Your guide to the region's top events, mixed with some commentary about life, media, gossip and politics in Washington, DC.
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Miss out on some of our blog posts from this week? Worry not—we're here to fill you in on what the most popular blog posts were from the past seven days. See below for our top five.
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Claudia Bahar
Every Friday, for some fun reading, we bring you the area’s best Missed Connections on Craigslist.
This week, we’ll start out with a two Craigslisters who will not let the cool fall weather stop them from enjoying some cold, sweet treats with a side of romance. And we’ll end with a couple of long-winded fellows, one of which is severely punctuation- and grammar-challenged. Mr. Yogato - m4w - 23 (Mr. Yogato) Reply to: pers-870802600@craigslist.org [?] Date: 2008-10-08, 12:28AM EDT
I saw you in Mr. Yogato. It has been so long since we last saw each other. I know,we have become different people...but it must have been fate that our paths have crossed once again.
And yes...I like my women how I like my yogurt...tangy.
^_^ * Location: Mr. Yogato
Please tell me, what qualities make a woman “tangy”?
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Jesseka Kadylak
In this week’s edition of Washingtoniana—our Thursday feature where we collect your questions about Washington and do some sleuthing to find the answers—we find out what the deal is with what’s below Dupont Circle.
What the Dupont Underground could look like in the future.
Alejandro Salinas asks: “What is Dupont Underground? Where is the entrance located? What’s the story behind it?”
The National Capital Trolley Museum staff and the Web helped us unravel the mystery of the Underground, while members of the Arts Coalition for Dupont Underground discussed its possible reincarnation with us. Read on for the scintillating answers!
Dupont Underground is an abandoned streetcar/trolley terminal and tunnel, which is located underneath Dupont Circle but above the Metrorail tracks. Several boarded-up entrances can be seen around the circle, including spots near PNC Bank and Krispy Kreme.
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Alejandro Salinas
Every Thursday, we bring you interviews with noteworthy Washingtonians. This week, we chatted with James Kotecki, Politico.com video blogger (and second funniest celebrity in Washington).
Photograph courtesy of James Kotecki.
Back in January of last year, James Kotecki was a senior at Georgetown University majoring in international security studies, who would post web videos critiquing the 2008 presidential campaign candidates in his spare time. Today, Kotecki is still doing just that—except now, he’s doing it professionally, as writer, producer and host of KoteckiTV, an online video series for the Politico.
Kotecki’s video blogs are witty, slightly cynical and sprinkled with pop culture references—not to mention the occasional musical performance from Kotecki himself, who raps and plays the guitar. Can you say triple threat? We spoke with Kotecki about Sarah Palin, which political party knows how to, well, party, and who’d make the ideal John Mccain impersonator.
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Emily Leaman
We want photos of your pumpkin-carving masterpieces to compile a slide show. We’ll update it with each submission. Start sending now!
C'mon, Washington. You can do better than this!
Are you a whiz with a carving knife? Prove it! To celebrate the season, we’re collecting photos of your carved pumpkins and compiling them into a fall-tastic slide show. We’ll update it as submissions come in until Halloween.
Send your photos—one per e-mail, please—to eleaman@washingtonian.com with the subject line “Pumpkin Slideshow.” Please make sure your images are at least five by seven inches and 72 dpi. We’ll update the slide show several times a day, so be sure to check back often to see your masterpiece immortalized on the Interweb.
Ready to show your carving chops to the world? Get the ball—er, pumpkin?—rolling, and send us your photos now!
While you're at it, you might want to enter this month's photo contest. The theme is "light." The winner will be published in an upcoming issue of Washingtonian!
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