Obama’s Speech and Trump’s Press Conference

January 17, 2017

Americans might be forgiven if they felt themselves coming down with a case of whiplash.

Weekend Round Up January 12, 2017


Friday the 13th kicks off another holiday weekend, to be followed by the parties and protests of inauguration week. On Monday, D.C. will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a peace walk and parade to Anacostia Park and tributes to Dr. King at the National Cathedral and the Kennedy Center.

‘Exorcist’ Author William Peter Blatty Dies at 89

January 13, 2017

Author and noted Georgetown University alumnus William Peter Blatty has died at the age of 89. “The Exorcist” on the other hand will live forever. Which means that Blatty will […]

Ivanka Forsakes Georgetown for Kalorama

January 12, 2017

Ivanka Trump and her family will move to a six-bedroom house on Tracy Place NW — blocks from the new Obama home.

Miami Provost Named New GW President


Thomas J. LeBlanc will succeed George Washington University President Steven Knapp on Aug. 1.

Guns and Ammo Found Canalside

January 9, 2017

A seemingly abandoned violin case contained a surprise — and perhaps echoes of James Cagney — for a walker yesterday.

A Torrent of Hack-Related Tweets and Headlines


Tomorrow’s briefing promises to be some sort of climax to a play that’s turned from drama to farce.

A Murder Shocks D.C.’s Theater Community — and Many Others

January 5, 2017

After the body of Tricia McCauley, who disappeared Christmas Day, was found in her car, her alleged attacker was charged with first-degree murder.

Todd Fisher: Debbie Reynolds Is ‘Now With Carrie’

January 3, 2017

The Hollywood legend, born Mary Frances Reynolds in El Paso, died yesterday, the day after the death of her daughter, Carrie Fisher.

Prominent Trump Voter Claims Cyberbullying by Georgetown Professor


“Your vote helped normalize Nazis in D.C.,” tweeted Christine Fair to her former GU colleague, Asra Nomani (and worse).