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So I am on the phone with my friend, setting up the final details of an outing when she finishes the conversation by saying, ``Oh -- don't mention Doug when we all get together. We're not seeing each other anymore.'' Link To Original Article

Besides a few plagues here and there, the Pharaohs ruled over Egypt without a hitch from about 3000 B.C. to 30 B.C. Link To Original Article

The spark in your summer didn't have to end with the grand finale of last week's fireworks. In fact for some, it's only just beginning thanks to Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Miami Swim, a splashy affair that begins Tuesday and runs through July 14. In addition to a slew of high-end swimwear designers showing their wares, none other than Jessica Simpson will debut her own line of skimpy pool threads live and in the flesh. The event will feature 15 fashion shows at three specially named venues: The Cabana Grande, The Beachway and The Oasis, all accessed via a special lobby at Collins and 18th Street. Link To Original Article

A group of us were at Automatic Slims one evening when I was introduced to Tina, a former flight attendant who was between jobs, as she put it. Link To Original Article

It is time, says Ken Quam, to say goodbye to his Danny Bonaduce do. For a while, the quality assurance specialist didn't mind looking like a "Partridge Family" stunt double. But now that Quam is moonlighting as a drummer in a local band, the resemblance has gone from cute to creepy. Link To Original Article

If you've tuned in lately to the University of Miami's WVUM-90.5 FM, you may have heard a startling change. Gone are the mumbling undergrads and the steady diet of one-note indie rock. In their place are steady-rolling grooves from virtually every era and place -- vintage Egyptian waltzes, '70s Detroit soulsters and of-the-moment Teutonic electronica, all artfully mix-and-mashed up by the Los Angeles-based Dublab DJ collective, broadcast online via their own Internet radio station, and then simulcast over WVUM. Link To Original Article

Perry Farrell's Satellite Party is the latest incarnation for the Jane's Addiction / Porno for Pyros founder, and before the 48-year-old hits the half-century mark he'll quite possibly shed this outfit and find a new sound. Link To Original Article

Ready for Art Basel? You may as well be, because it's just a blink away, considering that it's almost Independence Day and summer's well underway. Enjoy it while it lasts, though, because before you know it you'll be yearning for independence from the countless parties, events and confabs that barely leave you with time to breathe. Take a deep breath from noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday with a barbecue at Acqualina, where Luca Luca presents its summer collection with a $45 per person all-you-can-eat feast and, for $18 more, all-you-can-drink American wines and beer. For reservations, call 305-918-8000. If that's too mellow for your tastes, consider Independance, the 12-hour pool and beach party at the Doubletree Surfcomber, 1717 Collins Ave., featuring Roger Sanchez, Chus and Ceballos, Oscar G, Cedric Gervais, Willie Moralis and more. Party starts at 11 a.m. and ends at 11 p.m. and costs $40 for all 12 hours or $30 from 2 p.m. on. Other Fourth festivities beyond the traditional fireworks include a nontraditional celebration on Tuesday at The Boulevard featuring gay porn star CJ Knight and DJ Bill Hallquist, and, at Privé the same day, Stars, Stripes and Strippers with a performance by, er, Courtney Cummz. Since when did the Fourth become so frisky? Link To Original Article

Hey Gabe, there's a guy I may potentially go out with but there's a problem. He mentioned that he puts on a one-man puppet show with socks and ketchup. Should I be concerned? Link To Original Article

The instant message pops up on my screen from an old friend I haven't seen in nearly a year. Link To Original Article

Look, this is simple. We know that for many people, Independence Day is a chance to get together with friends for a few cocktails or host a backyard cookout with hot dogs and beers. That's great -- as long as you don't drink and drive. The Washington Regional Alcohol Program is trying to make thi... Link To Original Article

What's Black Sabbath without Ozzy Osbourne? Probably a better band -- these days, anyway (heard Ozzy's latest?) Link To Original Article

Todos os dias voc encontra além do delicioso buffet, uma grande variedade de pratos A La Carte. Servimos ainda com exclusividade nosso já consagrado churrasco no peso. Venha, com sua familia e amigos, desfrutar do nosso novo e espac¸oso estabelecimento no corac¸ao do Sul da Florida. Link To Original Article

The ongoing debate about whether Miami is or isn't happening during the summer continues, and there's plenty of ammunition for either side of the argument. Link To Original Article

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Try to go out in Adams Morgan, Georgetown, Clarendon, Dupont Circle or Bethesda on a Friday night and you'll find large bouncers in almost every doorway checking IDs and turning away anyone who's not 21. Even coffeeshops (like Adams Morgan's Tryst) and pool halls (Dupont's vast Buffalo Billiards)... Link To Original Article

At most Washington clubs, the cover charge starts around $5 if the evening's entertainment includes a DJ, while $10 can be the minimum at your better lounges. Admission can go as high as $40 if you're a high roller who needs to skip the line at Love on a Friday night. But you don't have to be fam... Link To Original Article

Outdoor Concerts | Clubs Without Cover Charges | More Options Link To Original Article

Free Outdoor Movies | Free Indoor Movies In this Summer of Sequels, there are better things to spend your money on than a $10 movie ticket and a $10 popcorn-and-soda combo. A better plan is to plan a picnic and head to one of these free outdoor film festivals, where aficionados can find classic ... Link To Original Article

Happy hour is an essential piece of life in D.C. For interns, it's a way to start honing important skills: meeting people and expanding your social circle; networking (bring business cards); blowing off steam after a day in the office. The bonus, of course, is that you can do all of these without... Link To Original Article

Live theater seems like one of those lofty post-college pastimes -- something to put off until you've moved beyond semesters of coffee-schlepping, filing and criminally low intern's wages. Theaters in D.C., however, put on shows that appeal to 20-somethings as well as octogenarians, and whether y... Link To Original Article

So there I was sitting next to a Miss Universe runner-up who had her hair in curlers. Link To Original Article

The first American flag was approved by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777, so why not celebrate the good ole red, white and blue this weekend by taking in an all-American pasttime like baseball. Here are some places to hoist your mug to Uncle Sam. Link To Original Article

Recently, Marilyn Manson has been in the news mainly for his love life, having split with wife Dita Von Teese to shack up with his 19-year-old ''soul mate,'' Thirteen actress Evan Rachel Wood. The resulting emotional trauma led Manson to vent through song -- his new album Eat Me, Drink Me is hailed by Rolling Stone as ``epic.'' Link To Original Article

It's going to be a star-studded weekend at South Florida dance clubs, and topping the list is German trance legend Paul van Dyk, who was named DJ Magazine's No. 1 DJ in the world for 2005. The creator of dance anthems including We Are Alive, Time of Our Lives, The Other Side and Seven Ways rocks Space Saturday night for his 2007 In Between album tour. Opening is local favorite Edgar V; 305-375-0001. Link To Original Article