Take Your Constituent C...

Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) has recently gotten up in D.C.’s business, proposing a bill that would prohibit abortions in the city after 20 weeks. Given his newfound concern for what happens here, D.C. voting rights advocacy organization DC Vote is pushing residents to show up at...
Read More

Nationals Raise Wang to...

The Nationals placed relief pitcher Ryan Mattheus on the 15-day disabled list today, citing a case of plantar fasciitis. In his place, the team activated veteran right-hander Chien-Ming Wang. You know what comes next. Baseball analysis! [ more › ] Here is the original: Nationals...
Read More

Maryland Men’s La...

For the second consecutive year, the Maryland Terrapins men’s lacrosse team is going to the NCAA Final Four. The Terps, who are the only remaining unseeded team in the tournament, knocked off No. 2 seed and fellow state rival Johns Hopkins 11-5 last Saturday in Annapolis. [ more...
Read More

DCist Preview: Crystal ...

The Anglo-Spanish electronic band Crystal Fighters, whose debut album Song of Love just had its U.S. release, plays tonight at the Rock N Roll hotel. We spoke with the band’s lead singer and guitarist. [ more › ] Read the original:  DCist Preview: Crystal Fighters @ Rock N...
Read More

KILLALL Might Not Make ...

People with personalized license plates really want to express themselves, but there’s a limit to how far that expression can go. [ more › ] Continued here: KILLALL Might Not Make It on That Personalized License Plate in Maryland, But MDSUX...
Read More

As National Geographic ...

Starting today, 54 fourth- to eighth-graders from across the country and U.S. territories will battle it out in the National Geographic Bee. Matthew Wilson will be representing D.C. for the second time, hoping to improve on his 2010 performance. [ more › ] See the original post...
Read More

This Week Only: Buy Ron...

For conservative activists nostalgic for the morning-in-America days of the early 1980s, thsi might be the ultimate souvenir: A British auction house this week is selling a vial of President Ronald Reagan’s blood. [ more › ] Read the rest here:  This Week Only: Buy Ronald...
Read More

Morning Roundup: Breakf...

In the news today: Thomas Gore set to plead guilty, a turf war in Bloomingdale, Virginia drivers running red lights and more. [ more › ] The rest is here:  Morning Roundup: Breakfast...
Read More

Go Home Already: Shadow...

In today’s Go Home Already: some redesigned Redskins uniforms, Kennedy covers Capitol Hemp and how fucked Vince Gray really is. [ more › ] Read the original:  Go Home Already:...
Read More

John Waters Now In Denv...

Waters told the couple that he’s “preparing to write a book about his adventures of hitchhiking across America.” [ more › ] More here: John Waters Now In Denver, Plans To Write Book About Hitchhiking...
Read More

« Previous Entries