Scandal!
WWOPD? ABC’s hit drama is not actually filmed in DC! Looking for Olivia Pope & Associates? You’d need to head to Broadway and 6th in Downtown LA to find that office. You won’t find any of the other top DC-set shows there either. HBO’s Emmy-winning House of Cards is filmed in Baltimore. Showtime’s Homeland: North […]
Poliwood
In his book Citizen Hollywood, Timothy Stanley explores the long standing relationship between Hollywood and Washington. He opines that Hollywood “Created the template of Obama’s presidency with The West Wing. The symbiotic relationship between the modern Democrats and Sorkin’s political TV show is extraordinary.” Having spent the last year in Washington, I can attest that […]
Modern Philanthropy in Historic Estates
Over the past year I’ve had the privilege to facilitate the vision of Drs. Sachiko Kuno and Ryuji Ueno and their S & R Foundation in Washington DC, at two of the most remarkable historic estates in Georgetown. In 2011, the couple purchased the Evermay Estate and Halcyon House, two of the most beautiful estates […]