Post Archive
2009
Famous Friday [Round Up]
Holiday party season is in full swing, things are still going poorly for Tiger Woods, Tommy McFLY is now following us on Twitter, most everyone partied late at the W Hotel for the QGA bash, Matthew Gagnon celebrated a birthday, “Who got the Pulse, baby? , Alan Grayson is doing …
Notorious B.I.G. & The Fix
Things done changed. Chris Cillizza: Friday Governors Line: Change is the new normal It’s been nearly two months since our last governor’s Line and to quote the Notorious B.I.G. (aka Biggie Smalls) things done changed. See, politics can be fun.
Famously Facebooked: Snuggies Beware
Facebook Awesomeness: Just saw a commercial for Snuggies and a couple was wearing them at the movie theater. These things better have magic powers because if I see someone wearing a Snuggie at movie theater they might take an ass whooping. Clearly a sign of the end times. Like we …
WOW! Is the WaPo Holding Its Own Caption Contest?
The Washington Post is getting creative with its captions. Sen. Max Baucus is too much of a dork for a sex scandal. For now, you can see it live here — but this likely won’t be up long, so we have a screen grab. UPDATE: Thanks to mrbutterworth for pointing …
‘Editor & Publisher’ to Cease Publication
So if we’ve got this straight, things are so bad that the outlet that’s chronicled the death of the newspaper industry has now died. [Awesome]
Your WTF of the Week: Monday Night Raw Steak
But did she season it first? Meet Elsie Egan. The Florida woman, 53, is facing a felony domestic abuse charge for allegedly striking her boyfriend several times in the head with a raw steak. [food fight] It’s unclear as to whether they cooked the steak post beat down. Other notes: …
Not The Onion: Obama Accepts Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Weighs the Cost of War in Speech
Roll Call’s Keith Koffler: Obama Weighs War and Peace in Oslo In strikingly tough-minded language, President Barack Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Thursday, mixing a call for peace and idealism with a stark reminder that he commands the U.S. military and that war is sometimes necessary.
Helena Andrews Heading to Hollywood
WaPo’s DeNeen L. Brown: Single-minded success Helena Andrews is 29, single, living in D.C., and might be the star of a black "Sex and the City" — stylish, beautiful and a writer desperately in search of love in the city. … Andrews’s life appears charmed: The film rights for her …
Hyper Hill
The Sport of Business [Mark Cuban ] Looks fun [window washing ] 10th Commandment [Style ] Fojol Brothers [Justin ] Tiger Woods [damn ] Ray Rice [bowling ]
Orrin Hatch’s Hip Hop Hanukkah Song
The back story is fascinating and quite refreshing. Eight Days of Hanukkah from Tablet Magazine on Vimeo .
Famously Quoteworthy: Holiday “Spirits”
Even boozing can be political… During [yesterday’s] WH meeting with cong. leaders, Obama said he saw House Min. Leader John Boehner "drinking egg nog" at this week’s cong. holiday party. Boehner responded: "I was drinking wine". [pool report] h/t Last Call