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Take me out to the ball game
We’re headed to the game tomorrow, Nationals vs. Pirates. The new park is incredible (punny restaurants and all), and I’m looking forward to spending a spring afternoon at the ballpark.
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Live: Dead Meadow, Ancient Sky - 4/16/08 at Black Cat Backstage
April 16, 2008 Dead Meadow at the Black Cat, backstage. With Ancient Sky. The Red Room is a nice place. That’s where we wait before former local (D.C.) band Dead Meadow put on their show at the tiny backstage venue of the Black Cat. The backstage is very intimate and small and comfortable…
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Cure Your Superstitions
The Cure will release four new singles in the next four months along with b-sides. Release dates: May 13, June 13, July 13, and August 13. September 13 will be the release date of their thirteenth album. Stop by their website to get a sample of May 13’s single, “The Only One”. Click here…
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Prostitutes who service Washington, DC politicians have higher rate of suicide
A five minute study of Washington, DC call girls who have high-powered clients in the US government shows that they have a 300 percent higher suicide rate than the general public. The study — conducted by a high school math teacher who simply took an honest look at the statistical data —…
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Live: The Boredoms, Soft Circle, Black Pus - 4/3/08 at the 9:30 Club
This may be a month late. But here it is. __________________________________________________ ____ The Bordeoms are one of the weirdest bands you might ever see live. Not really too weird, but their shows are as interesting as any other show you’ve seen. They’re just so…different. While…
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Aloha Friday! New issue out in stores . . .
Who doesn’t love Aloha Friday? And this Aloha Friday is even sweeter with the new edition of The Hawaii Herald hitting stores today. Be sure to pick it up to find out when and where you can see Hawai’s first Samurai film in over 15 years . . . Or what Washington D.C. looks like in all…
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Cure Your Superstitions
The Cure is releasing four new singles in the next four months along with b-sides. Release dates: May 13, June 13, July 13, and August 13. September 13 will be the release date of their thirteenth album. Stop by their website to get a sample of May 13’s single, “The Only One”. Click here…
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Sunday Show Preview
Meet the Press: Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL). Face the Nation: House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC), Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) and former Gov./Richmond Mayor Doug Wilder. This Week: Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) does a town hall meeting. Fox News Sunday: Democratic National Committee Chairman…
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Obama Scores For "FNS" in D.C.
Chris Wallace's interview with Obama this past weekend on FOX News Sunday gave the show something to celebrate. Compared to the same time last year, FOX News Sunday was up 87% and ranked second in the DC market, only behind Meet The Press. Wallace's interview aired a total of four times that…
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Go Home Already: It’s Friday, I’m In Love
>> Well, it's obvious: we’re off to a really nice start for the weekend. Unfortunately, we're scheduled to be crudely interrupted by a cloudy, rainy Sunday yet again. [Capital Weather Gang] >> “One woman said the fancy new street lamps outside her apartment window are so bright that a…
Out of Frame: Iron Man
Comic books are big business. Hell, they're doing so well that they're giving the things away. The king of the comic business, Marvel, is so flush that they decided that instead of letting big movie studios buy the rights to their stories, they'd expand the movie arm of their operation into a…
MICKEY KANTOR TOTALLY CALLED INDIANA PEOPLE ... [Conspiracy]
MICKEY KANTOR TOTALLY CALLED INDIANA PEOPLE "SHIT": So maybe the "white niggers" part of that Mickey Kantor video was altered, but were Indiana's people the referent of his "shit" usage? Check out this review of The War Room from 1993: "Whether Carville and company are play-acting somewhat for the…
Popcorn & Candy: Architecture in Barcelona
Antonio Gaudí While Japanese director Hiroshi Teshigahara is best known for his surreal and beautiful Woman in the Dunes, he also created one of the most enigmatic architecture documentaries ever put to film with his profile of the equally enigmatic Spanish architect Antionio Gaudí. The AFI…
Who Are America's Top Political Pundits, According To Lobsterbacks? [The Mob]
The UK's Telegraph publication completed its list of "the 50 most influential US political pundits" today with the top ten, and it's only half-retarded. The big problem is that Matt Drudge comes in at #6, when there is no question that he should be #1. No one else on this list would have anything…
Today's Most Popular Stories
Washington Post: Carolyn Hax Live: Are Engagement Rings Shallow? plus Dealing with Sorrow and Nursing Mom at a Wedding Washington Times: Has anybody got a flag pin?
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Euro-style Bike Sharing Program Debuts in DC
Euro-style Bike Sharing Program Debuts in DC Soon (or perhaps already), Washington DC will have its own Euro-style bike sharing program, the first of its kind in the US. SmartBike DC will provide racks of bikes, conveniently located throughout the city. ...
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The Weekly Feed: Soup's On Edition
Dish of the Week: Surprise soup Where: Corduroy Surprise soup, because upon calling
Thanks to This Week's Advertisers
We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on DCist. This American Life, the Showtime Original Series, back with an all new season premiering May 4th at 10pm et/pt. Washington.org, where you can be a D.C. Insider by revealing the hottest restaurants, nightlife, and…
Photo Caption Contest
For this week's caption contest, we have this picture from Rev. Jeremiah Wright's recent visit to the National Press Club. (Photo credit: AP) Send your entries through the box below, or e-mail them to us at fishbowldc AT mediabistro DOT com. New Career Opportunities Daily: The…
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Howard Kurtz Facebook Update
Howard Kurtz added 41 Facebook friends this week to bring his total to 1,580. He also had two status updates which included: Howard thinks hell has frozen over after watching Hillary on O'Reilly. Chris Matthews sounded jealous. Howard wonders whether there is more public interest in…
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Ohio Attorney General Admits Sex Affair! [Sex Affairs]
Marc Dann, the attorney general of Ohio whose recent involvement in what Ohioans are calling "Pajamagate" — but what we earlier dubbed "Hawaiian Pizza 'n' Penis Sex Carnivalgate" — has admitted to having a sex affair with his scheduler, Jessica Utovich, pictured here. Hmmm... eh? Like…
DC Cabs (Almost) Switch to Meters
Starting yesterday, May 1st, Washington, DC taxicabs were supposed to have meters installed. Drivers caught without meters and still charging by zones, will be issued warning tickets. The new fare system was established at the beginning of the year and set the initial pull rate at $3.00, with…
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Out and About: Weekend Picks
FRIDAY: >> Painter Laurel Hausler’s solo show, Rackets and Remedies at the Atheneum in Alexandria, opens with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Inspired by old patent medicine advertising, Hausler’s current drawings use coffee-stained paper, line drawing and oil paint-stained plexi. Be sure to…
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SOMEONE HELP PEGGY NOONAN, POST HASTE: Everyone ... [Peggy's World]
SOMEONE HELP PEGGY NOONAN, POST HASTE: Everyone we have a very severe problem facing our country: Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan is "finding it hard to feel truly upset about what [Jeremiah] Wright has said." Medic? MEDIC? Not even 1,000 words of Noonington's mellifluous prose could…
Bill Clinton Has Creepy Metal Frog Fetish [Gross]
Hillary Clinton did a very personable interview in the latest issue of People magazine, which made a one-time exception in this case to feature a robot. When Hillary was asked what her last present to Bill was, she responded, "I give him little mementos I find. He's collected frogs a long time,…
Life is a Circus
I read lots and lots of on-line newspapers, and one of my favorites is Hometown Annapolis. Annapolis is a sort of fifth-level hometown, meaning it would be about Number Five on my list of the best places to live. It’s really an All-American town, very historic, very East Coasty, and very…
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