THURSDAY: Happy New Year! Jerrold M. Post will be at Politics and Prose to read from his latest book, The Mind of the Terrorist. Is there a more depressing way to start the new year than discussing the psychology of terrorism? Only in Washington. 7 p.m. Cultural historian Jane Rhodes will be at the Olsson’s in Penn Quarter to read from Framing the Black Panthers: The Spectacular Rise of a Black Power Icon. 7 p.m….

As we look back over the wreckage of another spent year this week, we take a moment to honor the kinds of quotes that are the bread and butter of this column. Namely, the odd things seen and heard on mass transit, and the reliable adorability of lost and/or confused tourists. But remember, Karma always comes back around, so every time you have a chuckle at the expense of an exasperated commuter or weary…

As we slowly awake from what was hopefully a memorable night of resolving to be better in 2006 than we were in 2005, DCist would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year. We’re looking forward to the months to come — we’ve got some big plans in the works, and we’ve resolved to make them come true, damn it. But it’s Sunday and some of us also have tomorrow off, so maybe we’ll just…

Days of Awe Nearly Upon Us Happy New Year (almost) from DCist to all of our non-gentile readers. For those of you not in the know, October 3 is the beginning of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. We know that the holiday is a time for reflection and spiritual thought, but we are also totally into the part where you get to eat. The traditional apples and honey are fantastic, but really more of…

Happy New Year! No, DCist isn’t a little late on our greeting, today is the Lunar New Year. Popularly called Chinese New Year or Spring Festival, the lunar new year is a major holiday in many Asian countries, including Vietnam (Tet), Korea (Sol-nal) and Mongolia (Tsangaan Sar). Instead of a fixed date each year, the Lunar New Year falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice. 4703 (that would be now) is the…