Archive for May, 2009
Guess Who Didn’t Vote for Obama
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“Hey, honey, are you ready to go to the White House to meet with the president? No seriously.”
I like being comfortable as much as the next guy. In fact if I could wear my Adidas running pants or shorts and a t-shirt every day I would. But if I ever [...]
Spotted in DC: Jen Lancaster
‘Jen Lancaster NYC 5/7/09′
courtesy of ‘Rooskygirl’
I was killing time last night before a dinner in Penn Quarter and decided to take the hike to Barnes and Noble on E st. I walked in, and the security guard turned to me and said, “Are you here for the book signing with Jen Lancaster?”
My world stopped – [...]
No Really, There’s Gonna Be a Rocket
I feel like we’ve been teasing you all week, and I’m totally sorry, but there’s finally some good news on the rocket front. NASA has re-re-re-rescheduled the launch tonight for 7:35. So, turn to the southeast right around then, and watch the Minotaur rocket take TacSat-3 into orbit. The Minotaur’s got a [...]
More »More pizza? Really?
‘Oh no! Pizza the Hutt!’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
DCist mentioned this a few days ago, but I did notice one interesting aspect in SeriousEats’ mention of Spike’s plan to open a pizza joint in D.C.
I love my pizza. I’m opening a pizzeria in D.C. in the next three or four months. I just took over the [...]
Where We Live: West End
‘Schneider Triangle’
courtesy of ‘NCinDC’
Welcome to another installation of Where We Live. This time we’re focusing on the area between Dupont and Georgetown. Some call it Foggy Bottom, others call it GW, but the neighborhood most recently has been calling itself West End. Read on to hear why this area is among the city’s oldest, but also [...]
Foodie Round-Up (May 4th – 8th)
‘indigo landing at dusk’
courtesy of ‘needlessspaces’
It’s Friday already? Twas a fast week, at least in my world. Again, a shorter-than-ususal roundup, but some worthy bites of info. Twitter, the takeover of the National Gallery’s cafe, and summer beers round out all the news fit to eat in the District this week.
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PEN Award Given to Author Whose Book is Being Read By Me, No-one Else Important
‘Little Black Dress Book Collection’
courtesy of ’scholastica ees’
The literati will descend upon DC this weekend, having just wrapped up the PEN World Voices festival in New York City. We of course don’t get the week-long celebration of international literature in culture, we get the fancy one-night-only $80 ticket presentation of the prestigious PEN/Faulkner Award. (Okay, [...]
Getaways: Virginia Beach, Part 2
‘40Off Blue Team Pics’
courtesy of ‘visitvirginia’
I won a mystery trip to somewhere in Virginia last month, and Katie told you all about day one already. The adventure continues…
The day before, our trip organizers had announced that we would be going kayaking on day two of our all-expenses-paid exploration of Virginia Beach. Everyone was pretty excited [...]
more OMGSWINEFLOOZ
‘who is calling me at this hour’
courtesy of ‘choofly’
Oh noes! The hamthrax, the bacon lung, the pandemic-that-wasn’t, the swine flu, it goes by many names, but there’s a confirmed case of H1N1 in Arlington County. The patient, an adult female, is staying home voluntarily to avoid infecting the rest of us, but her not-actually-all-that-deadly illness [...]
DC United Ladies Night Tix Winner
‘Three points taken’
courtesy of ‘BehindTheBadge.com’
What are all those cute boys cheering about in that picture? Well, they’re all cheering for the winner of our contest, Maggie who has won two tickets to Ladies Night this Saturday to watch DC United take on Toronto FC.
We asked readers to come up with a good Barra Brava cheer [...]
Panda Emergency!
Panda Emergency!, courtesy of Me
When I came home from five days away to discover this sight my first thought was “this is a job for Tai Shan!” If the zoo really is having trouble getting food for them, here’s a great solution: I can’t be the only person fighting this satanic plant. Bring a panda [...]
Getaways: Virginia Beach (Part I)
This is a special edition of Getaways, which will be broken into two parts. Since Jasmine and I were both lucky enough to head to Virginia Beach, we’re tag teaming the trip for your reading pleasure.
Jasmine: Like many of you, after reading Katie’s post last month on Virginia Tourism Corporation’s mystery vacation giveaway, I put [...]
A Panda Resisting Medical Tests? Unpossible!
‘Sloppy Stick’
courtesy of ‘Peter Gene’
Apparently worthy of homepage placement at WashingtonPost.com is the news that Mei Xiang has been resisting zoo efforts to perform an ultrasound to find out whether she’s pregnant. Imagine that! Less than a week after the zoo lures Tai Shan into a corner, drugs him, and sticks a camera up his [...]
Spring Food Trends
’sushi at sunset’
courtesy of ’staceyviera’
I’ve been out and about quite a bit lately, and have started to observe some notable spring food trends in the city. So here are some of my short thoughts on the DC spring food scene and what is hot now.
The rise of octopus. Most recently at Ardeo, also spotted at [...]
Metro Considering Selling Food– But You Still Can’t Eat It!
‘chillin”
courtesy of ’staceyviera’
Big news coming out of Metro today: officials are considering allowing kiosks in certain Metro stations to sell packaged food in stations! The move is an attempt to increase revenue by adding kiosks at a number of stations (in DC: outside Anacostia, in Fort Totten, in Gallery Place-Chinatown, and in Metro Center). Kiosks [...]
We Love Drinks: Ben’s Next Door
Catching up with friends who’ve been away from DC for a while is always interesting. You want to take them someplace that’s different, that shows the changes of the city over the past five years or more, but also you require a vibe which allows you to actually hear each other. I had this challenge [...]
More »In Memoriam, Doug Clifton
Doug Clifton IMGP0009_1Originally uploaded by carlweaver
A sad note reached me this morning via Patrick Pho of Metblogs, Doug Clifton, who wrote with us there for years, passed away last Tuesday. Doug was an excellent photographer and writer for Metblogs until his departure for the Chronicle of Higher Ed in 2007. He had a [...]
Art Spiegelman: Comics From Mickey Mouse to Manga
On a large screen behind legendary comic artist Art Spiegelman is an image of a page from the dictionary. A fat red loop lassoes the definition of “comic strip.” “comic strip. A narrative series of cartoons.” The comic strip, Spiegelman explains is an inherently narrative form and their story-telling capability puts them at the heart [...]
More »Obama Extending & Eliminating DC Vouchers
via alexashrugged and twitpic
In a day that saw a crowd of over 1,000 kids and another few hundred adults opposite the Wilson Building, including a number of students who are directly part of DC’s current voucher experiment, the White House announced that they will seek to continue the voucher program for those already in it, [...]
