Much like a fringe Congressional candidate did in D.C. in 2010, the anti-abortion activist Randall Terry is using federal election law to force television stations to run incredibly graphic campaign ads featuring images of aborted fetuses. During the Super Bowl. more ›

Does watching a woman in open-toed shoes step in dog excrement -- okay, okay, a mixture of pudding, graham crackers and Cheerios that really looks like dog excrement -- and then gagging make you want to buy a D.C. lottery ticket? more ›

There's an interesting media conundrum brewing in D.C. revolving around a local politician's advertising -- and it's sure to be one which you'll be hearing a lot more about very soon. Today, Mike DeBonis reported on Missy Reilly Smith, who is running as a Tea Party-advocating, pro-life challenger against Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton this November. Obviously, trying to unseat Norton in this town is about as close to a political impossibility as you could reach for. So Smith has decided to pull out all the stops: she's decided to pay for two advertisements which include slideshows of numerous bloody and dismembered aborted fetuses -- and all indications are that they will run on D.C.'s televisions. These advertisements are incredibly graphic; click through at your own discretion. more ›

A week ago we pointed out that Pepsi might be too closely exploiting the Obama logo and message for the comfort of their Republican consumers. Well yesterday on the National Mall, they continued to link themselves even more shamelessly to the new president by handing out tote bags with distinctly Obama-esque message ("Hope," "Yes You Can") and cards encouraging people to sign an open letter to America's newest leader by sending a text message to Pepsi. Beyond the wisdom of trying to make itself the drink of all Democrats, it seemed a little tacky for Pepsi to be handing out corporate schwag on what is something of a sacred day for America's democracy. Coca-Cola seems to be playing it safe, on the other hand -- the most they've done is run ads on MLK Day advocating diversity and service. more ›

When I was in Denver for the Democratic National Convention last August, I wondered if the anti-Coca-cola policies of the Pepsi Center wouldn't lead the then-Obama campaign to alienate a large segment of the population: Coke drinkers. But with Pepsi's latest ad campaign popping up all over Washington, in Metro stations, the sides of Metro buses, and even outside Union Station in advance of Obama's inauguration on Tuesday, the tables have turned. more ›

Those of you who read the Post's letters to the editor over the weekend might have heard of the videogame Fallout 3, which hit store shelves today. Those of you who've been through Metro Center in the past few weeks have certainly heard of it — ads for the game are plastered over seemingly every available surface. It's those ads that prompted the aforementioned letter. Its author, Joseph Anzalone, objects to the post-apocalyptic renderings of D.C. that feature prominently in some of the advertisements:

The people of our city do not need a daily reminder that Washington is a prime target for an attack. We do not need a daily reminder of what our worst fears look like.