Something extremely DC about me is that nearly every morning I get jolted awake by a notification that @realDonaldTrump has started tweeting. This morning as I rolled over to groggily check what the buzzing was about, I couldn’t help but laugh: President Trump was complaining about how special counsel Robert Mueller and, I quote, “Leakin’ Lyin’ James Comey” are “Best Friends.” Funny enough, Comey and Mueller do have a long personal history. Back in 2013, Washingtonian‘s former Editor Garrett Graff wrote a feature about just that. Mr. President, if you’re spending time on our site, please subscribe to this newsletter! It will arrive in the early hours of executive time.
Something you may have missed: Trump may have his military parade after all—just in on a really teeny tiny scale. The Washington Post‘s Sadie Dingfelder noticed a miniature military parade—fit with all the bells and whistles—under the National Christmas Tree.
And now for something completely different: It’s finals season for local college students. And that means Georgetown Law’s very own Tiffany Trump is in the throes of it, too. But Tiffany would like you to know that she’d much rather be where the sun is shining than bunkered down in the cold studying.
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What we have cooking at Washingtonian:
- Stuck in a riot at the Cheesecake Factory? Here’s a guide to survival, including tips on how to fight back using your Skinnylicious menu.
- Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer would like you to know that he, too, is frustrated with Uber service at DCA. So he’s switching to Lyft.
- Say it with me: a new Hot Pot and Taco Place now on H Street!
- Rid yourself of FOMO while you peruse these photos from our Winter Wine event!
Our pick for things to do around town:
LIGHTS The fourth annual Light Yards features two Insta-worthy interactive light installations at Yards Park. The Pool by New York’s Jen Lewin Studio will have 106 circular pads of light that visitors can jump across, creating patterns of changing colors. Angels of Freedom by Israel’s OGE Group pairs lit-up wings and white halos that will make a heavenly new profile picture. Through January 4. Free, 6 PM – 10 PM.
Good reads:
Being a mom in television news is a tremendous feat, seasoned TV journalist Julianna Goldman writes in a poignant essay. (The Atlantic)
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Brittany Shepherd covers the societal and cultural scene in political Washington. Before joining Washingtonian as a staff writer in 2018, Brittany was a White House Correspondent for Independent Journal Review. While she has lived in DC for a number of years now, she still yearns for the fresh Long Island bagels of home. Find her on Twitter, often prattling on about Frasier.
