEY RUN ROAD, a brand new residence in Langley Hill. Artisan Builders constructed the

American-shingle-style house, which fetched $4.25 million. It features a casually elegant floor plan including five bedrooms, a wood paneled library, open and bright chef ’s kitchen and an expansive entertaining area complete with custom bar.Yeonas & Shafran Real Estate’s John Shafran was the listing agent; Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.’s Theresa Valencic represented the buyer.

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Kit Dorrier sold 4515 POTOMAC AVENUE NW for $1.99 million with the help of Compass agent Pam Wye. The unique contemporary property in the Palisades has six bedrooms and four baths. The nautically inspired, 1986-built, 6,000-square-foot navy blue beauty overlooks the Potomac River and features an in-home gym, sauna and massive eat-in family room and kitchen. TTR Sotheby’s International Real Estate’s Russell Firestone represented the buyer.

Dr. Mariam Kazim, a local immunologist, bought 3304 N STREET NW in Georgetown for $4 million from Rooney Real Estate Company LLC. The four-bedroom Federal grande dame was built in 1815 and was recently renovated to include a sunny gourmet kitchen with an adjacent seating area, three fireplaces and a charming landscaped outdoor patio with a kitchen garden. Washington Fine Properties’ Heidi Hatfield and Anne Hatfield Weir were the listing agents; Washington Fine Properties’ Bobbie Brewster was the buyer’s agent.

Dr. Amer Saba, a Vienna-based plastic surgeon, and his wife Lynn, purchased 1004 FOUNDERS RIDGE LANE, a 2007-built Château-style property in McLean’s Reserve, for $4.67 million from George and Lisa Dukas. Mr. Dukas is partner in Open Blooms, an online floral delivery service. The five bedroom, seven-bath estate occupies a private 1.3 acre park-like lot and includes expansive public rooms, a chef’s kitchen featuring a Lacanche range, a walkout lower level with a recreation room, pub room, wine cellar, home theater and state-of-the-art gym. Among the many exterior amenities are a pool, pool pavilion and spa. Washington Fine Properties’ Mark McFadden was the listing agent while Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.’s Fouad Talout was the buyer’s agent.

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1926 WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR: The Chauvin House Team of Compass listed a stunning 1926 Beaux Arts mansion in Kalorama at 1901 24TH STREET NW, previously owned by Hani and Cheryl Masri, was restored and remodeled by the renowned New York City architecture firm Ferguson & Shamamian to feature grand rooms with high ceilings, ornate woodwork and custom fixtures. The five-bedroom property

includes a garage and private terrace.

TOUCHDOWN IN TIMONIUM: Baltimore Ravens player Tony Jefferson has listed his Baltimore County residence for $979,900.

The 6,000-square-foot 2205 DULANEY VIEW COURT offers five bedrooms and five bathrooms and is includes a two-story foyer, open floor plan, upstairs and downstairs laundry facilities and a home theater with a built-in screen system. The listing agent is Jordan Stuart of Compass.

OUT LIKE FLYNN: Michael Flynn, President Trump’s controversial former national security advisor, and his wife Lori Andrade listed 411 N. PITT STREET in Old Town Alexandria for $849,995. The 2005built three bedroom Colonial row house is both modest and functional and features hardwood

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floors, custom built-ins and a tidy kitchen complete with an island and GE Profile appliances. Philip Oakley of Fairfax Realty Inc. is the listing agent.

Send real estate news to Stacey Grazier Pfarr at editorial@ washingtonlife.com.

MASSACHUSETTS HEIGHTS MANSION: A 10,000-square-foot Georgian estate, built in 1928, is for sale for $5.999 million. Jake Land LLC is selling 3120 WOODLAND DRIVE NW with the help of Compass’ Daniel Hynes (who is the listing agent). The classic brick residence features a lush and private half-acre lot framed with mature landscaping, a heated swimming pool and adjoining spa, multi-tiered terraces, embassy size rooms and a full service wine cellar.

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Luxurious Living What’s new and notable on the market.

CLEVELAND PARK 3515 WOODLEY ROAD NW

Asking Price: $6,199,000

The classic exterior of this luxurious, custom-built house blends perfectly into gracious Cleveland Park, while inside the grand floor plan is ideal for entertaining. Prepare a feast in the splendid chef ’s kitchen while your guests gather around the double-sided fireplace and sip wine on the wrap-around porch overlooking Washington National; Cathedral.

Listing Agents: Mandy and David Team (202-5575411) and Patrick Chauvin, Compass

POTOMAC

10017 BEntCROSS DRIVE This newly renovated contemporary home in Potomac’s Falconhurst neighborhood sits on a serene wooded lot and features six bedrooms and six full baths across 10,000-plus square feet of living space. There are soaring ceilings and endless walls of windows that perfectly frame a stunning hardscape backyard. The home is replete with modern amenities, including a first-class gym, infinity pool, tennis court and three-car garage.

Asking Price: $4,950,000 Listing Agent: Maura Shannon, 301346-4183, TTR Sotheby’s International Realty

east village 1320 29th ST NW

This Tom Glass renovation of a Georgetown Federal has a terrific East Village location. The five-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath house has been renovated top to bottom with the finest attention to finishes and details that include a modern floorplan, a light-filled master suite, and a private garden with mature trees.

Asking Price: $2,995,000 Listing Agent: Jamie Peva, 202-258-5050, Washington Fine Properties

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11605 LUVIE COURT This award-winning six-bedroom home built in 2008 has over 8,000 square feet of fine finishes on a lush lot in Merry-Go-Round Farm. The community has beautiful rolling hills, an equestrian facility, plus walking trails, tennis and basketball courts all within 30 minutes of Washington.

Asking Price: $1,895,000 Listing Agent: Lynda O’Dea, 240-988-4400, Long & Fosters I Christie’s

CHEVY CHASE, dc 2715 TENNYSON ST. NW

This newly constructed Contemporary located next to Rock Creek Park trails has over 6,500 square feet of living space featuring contemporary artistic lighting and trey ceilings. Features include Wolf appliances, whole house audio, a media room and smart systems, an expansive master suite with his/hers walk-in closets, an in-law suite, a roof deck with wet bar and an electric car charger.

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Asking Price: $2,599,000 Listing Agents: Bryce Rowland, 202-302-0437 (mobile), 202-741-1773 (direct), Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage 65

My Washington

Emily Heil Co-author, “The Reliable Source,” The Washington Post

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t’s rare to be at a party in this town and not see Emily Heil mingling with the guests.

What differentiates her is the notebook in hand – and her knack for drawing secrets out of people mere mortals couldn’t possibly elicit. And at the end of the evening, when everyone else is headed home, Heil is at her computer, writing her must-read gossip column for the next morning’s paper. >>

My Top Spots

maNY JOURNALISTS WOULDN’T WANT TO DO A GOSSIP COLUMN. WHY DO YOU? Because it means writing about things people really care about, what they actually talk about with their friends.

Because the beat offers endless variety and gets me away from a desk — one night I’m interviewing Tom Hanks on the red carpet and the next I’m at a court hearing. Because it’s an even tougher challenge than writing about more traditional subjects, since sources either want to sell me something or want to hide something. And I love trying to be both entertaining and informative — ideally at the same time.

WHICH NUMBER IS LARGER, THOSE WHO WANT TO BE IN “THE RELIABLE SOURCE” OR STAY OUT? My favorites are the ones who pretend they don’t want to be in it but actually love seeing their names. I know who you are!

The lobby of the Willard Hotel.

It’s my “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” place – it feels like nothing bad could happen to you there.

Beuchert’s Saloon on Capitol Hill. The shrimp and grits and any of the house cocktails makes for the best Sunday brunch.

HOW DO YOU HANDLE THE “FEAR FACTOR,” I. E. WHEN YOU SENSE PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO TALK? Being honest and transparent helps build trust.

And it’s amazing how far simply acting like a normal adult human will get you.

WHAT IS your idea of a really juicy scoop?

Something that gives readers insight into how Washington works or really captures a moment.

Congressional Cemetery. Sounds Union Market. I could spend an entire weird, but it’s such a great place for day here, from lattes at Peregrine and a walk. I love the quirkier headstones bagels and smoked salmon at Neopol and always make a point to stop.

Smokery to a plate of Olde Salts at the Rappahannock Oyster Bar.

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WHAT IS THE BEST YOU’VE HAD THUS FAR? I have a hard time remembering what I wrote last week! One recent funny favorite was about short-lived White House communications

director Anthony Scaramucci being listed as dead in the Harvard Law alumni directory. It was perfect timing.

YOU SEEM TO BE AT EVERY SOCIAL EVENT IN TOWN. HAVE YOU EVER NOT BEEN INVITED BACK BECAUSE OF SOMETHING YOU WROTE? I don’t think I’ve been blacklisted anywhere, although maybe I have and just don’t know! People are generally going to be OK with what I write as long as I’m responsible. I recently dealt with someone about something that he didn’t want me to write about. After it was done, he thanked me for being professional. Then he laughed and said, “Still, I can’t say I hope to talk to you again anytime soon!” and I thought, “well, that’s fair.”

HAVE YOU EVER LOST A FRIEND AS A RESULT OF AN ITEM YOU’VE RUN? I don’t think Omarosa Manigault and I are going to be getting manipedis together anytime soon. Not that we were spa pals before, but still ...

YOU’VE BEEN DOING INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING WITH MAURA JUDKIS ON SEXUAL HARRASSMENT IN THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY. WERE YOU SHOCKED ABOUT WHAT YOU’VE DISCOVERED? These stories have been very different than my usual fare, and they’ve been some of the most meaningful I’ve written. I had previously assumed that sexual harassment was rampant in the industry, but I came to understand that it was nearly ubiquitous and often takes a damaging toll on victims.That realization and the painful stories that the women I spoke to were brave enough to share were jarring to me, and to many readers as well.

WHAT would people be surprised to hear about your job? People imagine that it’s all parties and gossiping and chatting up celebrities and that it’s all so glamorous. But it’s a hustle, too. Comfortable shoes (I’ve started wearing fun sneakers with gowns and dresses to parties) and club soda are my survival tools.

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