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Famous Birthday Wishes
If you have a moment, go tell FamousDC’s own Josh Shultz happy birthday.
Hyper Hill: Don’t Pee in Your Coworker’s Coffee
House of Cards not getting that big tax break after all [sorry Spacey] The Nationals beat Miamiiiii[iiiiiiiiii] Peeing in your coworker’s coffee [not a good idea] Bob Cusack, The Hill’s managing editor, will [make an appearance on Veep, NBD] Major website security flaw discovered [change your passwords on Friday] Love …
DC Cinemagraphs for Relaxation
Mike Lurie made a series of subtle cinemagraphs of familiar sights around Washington, DC. The slight movements and occasional person-free point of view is both haunting and calming. You’ll have to hone your Where’s Waldo skills to find what’s moving in at least one of these. Take a deep breath, …
Famous Friday [Round Up]
Breaking: CNN is still looking for this roundup #NATIONAL Yellowstone … Yikes; Goodbye Letterman; RGIII is keeping #10, DeSean Jackson; CRAWFISH; We heard the last HIMYM episode sucked but need to catch up on seasons 1-9 so NO SPOILERS for the next year and a half; Microsoft rolled something out …
Hyper Hill: It’s Nats Time Y’all
Who’s winning the WaPo’s beer madness? [our bet’s a secret] More gender neutral bathrooms coming [more or fewer bathroom hookups?] Free WiFi in NoMa [now you can exist outside and stare at a screen!] If you litter, you’re gonna get fined, so watch it litterbugs [litter enforcement month] Eataly’s coming …
Hyper Hill: Hit It
Johnny Isakson [aint a Belieber] Facebook acquired a virtual reality hardware firm [and those with pre-orders are pissed] There’s a cult operating off Rock Creek parkway [dead chickens found] Men in North Korea required to get Kim Jong-un haircuts [easy to choose a style] Football team management trying everything it …
Famous Friday [Round Up]
#NATIONAL #MarchMadness; Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight went live; How’s your bracket going?; no Tesla for NJ; Prime hikes prices; Where is the plane – still; Russia’s new bases are a little close to home; Microsoft probably read your email; Harvard really?; Welcome, chicken from hell; this kid is asleep; #DISTRICT Welcome back, …
FamousDC Goes to Bluejacket
Our own Hungry Lobbyist took a trip to Bluejacket and kept FamousDC right in the middle of … things.
Dramatic Turnarounds in House of Cards
Duncan Skiles a.k.a Smileybird noticed there were many times when the show used the actors turning around as a dramatic point. He put an exclamation point on these turnarounds using excellent comedic timing. No spoilers.
Hyper Hill: Guess Who’s Back
Le Diplomate is failing [just kidding it’s making boatloads of cash] Goodbye Snow photos [god we hope so] Metro car door freezes open [that’s brisk, baby] WaPo expanding to China [yes that is a real thing, thanks Bezos] Cherry Blossoms have a peak date [taking bets on the accuracy of …
Famous Friday [Round Up]
#NATIONAL Always get the bigger pizza; Or maybe never get the pizza; We found the best ever House of Cards tumblr; Bitcoin: nice while it lasted; Lebron-man; Seaworld still pissed about “Blackfish;” where’s our American flag tee shirt?; what’s going on with the Tea Party?; Oscars Sunday; Anchorman 3: ain’t …
Seal of Approval at the National Zoo
This little boy made a new friend at the National Zoo. From his parents: “During a recent visit to the National Zoo my 7-year old, who has Asperger’s Syndrome, found an unexpected playmate in the Sea Lion exhibit. … My son often struggles to play with other children his own age, but had a wonderful time with his new friend. As he put it, ‘THIS IS THE BEST THING OF MY LIFE!!!'”
Hyper Hill: Springing It
Goodbye, Alec Baldwin [goodbye public life] Goodbye, Piers Morgan [goodbye CNN] Washington, DC date spots [post-Valentine’s massacre] Popville identifies 13 things [that aren’t so bad] Why is it named Glebe road? [you’ll find out here] Hungarian Olympic team has so much luggage [NPR says] House of Cards may stop filming …
Famous Friday [Round Up]
We’re done with Winter. Please bring Spring weather, open Cantina Marina and let the Nationals start playing baseball. #NATIONAL Comcast and Timewarner … uh ok; Official Hater’s Guide to the Olympics is worth a read; it’s House of Cards day y’all; enjoy your flowers and dinner; Facebook added 50 new genders; PA …
Through the Lens of Noe Todorovich
Noe Todorovich captured the mood of the evening’s snow with a gorgeous photo outside E Street Cinema.