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Evan Caplan

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  • None, Freelance (Eater, The Washington Blade)
Washington, D.C.
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Writer, editor, and eater, in the food, restaurant, hospitality, and travel spaces, focusing on where culture and cuisine collide.

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Jane Jane brings throwback joy to busy 14th Street

Jane Jane brings throwback joy to busy 14th Street

At the foot of the mixed-use Liz development where Whitman-Walker is the major tenant, Jane Jane's creative u…

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Vin Sur Vingt Brings Logan Circle a New Bar With a Laid-Back Approach to French Wine

Vin Sur Vingt Brings Logan Circle a New Bar With a Laid-Back Approach to French Wine

Sporting a shock of auburn-ginger hair and a tight-fitting T-shirt that shows off forearms studded with tatto…

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First Look: Shaw's Oyster Oyster Puts Vegetables Center Stage

First Look: Shaw's Oyster Oyster Puts Vegetables Center Stage

Chef Rob Rubba's plant-forward new restaurant is dishing up "vegetable cookery"-and bivalves are in the works…

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'Streateries' and other ways D.C. is helping businesses survive COVID

'Streateries' and other ways D.C. is helping businesses survive COVID

As D.C. works to stem the spread of coronavirus, government officials and business owners have had to get cre…

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First Look: Frozen Cocktail Garden Electric Cool-Aid Opens In Shaw | DCist

First Look: Frozen Cocktail Garden Electric Cool-Aid Opens In Shaw | DCist

Think icy gin and tonics, Irish coffees, frosé, and more.

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First Look: Georgian Restaurant Tabla In Park View | DCist

First Look: Georgian Restaurant Tabla In Park View | DCist

The menu includes seven varieties of khachapuri, or Georgian cheese bread.

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Bill Maher Defies White House Pushback to Claim Mark Twain Prize at the Kennedy Center Original

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By Evan Caplan Verified
| The Hollywood Reporter Verified
Bill Maher Paul Morigi/Getty Images Behind the billowy facade-covering tarp that yet still covers the original name of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, the Center’s Concert Hall lit up in laughter during Bill Maher’s remarks as he received the 27th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday evening.
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Bill Maher Defies White House Pushback to Claim Mark Twain Prize at the Kennedy Center

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By Evan Caplan Verified
| Flipboard
Liberal View 10 hours ago Trump Humiliated With Wild Epstein Joke at Kennedy Center The Daily Beast - Catherine Bouris • 10h The president was the butt of a scathing joke at the venue he tried so hard to rename.
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D.C. prepares to party as Pride celebrations kick off Saturday

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| The Washington Blade Verified
A Pride flag was removed from the Stonewall National Monument in February after a directive from the Trump administration. It was later restored after protests. (Photo courtesy NPS) Back in February of 2025, I wrote a piece for New York City-based arts publication Hyperallergic about the importance of museums stepping up for their LGBTQ staff. I was right to be concerned. Over the last three years, censorship of LGBTQ histories and art has exploded in the museum field.
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