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• D.C. represent! by undercoverblackman

  "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..."

• Cosby sweaters for auction by boingboing

  "Now is your chance to spur the comeback of Cosby sweaters with an authentic Bill Cosby sweater that he sported on The Cosby Show in the 1980s. Three handsome styles are currently up for auction on eBay with proceeds going to the Hello Friend/Ennis William Cosby Foundation. Starting bid is..."

• Bill Cosby's Array Of Amazing, Technicolor Ugly Sweaters Up For Auction [Sportswear] by defamer

  "There exists perhaps no more potent symbol of 1980s ratings powerhouse The Cosby Show than its star Bill Cosby's signature sweaters. Like the enchanted product of some magical mystery loom, no two inches of any garment was alike. If a plot involving Theo Huxtable's underachieving academics failed to capture your..."

• JazzFest Preview | Le Bon Temps Roule by Live Music Blog

  "JazzFest Preview | Le Bon Temps Roule filed under: festivals, previews | tags: Jazzfest, New Orleans Anyone who's attended the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival can tell you that the fire on the bayou doesn't happen on the New Orleans Fair Grounds, it happens at the hundreds of jazz..."

• Colbert Report Rehearsal / Q&A by her jazz

  "Because I don’t want to be The Ruiner™, You’ll have to click through to read the rest of this post. If you followed my Twitter feed, you’ll know I waited for God-knows-how long to get inside the Zellerbach Theater (where they are taping CR for the week), and that I..."