I have been watching the design and building of the Eisenhower memorial over the past 10 years. The times I’ve been there, I have felt unmoved. Too big. Too spread out. Backdrop not inspiring. But I drove by the other day at dusk, with the lights on, and – finally – felt something. So went […]
The pages that used to help keep the House of Representatives running are no more, having been abolished about 10 years ago due to the ever-increasing use of electronic messaging. For some 180 years before that, they were ubiquitous, making sure that the vast amounts of paperwork produced by Congress were delivered to the right […]
Are you feeling wiped out, drained of energy, restless and cranky? You’re not alone. It’s been what some would call, “a hard week” and what others would call “a shitshow.” Do pardon my naughty word, but there is nothing more that can approximate the weirdness of waiting for these election results. So what can we […]
Ten years ago, my friend Tim Krepp mentioned that a friend of his was opening a new store on Capitol Hill, one that specialized in board games and puzzles. He introduced me to Kathleen Donahue, who filled me in on the details. The store, named Labyrinth, opened shortly thereafter. I was immediately intrigued and have […]
Look, I’ve been feeling weird all day (starting yesterday) and I’m going to try to get as much mileage out of the sucking joke as I can. In a surprising about-face after a rather surprising announcement earlier in the season, the Department of Public Works will not be requiring District residents to bag all their […]