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Twitting My Life Away
Visitors to DCeiver are invited to peruse the sidebar, where Twitter updates now flow. You may even "follow" me, if you like. This application will prove to be entertaining, I think, whilst I am at the Democratic Convention and junk this summer. It will likely prove to less essential when it's…
Go Home Already: A Wing and a Prayer
Photo by yujie >> Don't forget, the city will be officially fining D.C. taxicab operators who are driving without a meter beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Sunday. It also looks like Montgomery County cabs are getting a $1.50 gasoline surcharge, starting today. >> The National Spelling Bee is…
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Chita's Worth A Visit To Signature
Does a musical have to break new ground in order to be considered a success? It’s true that Broadway has seen some exciting evolution lately in the form of “younger” works like Spring Awakening and In The Heights. But in an era that’s largely been dominated by jukebox musicals and…
Perino: White House May, Uh, Not Necessarily, Well Maybe I Shouldn’t Say, Could Get In Trouble, Um, Er, Snarf, Destroy Scott McClellan
Now the thing about Scott McClellan is that he’s terrible, with his book, and he now may have tragically reopened the Valerie Plame “Plamegate” saga anew. John Conyers & Palz on the House Judiciary Committee are open to hearing McClellan’s testimony, meaning the White…
Oh Noes! The Pandas Need Our Help!
According to a press release today from National Zoo Director John Barry, the earthquake that devastated some areas of China on May 12 put the Wolong Panda Reserve and the viability of its programs at risk. D.C.'s own adult giant pandas, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, were born in the reserve's…
Thanks to This Week's Advertisers
We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on DCist. Washington.org, where you can be a D.C. Insider by revealing the hottest restaurants, nightlife, and attractions. Sounds in the Square, the Thursday concert series in Farragut Square Park. Zipcar, cars by the hour or…
Howard Kurtz Facebook Update
Howard Kurtz added 29 Facebook friends this week, bringing his total to 1,721. Despite the impressive friend-adding, however, he only had time for one status update, which was: Howard is wondering why he never got Scott McClellan to say anything remotely as interesting as this. If you'd like…
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Jenna and Laura Bush, On Ellen’s TeeVee Show!
You will certainly want to watch all eight minutes of Jenna and Laura’s crazy time over on the lesbian teevee show! Let us know if anything good happens. For us, the highlight was about 35 seconds in when Jenna sits down and crosses her legs and flashes some panty. And then we quit…
Rep. Graves Still Harping On About Tragic San Francisco Fundraisers
Inexplicably retarded Missouri Republican Rep. Sam Graves is still attacking his Democratic opponent, Kay Barnes, and everyone who knows her, for being a bunch of white wine-swilling liberal transgender Christ-molesting San Francisco fags. She is “taking their San Francisco money, and…
Sunday Show Preview
Meet the Press: Scott McClellan Face the Nation: Sen. Claire McCaskill and Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell. This Week: McClellan and Clinton chair Terry McAuliffe, and a roundtable with Democratic strategist Donna Brazile, New York Times' David Brooks, Vanity Fair's Todd Purdum and George…
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The Weekly Feed: Mmm... That's Meaty Edition
Dish of the Week: Fried oysters, grilled asparagus, and strawberry lemonade Where: Tackle Box The warm weather has put us in the mood for seafood. It hasn't quite hit prime blue crab season yet, so we've been looking at other ways to get our fix. Fortunately, a trip to Tackle Box did the…
NPC Honors Amanpour
From the release: CNN chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour, who transformed broadcast news coverage of major world events including wars, famines and natural disasters, will receive the National Press Club's highest honor for excellence in journalism. The Fourth Estate Award…
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Cox Blocks Wonkette Rumors
via FishbowlNY's Glynnis MacNicol...Portfolio chases down that old rumor that Ana Marie Cox wanted to buy Wonkette.com from Gawker Media: Didn't happen...You know what it is, the kernel of truth came from me being out at a bar drinking and saying, 'Oh, I'd love to own that site. That'd be…
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Dancers to Perform on Stilts in Columbus Circle
Starting this morning and continuing until Saturday evening, the Start with the Arts Family Festival is holding performances and kids workshops in Columbus Circle, in front of Union Station. VSA Arts, which is throwing the celebration, is an organization dedicated to making a place where…
These Humans Cannot Be Real
Hey look, it’s a cosmic mindfuck disguised as a Hillary video. Two whore diamonds. [YouTube via Rumproast]
Photo Caption Contest
For this week's caption contest, we have this picture of President Bush with some members of the military. Send your entries through the box below, or e-mail them to us at fishbowldc AT mediabistro DOT com. New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media
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Fox News Bedbug Victim Sues Landlord
A tragic bedbug infestation recently terrorized the building that houses Fox News and the New York Post in Manhattan, and everyone died. The one cockroach-lady who didn’t die, Jane Clark, a Fox News satellite feed coordinator, has now sued the landlord. Apparently, dealing with bedbugs at…
Out and About: Weekend Picks
FRIDAY: >> Art Whino will feature the absorbing self-portrait work of Mary Spring in We Don't Sleep Well, as well as the addition of four new artists to their permanent collection, with a party featuring music by Eighteenth Street Lounge's DJ Tom B and a cash bar, from 6 p.m. to midnight at…
Doctor’s Report: Obama ‘Lean And Muscular’ With ‘Minor Skin Rashes’
Last week, John McCain released a medical dossier longer than Moby Dick that lingered in gruesome detail over his many benign polyps and lesions. This week, Barack Obama’s doctor revealed that in spite of a youth spent snorting powdery mounds of blow, the candidate is hale, hearty, and…
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Schieffer To Rock Out Some More...
CBS's Bob Schieffer will be performing with Honky Tonk Confidential at the Washington Folk Festival at Glen Echo Park tomorrow at 1pm at the Crystal Pool stage. And... Next Saturday (June 7), Bob and the band will be doing something special... In his editorial on Face the Nation this past…
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Is Hillary Clinton Too Drunk To Be President?
Why is Hillary Clinton embarrassing herself so much with this disenfranchisement bullshit, or the other bullshit with which she’s embarrassing herself? It’s because she is drunk, very drunk, all the time, forever, so drunk that she cannot DO ANYTHING — LOOK AT HER. Obama would be…
McClellan Chats About "What Happened"
Earlier today, former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan held an online chat to discuss his controversial new book. Some excerpts: Vienna, Va.: Scott: In judging your credibility, what relevance should people place upon the fact that your publishing house is affiliated with The Nation…
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First Look: Co Co. Sala
Written by DCist contributor Whitney Satin The recent opening of Co Co. Sala in Penn Quarter marks another foray into D.C.’s emerging chocolate lounge scene. The new hangout spot provides dessert enthusiasts with a sleek and comfy atmosphere where pastry chefs reign supreme as they infuse…