The Holiday season is in full swing in NYC, with holiday lights in Brooklyn, a giant snow globe in Bryan Park and Chanukah specials for ham. One citizen decided to go vigilante on annoying car alarms, a murder suspect used a fake Asian accent on the stand and a video of a man being beaten up by teenage girls on a subway shocked the city. And we interviewed soon-to-be-leaving-Gawker editor Choire Sicha, who said,... more ›

If you’re not in the habit of drinking an aperitif before dinner, it’s a fun one to embrace every so often. Like skinny jeans, Rod Lavers, and shag rugs, aperitifs are retro without the kitch, like the two-martini lunch days of yore but less boozy. As you've likely noticed of expats at Italian, French, or Greek restaurants around town, an aperitif is part of the every day dinner ritual for many Europeans. “How very continental... more ›

Greetings Washington, we hope you had a good weekend. Sunday afternoon, we snapped this photo of the Uline Arena near Second and M streets in Northeast, adjacent to the Union Station railyards. For those who don't know, Uline -- fka the Washington Coliseum -- was the site of the Beatles first live concert appearance in the United States, has seen better days. Now a trash transfer station, the arena is one of the most engdangered... more ›