Written by DCist contributor Christopher Durocher Fresh from his underwhelming appearance on Oprah, former New Jersey governor and “proud, gay American” James McGreevey will speak and sign copies of his new memoir, The Confession, at Books-a-Million in Dupont Circle tonight. The Confession chronicles McGreevey’s rise to national prominence as one of the country’s most powerful governors and his dramatic fall after admitting to an extra-marital affair and attempts to make his lover (or object of…

A conversation between DCists recently led to a long diatribe about the lack of certain amenities in our fair city. We thought it would be great to open the conversation up to our readers, and thus bring you the first of an occasional series, What We’re Missing. If you’ve got thoughts on other ameneties noticably lacking in D.C., feel free to leave a comment. For a city that is home to more than its fair…

The Gibbs works in mysterious ways. Trust in the Gibbs, and salvation is at hand. That’s my story, and despite what the rest of the world has to say about the Redskins loss to Pittsburgh, I’m sticking to it. There’s nothing to be ashamed of in losing a tight 16-7 game against a Pittsburgh team that boasts the league’s top defense (having finally wrested that distinction from Washington last week), one of history’s greatest…

With the Republican National Convention kicking off Monday, and the slow, vacation-friendly season in D.C. coming to a close, the time is right for a quick trip to visit our neighbors in the Big Apple. Whether it’s to go to the convention, attend parties and events, or participate in a protest, there’s plenty of ways to get there. First, there is by car. Mapquest estimates the 220 miles trip might take 3 hours and 48…