Brad Pitt Has Your Secret Shit: Rolling DC

I am no fan of Stop the Machine--all signs I recognize suggest they're a front for the Int'l Socialist Organization trying to hijack the Occupy momentum for their own ends, because that's the kind of thing the ISO does. After OWS became a thing the Stop the Machine leaders started throwing the word Occupy into all their press stuff & online engagement. V distasteful tactics imo, but I've got a short fuse when it comes to authoritarian ideological hijackers like them.

Stop the Machine's permit to be in Freedom Plaza expires tonight, so their plan was to hoedown in Freedom Plaza til midnight and then pack up and either go home or join up with the #occupy crew at McPherson. #Occupy is expecting to grow by another hundred or so tonight as a result.

I hope those answer.org folks who used to corrupt anti-Iraq War protests aren't involved either

^ totally the same people

"The Workers World Party Says Occupy Movement is 30 Years in the Making"

^ 'see, isn't it a good thing we're here to save the day??'

Guys I miss all of you

Where are you now Stevie?

I'm in Baltimore occupying a city square. It's fun here!

do the protest signs in Baltimore read "We are the 100%, because really, if you're the 1% you don't live in Baltimore"?

Oct 26
Saving the American Idea: Rejecting Fear, Envy and the Politics of Division WEDNESDAY 10:00AM The Heritage Foundation's Allison Auditorium

I think some Occupy folks ought to wander over and check out Paul Ryan's speech tomorrow. Try to help him get away from those politics of division...

hm.

And it’s also cool. Some have probably moved to D.C. because they’ve heard it’s a cool city to live in, though not to the extent of Portland.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/census-dc-area-gains-young-adults-in-recession/2011/10/26/gIQA8gijKM_story.html?hpid=z4

Feels almost as rainy as Portland lately

I love rainy DC. It is my ideal DC.

http://www.princeofpetworth.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/players_ball_dc-e1319653450173.jpg

http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2011/10/dear-popville-players-ball-coming-to-dc/#comments

O_o (even by prince of petworth standards!)

Wow

Shaw and Bloomingdale are well on their way to being the Brooklyn of D.C. The brewpub will be a true neighborhood gathering place. It's an under-served neighborhood for something like this."

Does every location have to be compared to Brooklyn...

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/2011/11/02/bye-bye-brasserie-beck-thor-cheston-sets-out-to-start-his-own-suds-spot/

haha i know that guy

Thor's a great guy - he's made a huge impact on the beer scene here and hopefully will continue to do so.

I am glad he is back--wasn't he in Philly for awhile?

Kinda sad we don't still live on N. Capitol sometimes :(

yeah he was in Philly briefly between Paradiso (first time around) and Beck

http://cache.dealbreaker.com/uploads/2011/05/drudge-siren.gif'It's Academic' host Mac McGarry retireshttp://cache.dealbreaker.com/uploads/2011/05/drudge-siren.gif

If I'm feeling up to it, I might march against the "Defending the American Dream Conference" on Friday.

Never been to McPherson Square.

Oh, that's the protest march at 6 against the Koch Brothers conference at the Convention Center.

x-post--wow, McGarry was hosting that show for 3 or 4 decades ...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/its-academic-host-mac-mcgarry-retires/2011/11/02/gIQAfIksgM_story.html

50 years

I had no idea you had an interest in It's Academic!

^^^^a show I have never seen btw

yeah it was kind of impossible to be a nerd at a nerd high school in the DC area and not have at least some interest in the show

Behind the name Foggy Bottom

totally gutted that "Funkstown" didn't survive

George Clinton woulda loved it

Damn, to think we could have ended up with Funkstown and Swampoodle.

Fotoweek, Warhol exhibits, Callahan photos, various gallery shows, Dean & Britta at NG of Art Saturday and other music--it's a busy town culturally right now

I'm thinking I need to stick with cultural events since all the sports teams (pro or college) seem so lame at the moment(I stick with Terps anyway but its painful). Yes, the Caps are frequently winning in the regular season, but tickets are nearly always sold out and expensive.

I was on It's Academic a few times during my high school quiz bowl years

Mac McGarry basically seemed like a half-dead quiz show hosting zombie

good news is as far as we know he didn't cover up any child abuse

legacy untarnished

No need for rioting

The Laotian food at Bangkok Golden in Falls Church was so spicy

http://www.yelp.com/biz/bangkok-golden-falls-church

i watched it's academic last weekend!

Is I Died the new host?

He'd be good at it, really.

i was on it's academic, my team lost
i'll be in DC for xmas btw

I will not :(

I will be in Tuomasland. Does Tuomas still live in Helsinki??? Must I board-stalk him???

N/a if you&S&E would like a crash pad you are welcome to ours!

quincie will you be around the 7-9th??? SAY YES

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Tried Mala Tang (Sichuan Chinese hot pot) in Arlington the other night. Not wowed, but maybe I did not pick the best ingredients for dipping or the best sauces to apply afterwards

Is there another hot pot place in the area that you'd recommend? I was just talking about going to one of those 2 weeks ago

Mala Tang and Uncle Liu's are owned by the same guy and are good, but yeah choice of meat & veg at Mala Tang has a huge effect on the outcome and I've made some bad choices too. The spicy Sichuan broth is great though!

Mala Tang (in Arlington) has tables where each person has their own hot pot, while from what I have read, at Uncle Liu's (Falls Church) they just do it the traditional way where everyone is at a big table and uses the same hot pot. I think.

Thanks!

the online debate continues on whether DC is a good places for artists and musicians

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/arts-and-lifestyle/2012/01/how-good-dc-artists-musicians-and-writers/856/

hmm seems like Richard Florida's numbers aren't really relevant to the argument, he's working outside the Yglesias and City Paper definition of artists as white indie rock musicians.