Dark rainclouds drizzle and contrast with the red and orange trees that adorn the U.S. Capitol. Visit Navin’s website.

    I’d like to use my intro for my own two cents on the Penn State Pederast Parable playing out in front of the nation.  You gotta know that part of the outrage is being fueled by fans of Penn’s rivals.  It’s bad, no doubt, but Michael Jackson didn’t …

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Living in DC has its perks. We play host to celebrities visiting Capitol Hill and we celebrate with our international friends during their country’s celebrations throughout the year. This week, for example, marks the Beaujolais Nouveau celebration in which France honors the unveiling of the wine at midnight on the …

They’re Watching. It’s America Recycles Day and PepsiCo has placed their spies throughout Downtown D.C.’s Business Improvement District. If a member of the team spots you recycling plastic bottles and aluminum cans in a Dream Machine bin, you could win some cool giveaways. Upping the ante, the more support this …

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DCI VP and former Senator Cornyn comms director Kevin McLaughlin has joined the Movember movement to raise funds and awareness for prostate cancer. The former flak has been growing the charity stache slowly and steadily, and recently hit a milestone: he overtook MTV The Hill’s Brody Jenner in fundraising. See …

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Everyone knows that we’re big fans of Mayor for life Marion Barry. So imagine our excitement when we stumbled upon this: Yes, Marion Barry has joined Twitter. TWAG – Tweets with SWAG RELATED: A Lesson in Parking Marion Barry Photoshop Contest Bird Set Me Up! New T-Shirt for Casual Friday …

Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy’s new WhipCast application, a first-of-its-kind government app available on the iPad, iPhone, Blackberry and Android, is quickly becoming a popular tool on Capitol Hill. It even has its own commercial. Our only complaint, Rep. McHenry should have had a bigger role in the commercial. He’s one …

Fight Night pics [wild] Hollywood proof [waterboarding works] DC Chairman Brown gets new ride [Prius] The evacuation begins [Occupy NYC] 10 signs he/she ain’t right [perhaps obvious] By julia.leiby

Washingtonian’s Shane Harris: Why I Switched to a Standing Desk: Review

Meet Eric Schulze. He’s the creative brains behind ThirstDC. The Washington Post’s Sara Schwartz recently called ThirstDC, “a social event that aims to meld networking and drinking with stimulating discussion.” Mr. Schulze recently spent a few minutes with us for a Famous 5 interview. 1. What is ThirstDC. Why did …

Susanna Quinn rocking her FamousDC Beltway Celebrity t-shirt. Where will the next FamousDC t-shirt show up?