A postage stamp first issued in 2003 could wind up costing the United States Postal Service quite a bit if an appeals court sides with the artist who claims his work was appropriated without his permission.

One of our favorite monuments in this city is the District of Columbia’s World War I Memorial, honoring those from the capital who fought and died in the Great War. This DCist’s late great uncle, who grew up in Foggy Bottom before George Washington University gobbled it all up, was a World War I vet. So we stop by when ever we stroll through West Potomac Park. On our Fourth of July tour of the…

Oscars, Oscars, Oscars! That’s the main event going on this weekend (care to leave your picks in the comments?) but there’s tons of other fun things out there. Check out this week’s Arts Agenda and Music Agenda for some suggestions, like the opening of the Modigliani exhibit at the Phillips Collection on Saturday (a portrait of his is at right), or the continuation of the Teenbeat reunion tonight (check out shesbitter.com for some pictures of…