Clearly, the District is tired of being referred to as "Hollywood for Ugly People." Instead, we'd like to be called "Hollywood for Ugly People Who Also Pay for Sex." The Washington Times has the latest on a bomb of salacious gossip that may be about to go off in our fair city. For some background, The Smoking Gun first talked about the case back in October. It's hard to know whether to be worried or... more ›

Bonjour, Washington. Still reveling in the beauty of yesterday's weather? Today it'll be mostly sunny, with a high around 77. Of course, then there is the issue of having to go into work...no way around that one, really. As for walking around the city, watch out for those exploding manholes; oof. Feds Seize Items from Alleged Area Prostitution Ring Owner Seizing more than $427,000 in cash and stocks, looks like federal agents have busted... more ›

Note to self -- never play prank on Georgetown Day students, faculty, or administrators. They're not the sense-of-humor types. According to The Smoking Gun, federal agents have gotten involved in what otherwise seems like a relatively innocent email prank at the tony Northwest school. As the story goes, a teacher's email account was hacked and used to send emails to three students late last year, one obscene, two criticizing the students' classroom performance. Reacting the... more ›

Just a scant two weeks before the publication of Jessica Cutler's "The Washingtonienne," The Smoking Gun points us to the news that former Cutler paramour Robert Steinbuch (at left) is suing her for "invasion of privacy" and "severe emotional distress, humiliation, embarrassment, and anguish". The Smoking Gun has image files of the 21-page document, which does not ask for a specific amount in monetary damages. The "news" has also hit Roll Call's subscriber-only Heard on... more ›