>> Congress has taken away D.C. CFO Natwar Gandhi's pay raise in the wake of the Office of Tax and Revenue embezzlement scandal. Happy Holidays, Mr. Gandhi! [WaPo] >> What kind of person steals a wheelchair? [NBC4] >> Free holiday EP from Vandaveer. [You Ain't No Picasso] >> Marvin is already expanding. [Prince of Petworth] >> Christopher Hitchens sings at the Reason Secular Christmas party. [via City Desk] Photo by AlbinoFlea......

DCist is taking the day off to celebrate Christmas in our usual manner (passed out on the sidewalk in a pool of eggnog), but allow us to say Happy Holidays to all of our fantastic readers, and especially our regular commenters, without whom we'd certainly be nothing. We hope your holiday is just as merry as you want it to be. WPIX Yule Log via YouTube.......

Happy Holidays! Chances are, you're reading this the day after Christmas, back at your day job after all-too-short a holiday, and the last thing you want from us is stuff about the holidays. But that's just too bad. Because, see, here in the Ist-A-Verse, we do things ahead of time. It might be December 26 for you, but that's what you get for not checking your Favorite Local Blog on Christmas Eve. Austinist is......

This piece was written by DCist contributor Cynthia Rockwell. Sure, you could bask in the seasonal spirit and check out the classics this weekend, but if you're looking to escape the incessant holiday cheer, here are a few ideas for cinematic diversion: >>Attention Cate Blanchett fans, we have not one but two films starring the willowy beauty opening this week. First is the slick black-and-white espionage thriller The Good German, Steven Soderbergh's homage to film......

My baby loves a bunch of authors, but this week, it’s all about the holiday, and our dedicated men and women of letters deserve a chance to be home with their families, enjoying what is now the mid-point of the Christmas season and elevating their tryptophan levels. MONDAY Did you know that in 2007, our very own Kennedy Center will be mobilizing local, national, and international forces to bring DC a six-month long, no holds......

Labor Day is just around the corner, a time of relaxation, barbecues, final trips to the beach, heavy traffic and...dozens of plays crammed into one weekend? The Kennedy Center hopes it can lure theater-lovers away from their family functions and jaunts to the shore, and get them to take advantage of the Fourth Annual Page-To-Stage New Play Festival, held from Sept 3-5. The free event's lineup was announced this week, and it is brimming......

CapitalWeather says the weekend's looking to shape up to be a bit better than the gloominess of today -- not that it matters, because all we're going to see all weekend is the inside of Tysons Corner's shopping malls. FRIDAY: >> Can you believe Better Than Ezra sold out the 9:30 Club tonight? What is this, 1996? Anyway, if you need a musical hit, make your way over to the George Mason Center for the......