Acclaimed film director Martin Scorsese was recognized last night as the 2006 Guggenheim Honoree at the SILVERDOCS festival. The award, named after the late 4-time Academy Award winning (longtime D.C. resident) Charles Guggenheim, was presented in a ceremony highlighting Scorsese’s contributions to documentary film. After a brief introduction by local filmmaker Grace Guggenheim (daughter of Charles), the packed AFI Silver Theatre audience was treated to a selection of scenes from Scorsese’s documentary work, followed by…

As soon as our friends over at DCRTV reported that Comcast had added three channels to its lineup, we jumped to attention. Might they have finally buckled under the weight of Congressional and D.C. Council pressure and added MASN, allowing area subscribers to finally get their fair share of Washington Nationals games? Nope. But lucky Comcast customers will be getting these channels: Current TV (107) [is an] Al Gore-backed youth-oriented political news and activism network…