Roseanne Barr wants to be the next U.S. president. So do a lot of other fringe candidates, from one guy with a boot hat to another who bases his campaign platform on the 1611 King James Bible. We review but a small sampling of them.

Trouble on the escalators at the Foggy Bottom Metro station is a common and reliable source of rider frustration. And, for as long as I can remember, people have been pining for somebody to take a stand and make the rules of escalator etiquette totally clear to others.

Beta city-blog SocialStudiesDC — having already offered up dramatic readings of Missed Connections — has hit another home run with this map, which attempts to organize the District through various stereotypes.

The American Civil Liberties Union of the Nation’s Capital, D.C. Councilmember Mary Cheh and several media outlets, including National Public Radio, Allbritton Communications and WUSA9, have filed an amicus brief calling for the dismissal of Redskins owner Dan Snyder’s lawsuit against Washington City Paper and writer Dave McKenna regarding claims made in McKenna’s “Cranky Redskins Fan’s Guide to Dan Snyder”. And it’s really good.

Yup, Stephen Colbert is allowed to form his political action committee.

The last time he was in town, an impromptu crowd chanted his name and delivered a stirring rendition of “Happy Birthday” — but this time around, Stephen Colbert’s trip to the Federal Election Commission is all business. (Okay, maybe not all business.)

Hey, did you see? Stephen Colbert is in town today. (That’s one itchy TweetDeck trigger finger you’ve got there, Mr. Colbert.) The funnyman will be spending his afternoon in the District to file paperwork related to his “super PAC,” which he hopes will allow him to raise and spend innumerable amounts of cash on election-related efforts, while simultaneously becoming the first person in the history of the world to make jokes about campaign finance regulation hilarious. (The idea of Colbert running ads without politicians’ permission has some serious legs, you have to admit.)

Everyone knows that someone toting a bike isn’t allowed to use the center door of a Metrorail car. But what about soldiers of the Galactic Empire?

In case you missed it, here’s Vince Gray bustin’ a move last night alongside Kwame Brown, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Harry Thomas Jr. and, of course, Marion Barry, who looked like he just showed up to the victory party after coaching a softball team. Gray spent most of his time dancing to Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers’ “Bustin’ Loose” talking with Norton — and getting completely overshadowed by Brown, who almost started doing the lawnmower at one point.

Jim Vance — the venerable, lovable NBC4 news anchor — just cannot keep it together when reporting on footage of a model falling over on a catwalk. We knew this already. But producers during last night’s newscast obviously felt like proving it yet again. For that, we thank them.