ComPost: DC


Posted at 05:41 PM ET, 04/24/2012

Guillotine the DC Versailles!
By Alexandra Petri
The Bourbons didn’t have neighbors.

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:41 PM ET, 04/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Versailles, DC

Posted at 05:39 PM ET, 01/30/2012

In the face of eviction, Occupy D.C. dreams on
By Alexandra Petri
No rude awakening for occupants — yet.

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:39 PM ET, 01/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Occupy DC

Posted at 05:13 PM ET, 12/07/2011

Occupy DC is all wet on K Street
By Alexandra Petri
Get off K Street

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:13 PM ET, 12/07/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Occupy DC, Occupy Wall Street, oy

Posted at 06:39 PM ET, 09/27/2011

Washington Monument breaks — and other metaphors
By Alexandra Petri
Seems a bit heavy-handed to me

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:39 PM ET, 09/27/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Washington Monument, oy, DC

Posted at 04:37 PM ET, 08/23/2011

Was that an earthquake on the East Coast? Yes.
By Alexandra Petri
Yes. Shaken but not stirred.

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:37 PM ET, 08/23/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  earthquake, dc quake, dc

Posted at 02:03 PM ET, 04/07/2011

A government shutdown blame chart
By Alexandra Petri
A handy reference guide.

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:03 PM ET, 04/07/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  shutdown central, DC, parties

Posted at 03:30 PM ET, 04/06/2011

Tips for tourists surviving the government shutdown
By Alexandra Petri
There’s more to D.C. than government

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:30 PM ET, 04/06/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  shutdown central, DC

Posted at 03:53 PM ET, 12/10/2010

Let it snow! Washington, weather and nostalgic drifts
By Alexandra Petri
Well, D.C., it's snowing! Or at least -- it's flurrying! Or was, when I started writing this! Oscar Wilde once wrote, "Whenever people talk to me about the weather, I always feel quite certain that they mean something else."...

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:53 PM ET, 12/10/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Petri, Petri | Tags:  Classic DC, kids these days, snow