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Key players at President Obama’s inauguration

Who will be some of the key players during the inauguration? Here are a few.

‘American Idol’ premiere ratings drop from last year

‘American Idol’ premiere ratings drop from last year

About 17.8 million people tuned in for the first look at Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey, compared to 22 million people last season.

Vocal Arts D.C. offers milestone local recital of tenor Toby Spence

Vocal Arts D.C. offers milestone local recital of tenor Toby Spence

English singer’s fine performance brings Leos Janacek’s “The Diary of One Who Disappeared” to life.

‘American Idol’: Nicki Minaj, Mariah Carey, Keith Urban unveiled

‘American Idol’: Nicki Minaj, Mariah Carey, Keith Urban unveiled

‘American Idol’ Season 12 premiere kicks off in New York.

Review

A charming look at a vanishing Britain

A charming look at a vanishing Britain

‘How to Live Like a Lord’ is an inconsequential yet enjoyable look at life 50 years ago.

Washington Project for the Arts will move to Capitol Skyline Hotel

The group, which supports contemporary D.C. artists, was seeking more exhibition space.

Digging up dirt in the Israeli desert

Digging up dirt in the Israeli desert

REVIEW | In Theater J’s “Boged,” a whistleblower sounding the alarm about pollution is seen as toxic.

Google celebrates Zamboni machine’s inventor with animated Doodle game

Google celebrates Zamboni machine’s inventor with animated Doodle game

Frank Zamboni: Interactive Google Doodle game celebrates cool legacy of the ice-rink machine

Comics writer/crime novelist Brad Meltzer arrives to ‘outnerd’ us

Comics writer/crime novelist Brad Meltzer arrives to ‘outnerd’ us

Best-selling author comes to D.C. fascinated by American mythology.

‘The Killing’ on AMC for third season

‘The Killing’ on AMC for third season

Veena Sud returns to oversee third season of The Killing on AMC.

Column

Woolly’s Robert O’Hara gets Mellon playwright grant

Woolly’s Robert O’Hara gets Mellon playwright grant

He will write and direct a zombie play at Woolly Mammoth Theatre.

Oxygen bails on ‘All My Babies’ Mamas’ pilot

Oxygen bails on ‘All My Babies’ Mamas’ pilot

The show had been blasted by various groups.

Jeremy Irons: There’s more to TV than ‘Downton Abbey’

Jeremy Irons: There’s more to TV than ‘Downton Abbey’

Irons had come to plug his upcoming PBS program, “Shakespeare Uncovered.”

Purity Ring basks in dark staging, gloomy songs at 9:30 Club

Purity Ring basks in dark staging, gloomy songs at 9:30 Club

The Canadian electro-pop duo played to a sold-out audience at the D.C. nightclub Monday night.

Review

Rilla’s Askew’s ‘Kind of Kin’

Rilla’s Askew’s ‘Kind of Kin’

The book, more polemical than Askew’s earlier works, talks about immigration but is hobbled by its tone.

An interview with thriller writer Brad Meltzer

An interview with thriller writer Brad Meltzer

His new novel, “The Fifth Assassin,” hypothesizes a secret connection between presidential killers.

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‘My Grandmother’s Ravioli’

‘My Grandmother’s Ravioli’

Watch host Mo Rocca in a segment from “My Grandmother’s Ravioli,” which was picked up for a second season on the Cooking Channel.
‘Amour’

‘Amour’

Watch the trailer for “Amour.”
‘Zero Dark Thirty’

‘Zero Dark Thirty’

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The Oscar nominees are...

The Oscar nominees are...

Winners will be announced at the 85th annual Oscars on Feb. 24.
‘Argo’

‘Argo’

Watch the trailer for “Argo.”

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