It has recently come to my attention that it is pretty hard to eavesdrop on Metro during an afternoon rush hour unless volume of the conversation is particularly loud. Of course, it might be easier if I weren't listening to my iPod. However, it also seems that many of our submissions come from people on, entering, or exiting the Metro. So, we ask you, fair people of D.C., please do not pay attention to the people writing things in little notebooks. Continue to carry on your sometimes inappropriate personal conversations at top volume. You may get some dirty looks from fellow commuters, but we here at DCist love what comes out of it. more ›

Washington is a town that runs on background, on double secret cover information and fields of wild, grain-fed anonymice. Everyone knows what someone else said about something in D.C., and while we're always happy to receive tips on blockbuster scandals, sometimes you just want to chuckle to yourself about the guy next to you who's telling his buddy on the cell phone to meet him for drinks at Big Hunk. Enter DCist's Overheard. more ›