Gothamist learned about the craziest urban nightmare come true: A huge python found in the bathroom pipes. It was also a nightmare for some Yankees fans, as manger Joe Torre declined to come back and manage the Bronx Bombers. At least the city’s attempt to give some direction to subway riders was interesting, pranksters went shirtless at the Fifth Avenue Abercrombie & Fitch and the I Heart Brooklyn Girls calendars came out. And just…

It’s pretty remarkable how much one performance can change your perception of an artist. Take Patrick Wolf. Prior to his first ever show in the District this past Monday night, we might have classified him as a musician whose sensibilities lie somewhere between electronic music and Baroque pop. We now know, however, that while stuttering, glitchy beats sometimes take precedence on his albums, the heart and soul of his songs lie in the string arrangements….

Coming in on the closing days for the Nats at RFK, everyone seems to be bracing for what the new stadium in Southeast and the surrounding area will have to offer. As the Post detailed earlier this week, huge chunks of land in Southeast and Southwest are slated for development, creating the potential of a new and vibrant Anacostia River waterfront in the coming years — much of it centered around the $611 million stadium….

>> As we mentioned earlier in Reader, Meet Author, Vanity Fair editor Cullen Murphy will be at Politics and Prose tonight to read from and sign copies of Are We Rome? As long as we can ruled by Simon Woods, I’m all for saying, yes, please, let’s be Rome. 7 p.m. >> Tickets are still available for tonight’s performance of Leoš Janáček’s Jenůfa at Washington National Opera. Our critic called this production WNO’s “best…

Good morning, Washington. After five straight days of frost warnings, temps will claw their way back into the 50s, though you’ll still need a parka as you head off to work. We guess it could be worse; the Nationals could be driven out of town by a foot of snow. The Cleveland Indians have been forced to cancel several games and play this week’s home games in Milwaukee by the fluffy stuff. Yikes, if…

Having dismissed Frank Robinson at the end of the season, the Nats are casting a wide net for possible replacements. Reports yesterday regarding the sudden firing (and availability) of four-time World Series winner Joe Torre now appear to be premature, according to the NY Post. With the nascent Torre-to-the-Nats campaign already toast, we take a look at the other candidates in the rumor mill… Lou Pinella Experience: Played briefly for O’s and Indians, but mostly…

Going into the weekend, Redskins fans had a lengthy wishlist. A New England win over Tampa Bay, a Pittsburgh victory in Minneapolis, and Atlanta loss in frozen Chicago (which was aided and abetted by Rex Grossman, which means we can no longer say that Steve Spurrier never did anything for us), and, of course, a December victory over arch-rival Dallas Sunday evening at the Jack. So, umm…check, check, check, and, CHECK. The end result…

Tomorrow, if only for a day, the tables will be turned. Cyclists will wander fearlessly through traffic, knowing that they have strength in numbers, while cars proceed meekly through roads populated by amateur cyclists, roadies, off-roaders, and seasoned two-wheeled urban warriors. It’ll be the day where Indians become chiefs, hunted the hunters. Ok, so maybe that’s a little dramatic. Tomorrow is, though, Bike to Work Day. Part of the national Bike to Work Week, which…