The folks over at NJI Media redesigned every state flag in America at UnitedWeBrand.us, for Flag Day tomorrow. They weighed the history of the state with each state’s current flag and came up with interesting ways to represent local flavor. We’re impressed. Here are a few of our favorites: Arkansas …

It’s coming. Soon. h/t Jim Romenesko

The only thing scarier than Friday the 13th is how out of control my weekend will be: Hey #FamousDC Fans-Happy Friday the 13th; Read this funny s*** NOW, oh, this too; Obama gets serious on #Syria; Crossfire launch spices up Mt. Vernon Square, #NYFW happened and it was #TRENDY; Congrats Laura McGann on to bigger things as MSNBC.com‘s news editor; #DCWeatherPanic happened; Dear Amos: …

Never heard of Jimmy McMillan? You have now. Last night, Jimmy McMillan, of the “Rent is too damn high” Party, stole the show at the NY gubernatorial debate. [not the only thing that’s high] Note 1: Jimmy has a very impressive website [that will crash any minute] that features items …

Page Six Palmeri is all growns up… via Emily Miller

Rule #3 if you’re a former lawmaker who cheated on a spouse: Wait two years, then try again. Former Rep. Vito Fossella (R-N.Y.), who opted not to seek re-election in 2008 after a DWI arrest exposed the married father of three as having a second family in Virginia, is seriously …

For those of you planning to spend time in New York over the Holidays. Paterson: NYS Will Be Broke Before Christmas He’s kidding, right? "We’re going to run out of cash in four and a half weeks. We are going to run out of money. Unless we do something about …

In the off chance that you find yourself in New York City looking for something fascinating to do, think about checking out former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright’s brooch collection. As one of the world’s top diplomats, former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright had a unique way of …

Bags fly free , huh?  Not interested if shit like this is going to happen while we fly.  [wtf] A Southwest Airlines 737 aircraft that originated in Nashville made an emergency landing in Charleston after the passenger cabin became depressurized because a hole appeared in the fuselage. Let’s go to …

If the government cannot handle flight exercises, do we really want them picking our doctors?  [Obama pissed.  Gibbs blames FAA] This leads us to another question. Which was dumber?(online surveys)

NY Times: Healing Waters Run into someone just back from a long sojourn to the outback, tanned and rested and suddenly kind, and odds are he’s either wealthy or Buddhist, a college kid, dreamer or life dropout, sometimes all five. Also, Sam Sifton could have the best job in America.

Rep. Eric Massa, the newest elected member from NY, decided to play Leo DiCaprio for a day and insist he drive a hydrogen fuel cell car from NY to DC before his congressional swearing in.  One problem:  The trip to DC is just under 300 miles and the fuel cell …

If he thought he was unpopular yesterday, wait until New York Governor Paterson sees the polls tomorrow. Yesterday, Paterson unveiled his latest budget – a proposal that included tax hikes on literally everything.  Just a few of the items being taxed:  Smokes, cabs, hookers, booze, ice picks, movie tickets, Chihuahua …

Are you still looking for a place to watch the final Presidential debate? Check out what ReConstitution 2008 pulled together. Act now, tickets are going quickly. The brainchild of three MIT grads who make up the group SoSoLimited, ReConstitution 2008 is a bipartisan hybrid of video art and performance that …

The Search for Designer Fast Food Mendelsohn also noted that he had heard the same plea.  “‘We need more good food here on the Hill. We need more good food in the city.’” … Amen. … D.C. will never have the offerings of New York and comparisons only set us up …