Know Your Role

Ready to “act” like an integral part of the Congressional community?

Netflix is prepping its first homegrown series, the politically themed “House of Cards,” and needs an army of authentic-looking Washingtonians to flesh out the cast.

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Is Pan in Trouble?

Perhaps this isn’t the best time to bring this up, considering the memories of the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner are fresh in our minds, but here goes.

Do you find yourself at one of the myriad Capitol Hill happy hours drinking to excess? Do wish you felt more mature?

Well, the Department of Health and Human Services has something to say to you! The agency sent out a bulletin today that suggests people who don’t drink like they were still in college may feel more mature then those who do.

A researcher from the University of Missouri — with a wonderfully appropriate name — Rachel Winograd explains that heavy drinkers in their mid-20s feel way more mature than those still getting sauced in their late 20s and early 30s. She calls these folks “Peter Pan” drinkers. Full story

Go All Out on Super Tuesday

Thank you, Topaz Bar cocktail impresario Rico Wisner, for going big on Super Tuesday.

At its March 6 “Super Tuesday Viewing Party,” the Topaz (1733 N St. NW) will unveil Wisner’s quintet of specialty drinks modeled after the remaining presidential hopefuls. They look guaranteed to leave you punchier than the campaign press corps: Full story

DeFazio’s Beer Madness

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Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) has finally snagged a true position of power in this town: a spot on the Washington Post’s coveted “Beer Madness” tasting panel. Full story

Super Bowl Bet Pits N.Y. Breweries Against Smuttynose

Sens. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) are all in for the big game on Sunday, betting a round of craft brews from their home states on the outcome of the New York Giants-New England Patriots Super Bowl.

The collegial wager, Congress’ version of product placement, requires the loser to furnish every other Senator — they could actually assemble that proverbial 99 bottles of beer on a wall for the payoff! — with at least one bottle plucked from the winner’s local breweries.

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Carnivores to Meat and Greet All Next Week

Fear not, Capitol Hill denizens. The slow-moving, ravenous masses you’ll likely encounter ambling around town next week — their lips and chins perma-smeared with sanguine sauces, their bellies distended from consuming epic amounts of animal flesh — are not zombie hordes.

They’re just adamant Meat Weekers indulging in D.C.’s recurring carnival of carnivorousness.

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