“Mistakes like this show how implicit biases can creep into everyday decision-making without us ever knowing it.”
A new USA Today article highlights why D.C. is a great place for hipsters to visit, while a new report from Estately found that D.C. is the city with the fifth fewest douchebags per capita.
A commenter forwarded this story to the DCist tipline, and we also got a press release from ABC News announcing the same program: a “50 States, 50 Days” election coverage project co-produced by ABC News and USA Today. ABC News and USA TODAY will launch an unprecedented news project on Monday, September 15, to report from every state in the nation during the 50 days leading up to the presidential election. ABC News’ anchors and…
Black Friday, the be-all, end-all of go-crazy shopping days (well, not for those celebrating “Buy Nothing Day”), is less than two turkey-filled days away. But in our blind rush to leave a tithe at the alter of mass consumerism, we often lose our thrifty ways. Not to worry – for those of us with office jobs, that raise is right around the corner, coming soon to help ease those credit card bills come January. Right?…
One of the best things about covering hockey is that you get the summer off. Just ask USA Today’s Gary Graves, TV Analyst Darren Pang or the anonymous Western Canadian hockey experts on this conference call. All of them are really excited to watch what happens when Alexander Ovechkin plays with newly signed free agent center Michael Nylander. But as Ovechkin kindly told these vacationing reporters when they asked him how he felt about it,…
Tons of people told us about the large tree that fell over near Dupont Circle last night, crushing a parked car and causing the street to shut down. This photo was posted to the DCist Flickr pool, so we thought we’d go ahead and share it, though we still haven’t heard back about what caused the tree to fall — we’re guessing old age. >> “…by reducing Thursday drinking, overall drinking on campuses would…
While most of us are eagerly awaiting the start of May sweeps, the network suits are already thinking ahead to next fall and tinkering with the pilots of new shows. If you’re just a tiny bit nuts about television, like, ahem, some of us are, pilot season is a pretty exciting time to see what shows are in development and what might actually get picked up to air come September. D.C. is, of course, well…
Earlier this summer, we also took a listen to the newest release from our Unbuckled headliners, Middle Distance Runner. Our Chris Snyder’s fondness for the album, Plane in Flames, has spread throughout the blogosphere. Even big timers like USA Today’s Pop Candy have taken notice of these local lads. Join us tomorrow night at Unbuckled to celebrate two years of DCist and this band on the rise. Until then, here’s what Chris had to say…
The long holiday weekend meant lots of local hoops action to go around for fans of every school. I spent the weekend in Philly, where Villanova has taken over the headlines from the rudderless 76ers. The Cats beat #1 UConn earlier in the week but were determined not to overlook Georgetown on Sunday, especially since the Hoyas also have a win over #1 to their credit this season. Unfortunately Georgetown couldn’t match the energy and…
In a development that will force Washington area residents to trek out to BWI for our cheap flights, we bid farewell this week to budget carrier Independence Air. For an airline that started as an underdog in a tough industry, Independence’s problems included leasing small regional jets that didn’t turn as much of a profit as the larger aircraft of Jet Blue or Southwest, rising fuel costs, and a unique business model that many in…