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cjhardwick @FamousDC is my favorite blog because it’s like TMZ for ugly people.

Besides being an enabler for pub crawls, Foursquare technology seems to serve little purpose. If you’d like to make a case for the application, please email us at [email protected] and let us know why we shouldn’t poop on it.

We had to read this twice it was so mind-blowing: According to court records obtained by the Chicago Tribune, Scott Lee Cohen, a millionaire pawnbroker who prevailed with a narrow plurality in the crowded primary for lieutenant governor, was accused by his ex-girlfriend, a prostitute, of holding a knife to …

Weekend survival guide found here. h/t Jason Gagnon UPDATE: In case your grocery store run last night only yielded pig ears, Z’s gotcha covered: Z-Burger Offers $1 Burgers During Snowstorm When the Snowstorm of December 2009 hit, Z-Burger prided themselves as one of the few area restaurants who remained open …

If you live in DC and haven’t made it to the grocery store to buy bread and milk yet, you’re screwed. This storm is going to be epic. So epic a Snowpocalypse site has already launched. See it here.

This is a problem. NBC Cafeteria Celebrates Black History Month With Fried Chicken Special Here’s the picture. We have no further comment.

FamousDC has teamed up with the DC lottery to give away some Georgetown vs. Villanova tickets. Here’s how you can win tickets: 1. Email us at [email protected] and tell us why you want the tickets.  Creativity counts.  So does humor. 2. Tweet @FamousDC is my favorite DC blog because _______.  …

Finally, a political story that doesn’t involve poll numbers: [drudge bomb] One sign that Washington, D.C., had been home to Obama Mania was the number of independent retailers selling all sorts of Obama merchandise. Every street corner, it seemed, had Obama wares (or Obama wear) for sale. Now, however, most …

This is how you do video. h/t Robert Bluey via Ben

Although the Atlantic doesn’t normally waste their time covering web ads, this one left them asking: Worst Campaign Video Ever? We find it more important to ask:  How do the i-stock actors feel about playing second fiddle to a demon sheep? PS: We happened to enjoy the ad, although falling …

This is what happens when you’re not allowed to eat at the National Prayer Breakfast? Fishbowl Post 1: It’s a nasty, snarly morning over at Bloomberg. Edwin Chen,of Bloomberg News, calls out Roll Call’s White House correspondent Keith Koffler for not showing up. Fishbowl Post 2: Keith Koffler has a …

Good news for people who like food: The Ballston Partnership is pleased to announce that Taste of Arlington 2010 will take place on Sunday, May 16th from noon to 5 p.m. What has become a beloved spring Arlington tradition will be back this year and bigger than ever. In addition …

The Daily Caller’s Jim Treacher was struck by a black SUV last night as he was crossing the street. I was right across the street from the CVS, and I waited for the crosswalk light to tell me to go before I crossed. I had plenty of time left, according …

From Haiti to Jersey Shore in less than a week: Anderson’s best line: Have you seen her in the hot tub? I’ve seen that on The Soup. It’s not pretty. It’s like a Petri dish. Via Mediaite

This ad will scare the sh*t out of your children.  [Note the 2:52 mark where a campaign staffer crawls on all fours dressed as a sheep.] This will be featured on the Daily Show in … 3… 2… h/t AM UPDATE: From SFist Has senate candidate Carly Fiorina been hitting …