Archive for April, 2009
24 in DC: Episode 17 (2:00am to 3:00am)
A blonde who will henceforth be known as Redshirt for reasons that are about to become clear is cleared for the White House. Just as she’s getting ready to leave her house, she’s sprayed with something into unconsciousness by someone who LOOKS JUST LIKE HER and steals her access credentials. Awesome.
Blah blah Freckles and Janis [...]
Post’s Robinson Wins Commentary Pulitzer
‘eugene robinson & greg harris’
courtesy of ‘palmettoart’
Big congratulations to Eugene Robinson for winning the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary today, with his columns covering the 2008 presidential election. The Post has assembled the columns that won him the prize, go read them.
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With Liberty and B&Js for All
’stress eating’
courtesy of ‘ginnerobot’
Tomorrow is the day — free ice cream from Ben & Jerry’s! Thank you tiny baby jesus. Between the hours of noon and 8, stop by for a free scoop of your favorite flavor at one of the following locales:
Ben & Jerry’s Union Station
50 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002
202-842-2887
Ben & Jerry’s Old [...]
Strange anthropomorphic cow interacts with your children.
Watch the hands!Originally uploaded by sarawithoutanh001
I’m not sure which makes this photo more disturbing: The glee with which the little girl is grabbing the cow’s udders, or the fact that the face of the guy in the cow suit is showing through the cow’s mouth.
The cow was part of this weekend’s Earth Day celebrations. [...]
Buckets of Rain
‘Coffee run in the rain’
courtesy of ‘InspirationDC’
Though not yielding the hail that some weather outlets predicted, today’s skies are letting loose a steady precipitous stream. Thanks for that, up there. As with the drizzling early last week, commuters soggy and unhappy this morning. Let’s all keep it in perspective, though — April Showers and all [...]
Toby Lightman at Iota tonight
‘IMG_1914′
courtesy of ‘cnraether’
You might remember Toby Lightman from her 2004 single “Devils and Angels,” but even though her songs haven’t seen radio play since then, she hasn’t stopped making music. Her new stuff is soulful, often sultry and jazzy but sometimes pop-y and upbeat, plus she really knows how to put backup singers to good [...]
DC 100: #14 Aloo Gobi
‘aloo gobi (cauliflower and potato)’
courtesy of ‘Geoff604′
The other weekend, my boyfriend and I found ourselves eating Indian food, a cuisine neither of us had tasted in a while. Needless to say, the meal was a HUGE success leaving both of us craving for more. To satisfy our hunger I ventured into kitchen to try [...]
NoVa Outdoor Movie Nights
’some movie night in park in roslyn’
courtesy of ‘tvol’
The Monday evening movie screenings in Crystal City is going with the superhero theme for the Summer. The 2009 season will begin with the Spider-Man trilogy followed by movies featuring the Hulk, Superman, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, and culminate with the Batman movies, including the last [...]
Weekend Flashback: 4/17 – 4/19/2009
‘National Capitol Columns [Explored]‘
courtesy of ‘kimberlyfaye’
Spring? Here? About time.
Lots of activity in the District this weekend. We’ll let the generous photographers of our area share with you – all direct from our Flickr pool.
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More Fun With Google Street View: 930
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So I was poking around in Google Maps, plotting my route around my evening plans, when I noticed that the Google Street View car captured a line of people waiting to get into the 930 Club. Any guesses on who was playing that night?
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No More Pollution-Related Free Bus Rides for NoVa
‘Metro on the Move’
courtesy of ‘M.V. Jantzen’
The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission has voted to end its participation and funding of the program that provides free bus rides on code red days due to cost. So no more free rides into the city on poor air quality days for Virginia residents, which sucks, because it actually [...]
Where We Live: Logan Circle
‘Logan rowhomes’
courtesy of ‘NCinDC’
This week: Logan Circle! With a great mix of housing and retail, good connections to the city’s transportation network, and proximity to downtown, Logan Circle is one of DC’s most sought-after neighborhoods. What makes it so great? Well…
History: Logan Circle was part of Pierre L’Enfant’s original plan for DC, and was called [...]
Dance Parties Galore
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courtesy of ‘Sexy Fitsum’
Dust off those dancin’ shoes, because the district is chock full of options for getting your groove on this weekend. Tonight is Rock and Roll Hotel’s free Epic Dance Party, with mash-ups of 50 Cent and golden oldies, and DC9’s Liberation Dance Party ($6). Last time [...]
Security Gets Aggressive Again
old schoolOriginally uploaded by NCinDC
I was driving through Southwest yesterday afternoon, looking for a monument to focus on for this morning’s Monumental feature, and drove past the beautiful new Department of Transportation building on M Street. They have a number of transportation-focused art installations (including one with a navigation buoy that’s pretty neat, and [...]
Foodie Round-Up (April 13-17)
‘The Pour’
courtesy of ‘maxedaperture’
It’s a drink-focused round-up this week, but I think that’s because spring is in the air and all of us are practically clawing at our office doors to escape to grab a beer on the patio with friends. That said – Earth Day, jazz brunches, cocktails from the city’s best mixologists and [...]
A wrapper will fall. A hero will rise.
‘hope and hopelessness’
courtesy of ‘erin m’
Eric’s speech for being the law and order candidate needs some fine tuning.
Even though many of my neighbors suspect that the loiterers who congregate on that corner are attempting to buy or sell drugs, newborn puppies, or sex, I know the truth. People travel to the corner of 3rd and [...]
