Be sure to tell Mike happy birthday today.  

It’s the Superbowl, baby!  You know what that means: don a jersey, grab a six-pack, and head to your buddy’s house to watch the game on the big screen. Even if you’re in it for the commercials or your childhood-favorite Madonna (your secret is safe with us), we know you’ll …

Wasserman-Schultz pings Trump [Snooki next?] The next Bond villain? [Hillary] Breaking Bad in Dupont Circle [bust] Congrats to Geoff and Betsy [Grace Elizabeth] A note from Geoff: Grace Elizabeth Embler was born at 8:57 PM on Thursday, Feb. 2 at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, the same hospital in which …

Let’s Get Ready to Rumble! Because I love Famous readers so much, I present you with the *Golden Ticket* to Super Bowl XLVI viewing parties in DC. While you’re all watching the Giants and Patriots duke it out with anticipation, I will be waiting anxiously for Madonna’s half-time performance. Hey, …

Give Jack & Amy Nguyen Smith a high-five when you see them next.

Meet Marin Cogan, GQ’s Political Correspondent. Marin took a couple minutes between chasing down Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney to answer a few questions for one of our Famous 5 interviews. 1. How did you land the sexiest political reporting gig in DC? It all began very sexily: with an …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The chairman of the Democratic National Convention says President Barack Obama will have one more shot alone at a microphone to articulate his vision of America. (Via the AP…)

Photo courtesy of Tom Williams 1. You just left the Washington Post for Morning Consult. Tell us why. The media industry is going through a revolution. We’re all trying to figure out a sustainable business model that works, before the old one completely collapses. The folks at Morning Consult are …

Michelle Obama loves Mitt [singing praises] Facebook millionaires [reality?] Mitt gets glitter-bombed [fancy] Volt sales not doing well [recharge] No-fly list doubles [in only a year] By cameosteph  

The first weekend of February brings us lots of treats – bands, fun parties, new restaurants, Valentines (we’ll get to that later) AND the Super Bowl! Giants and Patriots who? I’m stoked to see Madge perform! While almost every bar in DC will have some form of Super Bowl viewing …

Newt forgot to call [whoops] USDA loan issues [DC] We love journalism [21st century] Taser Taxi [sounds like a new reality TV show] Photo by Don Seymour

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On February4, Luke’s Wings will host Fashion Takes Flight, a swank and high energy fashion show as the kickoff event to the 2012 campaign.  This year, the show will be held at one of the most unique venues in Washington, D.C. – the Stars and Stripes Club of Nationals Park.  …

Our good friends at Heard on the Hill just unveiled their new web log. And to you we say: We are pleased to announce we have begun to chronicle Capitol Hill shenanigans on our very own Internet diary called a “web log.” Privately, we have nicknamed this Internet repository a …