The walls of Armando Waak’s Arlington, Va., apartment are filled with black and white photos from his adventures around the globe. Smiling Nicaraguan Sandinistas wearing their Soviet boots and carrying Kalashnikov rifles sit framed next to an American missionary cradling an HIV infected baby in a Haitian nursery. The photos are his pride and joy … [Read more…]
On the south side of Nationals Park, as far as possible from the Navy Yard metro station that most people use to go to the game, a group of baseball fans stand sweating, just outside of a closed parking lot. Inside the lot Oliver Perez’s Maserati and Gio Gonzalez’s Porsche SUV sit parked and empty. … [Read more…]
Being an ethnic minority in Russia is quite different from being an immigrant in the United States according to Fanis Sultanbikov, who has the unique experience of being both. “When you are in Russia, most Tatars will say they are Tatar, but when you are here some of them will say they are Russian.” Sultanbikov … [Read more…]
Graffiti in DC – Still on the Fence In the back corner of a parking lot less than half a mile away from world renowned Smithsonian museums on the National Mall, tucked under the 5-star Mandarin Oriental hotel, hidden in an Amtrak tunnel, there is a gallery of painting that most DC residents have never … [Read more…]
Can a hallucinogenic drug be both powerful, valuable, spiritual — and dangerous? Yes, said a panel of experts Saturday at the International Drug Policy Reform Conference in Arlington, Va. In an overflowing conference room, Ayahuasca, a plant-based brew originating from the Amazon, became the unlikely centerpiece of the three day biennial conference. Depending on who … [Read more…]
Jake Young is a freelance writer, photographer and videographer, based in Washington D.C. His work is influenced by his passion for politics, sport, food, and travel.