"Monday night at a baseball high school football field in Brooklyn, Erykah Badu tried to pull several thousand people into her brain.  Some climbed in her head willingly; some walked away shaking their own.Wait.Erykah Badu - The Healer (mp3) (buy)Badu released a weird, indulgent, amazing record in February that will wind up near, if not..."

"A century of Olympic posters [Coolhunting] Despite economic woes, British Airways is debuting a new luxe airline [AP] Baring it all on Germany’s best beach [CNN] D.C.’s new Martin Luther King memorial gets art panel’s final approval [DCist] Continental and United airlines are teaming up together [Gadling] Climb aboard, it’s..."

"Here’s one for the home folks.Come August, a Washington institution will celebrate its 50th anniversary... Ben’s Chili Bowl.Coincidentally, I just returned from Indiana, where I met a guy known as “Punk Rock Don.” When Don found out I was from D.C., the first thing he asked me about was Ben’s..."

"Today’s the 40th anniversary of the shooting of Robert F. Kennedy. It happened late at night in Los Angeles, so most of the country learned of it the next morning, this date in 1968. I remember coming out from my bedroom, one of the first days after school got out,..."

"The UK Sun is perhaps the paper that gives the best indication of Rupert Murdoch's schemes and aspirations. It's based almost entirely on unrepentant nativism, anti-Continental prejudice, breathless violent crime reportage, immigrant/pedophile fear-mongering, celebrity abuse, royal family adoration, and T&A. It has the highest circulation of any daily English-language newspaper..."