I was detained by the police today and accused of stealing. I was also illegally detained against my will by several Wal*Mart employees preceding the detention by police. My crime? Leaving Wal*Mart with four bags of sugar (that I had just purchased) (continue reading)

If, like our Mr Bridge, you're a fan of the late Mr Russert, you might be interested in WAMU's live coverage of his funeral service today at the Kennedy Center. If you're one of the 8 people in the country with an HD radio you can turn into HD-3 on (continue reading)

Lets say a friend of mine lost their passport somewhere in Washington DC. The current best guest is in the back of a DC taxi cab. Where should my friend look for it? Is there a global taxi lost and found? Or should there be a call-a-thon (continue reading)

If you've driven up 14th St near the Mall this week, you've seen all the tents on The Mall. They're part of the soon-to-happen Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Today, they were needed as shelter as a major league thunderstorm rolled through the (continue reading)

Another Monday has come and gone without a Supreme Court ruling on DC v Heller, the case that is going to determine when if you can have a gun in the District. Mike O'Shea over at Concurring Opinions, a law-focused blog, has a good writeup here (continue reading)

I actually took this picture a few weeks ago when out in Chantilly to have dinner with a friend, but the Washington Post got around to writing about the pro-life pharmacy before I did. [and let me assure you, we were at a nice little Indian place a (continue reading)

Speaking of the Kennedy Center, it has announced that this year's Mark Twain Prize will be awarded to George Carlin. A worthy recipient indeed, as Carlin is one of the defining luminaries of stand-up comedy, and American comedy in general. But I (continue reading)

The Smithsonian has joined The Commons on Flickr, which started as a pilot between the Library of Congress and Flickr to increase access to publicly-held photo collections and allow the public to contribute knowledge and information (such as tags) (continue reading)

That's the word from Capital Weather, talking about today's severe weather that we're being warned about by NOAA. Most probable at 45% is damaging winds with hail being less likely at 30%. Tornadoes only get a 2% shot but I still wouldn't do (continue reading)

Well. The best you can say is that the double standard's gone. But, if you are planning on going to a Nats game and bearing your hairy man chest for the crowd to see, be prepared for the ushers to descend on you and request you get dressed (continue reading)

If you want to check out what's going on at the Capitol, but can't be bothered to read all of the Congressional Record and even the Post's Politics section is far too detailed, check out Capitol Words, which will give you the word of the day on The (continue reading)

Was your week at work better or worse because you didn't get/have to wear a baseball hat with a beer bottle on (continue reading)

Mayor Fenty, Interim Attorney General Nickles and Chief of Police Lanier are starting their press conference momentarily on the steps of the Wilson Building downtown. WTOP Radio (103.5FM/1500AM) will be broadcasting the event live, and we'll have (continue reading)

If you're sitting there pondering what you'll purchase for your arsenal at home - or stewing in dread over an influx of weaponry - you should take note of one section from the court's opinion. Before this Court petitioners have stated that “if (continue reading)

Just in case you thought leaving that newspaper behind on the bench of the Metro train was polite for some rider henceforth, Metro would like to disabuse you of that notion. Please check out the latest entry into their video efforts. I think it's (continue reading)