Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) spent seven days alone on a survivalist trip to the Pacific’s Marshall Islands earlier this year. Check out the slide show up on WashingtonPost.com about Jeff Flake’s Cast Away adventure. Washington Post: Survivor: Jabonwood

The WaPo recently featured a story about people who’ve lost their jobs but continue work just as hard to keep up the appearance of employment. These workers are determined to suffer in silence, still trying to mask the truth by hiding their car in the garage during business hours, keeping …

If you’re one of the few folks in DC who aren’t scared to cross the river, come celebrate summer on the Ballroom’s rooftop deck, and wish four of the Going Out Gurus a happy birthday this Thursday.  There will be free cupcakes and a beach trip giveaway, too. Details here …

Genius.

The Washington Post surveyed local bartenders on the preferred beer selections of President Obama, Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Cambridge Police Sgt. James Crowley ahead of their summit this evening. What beer will the President serve? What American beers do they recommend?  [interesting]

Congratulations is in order for Shana Glickfield (@dcconcierge) for making the WaPo’s list of up and comers breaking the digital divide.  [good stuff] Glickfield has a second identity as the author of her blog, the DC Concierge, where she parlays her knowledge of the city’s hotspots to give tips on …

Join Megan Vanderbur at the American Lung Association’s happy hour at Jordan’s (8th Street, 523 8th Street, SE) on Wednesday, May 27th from 7 – 10 p.m. The ALADC has set up happy hour specials until 10 p.m. You can also sign-up to participate in the upcoming Breathe DC Metro …

Today is “The Fix‘s” birthday, so in the spirit of fixing up our site we figured we’d fix up a birthday greeting for Mr. Fix, and at the same time fix in a few fix references and try to set a fix sentence record.   [7]

Chris Cillizza, who famously refers to himself as “The Fix”, is one of our favorite journos.  But lately we’ve been noticing an increase in the amount of times he actually refers to himself as “The Fix” or uses the word “fix” in any given post. So in the spirit of …

Nothing says slow news day like the WaPo running a story about the FBI trying to figure out whether or not Jack Valenti was gay.  [get our best men on the job] If the spending time on celebrity sexuality is a matter of national security, we certainly appreciate all the …

If you weren’t able to make it to DC to witness history, no worries, the WaPo has put together a pretty sweet video documentary from the day.   The crowd shots are amazing.

She’s not going to like this.

After spending endless nights on the campaign trail, it comes as little surprise that WaPo reporter Chris Cillizza is ready to pack it in.  The Fix, as he often refers to himself, recently announced that he will not head to the White House to camp out next to Helen Thomas, …

Yeah … about that $7,777 you won on the lottery ticket, and the round you bought for everyone at the bar and then the all-night AC trip you took with McGruber. Our bad

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