September 2009
209 posts
Marco Rubio: A Better Choice for Florida... →
MIAMI — Florida, a geological afterthought, was the last portion of what are now the lower 48 states to emerge from the ocean, and it emerged halfheartedly: Its highest point is just 345 feet above…
Connosr Ranks All Things Whiskey [Drinks] →
We’ve pointed to Steepster as a social network for tea snobs, and Snooth for wine-lovers. Both posts were filled with cries for similar service for whiskey fans, so we’re back with…
How Did I (Almost) Visit 50 States In One Day?!! →
I didn’t do anything as amazing as this video today, but I did ride in the D.C. WABA 50-states bike trek. Only made it through 36 of the 65 miles because I was with a slowish but fun crew…
It's Getting Easier to Find the Definition of... →
Ostensibly, this is the story of dictionary Web sites and their impending demise. But really, this is the story of the oxpecker. I ask your patience while I get ornithological.
Islands
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After the relative darkness of Arm’s Way, Islands welcomes back original member Jamie Thompson and makes a welcome return to the sound of their debut. [Rebecca Raber]
Uighur's Chance to Leave Guantanamo Means Leaving... →
Bahtiyar Mahnut, a detainee at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, learned a few weeks ago that the Pacific island nation of Palau had invited him to settle there.
What $525K Buys You in DC? →
In this week’s installment of What X Buys You, we find a gem of a home for $525,000 in one of the most underrated neighborhoods in DC, 16th Street Heights. More after the jump. Keep…
Lost Washington: The Hotel Grafton →
By Kent Boese
The Hotel Grafton was originally built in 1894 for Herbert, Fleming & Dulaney, and was located at 1139 Connecticut Avenue, NW (northeast corner of Connecticut and…
Derrick Rose of Chicago Bulls dismisses SAT matter... →
Bulls star Derrick Rose is facing fresh questions about the SAT test he says he took before going to Memphis.
Dot-Whatsthatnow? Domains to Expand Way Beyond... →
Big businesses will shell out for custom Internet domains in the next few years when hundreds of new suffixes become available to supplement .com, .gov, .org and others. Expect domains like .dupont,…
Cue Bar Space to Become U Street Music Hall →
Nice scoop from Fritz Hahn: the empty basement space at 1115 U Street NW, formerly occupied by Cue Bar, will be taken over by an all-star group of local nightlife veterans and transformed into a…
Gmail Slow or Down for Some, IMAP Still Working... →
Trouble grabbing your mail this morning? Google says Gmail’s web interface is unavailable to an uncannily familiar “small subset of users.” They officially recommend accessing Gmail through…
Opinion: My Living Nightmare Of Encouraging Kids... →
Thank god.After 26 long years, I can finally rest easy. Twenty-six years I spent standing in front of a camera, gritting my teeth, and…
British Man Strikes Seventh-Century Gold →
“This is what metal detectorists dream of,” 55-year-old Terry Herbert told reporters about the 1,500 pieces of seventh-century gold he discovered near his house in Staffordshire, England. Herbert,…
TARP Watchdog: Don't Bank on Seeing Bailout Money... →
In advance of the first anniversary of the TARP bailout, Inspector General Neil Barofsky faced a Senate panel this morning, telling lawmakers that TARP has yet to meet many of its major goals and…
Siemens Fills Russia’s Need for High-Speed Train →
In December, high-speed rail travel will come to Russia. Success there could help open up the American market.
FCC to Weigh In on Growing Wireless Broadband... →
All those new iPhones and Blackberries are great for AT&T, Verizon, Sprint Nextel and other carriers for now. But if the pace of growth in smart phones keeps up, the networks carrying service to…
Virginia Slayings Bring Horrorcore Music Genre to... →
When news broke last weekend that 20-year-old Richard McCroskey had been held as a suspect in a grisly quadruple slaying in Farmville, Va., fingers quickly began pointing toward horrorcore, the…
Last 60 Days in Borderstan: Crime Up 34% Over... →
I decided to look up the Borderstan¹ crime stats for the past 60 days and compare them to the same 60-day period in both 2007 and 2008. I had a feeling that the past 60 days were worse than last…
Op-Ed: Netanyahu Cheapens Holocaust →
Gideon Levy criticizes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for mentioning Nazis so frequently during his speech at the United Nations yesterday. In an attempt to fire back against Iranian…
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
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Highlighting the bookish indie pop at their core, this Pains EP still sounds classic and timeless, even if it’s more Field Mice than Shop Assistants. [Joe Colly]
Steering the Ship in Rough Waters: A Chat With... →
Question: How is it possible for a big law firm to invest in new markets during a steep global recession? The answer, at least for K&L Gates’s Peter Kalis, hinges at least partly on one concept:…
Nowhere To McHide →
“Just how far away can you get from our world of generic convenience?” Stephen Von Worley wanted to know. To answer his own question, Von Worley found a list of all 13,000 McDonald’s locations in the…
Coroner Confirms Census Worker Found With 'Fed' on... →
The Census Bureau employee found dead earlier this month had the word “fed” written on his chest, according to the coroner that examined him.
Agencies Urged to Check Rail Systems for Design... →
Federal investigators issued urgent safety recommendations nationwide Tuesday about the train control system at the center of the fatal Metro crash in June.
Good Deal or Not? Weekly Wed. House Porn XXX... →
This mansion is located at 2850 Woodland Drive, NW:
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“NEW PRICE! Elegance, privacy, an acre of land & 1920s craftsmanship combine to make…
Book Review: 'Juliet, Naked' by Nick Hornby →
“Juliet, Naked,” Nick Hornby’s charming new novel about love and music, sounds like a song we’ve heard before, but who’s complaining? After all, we always expect Bruce Springsteen to sound like Bruce…
Disabled Segway Riders Can Now Ride on the... →
Photo by Burnt Couch
Did you know that Segway riders are banned from riding on sidewalks within the Central Business District? What about that some small fraction of disabled people…
Urlacher Lawsuit Details Memorabilia Deal - The... →
Urlacher Lawsuit Details Memorabilia Deal The Business Insider … not right under the spirit of the contract [and] it’s not right morally,” Urlacher’s attorney,…
The Walkmen w/ Here We Go Magic @ 9:30 Club →
The Walkmen provided some glimpses of the future on Tuesday night, playing a 17-song set to a pretty-full-but-not-sold-out 9:30…
Powering the streetcars, part 3: The hybrid... →
A United Streetcar prototype in Portland.
Previously, we looked at the various streetcar power systems in use worldwide and the visual impact of overhead wires. To summarize,…
Environmentalists Seek to Wipe Out Plush Toilet... →
ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. — There is a battle for America’s behinds.
Giz Explains: How To Fix the Airlines' Stupid... →
If you’ve flown lately, you have probably noticed that the “portable electronics” rules are increasingly muddled. It’s time for the FAA and airlines to lift the electronics ban completely,…
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Ted Leo Signs to Matador →
When Lookout! Records folded, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists moved to Touch and Go. Then, earlier this year, Touch and Go stopped releasing new records.
Now, the ever-resourceful Leo has found himself a…
Capturing Curious Signs in the City →
Photo by PoPville flickr user Tyrannous
I feel the frustration. I’m sure we all have at some point, yeah?
Pittsburgh, Site of G-20 Summit, Is Shaking Off... →
PITTSBURGH — When President Obama announced that this Rust Belt city would host a meeting of ministers from the world’s leading economies, many scoffed. “A lot of people are asking something along…
'Horrorcore' Rap Adds to Mystery of Slayings in... →
FARMVILLE, Va., Sept. 23 — The town is what its name suggests, a little crossroads burg swaddled in crop fields and pastureland for miles around. God and country-western span the radio dial, the…
Chevy Chase Suit Will Wait for Final Analysis of... →
The Town of Chevy Chase will wait two years, or until more detailed design work is finished, before deciding whether to file a lawsuit against the Maryland Transit Administration over its plans to…
Hanged Census Worker Had "Fed" on Chest →
Bill Sparkman was an Eagle Scout and a substitute teacher. He also worked part-time for the Census. Authorities found his body hanging from a tree on Sept. 12 in a remote area of a national forest….
The Twilight Sad
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Evocative, emo-ish lyrics and Kevin Shields-by-way-of-Thurston Moore torrents of noise once again color the work of this Scottish band. [Ryan Dombal]
Powering the streetcars, part 1: The dilemma →
Streetcar with overhead wires at Glen Echo, Md.
In 1962, Washington, D.C. closed the last of its streetcar lines. Today, the District is working to resurrect its streetcar system.
Bucs Have Top 5 Offense, Bottom 5 Defense →
Maryland Terrapins Gary Williams gets one-year... →
Maryland men’s basketball coach Gary Williams has received a one-year extenstion on his contract, which could keep him at the job into 2013.
Ron Kuby’s Latest Client: Terrorism Suspect Ahmand... →
–I want a (bleeping) lawyer, man. I want Bill Kunstler, or Ron Kuby.–The Big Lebowski
Last we checked in with Kuby, the defense lawyer partly known for taking on controversial clients and…
Something Wrong With This Picture? →
I spotted this mobile advertisement up in Columbia Heights a little more than a week ago–and then an identical skinny truck drove by me near Cleveland Park a few days later.
It appears…
DivX Tech Preview Adds MKV Video Support to... →
Windows 7 only: The latest DivX tech preview adds support for MKV video files to Windows 7, so you can use them in Media Center, Media Player, and even show thumbnails in Windows Explorer. …
P.S. I Love You (by Jean Teasdale) →
So where were you on the night of Sept. 14, when you first heard the news? Were you, like me, sitting at the kitchen table watching E! and…
Paul Westerberg Releases Surprise EP →
It’s been a relatively slow year for former Replacements frontman Paul Westerberg, but things are picking up. Today, he released a brand new six-track EP called PW & The Ghost Gloves Cat Wing Joy…
Google Sync Updates with Push Gmail Support... →
Google Sync, released earlier this year, keeps your calendar and contacts synced between your mobile phone and Google account. Now they’ve added that great, final bit of ultimate sync support by…