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Attire: Griswold black tie. Where: City Tavern Club. Who: Everyone worthwhile. See you there.  

#NATIONAL 22 people had to approve Mitt Romney’s tweets; Peter Pan didn’t do too hot; Nope nope nope; Japan’s new thing is drenching burgers in cheese fondue; what the guy next to you at the coffee shop is furiously typing; Yo bitch; Goodbye UAB football; NASA launched a new rocket, …

DJ Earworm gets better every year, transforming even the most worn out pop songs into awesome mashups.

#NATIONAL #ThanksMichelleObama; Interstellar led to a real scientific discovery; we’re not #SayingThanks, Facebook; the Onion writers are increasingly brilliant characterizing Joe Biden; we will call anyone Ebola Nurse if we want to because this is America; Uber this week; more celebrities reading mean Tweets; Russia is creepin on your webcam; …

Obama to announce #immigration action in Vegas so as to make easier for everyone to write "doubles down" in their stories. — David M. Drucker (@DavidMDrucker) November 19, 2014   Burn.

You probably know Internet Association Government Affairs Director and job lobbyist extraordinaire Tom Manatos because his name probably pops up daily among your emails. Now you get to see him in a different light: written up in the Washington Post Style Section this week. “My public service bug gets filled …

All the latest links from the District and beyond. Here’s who is headlining the next WHCA dinner: [Cecily Strong] Can the Caps be fixed enough to consistently [play good hockey?] People got stuck in snow on a NY highway [nightmare commute] Goodbye Arlington [streetcar proposal] A rockstar wants to bury …

Communications extraordinaire and talented photographer Charlotte Sellmyer submitted a batch of moving, Veterans Day-inspired photos this week, which we think is a beautiful salute to our veterans. Enjoy below.

#NATIONAL We’re as ready for this weekend as Jack Black was ready to rip shots at Tune Inn; It’s never too early to research how to fry a turkey; 2026 World Cup being hosted somewhere hotter than Qatar; climate change = more lightning; nowadays everybody wanna talk like they got somethin’ …

#NATIONAL Japan beats Scotland for best whiskey title; Facebook wants to help fight ebola; Grover Norquist is the “winner” this year; the Berlin Wall, made out of balloons; don’t take daylight for granted; where you can’t shop on Thanksgiving day; how to fix Congress; another Toy Story? okay; definition of …

President Obama said he would enjoy having Kentucky bourbon with Senator McConnell.     Let’s hope the #BourbonSummit happens – and goes down smooth. Hope President Obama and Senator McConnell agree. #BourbonSummit pic.twitter.com/08n2OuJmSL — DISCUS (@DistilledSpirit) November 6, 2014  

Story Partners, a leading strategic public affairs firm in D.C., recently sat down with some of the energy industry’s top leaders to discuss the implications of the midterm elections. Energy experts Cal Dooley (American Chemistry Council), Frank Macchiarola (ANGA), Brian Wolff (EEI), and Karen Alderman Harbert (U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s …