Summer heat is one of those story-in-a-pinch type themes, there for newspapers when the vacation months grow long and no cat has been recently rescued from a neighborhood tree. It’s hard to fault the Post for the attention today, though; after one of the mildest springs in recent memory, yesterday leaped to brain-boiling, shoe-sole-sizzling hot. Temperatures are predicted to moderate, back to around 80, after Thursday, but it’s clearly time to banish thoughts of a…
It was many months ago that Kelly Ann Collins — best known for the thinking man’s blog, Washington Socialites, which she launched and lorded over — abruptly up and left the blogosphere. No explanation was given, and considering how short attention spans have become, none was requested. And just as quietly as she left, she has now returned, DCist has learned. Thanks to a tip from Big Head Rob, we today find that Kelly is…
Just a scant 11 days after some great press, it looks like Kelly Ann Collins has shut down the Washington Socialites. No specific reason is given; Kelly Ann states that she’s shut down her blog “to free myself up for life’s next adventure.” The Washington Socialites blog created both positive and negative buzz on the blogosphere and beyond. It landed Kelly Ann and former associate Windy on Z104’s Matthew Blades Program but also brought on…
This photo was posted to DCist photos on Flickr by Justin Johnson of digital obscura. It will be clear becoming cloudy with highs in the low 70s today. Retired Veterans Sue Rumsfeld: Some of the residents of the Armed Forces Retirement Home have filed a class action lawsuit against Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, alleging he has made illegal cuts in medical and dental services at the home, the Examiner reports. Shopping Rage in Montgomery…
There’s been a flurry of speculation and rumors spinning about in New York and D.C. over the future of Gawker’s Wonkette politics gossip blog. With Ana Marie Cox, the site’s editor off writing a novel, Gawker has propped the blog up with a series of guest editors. According to a source close to the Gawker family, it has been a forgone conclusion that Cox would be leaving Wonkette permanently after she finishes her book this…
The rapidly developing D.C. blogosphere was the subject of a story in today’s Express, who profiled Kelly Ann Collins in an article on page 32 for their Outlook page. If you missed it, today’s entire Express (PDF) is available for download from their website. In addition to Kelly Ann Collins’ Washington Socialites, the article mentions DCist (or our Cinco de Mayo party at least), the Cleveland Park Men’s Club, DC SOB (no URL), and the…
Washington, D.C., may not be a locale frequently visited by the flaws and foibles of A-List celebrities, but the nexus of power and politics nevertheless yields a generous supply of dish. Washingtonians know where to get their gossip, and they have a decent array of choice: such as kitten-with-a-whip Wonkette, the above-the-fray Reliable Source Richard Leiby, the unbuttoned back pages of The Hill and Roll Call’s “Heard on the Hill,” the window into vicarious living…
Good morning Washington. Normally DCist won’t use our platform to ask you for help in a personal matter. But we must turn to you and say: “Help, our keg was stolen last night!” To celebrate good weather, 10+ DCists, surrogates and friends gathered at the Columbia Heights home of one of our contributors to eat, drink and plot how to introduce blogging to Loudoun County. And when we were all inside (we let our guard…
Well it’s not exactly the FEC, but it looks like one local blogger is being chased by John Law. The Washington Socialite’s Kelly Ann Collins has been served a cease and desist letter by Perkins Coie for publishing the hacked contents of Paris Hilton’s now-infamous Sidekick. The letter claims that the materials are copyrighted and that Hilton has a “privacy interest” in the materials; the letter is most likely one of many arriving in various…
Martha’s Poncho Is Hot Stuff: Who knew that a fashion trend from West Virginia could send women everywhere searching for knitting patterns? But it’s true, says that Post, which details how Martha Stewart’s now-famous prison departure garb is inspiring those in the knitting world to re-create it. Kelly Ann Collins’ Socialiate Reporter notes on the fashion trend: I was glad when this look went out with those Free Winona t-shirts. But unfortunately, thanks to Ms….