MONDAY >> You cannot avoid Toots Hibbert on TV these days. Well actually, it is just that Nissan car commercial with the Clash's version of Toots & the Maytals' "Pressure Drop." The guy who penned that song, "Reggae Got Soul," and numerous other R&B flavored Jamaican numbers is at the 930 Club with the latest version of the Maytals. Hot D.C. go-go combo Mambo Sauce were just added as openers. $26 >> If solo indie... more ›

The pattern has become almost predictable -- if violence breaks out somewhere in Ward 1, you can bet D.C. Council member Jim Graham will find the closest bar or restaurant, call it a "magnet for --------- (enter violent incident here)" and try to shut it down. Sometimes Graham's crusades are welcome, other times they are excessive. Graham last focused his energies on Joe’s Steak ’N Eggs, an eatery on 9th Street NW that was the... more ›

>> Now fellas, we know circumcision is a serious issue, and everyone is pleased to learn that the procedure could protect millions from contracting HIV, but our inner ten-year-old also delighted in the Post's coverage today. Speaking about the foreskin research on behalf of the World Health Organization was none other than Kevin De Cock. Seriously. We're happy to see he has taken the problem firmly in hand and cut through social issues surrounding the... more ›

Food. Iceland. End of Feburary. Plug it all into Google and you get the Reykjavik Food and Fun Festival, Feb. 22 to 25, in which "world-acclaimed chefs" compete to make wonderful dishes out of native Icelandic ingredients. Of the 12 competitors, four are Washingtonians, including chefs from 1789, Charlie Palmer Steak house, Cafe Saint-Ex and Kaz Sushi Bistro. As for the mayor and his wife, they'll likely have more to do than just cheer on the hometown chefs. The food festival coincides with the Reykjavik Winter Lights Festival, Feb. 23 to 26, an annual celebration of the growing light after a long dark winter.

Good morning, Washington. Today will be mostly cloudy and chilly - highs in the 60s. Matthew Bradley posted this photo to DCist photos, taken at the Dalai Lama's talk yesterday at the MCI Center. The W. Times has a short story about the talk where they report the 1-hour talk was on "compassion". Did you attend? What else did the Tibetan leader speak on? more ›

When we posted about popped collars in October 2004, the people were divided. While some decried the practice as a "pointless fashion trend" reliving a short reprise from its heyday in the 1980s, other readers (and at least one DCist) defended it as a harmless variation in the otherwise bleak world of men's fashion. more ›

Good morning. If you're looking for something to do tonight, today is the date of the monthly iPod DJ night at Cafe Saint-Ex. Yeah, yeah, after being featured in the Post, USA Today and WUSA's 11 o'clock news, it doesn't quite have the same cachet as the early days, although we have heard attendance has declined to reasonable levels after a peak. Tonight at 12:01 they'll be asking DJ's to switch to French music to celebrate Bastille Day. The photo is from a Fort Reno concert earlier in the week. Today temps will be in the upper 80s with a 50 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. more ›

This post is from DCist intern Maureen Miller. If conservative interns get a dorm and fitness room to enjoy at the Hertiage Foundation while they're cranking out reports on privatization, what sort of extra-curricular perks do interns for lefty groups get? While they might not live adjacent their offices, a project of the new Center for American Progress has been working hard to plan a smattering of events for interns for left-leaning groups. This week,... more ›

When the Post covered Cricklewood Massive's iPod Jukebox night with a cover story in February we thought the night had surely hit a pinnacle of publicity. Last night we were proven wrong: D.C.'s WUSA 9 sent intrepid reporter Nancy Yamada "in the District" to Cafe Saint-Ex to see just what all the fuss was about. more ›

We here at DCist love happy hours. After all, we've thrown a few ourselves (at The Reef, Big Hunt, Biddy Mulligan's, and Chief Ike's Mambo Room), and we try to emerge from behind our computers now and then to attend those put on by fellow bloggers, residents, and activists. more ›

Today will be partly cloudy with highs in the 80s and a chance of thunderstorms toward the afternoon. Tonight is iPod Jukebox at Cafe Saint-Ex. George Washington University is also sponsoring a panel on the impact of the Federal Elections Commission rule making on online communications. This photo of Barracks Row was posted to DCist photos by Mark Parascandola. Anacostia Islands Becoming Preserves: Ownership of the Kingman and Heritage Islands in the Anacostia River has... more ›

Were you stuck in ticket "virtual waiting room" hell for hours on end while Wilco tickets sold out from under your fingers a month ago? Well, if so, this is a just a friendly reminder that alternatives to going to the show tonight or tomorrow do exist. more ›

We hope you had a good weekend. Though the weather turned out to be pretty nice Sunday, you can see from this DCist photo of 15th Street, Saturday morning was pretty wet and gloomy. Did you do anything interesting this weekend? more ›

We realize that some of you may have taken an extended four-day weekend for the Veterans Day holiday, so here's some of what you may have missed since your last visit. (DCist photo of Reflecting Pool at dusk Sunday by Mike Grass) >> Center for Science in the Public Interest classifies Cheesecake Factory no-carb cheesecake as "food porn." >> The NTSB scolded WMATA back in 1996 about the possibility of train cars falling apart... more ›

Last night, DCist met up with a few other bloggers at Cricklewood Massive's iPod Jukebox night at Cafe Saint Ex's Gate 54, which always hosts a great gathering of folks. While we heard that the bartender was giving some customers "attitude," we all enjoyed the music selections for the evening, and give special thanks to the good soul who featured the Gotan Project in their lineup. But the best part of the night wasn't the... more ›

>> Flip Orley, self-proclaimed world's funniest comic hypnotist, brings his show to DC Improv tonight. He'll be here through Nov. 14. 8:30 p.m. more ›