Everywhere from here to Vancouver, hockey fans are jumping up and down and screaming over the Caps' new Spirit Squad. The Caps posted a want ad on Saturday and by Sunday team owner Ted Leonsis had publicly responded to fan outcry. Leonsis reassured fans that the Spirit Squad will be tastefully clad and perform in a manner that won't offend anyone. Meanwhile, in addition to this public assurance, A View From The Cheap Seats......

MONDAY >> Remember the days when you couldn't turn on the radio without hearing the Goo Goo Dolls' hit single "Name"? Yeah, we drink heavily to forget it, too. Well, it turns out the boys named Goo are headlining the 9:30 Club two nights in a row with Augustana. Maybe we shouldn’t be so hard on them; both nights are sold out. >> Steven Tyler of Aerosmith fame is going to be rocking the George......

Betty Friedan, feminist, author, and founder of the National Organization for Women, passed away on Saturday, February 4 at her home in the District. Friedan wrote "The Feminine Mystique," a key work of feminist literature that launched the second-wave of feminism. In it, Friedan expounded on the trials and tribulations of the modern housewife, many suffering from what she penned as "the problem that has no name." The New York Times offered a detailed biography......

Looking for a last minute stocking stuffer for your conservative friends, or dartboard fodder for those on the left? Online magazine Salon yesterday pointed us to a great option -- the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute's 2005 Great American Conservative Women calendar. On the heels of last year's Babes Against Bush calendar comes this new entry into the glutted calendar market, featuring prominent conservative women like Dr. Laura, a machine-gun packing Shemane Nugent, Secretary of......