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Paul D. Miller, aka DJ Spooky, will be bringing the beats on Friday night at the NOW at Night party at the Corcoran Gallery of Art & College of Art + Design. Don’t want to spend your Friday evening at a museum? Think again. We’ve got the top 3 reasons …

D.C.’s all-ladies arm-wrestling league does not mess around. [WaTimes] Amid the sweaty palms, gritted teeth and clenched biceps of the Washington D.C. Lady Arm Wrestlers league, one rule ranks above all others: the one-butt-cheek rule. A wrestler should keep her feet firmly planted on the floor and her elbow cannot …

Road kill meals [lived off them for 30 years] Cain has no pizza loyalty [Domino’s Pizza] President Obama’s teleprompter stolen [probably not a great idea] A restaurant called “Meatballs” [brilliant] By Bob Jagendorf

If you live in the DC area and use Twitter, this is a great way to snag a free hotel room from @HiltonHHonors. 1. Follow @HiltonHHonors on Twitter. 2. Take a photo of yourself in front of your favorite DC monument/landmark and tweet it to @HiltonHHonors using the hashtag #HHfreenight …

A creative attempt by the Washington Post to entice new readers.

Mike Tyson and Ovechkin [why not?] RIP Lionheart [Wheldon] WMATA picks silver [but why?] Cookie girl crushes Truck-a-Palooza [good eats]

The media guide to protestors, Don Seymour is mostly happy he has a lawn, Emily Miller dubbed Twitter King by TBD, GoRemy is back, Mindy Finn declared she’s not with a horse, Rick Klein is BFF’s with Dale Murphy, Jen Crider hearts Cutler, DC top 5 wine bars, The demand …

Thank you to everyone for the kind words about the FamousDC Journo Board Game. Although we are yet to hear from Hasbro, the buzz this week was strong. Mike Allen’s POLITICO Playbook: DESSERT — “WASHINGTON JOURNO ADVENTURE,” a board game from FamousDC: “FIRST CABLE NEWS HIT! Move forward two spaces …

Tornado on I-95 [look out] TBD dubs Emily Miller “Twitter King” [solid] Halloween costume advice [Capitol Hill Style] Obama to dedicate MLK memorial [history] Herman Cain’s Sim City problem [9-9-9] By Lane 4 Imaging

They’re taking this whole “Cam Newton is innocent” thing a little too far.

Bill O’Reilly has a new book out about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. The cover of the book is both intriguing and confusing — and perhaps for good reason. Here’s what we think led to the cover confusion: Bill gets the first book design draft back and hates it because his name …

Ever wonder…… Where exactly does politics and branding intersect? Why might political activists target your company, and what kind of problems could they cause? How can you engage with politically and socially conscious consumers to benefit your brand? What techniques familiar to politcal campaign veterans can benefit corporate communicators? How …

Should I work for free? [flowchart] Buffet problems [more tax] Vote on new metro station names [pick ’em] WMATA tell Parks Service to shove it [National Mall] 5-EV HDRI © 2010 José Francisco Salgado, PhD