America by Air, the newest permanent gallery opened by The National Air and Space Museum, encompasses the entire history of flight and air travel in the United States, starting in 1914 and leading up to today. We know what you’re thinking, “Isn’t that what the whole museum is about?” And yes…it is. So Air and Space has managed to create an exhibit that is, in fact, a microcosm of itself, which is so damn postmodern…
>> CNN White House Correspondent Ed Henry spotted Dave Chappelle hanging out outside the White House this morning. He’s reportedly feeling good despite his recent hospital visit, and joked about going after Tony Snow’s job. [CNN Political Ticker] >> The former mayor of the town of Dumfries, VA has been charged with running a brothel out of a sports therapy clinic he owns in a Prince William County strip mall. Melvin Bray lost his…
Austinist gets arty with an interactive guide to SXSW, loved some local art galleries and a new art exhibit and lamented the possible loss of “Friday Night Lights” production to New Mexico. Bostonist was happy they finally found an Anna Nicole Smith connection to their fair city and that an Apple Store was opening up. They were less happy that new rules have been established limiting underage shows and that their Governor is spending…
Our friends over at the Associated Press have dug deep into a story that’s weighing heavily on all of our minds today: Why is it that the National Air and Space Museum, once the proud champion of the Smithsonian’s annual Awesomest Awards for Attendance, has fallen from favor with the museum-attending set. Air and Space’s attendance fell below that of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History for the first time in recent memory last…
> > Pour one out for Coach Janky Spanky. Clinton Portis will receive surgeries for his bum shoulder and broken hand, which means he’s headed to the IR for the rest of the season. It’ll be up to Ladell Betts to carry the rock, though, who knows? Maybe the coaches will remember their costly impulse-buy TJ Duckett, mouldering on the bench. [Washington Post] > > The U.S. House of Representatives is filled stem to stern…
Two D.C. Tickets Almost Take Powerball Fortune: While the winning ticket for the $365 million Powerball jackpot was bought in Nebraska, the District can claim two winners, albeit smaller ones. WJLA is reporting that two tickets bought in D.C. matched five of the numbers, netting their holders a cool $667,000. Unfortunately, we didn’t take in that much — $4 is all we can claim in winnings. Post Profiles Fight Against Young Car Thiefs: Today the…
We don’t know about any of you, but last summer we got pretty excited about the race for the future — that of privately funded and manned space travel. The showdown for the $10 million Ansari X Prize, which culminated in the victory of Burt Rutan’s SpaceShipOne, was a welcome distraction from the daily grind. Instead of worrying about an endless inbox of unreturned e-mails, we worried about whether the The Da Vinci team had…
Good morning, Washington. We hope you had the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend. From the looks of the photos posted to DCist photos, a number of you did: enjoying the sunset from the roof of the Cairo, checking out a break-dancing competition at the Crafty Bastards fair, spotting SpaceShipOne at the National Air and Space Museum, and snapping a couple incomprehensible photos at the Decemberists concert at 9:30 club last night. Although…
CapitalWeather says the weekend’s looking to shape up to be a bit better than the gloominess of today — not that it matters, because all we’re going to see all weekend is the inside of Tysons Corner’s shopping malls. FRIDAY: >> Can you believe Better Than Ezra sold out the 9:30 Club tonight? What is this, 1996? Anyway, if you need a musical hit, make your way over to the George Mason Center for the…