The last time Donald Trump won the presidency, there was a lot of crowing in Washington's beau monde about how the new administration would upend the city's social life. D.C. has never been a particularly friendly town, but in 2016, its residents decided to take a harder stand than usual. The capital's hostesses linked arms against any top Trump officials seeking invitations to their homes.
Eight years later, the situation is pretty much the same. D.C. exists as two parallel societies stuck within the bounds of late 2016. On one side, the greater part of the city is trapped in an Obama-nostalgia doom loop: Le Diplomate still dominates the scene on Fourteenth Street. The establishments of Dupont Circle are still celebrating Obergefell vs. Hodges as if the decision were just handed down last week.
Collection
[
|
...
]