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Aug 31, 2007

Caps Briefing: When Russian Jaws Are Flapping

Well, it’s been several weeks since we got a false report out of Russia saying that Washington Capitals superstar left winger Alexander Ovechkin savagely attacked someone. Therefore it came as no surprise yesterday when we got an apparently false report out of Russia saying that Alexander Ovechkin broke a hockey agent’s jaw in a bar fight. Last time, we had to watch the video to see that nothing happened. This time all we have is…

Jul 17, 2007

Harry Potter Loved Best of All by D.C. Area

Merlin’s Beard! Via the Examiner, it turns out that Falls Church, VA has been awarded the distinction of being the “Harry-est Town In America” by Amazon.com — meaning the city pre-sold the most copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows through a competition on the web site. Amazon didn’t release the number of copies sold in Falls Church, but more than 1.3 million copies have already been sold in total. Amazon donated a $5,000…

 
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