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Michelle Rhee: The Bee Eater

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Journalist and author Richard Whitmire.
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Journalist and author Richard Whitmire.

When Michelle Rhee came on board as Chancellor of D.C.'s Public Schools, there was the question of whether she would succeed. Richard Whitmire's new book, The Bee Eater, profiles Rhee's time in the District. He speaks with Kavitha Cardoza about the book... and how Rhee's adventures as a teacher in Baltimore inspired the intriguing title.

Whitmire's upcoming speaking events:

Feb. 18 at 6:30 p.m.: Borders, 18th and L

Feb. 20 at 5 p.m.: Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave.

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Giant Renaissance Food People Descend Upon New York

Giuseppe Arcimboldo was a 16th-century artist who liked to play with his food, transforming it into the building blocks of many of his fantastical portraits. Artist Philip Haas has taken those portraits out of museums, reinterpreting them as colossal statues that interact with the natural environment.
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Giant Renaissance Food People Descend Upon New York

Giuseppe Arcimboldo was a 16th-century artist who liked to play with his food, transforming it into the building blocks of many of his fantastical portraits. Artist Philip Haas has taken those portraits out of museums, reinterpreting them as colossal statues that interact with the natural environment.
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Virginia Republicans Determine Slate Of Candidates

Republicans have selected candidates to represent the party in the November election.

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Book News: Amazon May Be Called Before Parliament Over Taxes

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