Archive for 'Entertainment'
Fear of Virginia Farewell Show
Posted on 10. May, 2012 by almostfamous.
In the beginning, they were just a rag-tag group of DC musicians looking for a way to jam. The group, now known as Fear of Virginia, started playing on the weekend to help blow off the stresses that come with a long work week in DC and, you know, adulthood. Playing enough late-night covers to have [...]
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White House Real Estate
Posted on 10. May, 2012 by almostfamous.
Ever wonder just how much the White House would go for in your neighborhood? Movoto Real Estate Watch put together a few numbers and this infographic to help you figure it out. > Click through to launch the graph
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Jeopardy
Posted on 09. May, 2012 by almostfamous.
Where does Congressman Kevin McCarthy go from here? Is there a bigger stage than Jeopardy?
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Amy Steinmann Smith’s Kentucky Derby Picks
Posted on 04. May, 2012 by nolongerfamous.
Amy Steinmann Smith, a Capitol Hill vet, knows horses. As an avid rider and competitor, she’s always on top of the sport. So much so, over the past several years, she’s put together an unofficial Kentucky Derby Race Guide – a guide which has made many of her friends a few bucks. Her picks [...]
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Girl Gone Wild Goes to Washington
Posted on 25. Apr, 2012 by almostfamous.
‘The Search for the Hottest Girl in America,’ a hit TV series by Girls Gone Wild Founder Joe Francis, has upped the stakes with the winner receiving a four-week, once in a lifetime internship on the Hill with Senator Mark Pryor. The Senator is currently denying the story, but the rest of the staff remains [...]
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Alec Baldwin Recalls Days as a Congressional Intern
Posted on 17. Apr, 2012 by almostfamous.
If you’re working on the Hill and trying to find your way, skip the lobbyist gig on our flowchart, take the lessons you learned on the Hill to entertainment and become the next Alec Baldwin: Baldwin recalls that back then, his fellow interns had one thing on their minds: “Most of these guys … they were all [...]
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PoliPop: Joe Biden & Bad Lip Reading
Posted on 17. Apr, 2012 by almostfamous.
Just another video putting words in politician’s mouths from PoliPop
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Jake Tapper, Justin LoFranco & Wonder Woman
Posted on 09. Apr, 2012 by almostfamous.
@JayLowOne special ring tone just for her — Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) April 9, 2012
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GOP Says “Hey Girl”
Posted on 05. Apr, 2012 by almostfamous.
The Washington Post’s Wonk Blog took it to a new level with Paul Ryan Gosling and the budget.
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FamousDC Political Academy Awards
Posted on 22. Feb, 2012 by The Editors.
It’s everyone’s favorite time of year. No, not FebruANY…Oscar season. But speaking of six inchers, we decided to take a page out of Anthony Weiner’s playbook and whip it out…It being our take on the Political Academy Awards. Because if Hollywood and Washington share anything, it’s our mutual desire to self-congratulate. So, we asked ourselves: what [...]
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Dumpstaphunk at The Hamilton
Posted on 14. Feb, 2012 by BlairDC.
Dumpstaphunk – the name alone incites curiosity. So, when I saw them on the bill at my latest favorite venue in DC – The Hamilton – I knew I had to be there last Saturday night to get a glimpse of what I had been told is the funkiest band around. Led by the uber-talented [...]
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Bad Lip Reading Endorsement Leads to Rick Santorum Sweep
Posted on 08. Feb, 2012 by almostfamous.
Did a Bad Lip Reading endorsement lead to the Santorum primary victory last night?
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The Hot at Nights with Nicolay at Bohemian Caverns
Posted on 06. Feb, 2012 by BlairDC.
Last Thursday night, I ventured out to the uber-chill jazz club, Bohemian Caverns, to check out The Hot of Nights – Raleigh, NC-based friends Chris Boerner, Matt Douglas, and Nick Baglio – with Dutchman Nicolay, a member of the Grammy-nominated Wilmington, NC band, The Foreign Exchange. Together, they have re-arranged Nicolay’s instrumental cuts from his [...]
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Part Nas, Part Beck
Posted on 02. Feb, 2012 by almostfamous.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The chairman of the Democratic National Convention says President Barack Obama will have one more shot alone at a microphone to articulate his vision of America. (Via the AP…)
