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Good morning, D.C. It was an eventful weekend across the District, with big to-do's tying up traffic in every direction. We hope you didn't spend too much time stuck in it. While we're genuinely thrilled to hear that Oprah Winfrey's commencement speech at Howard University was a big hit and was reported on all over the world, we're pretty disappointed to have it be Monday morning and still have zero reports from any of our...

We're always trying to think of ways to offer you, our lovely readers, a shot at some free entertainment, and today we've got another great opportunity for you. We've paired up with Landslide Pictures to host a special preview screening of Civic Duty at the Landmark E Street Cinema on Tuesday, May 1 at 7 p.m.. Here's a brief synopsis of the story: Angry and depressed over losing his job, accountant Terry Allen begins to...

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TUESDAY Dreckifying The Shop Around the Corner notwithstanding, Nora Ephron has a solid track record of bringing the funny. Why so wistful, then, Nora? Find out tonight at Politics and Prose as she discusses I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman. 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW., 7 p.m. If you can’t make it, she’ll be making another D.C. stop Wednesday at the District of Columbia Jewish Community Center, 16th &...

reports that TV shows based in D.C. consistently have the oldest viewers. Now, considering that we here at DCist are still lamenting the end of The West Wing, we might not be your average younger viewer. Nonetheless, we think D.C. has unexploited TV potential. What’s sexier than taking low-paying jobs that look good on your resume? Or spotting George Stephanopoulos at Starbucks? Not much.

Another D.C.-based, political show bites the dust.

LAist has so much fun this week! They go to E3, where they overhear the timeless remark "Man, this is where nerdy girls get laid." Is that a promise? They also give us this week's best CDs and make us realize that LA is the best place to use Zillow. Ah, Houstonist. They're biking to work, that is, if they can figure out how to get there. That's right, Mapquest says "Houston had the...

NBC's political drama The West Wing comes to a close tonight at 8pm. While we haven't taken the time to plan elaborate viewing parties, a couple of us at DCist are feeling slightly nostalgic about the series. Since NBC wouldn't fork over the dollars for an hour long retrospective of the shows highlights, we decided to chime in with our own picks. Keep reading for our picks of the best episodes of the series and...

This week saw the official introduction of our newest service to make all of our social lives that much easier -- Last Call. For those of you that missed the news, our tech guru Tom Lee has set up a system through which you can check Metro arrival times, movies, weather and open tables at area restaurants by simply sending us a text message with your query. We're working to iron out any hiccups, so...

Confession time. We haven't yet watched the second to last episode of the West Wing. Give us a break, it's May sweeps and our DVR is a cruel and demanding mistress right now. Through chatter around the Internet though, we've been able to cull some facts and plot points.

When you're facing six opponents for a local political race, getting attention and the necessary funds can be a bit of an uphill battle. What better way to overcome such a climb than with political gimmickry?

A night of highs and lows for the latest West Wing. The episode picks up where we left off last week, with Josh and Donna rushing to the hospital to check on Leo. Annabeth meets them and tearfully (what's up with her raccoon eyes?) tells them Leo died. It's sad sad sad. Josh is pretty stricken with the news. Later, C.J. has to tell President Bartlett, and it's equally moving. While the scenes were well done, I can't help but wish that Aaron Sorkin had been around to write Leo's death.

Although it may seem unnecessary to say so, sometimes opera can be fun. Italian comic opera can be musically formulaic, simplistic in plot, and even thin on entertainment. However, the best examples, when presented well, are irresistibly light-hearted. Washington National Opera's production of Gaetano Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore is just that. Yes, it's a silly story and the characters are flimsy, the staging is a reprise of Stephen Lawless's 1997 version -- altered in minor ways...

There is little doubt about the major event in classical music this week in Washington. On Tuesday (April 4, 8 p.m.) renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma will play a recital in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Not only that, but he will be playing three of the solo cello suites by J. S. Bach, works with which he is widely identified, to the point that when he appeared on The West Wing, he was playing one...

Reviewing the week in DCist can't go without mentioning what is now the news of the week -- George Mason today toppled the nation's best basketball team, UConn, 86-84 in a nail-biting overtime upset. The victory caps what has been a surprising rise through the NCAA ranks for George Mason, and with Georgetown out of the picture, gives the Washington region someone to cheer for.

Last week, we were all a twitter over a certain kiss on the West Wing. This week, the sexiness continues, but not with Josh and Donna. A misplaced briefcase leads the Vinick campaign to suspect that Santos has an illegitimate 7 year old running around Houston. Vinick says Santos owes it to the voters to come clean about his affair, but that he won't be the one to leak the news. Santos denies the allegation, saying he's actually been paying child support on behalf of his deadbeat brother. Um, ok. The news, should it get out, could cost Santos the election. Talk about tense! We leave the candidates in a stalemate in an industrial kitchen somewhere in California. What do you think? Is Santos telling the truth? Or is he really the father?

Regular DCist readers know of our love for fake political TV shows (not counting Commander in Chief) so indulge us a little. Last Sunday, West Wing fans (and by the pictures you sent us, there are a lot of you out there) witnessed a moment 7 years in the making. Apparently, Josh and Donna finally (finally!) hooked up.

Ask, and ye shall receive. DCist reader and photographer Greg Heegn took pity on our plea for any and all information on West Wing sightings around town last weekend. The NBC drama was in town filming for its final episodes. Greg reports that he saw both Bradley Whitford (Josh Lyman) and Allison Janney (C.J. Cregg) filming small spots along 1600 Penn. Ave. around 1 p.m. on Saturday. So that we wouldn't feel too left out,...

DCist is star-struck. Or perhaps we're just hoping to see some stars. Our friends at the Post's Reliable Source tipped us off to the fact that our old favorite TV show, "The West Wing," will be in town this weekend, casting extras for the series' final episodes. Gossips Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts were online this past Wednesday and reported that the show is scheduled to shoot around Cleveland Park this Saturday, but they gave...

Ahhhh, almost 60 degree weather in January. Could there be anything wrong with that? Anything? Well, beyond the fact that the human race may fast be approaching a tipping point at which global warming and its impacts will be irreparable, one really can't complain much. This week, we celebrated Georgetown's defeat of basketball powerhouse Duke, debated chatty cab drivers, and said goodbye to "The West Wing." We discussed the extension of the Yellow Line,...

We knew this day had to come. This morning, the Washington Post's witty and sardonic Lisa de Moraes clued us into the fact that this will indeed be the last season of the political drama The West Wing. NBC execs are cancelling the fictional White House drama, now in its seventh season, due to poor ratings and, we might add, totally boring story lines. The series finale is scheduled to air on May 14th with President Bartlett leaving the White House.

How many West Wing fans are left out there? For the loyal few left, this post is for you. The West Wing returned with an all new episode this past Sunday night at 8 p.m. on NBC. Due to dismal ratings last season, the show has been shuffled to the back of the pack in their lineup. NBC execs are hoping it will stand up against ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and Fox's The Simpsons, but after viewing last night's season opener, we have our doubts.

Get ready to set your DVR's and TiVo's, D.C. The major networks have already started rolling out their new line-ups, but this week there are seemingly unlimited primetime viewing options as the new fall TV season kicks into high gear. Family sitcoms are back, as are shows about aliens.

Bright and early this morning the 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards nominations were announced. Like the red-headed stepchild of the Oscars, the Emmys are a chance for Hollywood's lesser starlets and stars to participate in their own self congratulatory fest. ABC's campy but fun Desperate Housewives leads this year with 15 nominations. Viewers can look forward to a three way cat-fight between housewives Marcia Cross, Teri Hatcher, and Felicity Huffman for Best Actress in a...

With The West Wing in the off season, there aren't any melodramas dedicated to D.C. on the horizon. No big deal really, since we prefer the escapism provided by shows set in more affluent environs like The O.C. It's really just nostalgia for the days of 90210 coupled with wishes that a club like the Bait Shop existed when we were in high school. We wonder what such excitement would be like in the District....

(Photo of a photog let loose around the Tidal Basin from DCJohn's Flickr photostream.) We guess they're the D.C. version of the Gates. Instead of visitors in Central Park looking at saffron fabric, we have visitors in West Potomac Park admiring a blanket of pink flowers ... except that unlike Christo's public art, the cherry blossoms will return next year, assuming a swarm of beavers or northern snakeheads don't crawl out of the water...

There's a minor controversy today on eGullet in reference to Tom Sietsema's review of Pazo, which will appear in Sunday's Post Magazine. This time, the controversy isn't over the restaurant's rating (three stars), but over its location: 1425 Aliceanna St., Baltimore.

The season finale night for the West Wing and it did not disappoint, that's for sure. All eyes are on the Democratic National Convention as hell breaks loose with Santos and Russell desperately fighting for delegate votes.

Gossip, gossip, gossip! It's all gossip on the "West Wing" this week and it makes for a fine episode. One week before the season finale and man, things are getting good. We switch back and forth from the election to the current lame-duck administration.

We won't waste too much time recapping this week's episode, because, like last week's episode, (which we missed -- we know, we're sorry, but there's only so much TV we can watch sometimes), very little in the way of actual plot development happens.