Washington, DC

Photos From the Peace March in Washington

Senate Approves a House Vote for D.C. -- Could a NYC Senator Be Next?

The Senate has approved a bill that would give the District of Columbia a voting Representative in the House. Heretofore the D.C. Congressperson has been "at large" (the current holder is Eleanor Holmes Norton) and doesn't get to vote. The new voting member will be elected and seated with the next ( ... More >>

D.C.'s Second Massive Antiwar March—Populist Enough for the Heartland

College Kids and Powerpuff Girls for Peace Join Forces with Church Ladies in the Nation's Capitol

Say What?

College Kids and Powerpuff Girls for Peace Join Forces with Church Ladies in the Nation's Capitol

Big Time

College Kids and Powerpuff Girls for Peace Join Forces with Church Ladies in the Nation's Capitol

Sidewalk Politics

Graffiti Campaign Demands 'No More Prisons'

Prague

Graffiti Campaign Demands 'No More Prisons'

Supreme Court Ruling:
Real Time for Little Crime

Justices Put Average Citizens at Risk of Arrest

Letters

Justices Put Average Citizens at Risk of Arrest

The Queer Heterosexual

Justices Put Average Citizens at Risk of Arrest

Arousing the Protesters

Special Cuffing Prevents Hanky-Panky

Did America Abandon Vietnam War P.O.W.'s? Part 2

A closer look at an ugly issue

The Ghosts of Penn Station

As the Republican National Convention nears, street people have started to disappear

The Straight and Narrow

Thousands of anti-wedding vows at D.C. rally

The Best Votes Money Can Buy

Facts and figures of the most expensive election campaign in U.S. history

Spreading the Balanchine Gospel

Facts and figures of the most expensive election campaign in U.S. history

Driving Our Troops Crazy

Facts and figures of the most expensive election campaign in U.S. history

Washington Snoozes as London Shudders

No sign of emergency in nation's capital after U.K. terrorist attacks

RISING UP

Wale’s about to hit the big time

FEEL THE LOVE . . .

. . . at a polyamorous cuddle party and picnic

Gay Marriage Bill Wins in D.C. Council; New York Still Lags

​By a vote of 11-2 (with former Mayor Marion Barry among the minority), the Washington, D.C. city council has agreed to recognize gay marriages in the District. This isn't the end of it: procedure requires a second reading within two weeks, and then the Mayor's signature, a Congressional resol ... More >>

Citizen Cope

​By a vote of 11-2 (with former Mayor Marion Barry among the minority), the Washington, D.C. city council has agreed to recognize gay marriages in the District. This isn't the end of it: procedure requires a second reading within two weeks, and then the Mayor's signature, a Congressional resol ... More >>

The James Beard Awards Semi-Finalists Have Been Announced

Will the spirit of James Beard smile upon New York chefs?​The James Beard Foundation announced its list of semi-finalists for the annual James Beard Awards today, kicking off the food world's very own Oscar season scrum. The semi-finalists were selected from a pool of 21,000 online entries; th ... More >>

Top Chef May Travel to the Nation's Capital, Maybe With Kate Winslet in Tow

​The past 24 hours have brought a flurry of Top Chef news: The Washington Post has heard from "some sources" close to the show that its seventh season (whose filming was pushed back until April to accommodate Padma's pregnancy) will be filmed in Washington, D.C. If the show does make it to our ... More >>

West African Pepper Shrimp from Maima's in Jamaica, Queens

​The incendiary, mouth-searing, mind-bogglingly-hot pepper shrimp at Maima's. It always happens. No sooner had I assembled a collection of the hottest dishes available in city restaurants for the Spring Supplement, than I stumbled on another that put the others to shame.

Terrorists Are Officially Just Fucking With Us Now

​The FBI is warning of a possible new terror tactic: per ABC News, a "battle of suspicious bags" is being encouraged on a jihadist website. The bags, while suspicious, might actually be filled with harmless items like water bottles, or socks -- not with bombs.

KFC Double Down Sandwich Gets a Bun; Spike TV Gets On the Rocks

​KFC's mega hit, the Double Down Sandwich, will soon morph into The Doublicious, comprising an Original Recipe fillet, Monterey Jack cheese, bacon, and Colonel's Sauce -- just like the Double Down -- but with a sweet Hawaiian Bread roll to hold it all together. [Nation's Restaurant News] Dean ... More >>

What's Happening This Week: A Pig Roast; Mediterranean Cheese

As many of you know, our weekly dining and drinking newsletter features all the coolest epicurean events in the city. Sign up for it here! Tuesday Pig Roasts Hearth July 6-August 24 Hearth's Tuesday Pig Roasts return this summer, starting today and running through August 24. The cost is $44 (not in ... More >>

Morning Links: Ordaining Women as Grave as Pedophilia, Says Vatican; Earthquake Strikes D.C.

​• Though the Vatican issued revisions to laws yesterday that would make it easier to discipline priests involved in sexual abuse (a good thing!), they also stated that ordaining women was as grave an offense as pedophilia, heresy, apostasy, or schism. Oh, Catholic Church. [NYT]

Americans Getting Fatter, More Honest

​Surprise, surprise: Americans have not conquered that unfortunate weight problem that doctors are always harassing us about. According to a government study released today that surveyed adults about their weight by telephone (great way to encourage exercise!), the obesity rate is at nearly 27 ... More >>

JetBlue Passenger Goes Berserk, Causing Emergency Landing

​What's JetBlue pumping through their vents these days? Today, an "unruly customer" on a flight from Boston to the Dominican Republic caused an emergency landing in Washington D.C., according to Fox News. This is the second flier to go categorically and technically batshit this week, following our ... More >>

Where Can Gays Marry and Adopt?

​Watchdog reporter Rex Wockner knows, and he's put it all down in one handy list for future husbears and bear-ents: "Same-sex marriage is legal in Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Mexico City, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts ... More >>

A Look at the McRib Cult; Waiterpay.com Lets Waiters Know Their Rights

​Corn futures surged on Monday, and with sharp gains in soybeans, sugar, and coffee, worries over the rising cost of food have been sparked. [NY Times] Los Angeles food trucks are about to be subject to the same health department rules as brick-and-mortar restaurants, including letter grades. ... More >>

Shake Shack Migrates North to Connecticut

​Here's further evidence that the conservation-of-energy principle applies to the Danny Meyer empire: Even when a restaurant closes, it isn't really lost; it just takes on a different form. Case in point: Two weeks after announcing Tabla's imminent shutter, the Union Square Hospitality Group h ... More >>

Bourbon Coffee Coming to West 14th Street

​ New York is about to receive yet another caffeine infusion, but this time, its origins are a bit more far-flung than San Francisco or Portland.

The Dismemberment Plan

​ New York is about to receive yet another caffeine infusion, but this time, its origins are a bit more far-flung than San Francisco or Portland.

MEMORY MACHINE

The Plan are back

James Beard Awards Restaurant and Chef Semifinalists Announced

opentable.comThe product of blood, sweat, and tears​It's almost time for the Oscars. That is, the Oscars of the food world: the James Beard Foundation Awards. Today marked the announcement of the restaurant and chef semifinalists, who were chosen from a record 28,000 online entries. Finalists ... More >>

The Palates Behind the San Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restos; Newsflash: Some Restaurateurs Hate Groupon

​Ever wonder who picks the San Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants? 27 panels of journalists, chefs and restaurateurs, and food lovers worldwide do the judging. [NY Times] Foodies at 41 is a club at P.S. 41 where kid members get to make ice cream at Grom Gelato, pizza at Keste, and pal aro ... More >>

There Is a Long Line Outside of the Washington, D.C. Shake Shack

​As has long been expected, Shake Shack today opened its first location in Washington, D.C. Located in Dupont Circle, it's peddling more or less the same menu it does here, albeit with shakes named with site-specific puns like Majority Whip (vanilla custard, crepe crispies, seasonal fruit and ... More >>

Shake Shack to Shack Up With Philadelphia

Here, there, everywhere.​In fairly unsurprising news, Shake Shack is expanding yet again. Less than a month after colonizing Washington, D.C., the burger stand that ate the Atlantic seaboard has announced its plans to open a location in Philadelphia. Situated at the corner of Sansom and 20th ... More >>

New Yorkers Are the Second Most Sexually Satisfied, Says Trojan Condom Survey

​According to a recent survey by Trojan condoms (consider the source), residents of Washington, D.C., are "among the nation's most sexually active" -- with 75 percent of them copping to frequent copulation, and 27 percent saying they'd experienced sexual encounters with more than one person. H ... More >>

VillageVines Finally Gets a Food-Related Name, Now Called Savored

Savored​VillageVines, the online restaurant discount site that sounds vaguely like the bottle of $3 Chardonnay found in the back of grandma's cupboard, has undergone a makeover and now finally has a name that sounds like it's at least related to food. It'll now be called Savored. And with a ... More >>

Eataly to Colonize Our Nation's Capital

Robert SietsemaAll of this will soon be yours, Washington.​Now that Washington, D.C., has almost digested Shake Shack, it should start priming its collective gut for another New York export. As The Huffington Post reports, Joe Bastianich and Mario Batali are planning to open a branch of Eataly ... More >>

Padma Paid to Get Off Stage; Olive Garden and Red Lobster to Cut Salt, Calories

​Padma Lakshmi, who hosted The Moth's storytelling event at Cooper Union Tuesday night, was reportedly paid to get off the stage due to a "grating" performance. [NY Post] The Olive Garden, Red Lobster, and others are hopping on Michelle Obama's healthy-eating bandwagon and pledging to reduce ... More >>

Despise You+Magrudergrind

​Padma Lakshmi, who hosted The Moth's storytelling event at Cooper Union Tuesday night, was reportedly paid to get off the stage due to a "grating" performance. [NY Post] The Olive Garden, Red Lobster, and others are hopping on Michelle Obama's healthy-eating bandwagon and pledging to reduce ... More >>

Roving Armadillos Are Heading for the East Coast

​This just in to add to your terrifying end-times-esque tales of animal takeover (see also: Crabs in Antarctica! Mountain lions in Connecticut! Ladybugs on Long Island!). Thanks to climate change, so say the scientists, the ole armadillo, 'dillo for short, is moving on from his Texas home, whe ... More >>

Coke Bust

​This just in to add to your terrifying end-times-esque tales of animal takeover (see also: Crabs in Antarctica! Mountain lions in Connecticut! Ladybugs on Long Island!). Thanks to climate change, so say the scientists, the ole armadillo, 'dillo for short, is moving on from his Texas home, whe ... More >>

'Rough & Tumblr IX' w/ Jubilee+Deepak Sharma

​This just in to add to your terrifying end-times-esque tales of animal takeover (see also: Crabs in Antarctica! Mountain lions in Connecticut! Ladybugs on Long Island!). Thanks to climate change, so say the scientists, the ole armadillo, 'dillo for short, is moving on from his Texas home, whe ... More >>