I had an inkling Zac Efron was meant for something more than the part of Troy, the face that launched a thousand and one puberties as the stereotype flouting High School Musical leading man. It was a sneaking suspicion of inevitability spurred by his August 2007 Rolling Stone cover, a G-rated yet suggestive enough shot, which seemed to say "I'm going to take over Hollywood's high school romcom/dramedy niche market. Your daughters (and, perhaps, sons) are powerless against my sculpted, spray-tanned abs." I'm sure parents and offspring alike sighed at the sight of Efron--'rents remembering David Cassidy, kids the way Troy gazed at leading lady Gabriella.

So when my roommate suggested we seek refuge from last week's deluge in the theater with 17 Again, I was curious to see if Efron's ridiculously pretty face could contort and show emotion--actually act--or if he was just the latest teen tart to be pimped by Disney. Turns out, Efron's pretty good. Pretty damn good.

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DCist reports on the efforts to get rid of the gun amendment attached to the Voting Rights bill. Activists "seem to be ignoring his comments and have renewed the push to make a clean D.C. voting rights bill." So there's lobbying and a mass email and a strong rebuke against Fenty's comments last week that we should bite the bullet and accept the gun amendment. Mendo is pissed, too.

The 42 notes that Astor in Adams Morgan is now serving a vegan-pizza option.

Who Murdered Robert Wone? has a rundown of Joe Price and Dylan Ward's activism in their careers. Price's career is particularly detailed. Who knew that Price once had lunch with Julian Bond?

Congress Heights On The Rise is thinking about liquor stores: "Does anyone know if any of the ANCs or community groups have tried to work with the liquor stores to rebrand their storefronts? Perhaps a little less 'trash' and a little more 'class'? Something to better reflect a more neighborhood vibe?"

Bloomingdale (for now) has some cool pictures from this past weekend's marathon.

Prince of Petworth gets a little excited over his latest find--the Brass Knob's warehouse. It has doors. Lots of them.

Black Plastic Bag just about (I think) wraps up our awesome coverage of SXSW.