Drake has a climbing problem. We think it started back when he shot the album cover for his newest record, VIEWS, which shows him perched atop the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada (aka The Six, where Drake resides). Not unlike the valiant Trump Tower climber, Aubrey Graham has a thirst …

When Kate Nocera worked as a congressional reporter for BuzzFeed (and before that, POLITICO), her stories were well-sourced, well-written, and all around well-done. She left BuzzFeed last year to work in public affairs at SKDKnickerbocker, then at Vox Media, but luckily for her readers, she’s back! FamousDC wants to extend our …

Well, no — D.C. was initially made to unite the colonies in a symbol of American freedom. But now, 226 years later, it’s made for Instagram. There are some incredible ‘grammers documenting the colorful and vibrant world of the District, with follower counts jumping into the tens of thousands. They all use the …

The Newseum hosts some killer parties. This week, they’re celebrating the Olympics in a Rio-themed bash, complete with Brazilian food, an Afro-Brazilian band, and sports-themed games. Plus, there’s an open beer and wine bar. What more could you want? Admission usually goes for $40, but FamousDC got our hands on two …

We’re on the last leg of summer, and at risk of sounding like an old person…. wow, time flies. Soon, hordes of college students will be flocking to the District like locusts, disrupting your peace. Since you have around one to two more weekends to enjoy a slightly quieter DC, we’ve …

Before today, it seemed impossible for Obama to get any cooler. Today, we learned that on POTUS’ cool-chart, the limit does not exist. He released not one but TWO new playlists on the White House’s Spotify account, one for “day” and one for “night.” He clearly understands the importance of …

If you haven’t been checking our Snapchat religiously (shame on you) (it’s thefamousdc), you wouldn’t know that we went on a field trip yesterday. We took a big yellow school bus (not really) to the Newseum! It’s one of the most incredible museums in the District, and we checked out …

At a campaign rally in Wilmington, N.C. today, Donald Trump said something… interesting/concerning/possibly terrifying. As he was discussing Hillary’s possible picks for the Supreme Court, he said this: “Hillary wants to abolish, essentially abolish the Second Amendment. By the way, if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do folks. …

Sir Paul McCartney will be in D.C. tonight, filling the Verizon Center with some sweet, sweet music. He’s here on his “One on One” tour, and is scheduled to perform two shows in D.C. (tonight and tomorrow night). Based on the concert’s early reviews alone, it’ll be a fantastic night. …

Michael Phelps, the reigning champion of all things swimming, showed us his game face last night. As he sat in the ready room, preparing for the 200-meter butterfly semi-finals, his rival Chad le Clos started to do something interesting. The South African swimmer, who defeated Phelps in the same race at …

Last night, Olympic swimmer and the D.C. area’s very own Katie Ledecky shattered the world record in the 400-meter freestyle, taking home a gold medal. She swam eight laps in the professional-sized pool (which is 16 laps in a normal neighborhood pool) in 3:56:46 The craziest part? The record she destroyed by …

Weather: Bad news is that it’s supposed to rain on Saturday. Good news is that the temps won’t get above 90. The best news is that the humidity is expected to stay below 70%! Awesome events you can attend this weekend:  Watch Ratatouille from your car at the Union Market …

Today, President Barack Obama turns 55. In his almost eight years as president, he has proven one thing: he’s cooler than you and pretty much everyone you know. In his over half a century of fly-ness, he has wowed the kids (well, minus his own two daughters) with his presidential …

It’s Friday, which means that the two-week long heaven-or-hell (depending how you think about it) of convention season is over. We’ve given you daily wrap-ups of the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, and now it’s time for one GIANT wrap-up. If you were living under a rock or avoided the …

The Republican and Democratic National Conventions are over, and they’ve left thousands of soundbites in their wakes. Some of them are weird, some of them are plain wrong, some of them are plagiarized, and some of them are really inspiring. Here’s our list of the most memorable quotes from both …