February 28, 2007
Washingtonian Magazine Joins 21st Century
Just when you had gotten control of the size of your blogroll. We've been following the recent changes over at Washingtonian.com, and not just because we have a DCist alumna over there. To be honest, we've long placed Washingtonian Magazine in the "strictly for fogeys" column when it comes to their views on what interesting things are going on in D.C. Constantly compiling "Best Of" lists only relevant to residents of Georgetown and Bethesda hasn't exactly helped the magazine win the hearts and minds of the city's young people, and, at least until recently, their ability to harness the powers of the Internet has been practically nonexistent.
But now it seems like they're trying to make up for lost time. This week, the magazine launched four new blogs: One about real estate, a slightly ill-defined one about local politics and issues, written by the magazine's more serious writers like Harry Jaffe and Garrett Graff, one about restaurants and foodie concerns, and one about nightlife and entertainment. The handful of entries up so far make for largely interesting reading.
Granted, much of what Washingtonian does, even in their new online outfit, will continue to gear toward the well-monied and perhaps slightly less adventurous set. And it makes sense — if the D.C. metro area has a lot of anything, it's adults who can afford the sorts of luxury items advertised in Washingtonian and are actually interested in a list of the week's top home sales. But who would have guessed a year ago that the magazine would also make a recommendation to check out Karmella's Game?
So welcome to the Internets, Washingtonian.
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That rag is pure drivel. Unless, I suppose, you're some new money, McMansion-living Republican douchegobbler out in McLean.
I second Vic's comment. That is such a crap magazine. It's kind of unbelievable.
I second Vic's comment, and I also second Sara's seconding of Vic's comment. Vehemently. It's unbelievable how goddamned white that magazine is... and I mean "white" in every conceivable sense...
"Constantly compiling "Best Of" lists only relevant to residents of Georgetown and Bethesda..." Ha ha, so true! I can't stand that magazine. It's always a competition with them.
But..but..Lauriol Plaza and 5 Guys have been on their Best Of list for decades! You mean they might not actually be good at all?
Please, hold me.
Everything in Washingtonian is an advertisement or PR article.
I'd like to throw in that it's also a magazine for young fogies too, which, sadly, DC has in droves.
Can't say I disagree with the commenters, but despite being a "strictly for the whities" pub, Washingtonian does have a great new website no matter the content. And the person responsible for that website, well, she got no mention whatsoever in this little write up. Shame really.
All the comments about Washingtonian are true, but its faults are part of its charm, IMHO. I'll check it out while waiting in a doctor's office or at the library to find out what the Georgetown/Bethesda set is up to.
Aw, come on, Pseudonym ... a link to the farewell post counts as a "mention," doesn't it?
I don't use pseudonyms!
And thanks for the post, DCist folks. You've got lots of fans over here.