Extinguishing fire WITH SOUND. Amazing. Two George Mason students figured this out. What have you done lately?

All the latest links from the District and beyond. Here’s who is headlining the next WHCA dinner: [Cecily Strong] Can the Caps be fixed enough to consistently [play good hockey?] People got stuck in snow on a NY highway [nightmare commute] Goodbye Arlington [streetcar proposal] A rockstar wants to bury …

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 …

#NATIONAL D-Day in photos; This 93 year old man is parachuting into Normandy again in full dress; And just one more D-Day story for you; Don’t make Kevin Spacey go all Frank Underwood on your ass; Will Obama wrestle a bear next?; Those curls are intimidating the world; And yet, …

Russia is threatening [to mess with America’s GPS] District Flea closing indefinitely [hipsters everywhere feel a disturbance] Bill Clinton can see [what’s inside your heart] RIP “Alien” creator and nightmare dreamer [H.R. Giger] We collectively suck [as a driving population] VA teen kicked out of prom [because dads were ogling …

Sloth mom eats two of her newborn cubs [zoo saves third] NPR doesn’t like the name of the DC football team [either] José Andrés will be GW’s commencement speaker [Students: “Eh”] A visual history of colleges [that used to be in DC] Please please please don’t give me a ticket [- this …

If you’re a suburbanite in the DC metro area, you may want to know this important information. Maryland is not as bad as Virginia. This is in light of “physical and emotional health, healthy behaviors, work environment, social and community factors, financial security, and access to necessities such as food, …

#NATIONAL  #MondayNumbers; Congrats, Seahawks!;  Facebook turns 10;  The Beatles turn 50; CVS puts out its cigarettes; We wish you all the best, Jay Leno;  Stress at Sochi — it kind of sucks; How popular is your favorite DC anchor on Twitter?; Super Bowl aftermath; Stupid baby panda falling on its stupid face; Uncle Joe Biden can’t think …

Fruit ketchups [are happening] Politico picks the 10 craziest [government boondoggles] VA Gov [on the charm offensive] Popville PSA: [do not clip your nails on the metro] CityPaper PSA: [stop skipping out on your restaurant reservations] Photo by Stephen Ball

Note: We did not theme this Hyper Hill, but it is all about vices. It’s may be real tough for you to [buy grain alcohol in MD] CVS goes humanitarian [and stops selling cigarettes] In Virginia you can [still get the chair (the electric one)] DC moving to decriminalize marijuana …

Did you catch the International Space Station [last night?] José Andrés strikes again [Chinese Peruvian] $100,00 in jewelry stolen [the maid did it] Governor’s race in near [dead heat] Enterprising criminals begin [Obamacare scams] Photo by Noe Todorovich

Maryland woman was cited for driving to slowly last Friday. She should know: walk left, stand right. Or blame it on the rain. According to citation, she had been driving 63 mph in a 65 mph zone — but in the left lane. Read the full article

It’s Friday. It’s Veterans’ Day. It’s a 3-day weekend. It’s fall. I couldn’t be happier. Everything points to a perfect weekend of fun and I have just the lineup for you. Friday Whether you have the day off or not, it’s a must that we pay tribute to the veterans …

BYT gives us a breakdown of a viral disaster,survival instincts in an earthquake, fallen angels, twitter > cell service, happy hour started early, the earth moved under our feet, MLK virtual march caused DC to shake, we don’t know much about history, who even knew Virginia had a seismic zone? Public schools …