Brad Pitt Has Your Secret Shit: Rolling DC

Fonts and the weather map and stuff in the Washington Post

hard to see why anyone could believe changing the style and layout would have any effect on the decline of the print edition

tho maybe it cuts production costs somehow

Today there was that new lifestyle section that was just a complete disaster imo.

is it updating or replacing Style, or what? i never actually see the print edition (except i happened to Sunday, first day of the new design)

Style is still around, but I'm not sure what is going on with Food, Home, Health, etc--I fear they are all being rolled into this "lifestyle" monstrosity.

They are trying to do two things at once: 1. Make the print edition more reader-friendly to people who do not currently read the print edition; and 2. Save money by combining sections.

The end result is they do not make anyone happy (says biased me, and yes for 5 years I did freelance concert reviews for Style until in January they cut a number of us in order to save bucks and they started putting most concert reviews online only and not in the newsprint).

The thing I found most offensive was "tabbed navigation." If I wanted tab navigation I would be reading the Web site you fucksticks.

Does the physical paper now have hyperlinks you can put your finger on and be transported to the appropriate reference? If so, I'm all for it.

miss you guys!

Tut-tutting at work over colo(u)r pics on more and more pages.

Weekend section still contains some nice stuff, but the editor(who was/is in charge of the kids post page) seems to have dumbed down some pages. Plus less cd reviews doesn't make us music geeks happy. Plenty of sidebars to make it look like you're looking at a computer screen.

Awww DC is just not the same without 69 and pretzel walrus. Come back and see us--we miss you!

http://tynancoffeeandtea.com/

cannot walk by this place without LOLing. TYNAN!

ill be in DC dec26-29? i bet zack will be, too. maybe we could hit the birreria or this BARLEY AND BIRCH place? what is that? theres a chill bar in SF called BOURBON AND BRANCH so i mean maybe thats the newest thing, B&Bs.

http://www.thedrinkshop.com/images/products/main/2137/2137.jpg

what is this thing

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/25/fashion/25boite.html

“I’m allergic to rope lines,” joked one Congressional staffer. “Do you know who I work for?”

GETTING IN: Reservations help, as does a West Wing hard pass.

DRESS CODE: “Casual sophistication” — suits with loosened ties, trendy dresses and BlackBerrys.

SIGNATURE DRINK: Dark and Stormy — rum and housemade ginger soda; $15

$15 DARK AND STORMY WTF???

shouldn't "allergic to rope lines" imply you avoid such places altogether??

The ballsy and hilarious move about the drink pricing is that ALL the cocktails are $15 - some of them are absolutely worth $15, but also the people ordering vodka cranberrys get charged $15.

Nice place to kick it at 3pm on a Wednesday, otherwise it's just doucheville... WITH A VIEW. And, despite the press, having a nicer hotel there has not actually made the view any better than when it was Hotel Washington.

Are there any coffee places in DC like Tryst, other than Tryst? Busboys and Poets is ok but kind of loud and really try-hard.

so for REALZ does anyone have a suggestion for, say, Sun or Mon night the week of THANKSGIVING when my lovely wife and I will be all up in yr grill?

(xpost) for coffeeshops, check out Big Bear Cafe, Mid City Caffe, or Chinatown Coffee Co.

HI DERE are talking FAP? We got places. Where are you staying?

are we talking Sun-Mon before Tgiving? if so we are around, would totally do a HI DERE-themed FAP

re coffeeshops, I second Big Bear, and the above-mocked Tynan may be like a smaller lower-key Tryst (haven't had a chance to try it yet)

Yeah Sun-Mon before or after Tday? Let us not forget to summon BOT and Kitties for HI DERE FAP.

Before! And not sure where we're staying yet but it's like to be L'Enfant Plaza or someplace else downtown

oh for coffeehouses also Sidamo and Sova.

may finally be trying thai x-ing tonight. hope it's as good as people say!

Anyone interested in ethiopian on Wednesday night in the U-ish area?

I mean, I WILL eat all these kitfo by myself, but really a cuisine best enjoyed with a posse.

i could go for that!

Great! I get out of the clinic at 7:30. Suggestions for restaurant? I always like Dukem and the place beside Dukem that isn't Dukem.

can I be a wet blanket and point out that in this age of swine flu epidemics, going for cuisine that usually involves a whole bunch of ppl eating off of the same gigantic plate may not be a good idea

no, you can't

It's OK we'll have a certified virologist there to supervise.

ate etete fri night with minimal viral infections iirc

that raw beef dish even

See? Berebere clearly has antimicrobial qualities.

It’s come to this: The Washington Post Style section, for years known as “the sandbox” because it was a playground for sometimes immature writers, has turned into a boxing ring because one of the editors was revolted by a story that came across his desk on deadline.

oh dear god in heaven

that feature did suck, however

I have a Wednesday evening meeting right across from Dukem, in fact. Trying to nail down a time but I'm always up for Ethiopian.

okay in truth I'm just jealous that you guys are having Ethiopian

t;_;t

probably can't make it but may be able to, will know on the day.

so we're going to stay here:

http://www.affinia.com/Washington-DC-Hotel.aspx?name=Liaison-Capitol-Hill&page=Services-Amenities

thanking u, Priceline!

Alright ppl I will be at Dukem tomorrow (Wed) at 7:45 be there or be without injera.

can't make it but raise a glass of taj for me