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Rosa Cartagena

Rosa is a senior editor at Bitch Magazine. She’s written for Washingtonian and Smithsonian magazine.

News & Politics

Inside the Making of the Britney Spears Musical

After a year of seismic developments in the pop star’s real-life soap opera, a Broadway show set to her music—with a rise-up tale about a posse of princesses who become feminists—is set to debut. And it premieres in Washington.

Features, Britney Spears, Musical, Broadway | Nov 19, 2021

Anita McBride with her former boss Laura Bush in 2005. Photograph of McBride and Bush courtesy of Anita McBride.

News & Politics

American University Now Has an Academic Position to Study First Ladies

It’s part of a wave of interest in presidential spouses.

American University, First ladies, FLARE, First Ladies Association for Research and Education | Aug 2, 2021

News & Politics

Time to Mask Up, DC—Even If You’re Vaccinated

Mayor Muriel Bowser is reinstituting the local mask mandate for everyone.

COVID-19, Muriel Bowser, face masks, LaQuandra Nesbitt | Jul 29, 2021

Video: Metro Is Crowded Again, Ew

News & Politics

Video: Metro Is Crowded Again, Ew

Metro, Red Line | Jul 28, 2021