This press release showed up in our inbox: First-Ever Wedding at Titanic Museum Attraction in Tennessee KNOXVILLE, Tennessee – June 28, 2010 – The new Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. had its first-ever wedding last Friday morning when Casey Hollon and Kevin Foster, both of Savannah, Ga., tied …

We started “Please Release Me ” to point out zany press releases that show up in our tipster mailbox . We’ve seen good, bad and really bad releases.  This one gets filed under: “Wait, You’re Telling Us That’s NOT Illegal??” Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee …

Um, ok, we admit it; we totally bit, meaning we read a press release we otherwise never would have read. Heinrich Taco Language Signed into Law by President Obama Unfortunately this release has nothing to do with tacos, burritos or any food for that matter.

Study: DC folks read and eat well; have low level of emotional support. First Brain Health lndex Ranks America’s “Brain Smarts” Based on 21 Indicators: D.C. Ranks No. 1 Life’s DHA Index of Brain HealthSM Asks and Answers: Does Your State Have the Healthiest Brains? COLUMBIA, Md. – The first …

In an attempt to make an already slow legislative process slower, nearly 550 retirees will travel to Capitol Hill today to lobby their representatives.  [add a minimum of five minutes to your evening commute.] Retirees Lobby Congress on Health Care Reform Nearly 550 retirees, visiting Washington for the Alliance for …

Taegan Goddard reminds us of one of the funniest all time press releases: It is dated July 19, 1994, and was issued by then-Senator Howell Heflin’s office. That morning, the Senator had been dining in the Capitol with some Alabama reporters, and suddenly felt a sniffle coming on. The reporters …

We started "Please Release Me " to point out zany press releases that show up in our tipster malbox . We’ve seen good, bad, really bad — but also several creative releases. FamousDC applauds the work of Carrie Drummond at the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria : THE ALEXANDRIA ANIMAL …

Have you ever read a press release and thought, “was this actually approved by someone whose academic career went beyond elementary school?” What about releases that went above and beyond the call of duty and actually grabbed your attention? In the spirit of drawing well-deserved attention to press secretaries everywhere, …