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Weather:  There’s no doubt that you’ll need a winter jacket this weekend. Jack Frost is making his way into DC and he’s bringing temperatures as low as 33 degrees with him. The good news? Skies should be mostly sunny. So while rocking your awesome parka, you can still look styled in …

FamousDC and Harbinger along with sponsors, Washington Examiner and Microsoft, last night hosted their biggest event yet. The rain couldn’t stop this team from taking over Nationals Park and hosting some of DC’s biggest all-stars for an evening dedicated to great times, great food and even greater company. See all photos from last night’s …

With post-election news still inundating our inboxes and news feeds by the minute, it’s hard to believe that one of the most monumental days of 2016 is over. If you’re having a difficult time accepting the void brought on by the lack of campaign ads on your TV, we have a solution and it’s taking …

A brave cartographer mapped out the entire internet. Yes, Tumblr is in the Hipster sea, Anonymous has their own island, there’s a Stalking Straight (guess what that’s nearby) and Google has a land of indexes. You can’t out-geek this guy. Pretty amusing and worth close observation with above link. h/t …

Last night FamousDC teamed up with Microsoft, Resonate and The New Republic to throw another great happy hour. The event was held at the spectacular downtown office of Microsoft and featured great conversation, amazing food and delicious cocktails. We hope to see you at the next one. Famously Spotted: Kelly Dieter from WWSG, Margaret Chadbourn and Tim Ryan from Reuters, Melissa Morrill from INGAA, Charles Small from Cuomo’s office, Jade Floyd from the Case Foundation, Jeremy Art and Howard Mortman from C-SPAN, Abby Matousek and Georgette Spanjich from ML Strategies, Jim Billimoria from the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Mark Bryant from Resonate, Alex Byers, Lauren French and Ginger Gibson from Politico, Will Carty from Twitter, Laurent Crenshaw from the House Intelligence Committee,  Katie Harbath from Facebook, Reid Wilson from the Washington Post, Morgan Gress and Ashley Summers from 1776, Paige Helling from CQ Roll Call, Megan Kirkpatrick from The Beer Institute, Chris Moody from Yahoo News, Nika Nour from the Internet Association, Lauren Patterson from Daily Caller, Archie Smart and Matt Lauer from Qorvis, Jim Swift from The Weekly Standard and of course Stefanie Petropoulous with DC London and Kelly Cohen with The Washington Examiner. A special thanks to our host committee: Gerrit Lansing, Kristen Soltis and Rebecca Mark And a big thank you to FamousDC’s Event Production Director Veronica Wilson for coordinating such a memorable evening. Photography by Dakota Photography. All photos can be found here.

Microsoft in the House. Literally. Thursday evening, members of congress, their families, and staff were breaking a sweat in Rayburn, but it was not over a leaked twitpic or a discovered Tiffany’s account. Everyone was taking part in the first annual Capitol Hill Family Game Night presented by Microsoft. The first …

We put a man on the moon 40 years ago, but today nobody can recall an email. Seriously, do you know anyone who has ever successfully done that?

Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer stops by the WaPo and pronounces newspapers and magazines dead. Kim Hart: Steve Ballmer Swings By the Post Steve Ballmer’s favorite TV show is “Lost,” but he refuses to pay a buck to get it on iTunes–he’d rather deal with a few ads. He still isn’t sure …

After headlines yesterday began to contradict themselves … “Penn Still Playing Leading Role In Clinton Campaign” ….. “Aides See Penn’s Departure As Rebranding Opportunity”  The question had to be asked:  Should he stay or should he go?

Mark Penn, again knee-high in controversy… [not it] News that Hillary Clinton’s chief strategist, Mark Penn, took a meeting with Columbian officials to talk about ways to advance a free trade deal is at once not surprising, given Penn’s refusal to step down from his position as CEO of Burson-Marsteller. …