Post Archive
April 20, 2010
Huff Post Hill [4-20]
Still Pond is running the Huffington Post. Huff Post Hill Blanche Lincoln is bogarting the spotlight with the derivatives bill she’s rolling out tomorrow. Mitch McConnell thinks Wall Street reform is totally skunked, but is considering one more toke. The D.C. voting rights bill is completely cashed. Oh, and Kumar …
Eric Massa’s Favorite Art
Please tell us that Congressman Eric Massa’s chosen picture for the Congressional Art Contest is not a portrait of a handsome young man. You can’t make this up. In case you need a reminder: [lewd] A male aide to former Democratic Rep. Eric Massa has filed a sexual harassment complaint …
Beautiful Washington DC
We sometimes forget to slow down and soak in the city we all get to live and play in. Luckily for all of us, Mr. Jim Billimoria took that break and captured some amazing shots. Please let us know if you have DC photography to share with the FamousDC community.
Look Out Foursquare … Rahm Wants to Be Mayor of Chicago
We think this would be f*cking awesome for the city of Chicago: [political punch] Rahm Emanuel on someday becoming the mayor of Chicago: “I hope Mayor Daley seeks reelection. I will work and support him if he seeks reelection. But if Mayor Daley doesn’t, one day I would like to …
Famously Quoteworthy: When in Doubt, Run as an Independent
Gov. Charlie Crist on whether or not he’s staying in the Senate race even though he’s down by over a million points. “Damn right, I’m staying in this race.” [independent man?] Remember that quote. We’ll run it back May 1st.
Washington National Opera: The Marriage of Figaro
Was the last time you saw opera on Looney Tunes? You can change that by attending Washington National Opera’s special (and cheap) performance of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro. WNO’s Domingo-Cafritz Young Artists will present this one time only performance Thursday, May 6, and tickets begin at just $15. For …
Breaking News: Unless You’re Looking to Spend a Few Days In Bed, Avoid the Water in NW DC
This is always a good way to start off a Tuesday: [WaPo Breaking News] Officials at the District’s Water and Sewer Authority (WASA) are advising customers in certain Northwest neighborhoods not to use water until further notice due to a higher-than-normal chlorine concentration. The boundaries of the area are: West …
Hyper Hill
Washingtonian Photo Contest [vote Swift] Buddha Bar [danger] C-A-P-S [win] Twilit [tulip]
Famously Facebooked: Put Down the PDA and Kiss Your Bride
Facebook Status Abuse: [this was just sent to us and it would be a hot shame if we didn’t post it immediately.] Big argument w/ fiancé about whether to update Facebook status to “married” after the exchange of rings or as part of the vows. Dear Soon to Be Married …
The Timing of Political Points
We can’t get enough of this story so we are going to post an update each morning of the latest developments. We will continue to update the full time line. Monday, April 19 Don’t call it a comeback. Politico: Spitzer: Goldman suit no coincidence “This was not a coincidence,” asserted …