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Public, A Dress

Brian Moylan · 03/09/10 07:55PM

[Michelle Obama ambled down her block to the Smithsonian today to donate her inaugural gown by Jason Wu to the museum's collection where it will not be upstaged by Aretha Franklin's hat. Image via Getty

Fun Things to See in DC

Hamilton Nolan · 02/19/10 01:10PM

Need vacation ideas? Take the kids to DC. See the monuments, the Smithsonian, and then Ted Bundy's serial killer VW Beetle of Doom in which multiple women's lifeless bodies were transported to their grisly fate. Then Ben's Chili Bowl. [WP]

Freedom of the Press

Brian Moylan · 02/17/10 05:49PM

[At least Snowpocalypse '10 taught us one thing: which D.C. newspaper is worth a few minutes of shoveling snow. Image via Why I Hate D.C.]

The Real World: An Inquest into the Wasting of Perfectly Good Pizza

Brian Moylan · 02/04/10 02:29PM

This is a transcript from a hearing of the Senate Pizza Responsibility Committee for an inquest into the wasting of two whole pies at a residence at 2000 S St, NW in Washington, D.C. The honorable Senator Joeseph Lieberman presiding.

The Real World Bill 7984: The Bedroom and Sexual Housing Act of 2010

Brian Moylan · 01/07/10 04:08PM

The 111th Congress of the United States of America outlines these proposed rules concerning the sleeping arrangements and sexual encounters of seven strangers picked to live in a house at 2000 S St., NW in Washington D.C. It is decreed:

Reagan National Airport Is Broken

Hamilton Nolan · 01/04/10 01:46PM

And now: "The power is out at Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C., bringing flights and security screening to a standstill." They'll get it fixed just as soon as they find the problem, so you folks just sit tight. [AP]

The Real World D.C.: Meet the Tribes of Washington

Brian Moylan · 12/31/09 01:04PM

Every city gets the Real World it deserves. The show finally settles in the nation's capital and like its host city, everything is especially earnest. But it's the eight strangers who really show us what this town is like.

Big Ski Threatens Snow-Based Media Freedom!

Hamilton Nolan · 12/15/09 01:56PM

In your tricky Tuesday media column: Ski Resorts are the Stasi of Colorado journalism, the White House press corps exercises its shit-eating grin, The New Yorker cuts its fiction, and a dead magazine overview.

Finger on the Button

Brian Moylan · 12/03/09 07:05PM

[President Barack Obama gets some help from his first ladies, Sasha, Malia, and Michelle, when lighting the national Christmas tree in D.C. today. Image via AP]

Lady Breasts on the TV!

Hamilton Nolan · 10/29/09 11:38AM

Sweeps week is coming up, so hey, a TV station in DC just had an idea: Breassstsss! Nekkid breasts on your television screen being beamed straight into your home, uncovered and uncensored! Because of news.

DC Worried About Least of Its Worries

Hamilton Nolan · 10/28/09 03:06PM

Washington DC is worried that its losing sports teams will make the city the butt of jokes. Hey, don't forget about your poor schools, violent crime, young racist tools, and fat Republicans everywhere, either. It's a whole package. [WP]

Vibe Editor Gets Marginally Fancier Job

Hamilton Nolan · 09/09/09 12:04PM

In your world-beating Wednesday media column: Vibe's former editor moves up(?) in the world, people amazingly still want to buy the Sun-Times and BusinessWeek, the college newspaper marches on towards death, and media elites marry.