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more about #rules more comments → BearDownCBears: I'd wager a good portion of the growth in the past ten years was due to the war(s). Northern Virginia basically consists of defense contractors. Whe... more » emfish55: I love how half the stories about D.C. "nightlife" will profile embassy events or Capital Hill bars and assume that represents D.C.'s social scene. I... more » mysterygirl: I'd like to echo anyone below who's stood up for DC-- I'm a firm believer that if you're bored in DC, then you're boring, because there are always ban... more » SarahMC: Maybe my confusion stems from the fact that, when I hang out in DC, I am not hanging out in Farragut West. I don't leave my house often, but when I d... more » amoureuse est heureuse: In DC you don't make friends, you make acquaintances armed with business cards. It is the nature of the beast. more » Questioning Everything: We're not as monochromatic as everybody thinks and D.C. didn't get more (or less) cool because of Obama. It's just that all of a sudden, people start... more » TheocratsForDarwin: You think that I cherish the "Marquess of Queensberry rules"? I will marquess your berryf*ing ass, you mothercherishing queen. more » sympathyforthebasementcat: Grey Lady, are you aware that DC extends well beyond the Mall and The Capitol? Beyond the shadow of Lincoln's memorial and Washington's phallus, is a ... more » Benevolent_Dictatrix (patently absurd): I hate how people say DC has no fashion or style. Yeah, there are armies of Ann Taylor-clad government worker drones, but the high school/college age... more » special_boots: I don't know -- I agree with much of this. I mean, I don't think the people in DC are any less attractive than anywhere else (and I've spent plenty of... more » Trulymadlyme: That high fashion had returned to the capital! (Of course, some would argue that, being a large city, it is, and was, rather more multi-faceted than ... more » badmutha: I am leaving for DC at 6:00am tomorrow morning. I'll report back on the hip vs. provincial factor. more » Lymed: Of course. DC is the headquarters of the federal government. Of course the society will be structured around that. But DC also has an incredible am... more » Thus Spake KATE!: The thing that kills me about this article: don't they realize that there are more than just yuppies and think-tankers in DC? There are young people w... more » wordinedgewise: "Washington has its own version of a celebrity-driven culture, but these people are unattractive and lack charisma so what makes them celebrities is t... more » -
#capitalcrimes
NY Times: We Take It Back: Washington, D.C. Actually Lame
Wait, what happened to "Washington, D.C. is suddenly hip again?" Because as of today, it's apparently somewhere between Windsor Castle, Imperial Japan, and one of those cotillions that requires both civilian and military escorts. For more sweeping generalizations, read on! More »
