Retired D.C. smut king Dennis Sobin has always loved art. He acted and directed adult films, wrote a book about how to play the guitar, and runs a gallery of prisoner-art. Most recently, he’s written a musical about being a registered sex offender.
Now, he—or someone he’s influenced—seems to be dabbling in that most controversial of [...]
The post-Fenty fortunes of anti-violence group Peaceoholics continue to decline. They’re under investigation by Ward 7 Councilmember Yvette Alexander, and now, with funds they used to get from the District dried up, they’re in more than $28,000 of credit card debt, according to court records.
BB&T Financial filed a lawsuit in December alleging that Peaceoholics owed [...]
The Washington Post Magazine's lead story Sunday involved a twenty-something who goes to India to find his uncle, who's become some sort of Hare Krishna guru-king.
It turns out that when your uncle's a guru, he acts a little weird. He sits on a bed with the writer in silence, smirking. But I think the weirdest [...]
While you scramble for left- and right-wing points on presumed Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, here is some justice-related news closer to the ground.
Gilbert Arenas finished his halfway house sentence on Friday. Just as predicted, he made everyone there a better basketball player:
Troy Johnson has mixed feelings about his balcony. His 10th-floor perch affords him scenic views of his Northwest D.C. neighborhood. But maybe too scenic. “Look up and down U Street,” he says, “It’s a gold mine up there.”
Johnson, 75, a retired Service Employees International Union organizer, lives in the Campbell Heights [...]
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli just won't let anyone get sexy, will he? First, he wanted state universities to end discrimination protections for gay people, and now he's even making Roman goddesses more modest.
The Virginian-Pilot reported Saturday that the seal on Cuccinelli's staff pins is different from the one usually used by the state. While [...]
D.C. government employees might want to watch out for the above face. That's because, like the prince who dresses in rags to see how his subjects live, At-Large Councilmember Kwame Brown has taken to dressing down and testing out city services.
Unlike a fairy tale prince, though, he tweets about his adventures.
The Issue: The graffiti on a Kalorama Park picnic table is smeared, but it seems to say "Wlla Fuckin Beasts!" Like the dispute over whether to replace the table it's written on, it's ugly, and its original meaning is obscured. Reconstruction in the park began last summer, but it's been delayed by endless controversies over [...]
The saddest part of a palace coup is when the soon-to-be-defeated king yells, "Guards, seize him!" But the sentinels don't move, and the tyrant realizes all the maneuvering has been for nothing. That's how I imagine it went down at the Washington Times late last week, when Politico's Patrick Gavin reported that publisher Jonathan Slevin's contract wouldn't [...]
Can you ride a bicycle while wasted? Practically, maybe, but legally, no, according to a D.C. Court of Appeals ruling issued today.
Police reportedly found Baker N. Everton yelling on a Petworth sidewalk on January 12, 2007. He was slurring his words and could "hardly stand," according to court papers. Then he went to his bike:
"The officers [...]
The big news this morning is that if you're living in Arlington, your life could quickly start looking like the Old West. That's because militia members and general anti-government types are protesting today in Arlington's Gravelly Point Park, the closest place to Washington where you can openly carry a firearm.
WaPo talks to Daniel Almond, one of [...]
How is the Nuclear Security Summit inconveniencing you today? WaPo says District residents are in for "a rare and challenging experience" trying to commute. The Post also found a heartbreaking story of a resident inside the security perimeter who isn't sure how he's going to get his dialysis during the summit:
Harry Moore, 70, receives dialysis [...]
Successful scalping has rules, and Steve Petric knows them all.
With today's Nationals' opening day game against the Philadelphia Phillies down to Standing Room Only tickets, he's turned to the informal economy for the two tickets he needs.
Hurrah! With the Redskins trading two draft picks for Donovan McNabb Sunday, everyone has an opportunity to talk about Dan Snyder's penchant for old players. And you thought the off-season meant a break from fans' moaning.
At least the diehards at Extreme Skins are happy about it. Over there, the McNabb trade has a 61 percent [...]
Speed humps are for traffic control, but they're so much more than that. With throwing people into the stocks out of fashion, humps are the only form of social shaming we have left.
But some drivers on Cleveland Park's Newark Street refuse to accept the concept of "reasonable speeds." Since speed humps (or bumps, if you [...]
