YAS OLLIE NEVER REALLY LEFT

Female bobcat Ollie found on Zoo property. Facebook Live broadcast @ 5pm press con https://t.co/XCJPq5wsn3 @FONZNationalZoo @smithsonian pic.twitter.com/jqIYMxSVXE

— National Zoo (@NationalZoo) February 1, 2017

for nsikan

A guide to the lesser-known cherry blossoms in Washington, D.C. https://t.co/20szVgVQcM pic.twitter.com/cDIYYmNmCs

— CityLab (@CityLab) March 25, 2016

kitty swim test

the central park zoo isn't the only place with some fresh kitties. the smithsonian's national zoo in DC put their kitties to the swim test. watch the video to see what happens. thx msdangles

where do you belong?

if you take this short quiz, science will tell you which state you are most tempermentally compatible with. I got DC, which i wasnt happy with so i changed some answers and got california.

shots fired at the capital

where is katniss everdeen

sometimes things look better in scaffolding.

Monday night marked the debut of 488 glowing lamps that now line America's most famous obelisk. Their origin actually dates back to the 1990s, when Michael Graves was commissioned to design a curtain-like scrim for the monument during the structure's previous renovation. That design is being used again during current renovations, a look that stands out especially in daylight. The lamps, activated by sensors, light up from behind the scrim. (via)

"it's like a everyday 4th of july."

a subway NIGHTMARE in DC

featuring: darkness, underground spaces, hot breath, pee smells, vomit, screaming, police, firemen, possibility of death, standing for long time

DO NOT READ THIS IF YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE SUBWAY HOME. click here.

what our ceeyute president was looking at.

one million strong.

holy moly

you know they're sending the space shuttle discovery off to be in a museum, but it doesnt really fly so they have to attach it to a plane that does. via

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how aggressive

“having sex at 85 miles per hour while drunk on a freeway is willful and wanton negligence.”


85 miles an hour. cruise control. drunk driving. having sex. in the back seat.
story

from @dantrharne

this is why barack is going to memphis on monday

those high schoolers are freaking adorable.

jicyc what jon stewart thinks.

here's his speech from that little dog and pony show he put on down in washington over the weekend.

one. huge. class. act

glenn beck will hold a "restoring honor" rally this august 28th, on the steps of the lincoln memorial. i tried to figure out wtf this rally is for, but as with most thinks associated with glenn beck, it makes absolutely no sense. if you have a ton of free time, and like torturing yourself, perhaps you can find some answers in this rambling interview he posted on his website. i crapped out about two sentences in.

regardless of beck's motivations, you should be aware that august 28th, 1963 is the day martin luther king gave his "i have a dream" speech...on the steps of the lincoln memorial. that's right, glenn beck is totally hitching is racist-cracker wagon to MLK jr's preeminent speech on racial equality. this is going to be rich.

sir lancelot! git dayown!

Following through on plans announced Wednesday, Rep. Anthony Weiner held a press conference Thursday with two live mohair goats on Capitol Hill. Weiner used the goats to highlight how he wants to cut an outdated federal subsidy — but the congressman himself got nicked on the hand by a sharp-horned goat named Lancelot. (via)

thx g!

washington dc : hollywood for ugly people

For some reason, nytimes magazine decided to spend a couple thousand words describing the social and professional comings and goings of a few of the young 20 somethings who work in DC. The life they lead sounds familiar, long hours, hard work, group living, themed keg parties, etc. The only thing that makes these kids special is that these lives are happening within the sphere of the Obama administration. Some began on the campaign trail, hauling luggage and performing other non-glamorous tasks, and have now been rewarded with other non-glamorous jobs in the White House.
they struggle with the same issues as other young professionals: how to get drunk in an age of foursquare, facebook, twitter, and nonstop work emails while maintaining your job and self respect. you dont have to work in the white house to relate to these feelings, but wouldnt it be cool to work in the white house.

kylie had nothing to do with this post.

read this

Here is a nymag article written by Roger Lathbury, operator of a small publishing house that in the 90s was tantalizingly close to publishing a novella by J.D. Salinger. It's a quick read and an interesting insight into the eccentricity and paranoia surrounding the last years of Salinger's life.

don't drop the soap

homogay soldier and don't ask don't tell protester dan choi was arrested this afternoon after chaining himself to the white house fence. some people were also protesting nancy pelosi's lack of movement on the employee non-discrimination act at her offices in DC and san francisco. busy busy busy! [via & via]

more like...tying the balloon knot

the economist magazine produced this diagram which demonstrates how DC's new equal marriage laws provide rights to a higher concentration of gay couples, than anywhere else in the country.

strong work DC

"Gay and lesbian couples were allowed to start applying for marriage licenses first thing this morning. The District of Columbia is now the sixth place in the US where gays can marry legally and the very first located south of the Mason-Dixon line"

bo in the snow

from the white house flickr