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Is Your Sense of Whimsy M.I.A.?

Jessica Grose — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:38:00 GMT

I missed out on the Grammys live, so when I read Marjorie's post on M.I.A.'s polka dot outfit, I figured it would be a fashion disaster of Lil' Kim proportions . But looking at the photos of the Sri Lankan star, it seems that her frock was more Bjork...(read more)

At Last

Dana Stevens — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:48:00 GMT

Thanks to Dahlia for just forwarding around a clip of Beyoncé singing "At Last" as the first couple had their first dance at the Inaugural Ball last night. First of all: Wow. What a fantastic performance of a great song, even more beautifully delivered...(read more)

The Inauguration from the Red States

Sara Mosle — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:59:00 GMT

While you in D.C. worry about what the temporary influx of celebrities into your city, the rest of us can only look on with envy. Stuck in Dallas, I might as well be in Siberia as far as the inauguration is concerned. Actually, it's the bizarro inauguration...(read more)

Washington Cool Watch? Say It Ain't So.

Anne Applebaum — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:03:00 GMT

Hanna , I agree with you that the prospect of a celebrified D.C. is deeply distressing. One of the things I've always loved most about Washington is its distinct lack of cool: only place I've ever lived where one can walk the corridors of a large office...(read more)

Washington Cool Watch, Item 2

Hanna Rosin — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:35:00 GMT

Last night's party gossip deepened the "I live in L.A. now" feeling. Someone had spotted Jay-Z and Beyoncé shopping at the Pentagon City Mall. Someone else saw Stevie Wonder at Mazza Gallery. On second thought, though, L.A. is not the correct analogy....(read more)

Why We Believed the Obama Bling Thing

Moe Tkacik — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:01:00 GMT

Sometimes I feel like I am the last sane person to insist on not believing the worst about everyone. I never believed Sarah Palin thought Africa was a country or faked her pregnancy to cover up Bristol's. I don't believe our economic crisis can be blamed...(read more)