• If your birthday were coming up and you had but one wish, what would you ask for? One local just wants to high-five Rachel Maddow, and she’s kicked off an email-writing campaign to make it happen. That alone deserves a high-five. [HighFiveLeslie]
• First there was NoMA, then the Capitol Riverfront, then Borderstan. Now there might be Tivoli North. [Prince of Petworth]
• How amazing was Aretha Franklin’s inauguration hat? So amazing that the Smithsonian wants it. [MSNBC]
• WaPo opts out of publishing partnership with The Onion. [City Desk]
• Most. Amazing. Super Bowl. Dip. Ever. [Marc’s Gchat Status Expanded]
• Michael Phelps: Betrayer of children’s hopes and dreams or just a normal 23-year-old who should totally be experimenting with sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll? Reactions are mixed. [WJLA]

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