Gregory Kane’s Modest...

We’re all wondering how to react to  the scariest iterations of “flash mobs.” On Sunday, a flash mob—an organized group that emerges and then disappears quickly, usually with the help of social media—reportedly  descended on a 7-Eleven in Germantown, Md., where...

The Needle: Slutwalk Ed...

Walk This Way : When a cop in Toronto said young women shouldn’t dress “like sluts” if they didn’t want to be raped, activists got both mad and even; they launched Slutwalk, a protest/mockery movement, where participants are encouraged to dress like, well, sluts,...

The Needle: Return of S...

Singletown U.S.A. : People complain enough about dating in D.C. that new statistics are enough to make you wonder whether anyone anywhere in the nation is having any luck—the District turns out to have the most favorable ratio of women to men (for women) anywhere in the country, and...

The Needle: Pass The Du...

Pot Papers Pending : Medical marijuana moved a bit closer toward reality in the District today, as the city officially began accepting applications (along with $5,000 fees, only half of which is refundable if the application is rejected) for cultivation centers to grow the legal pot....

The Needle: Life In The...

Drive Your Cares Away : Suburban living may not be for everyone, but it’s supposed to come with a definite advantage over an urban homestead—cheaper rent and/or mortgage payments. Turns out that’s not really the case. Transportation costs eat up most of the savings from...

The Needle: Send ‘Em ...

Donovan the Viking: He arrived from Philadelphia amid so much hope and excitement. And then: A belly flop. Are we talking about Jayson Werth ? No, silly— Donovan McNabb ! The Redskins appear close to a deal to send last year’s franchise savior to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange...

The Needle: Don’t Bla...

Washington, Not D.C. : For residents of the District, looking at Twitter this weekend was even more alarming than usual. A charming slogan— #FuckYouWashington —threatened to take over the site. But this had nothing to do with Harry Thomas Jr. ‘s nonprofits, or the fate of Tommy...

The Needle: Municipal W...

Government Guns : When the District’s only federally licensed gun dealership closed in April, it was because of the recession (the store lost its lease), not because of overzealous regulations. But the lack of any licensed shop to register firearms in D.C. left the city vulnerable...

The Needle: Busman’s ...

No, Really, I Want To Drive A Metrobus : Last summer, Metro officials were embarrassed to admit that a 19-year-old who didn’t work for the agency, William Jackson , had been able to walk into a garage, drive a bus out, and run the B2 route, picking up riders, until he crashed into...

The Needle: Ben’s Sub...

The Orange Line’s Chili Bowl? : Until Nationals Park opened, there was only one place in the world to get an authentic Ben’s Chili Bowl half-smoke, and that was on U Street. Now, of course, there’s the ballpark stands, but the real change may come in a bit; Ben’s...