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Folklife Festival 2014 Features “America’s No. 1 Enemy” and “Obama’s Birthplace”

heydayjoe — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 13:58:29 +0000

The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is the annual event in which America feigns interest in cultural traditions that are not her own, typically from countries we consider to be our pals. Continue Reading →

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Today Washington DC Became Capital of the United States

heydayjoe — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 16:58:25 +0000

On June 11, 1800, DC became capital of the United States, leaving the country’s former capital of the previous decade, Philadelphia, to the fate of Pennsylvanians. While Washington, DC, was Continue Reading →

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Holding Out for Some Heroes

heydayjoe — Sat, 19 Apr 2014 14:45:20 +0000

On Friday, DC’s Awesome Con, a self-described “comic-con that embraces all aspects of geekdom and pop culture,” attempted to break the Guinness World Record for most assembled costume players photographed Continue Reading →

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