Alicia M. Cohn

Updated: Wed, May 15, 2013

Competition was so fierce Tuesday night it brought out a Washington Redskins player who was looking to prove his mastery of rock, paper, scissors. Remember that playground game? That's "roshambo" to serious players, like those who work for Playworks -- an anti-bullying, pro-organized-recess...

Nikki Schwab

Updated: Wed, May 15, 2013

As if the topic of horse slaughter wasn't already unappetizing enough, during Wednesday's Horses on the Hill Day, Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., detailed a recent accident in which 30 horses were trapped in a tractor-trailer fire and killed on their way to a Canadian slaughterhouse. "Thirty...

Alicia M. Cohn

Updated: Wed, May 15, 2013

"Next time on 'Arrested Economic Development,' Joe has a squirt gun fight, and then takes a nap." - A line mocking Vice President Biden in a video released Wednesday by the House Republican conference. Narrated in the style of the popular sitcom "Arrested Development" (which returns for a...

Alicia M. Cohn

Updated: Tue, May 14, 2013

The First Avenger is in the District. Chris Evans, aka Captain America, was spotted (wearing a gray T-shirt, not his star-spangled uniform) filming next year's superhero sequel Tuesday on the National Mall. Filming will continue in the District until at least Thursday. Co-star Anthony Mackie,...

Alicia M. Cohn

Updated: Tue, May 14, 2013

The District's DAR Constitution Hall was Anthony Bourdain's final stop on his Guts and Glory Tour on Monday night. The chef and writer hit some of his favorite targets during the show (such as Food Network Chef Paula Deen) and also noted that he has no interest in hosting a political show....

Nikki Schwab

Updated: Tue, May 14, 2013

Even though his show, "How I Met Your Mother," was revealing a major new character during Monday night's season finale, actor Josh Radnor wasn't watching. Radnor, who plays Ted Mosby on the CBS sitcom, was instead in Washington, discussing his Jewish faith, among other things, at Sixth & I...

Alicia M. Cohn

Updated: Tue, May 14, 2013

"If we had guns that shot chocolate, not only would our country be safer, it would be happier. People love chocolate." - Vice President Biden, responding to 7-year-old Myles. The Associated Press reported that Biden sent a handwritten note to Myles, a student at Milwaukee's Downtown Montessori...

Nikki Schwab

Updated: Tue, May 14, 2013

Well, it's that time of the year again, folks. It's time for the members of the Montana State Society to throw their annual celebration of their regional delicacy -- Rocky Mountain oysters, otherwise known as bull calf testicles. This Saturday, the group is hosting its ninth annual Testicle...

Nikki Schwab

Updated: Mon, May 13, 2013

On Tuesday, Capitol Hill is going to be invaded by a bow tie enthusiast and a man with a mohawk, as Bill Nye the Science Guy and NASA's walking meme Bobak Ferdowsi make an appearance to plead to keep money in place for planetary exploration. Over a boxed lunch hosted by the Planetary Society,...

Alicia M. Cohn

Updated: Mon, May 13, 2013

Virginia's craft brewers have an ally in Gov. Bob McDonnell, who will soon be contributing his own hops to the growing industry. McDonnell planted a total of about 15 hops vines on the grounds of the governor's Richmond mansion Monday and expects a harvest from the 2-year-old cascade vines this...