Already an author of five New York Times bestsellers and likely well on his way to a sixth, Brad Meltzer has honed his eye for the political thriller. He’s the kind of geek you want to be — part political junkie, part comic book guru (he also pens stories for The Justice League) — and his popular novels speak to this engaging combination. Meltzer appears tonight to talk about his new book, The Book of…

They’ll Kick You Out If You Give Butterstick an IPA Normally, the Feed saves its activity-related post for “after the jump,” but given the popularity of last year’s event, as well as the sheer number of great brews available, we’re bumping this one up to front-page status. Tickets are on sale now for the Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ) 2nd annual Brew at the Zoo mixer/fundraiser/drunkfest. For $60, or $45 if you’re a…

Massive deluges, flooded out streets, crime emergencies. The Washington region has been hit with some extreme elements already this summer, and, according to our friends over at Capital Weather, we are about to enter a “dangerous, excessive heat event.” How dangerous and excessive? Just peep their graphic, which indicates there will be a gradual elevation of the temperature, followed by the sky turning red and the rivers running with blood. CW states that the coming…

Dear DCist: Someone told me that it’s actually good to leave the Express behind on the Metro because you’re passing the news on to somebody else. That’s a good thing, right? Or am I just keeping the train dirty? This is a tough one. The dissemination of the news is very important. Although Express distributors can be vigilant in their passing out of the free-drop commuter publication, not everyone gets to see their tabloid-size…

If you frequent Dupont or Logan circles, please note those traffic circles are tied to the apex of all evil: The White House. That’s what people who push Masonic conspiracy theories would like to make you to believe at least. Now that “DaVinci Code” author Dan Brown is preparing his next megaseller on D.C.’s Masonic machinations, we thought we’d lay out the general thought patterns as to why some people think the L’Enfant street plan…