Archive for October, 2009
Slapshot on Price Is Right
In case you missed it, Caps mascot Slapshot was on the Price Is Right yesterday, helping to promote the start of the NHL 2009-10 season. He was one of four mascots invited onto the show, shilling a prize package for the showcase at the end. Out of the four, he easily showed off the best [...]
More »WaPo’s Dan Zak abides with the Dude
‘the big lebowski’
courtesy of ‘F.A.Q.U.I.N.’
Dan Zak’s writeup of the Lebowskifest is in today’s Style section and it’s a good read for both Abiders and those of you who just don’t get it. (Which I figure makes you nihilists but you probably wouldn’t get that either) It’s a fun piece, and if you skipped it thinking [...]
Catania to Introduce Gay Marriage Bill
‘Marriage Is a Civil Right’
courtesy of ‘M.V. Jantzen’
Get ready for the fireworks, everyone. Council Member David Catania is set to introduce a bill to legalize gay marriage on Tuesday. It’s not hard to anticipate what will happen: Lots of people who don’t live in DC will hold rallies against it. It will pass 11-1, with [...]
Post Updates Its Local Directory
With technology evolving constantly, and with newsmaking under significant pressure to adapt, the Post is trying something new with their “Local Beta” homepage, which is a massive change from their regular page. Focused solely on local content, with no national news, the new Local page also features content drawn from other local sources, which [...]
More »ANC vacancy in Cleveland Park
‘when politicians get stoned.’
courtesy of ’staceyviera’
Complaining about ANC members is sort of a pro-am sport in DC. If any of you live in the right spot and want to light a candle rather than curse the darkness, there’s a vacancy in 3C04, the small area in Cleveland Park east of Connecticut Ave. You can punch [...]
Thrifty District: New Clothes from Old
Transitional weather can be a real drag on one’s style, especially when money’s tight. Faced with a chilly night and a quick wardrobe decision, I pulled out my trusty dressmaker shears and did a little operation on a long black dress. A few slashes and voila! A short black jersey dress complete with a scarf [...]
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