1. "Lennon" - The Musical! While we at The Eagle really wish that it were "Lenin," Playbill reports that a new musical based on the life of John Lennon will come out this summer. The kicker is that Yoko Ono, in a long-standing tradition of selling her husband's music out, has provided the play with unreleased material. This will soon bring joy to any devout Beatles/Lennon fan's heart.
2. "Worlds Apart" On ... Trail of Dead's brand new album, they offer up two minutes and 48 seconds of sheer brilliance. They rail on soccer moms, the bling-bling culture of MTV and the post-9/11 society in the most ridiculously cerebral manner possible. The lyrics are borderline moronic and the tune is catchy enough for you to listen over and over again until you realize just how transcendent "Worlds Apart" really is.
3. An Evening on U Street There's Scrabble and the silkiest lattes in the District at Sparky's. There are the frantic, twitchy dance nights at the Black Cat where young coeds unite in the common pursuit of getting laid. You can spend less money in six hours on U Street than two in Adams Morgan and leave with more ink on the back of your hand than on the Constitution. Or the Bible.
4. D.C. Pulse magazine This pocket-sized Metro publication preaches the District-dweller's gospel. The Pulse is put together by young, professional journalists, who claim that D.C. is where "class presidents go to make friends." Also note the intriguing graphic design and incredibly on-point insights about the city.
5. Did someone say biscuits? The Cheddar Bay Biscuits at Red Lobster in Silver Spring equal happiness in carbohydrate form. Someone should start a club at AU dedicated to their deliciousness ... like the Babes and Buds Bound for Booty of Bitchin' Biscuits ... club. Yeah.
6. Flasks Hey, is there fruit punch in that slick little flask of yours? NO! The key to surviving high school is still relevant in college! Thanks Mom, for showing me proper swig technique at my fifth-grade birthday party! No shuttle ride to the Metro on, well, any night is complete without a couple of nips on whatever leftover booze you could find.
-Compiled by The Scene staff
