Stuck in a costume rut? The folks at NJI Media have a handy decision flowchart for 2013 topical costumes to get you out of it. Click to see who you should be. We can’t promise there won’t be a million other people in the same costume at every party you attend, but at …

Today, the Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza explained public opinion on the debt ceiling using The Big Lebowski. Take this in for a second. Congress: The Big Lebowski: Congress: The Big Lebowski: What they said: The answer lies with Bunny Lebowski, a character from the genius Coen brothers film “The Big Lebowski.” …

It started as a joke among friends over Twitter, but it quickly gained momentum. [viral claps] Like a lot of people on Sunday afternoon, Baltimore-based software developer Chris Ashworth was frustrated with the way Congress had handled the important but often routine business of raising the nation’s borrowing limit. “When …

NPR’s legendary newscaster Carl Kasell recently explained the debt ceiling in his very own rap. [Look out Remy] [listen here] Here’s a little lesson, Sit back for just a bit Here’s how we make a dollar out of 60 cents It started years ago, In 1917 Congress set a limit …

Thou shalt not default H/T POLITICO Influence’s Dave Levinthal