Chef Spike expands his empire [restaurants opening in…] Another Palin baby [who this time?] Ken Jeong photobombs Kate Upton [worth the click] WaPo battles Drudge readers [slap in the face] The end of an era [h/t @ShawnaNBCNews]

The Washington Examiner is tossing around a little coin to advertise popular columnist Tim Carney. h/t MKHammer

Dear Friends, Last week FamousDC became famous. Like Drudge famous. Like now Nancy O’Dell is following us on Twitter famous. Like maybe if we weren’t anonymous, we would make one of those fancy Capitol File lists famous. As our readers know, this change in status came about after we posted …

This morning: FamousDC: Doug Heye Gets Drudge Bomb This afternoon: Reid Wilson: RNC Fills Communications Director Gap

Gossip Girl made the week for Taylor Llewellyn and Tucker Blair , Politico and Matt Drudge look to be taking some time off , Doug Pinkham said the Chamber of Commerce was the villain of the week , we can’t believe namesofthedead.com was still available, the “Yes Men ” are getting around, …

Gillian Reagan wonders: has Matt Drudge lost his edge? New York Observer: Are the Days of Drudge Over? Jonathan Weisman, who covers the Obama administration for The Wall Street Journal, seemed to back up that idea. “Matt Drudge has no influence whatsoever,” he said. “When Drudge picks up one of our …

As only Matt Drudge can do.  [stretched thin]

Congress is out of town … what should we talk about? How about we all talk about each other ? I heart Politico Michael Wolff: Beltway Boys But I used to hate them Gawker: Michael Wolff Used to Hate Politico I don’t heart Politico Alex Pareene: Politico is Revolutionary Says …

We know of at least one southern voter who will become an Obama supporter after watching this. Extreme C-SPAN: President Obama Stops for Lunch President Obama stopped at the Five Guys Restaurant and ordered a cheeseburger for himself and carry-out lunch for several others. He also spoke with several patrons …

Andrew Sullivan pens a very insightful piece regarding the blog movement. He also includes a few notes about a conversation with the mighty Drudgester. Go ahead and spend a few minutes to read this. We have a feeling it’ll be referenced for years to come. Andrew Sullivan: Why I Blog

JoMa: Obama not yet wise to Freak Show [ask Kerry how it feels]