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But I'm So Good at Sabotage!
Dan gives advice, and so does the guy sitting next to him on the airplane.
Savage Love

Radiate Me
Cecil takes on a wacky-sounding theory that can't be completely ruled out.
The Straight Dope

The Far-Out Origins of Scott Drewno's Far-Out Food
Source chef Scott Drewno's inspiration: Route 50
Young & Hungry

Should I Stop Cheating if My Husband is Dying?
Dan says keep seeing your lover, just less often.
Savage Love

Coconut Transfusions
Cecil explains rehydration using coconut juice.
The Straight Dope

Dealing With Marion Barry
Is there any way to shut down the councilmember's usual circus?
Loose Lips

Velatis Caramels Return to Washington
A classic D.C. candy, once again produced in the area
Young & Hungry

Speaking of Anal...
Dan tries to solve an anal sex conflict.
Savage Love

Hot for Teether
Cecil looks into high temperatures and babies' new teeth.
The Straight Dope

The City's Dwindling Coffers and DCision 2010
Fenty will bear the bulk of the blame for the budgetary blues.
Loose Lips

Pay It Forward: The Capitals' New Ticketing Scheme
Learn how to shell out even more for your seats!
Cheap Seats

Capital City Diner Finally Settles In
The eggs come over easy, but opening the place was anything but.
Young & Hungry

Battling for the Top Spot at the Washington Teachers' Union
And you thought relations between the mayor and D.C. Council were bad!
Loose Lips

You're Going to Brush Your Teeth With That?
Dan says the old perv stays.
Savage Love

Swimming Can't Make a Splash in D.C.'s Public Schools
Roy Fagin tried to field a swim team at Coolidge. He failed.
Cheap Seats

Bad Air
Cecil explains how particulate pollution can hurt you.
The Straight Dope

How Did Local Restaurants Stay Open During the Snowstorm?
They worked the phones, they made substitutions. And we all became locavores.
Young & Hungry

Is Myers-Briggs a Buncha Bunk?
Cecil the Anal Know-it-All answers.
The Straight Dope

My Wife Banging Her Ex, the Porn Flick
Dan says be careful what you wish for.
Savage Love

Remembering Skeeter Swift
A sharpshooter with a drawl!
Cheap Seats

Friends Like These
Business types may come to regret their Schwartz ouster.
Loose Lips

How D.C. Invented Texas Chili Mac
Anyone who thinks this stuff is Southwestern is all (the way) wet.
Young & Hungry

Five Things Fenty Can Do to Win Back Some Love
LL offers some advice for a guy with poll problems.
Loose Lips

I'm Not Stupid or Evil, I'm Just Built as a Pedophile
Dan says we should acknowledge the existence of 'good' pedophiles.
Savage Love

Ice Block Man
Cecil considers cryogenics.
The Straight Dope

The Redskins' Designated Drinkmaker
The team hits the bottle with booze company Diageo's help.
Cheap Seats

The Tavernization of Wisconsin Avenue NW
Did the recession turn two upmarket restaurants into comfort-food joints?
Young & Hungry

Michelle Rhee's Loose Lips
The chancellor did herself no favor by waiting to explain her sex-abuse remark.
Loose Lips

Followup: Was Cecil's Take on the World Fish Supply Fishy?
Accused of hyperbole, Cecil lobs more fish facts.
The Straight Dope

The Goldberg's Variations
Two Maryland businessmen tussle over the name of a beloved bagelry
Young & Hungry

The Politics of Threesomes
Dan on m-m-f arrangements.
Savage Love

UDC's Unique Four-Man Basketball Squad
How NCAA violations have left the school with four on the floor.
Cheap Seats

Please Run for Mayor
Six Washingtonians who should challenge Fenty
Loose Lips

How a Fifth-Year Athlete Is Still Playing Ball for Chavez
The athletic director yanked the charter school from the league.
Cheap Seats

Doing More for Less
Tosca decides not to stiff diners during restaurant week
Young & Hungry

The Deserted Island Diet
Cecil says if you throw up, get convulsions, or die, it's poisonous.
The Straight Dope

Eat Me
Dan says give sex a rest for the moment (no, really, he said that).
Savage Love

Getting the Courts to Stop Governing D.C.
Peter Nickles launches a full court press.
Loose Lips

Blindfolded and Bent Over
Dan says realizing a fantasy sometimes requires a little suspension of disbelief.
Savage Love

Arenas: Agent Zero to Agent of Misfortune
"If he's not calling himself Agent Zero, then that's not redemption."
Cheap Seats

Is Mass Transit a Waste of Energy?
Cecil says transit vs. cars is pretty much a wash.
The Straight Dope

Masala Art: A Restaurant with Heritage
In Tenleytown, a new destination for fine Indian dining
Young & Hungry

The Best Comments From the Young & Hungry Blog, 2009
What readers said about dead chefs, overrated chefs, and evicted chefs
Young & Hungry

The King of Pay-to-Play Broadcasting
Just because George Michael did it doesn't make it right.
Cheap Seats

All Clawed Up
Cecil argues with his assistant over fire department feline rescues.
The Straight Dope

Act Your (Under) Age
Dan says do what you want if you and your partner are consenting adults.
Savage Love

The Year in Quotes, From Marion Barry to Michelle Rhee
Loose Lips found no shortage of loose lips in 2009.
Loose Lips

Redskins Workers Fight For Their Right to Rights
Dan Snyder has taken away employees' ability to sue—and that's totally legal.
Cheap Seats

The Best New Restaurants of 2009
Ten new spots that pleased Young and Hungry's palate.
Young & Hungry

My Wife French-Kissed a Gay Dude on the Dance Floor
Dan tells a letter writer he should stop being a douchebag.
Savage Love

Growing Plastic
Cecil tackles the eco-friendliness of plastics.
The Straight Dope

Seeking: Man Who Likes to Spank a Big Ass
Dan says some men like spanking big women.
Savage Love

Fish Fail
Cecil on what happens when the world's running out of fish.
The Straight Dope

The Beerspotter: Heavy Seas Winter Storm
Pull up a fireplace.
Beerspotter

Sexual Prime Time
Dan says don't miss it.
Savage Love

Let Me Bleed
Cecil says the best part about bloodletting is the cookies and juice.
The Straight Dope

Vincent Gray's Ethics Problem
What will be the fallout from the D.C. Council's independent ethics probe?
Loose Lips

The Unsportsman of the Year Award
Dan Snyder wins—big.
Cheap Seats

Ramen Leaves the Dorm Room
Washington gets a great Japanese noodle house
Young & Hungry

Kiss. My. Toes.
Dan says she's not the one if she won't indulge your foot fetish.
Savage Love

George Washington Was a Pot Head
Cecil's take on whether the founding fathers were stoners.
The Straight Dope

A Good Girl, a Bad Boy, and a Fiancee
Dan tells the "good" girl she's not so good.
Savage Love

Speak the Truth
Cecil speaks the truth about truth serums.
The Straight Dope

Fifty-Five Years After D.C.'s First Integrated Touchdown
"I've never forgotten that game."
Cheap Seats

Taco: The Rules of Engagement
A look at D.C.'s new purveyors of authentic tacos
Young & Hungry

Hole-y Shit!
Cecil's answer to a 1981 question on black holes sucked; he tries again.
The Straight Dope

Benefits Package
Dan says lob your balls into your gay friend's court.
Savage Love


Loose Lips

Cheap Seats

Young and Hungry

Dept. of Media

Show and Tell

  • Closing Time
    R.I.P. Show & Tell, 2003–2008
    Show & Tell
  • Pitter Pander
    Local TV stations feast on young.
    Show & Tell
  • The Martial Plan
    Derrick Nowlin fights his way into film.
    Show & Tell

Savage Love

The Straight Dope

  • Radiate Me
    Cecil takes on a wacky-sounding theory that can't be completely ruled out.
    The Straight Dope
  • Coconut Transfusions
    Cecil explains rehydration using coconut juice.
    The Straight Dope
  • Hot for Teether
    Cecil looks into high temperatures and babies' new teeth.
    The Straight Dope

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