Word to the wise -- if you're skimming some company money off the top for personal expenses, spread some of the love around. If not, well, it's going to come back and bite you in the ass. That's exactly what happened with former American University president Ben Ladner, who was fired from his $875,000-a-year job last October after news emerged that he had been too liberally spending university funds on personal expenses and opulent parties... more ›

Oh sure, everyone gets devastated when Belle & Sebastian or the Foo Fighters sell out, but we all know the REAL tickets to have this summer are going to be to Monty Python's Spamalot!, opening June 6. According to the National Theatre's own brand of spam - that is, its courtesy alert list - those anxious to get tickets before the rush Feb. 26 can visit BroadwayOffers.com or call 800-872-8997 and mention the code "SLTCX44".... more ›

It turns out that D.C. is a town of eavesdroppers after all. We asked you to send along the funny, strange and just plain stupid things you've overheard on the streets of D.C., and you disconnected yourselves from your cell phones and iPods to deliver a cornucopia of oddities and idiocies from our mean streets. We'd like this to be a regular DCist feature, so keep 'em coming to overheardindc (at) gmail (dot) com. Quote... more ›

Dude, Where's My Car? While car theft isn't a laughing matter, we chuckled for a very brief moment when we heard that Police Chief Charles Ramsey's car was stolen over the weekend. The AP, via WTOP, reports that the chief's 1999 Ford Crown Victoria was stolen after being parked near his house by a police officer when Ramsey was out of town. On Ramsey's way to church Sunday morning, the car was nowhere to be... more ›