Near the end of the first act of Thornton Wilder’s most famous play, two characters discuss the address on an envelope and how it frames their place in the world. The instructions to the postman start from their house and go on to list ever more encompassing labels—their

Expectations are a funny thing. Take for example the recent Disney+ show Secret Invasion. It was the latest Marvel MCU story (awesome), it featured Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury character (awesomer), and it was adapting a legendary and era-defining Marvel comics storyline (awesomest). Anticipation could not have possibly been

Congratulations - you’re reading the inaugural issue of ALXtra! We picked quite a week to launch a newsletter about local issues in Alexandria, given the truly manic level of civic discourse we’re experiencing (I mean, have you seen Nextdoor??). In truth, the timing couldn’t be better -