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After the July 4 fireworks, D.C. briefly recorded the worst air quality of any major city in the world. Heat domes like the one in July are projected to become more frequent due to climate change. What can D.C. can do to protect residents? Full story republished from @insideclimatenews.org:

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“Adrift is serious theater, but to describe it as such seems a disservice to the silly sincerity in its heart and soul,” writes critic D.R. Lewis. Lewis reviews Adrift: A Medieval Wayward Folly, playing at Round House Theatre through Aug. 2:

The D.C. Taxing Authority Review Act would strip the city of authority over its own tax code. It's headed to the House floor for a full vote. Mayor Muriel Bowser said the bill “would render the District incapable of recovering from the debilitating impacts of COVID, federal remote work and DOGE.”

In Living, Together: Reimagining Community in the Age of Disconnection, Samantha Paige Rosen and 21 contributors tackle communal living, co-ops, nomadic lifestyles, nontraditional and multigenerational familial structures. Communal living, Rosen says, is everywhere once you begin looking for it.

Somebody’s Daughter’s debut EP, No Tricks, Promise!!, marks their arrival in D.C.'s DIY scene. For the doll band, the importance of the trans community drives their creativity. “Behind the cheery album art and pithy saying are five songs drenched in trans rage and love,” writes Caroline Liaupsin.

Her Private Hell from director Nicolas Winding Refn is a pure distillation of his favorite cinematic hang-ups, a stylish but empty and exhausting genre exercise. “It has a specificity of vision, all right, but watching it is still a humorless chore,” writes critic Alan Zilberman.

Since Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, an estimated 4.5M Americans have lost SNAP benefits—including nearly 7,500 here in D.C. As more cuts take effect, experts say food banks can’t fill the growing gap. Gail O’Hara breaks down what that means for food access across the DMV:

Baltimore-based indie artist Bartees Strange has a new mentor: Tori Amos. He opens for her Wednesday at Wolf Trap. Ahead of the show, Smart caught up with Strange about his creative evolution and why the release of his last album felt like the end of an era.

Comedian Winston Hodges went from 20 sets a week at D.C. comedy clubs to the top six in Kevin Hart’s Funny AF stand-up competition on Netflix. Contributor Bryce Taylor talks with Hodges about failed jokes, work ethic, and why D.C. might be a better place to start than New York or L.A.

In D.C., there’s always something new and shiny vying for our attention and money. But what about the things that stay? We scoured Best of D.C. 2016 for the people, places, and spaces still holding it down and asked: Have they stood the test of time?

More than two weeks after disclosing a cybersecurity incident, DCHA has confirmed that a limited amount of sensitive data was compromised in the cyberattack that disrupted its systems last month. Contributor Suzie Amanuel has the story:

The Odyssey is Christopher Nolan’s “grandest, Greekest, most ambitious epic to date,” writes critic Chris Klimek. It demands to be seen on the biggest screen available to you. Klimek’s review:

“Best Spot To Cry Publicly: Red Line” they’ve seen into my soul.

THE BEST OF D.C. 2026 IS HERE and we’re starting with our Editors’ Picks. We’re crying in public, reading about the city’s cutthroat real estate market, dancing at new clubs, learning about go-go, experiencing time travel via shopping, and sipping frosty $13 martinis.

On Tuesday, the D.C. Council passed the RESALE Act, which aims to rein in unscrupulous sellers on third-party ticket sites. The legislation also caps the resold ticket price at a 10 percent markup from the original price—a major win for consumers, venues, and artists.

Olney’s A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder is a melodrama parody, but “a bloated book and song list interfere with it landing like it ought to,” writes critic Allison R. Shely. Read Shely’s review:

Last month, we reported on a cyberattack at DCHA and an alleged message from hackers claiming to have accessed sensitive information. Two weeks later, it’s unclear whether hackers actually stole sensitive data. Suzie Amanuel has the story and tips from an expert on how to protect your data:

Locally owned feminist hot sauce brand, Female Rage, is slinging hot sauce and hot dogs on Thursday night at Garden District to raise money for DC Abortion Fund. “Hot Dogs for Abortions is us refusing to look away and is our mission in its most joyful form,” says Female Rage founder Emily Roe.

"[What Became of Us] is a meditation on how accumulated memories and experiences eventually combine to form a whole person and how our places within our families and communities make us who we are," writes critic Stephanie Rudig. Rudig's review of Signature Theatre's production: