Posts for Unpopped Collar


Visiting TJ. 

From Unpopped Collar
August 30, 2010 at 9:06 pm
Visiting TJ.  ... (more)

Attempting to recreate an awkward family photo.  Take 1. 

From Unpopped Collar
August 30, 2010 at 7:07 pm
Attempting to recreate an awkward family photo.  Take 1.  ... (more)

C & O Canal, Georgetown

From Unpopped Collar
August 29, 2010 at 7:18 pm
C & O Canal, Georgetown ... (more)

Fact: sloth bears are awesome. They are easily my favorite…

From Unpopped Collar
August 27, 2010 at 5:21 pm
Fact: sloth bears are awesome. They are easily my favorite animal at the DC zoo so I was excited to see them get top billing in banners outside the zoo!  I mean seriously, is ... (more)

The Jefferson and Washington all lit up at night.

From Unpopped Collar
August 25, 2010 at 8:18 pm
The Jefferson and Washington all lit up at night. ... (more)

Inside the Secret World of Trader Joe’s

From Unpopped Collar
August 25, 2010 at 7:02 pm
Inside the Secret World of Trader Joe's : Check out this illuminating piece by Fortune magazine on hands down my favorite grocery store: Trader Joe’s.  The article is a good ... (more)

A beautiful night for a late-summer Baseball game.  And an even…

From Unpopped Collar
August 24, 2010 at 9:18 pm
A beautiful night for a late-summer Baseball game.  And an even better night because the Cubs won!   ... (more)

Have you guys ever played the “scenes!” game?  One…

From Unpopped Collar
August 24, 2010 at 8:10 pm
Have you guys ever played the “scenes!” game?  One team calls out a situation (“You discovered you are actually a gummy bear!” or “There’s a fire in your house but ... (more)

Best gift ever: Diddy Riese cookies lovingly delivered from LA…

From Unpopped Collar
August 24, 2010 at 7:22 pm
Best gift ever: Diddy Riese cookies lovingly delivered from LA (via SF) out to me in DC. One of the greatest UCLA traditions ever, Diddy serves up $1.50 make-your-own-combination ... (more)

Reflections on K Street.  

From Unpopped Collar
August 23, 2010 at 7:40 pm
Reflections on K Street.   ... (more)

The National Cathedral on a beautiful summer day.

From Unpopped Collar
August 22, 2010 at 7:50 pm
The National Cathedral on a beautiful summer day. ... (more)

Overnight Busrides in India

From Unpopped Collar
August 20, 2010 at 4:01 pm
Overnight Busrides in India: Shameless plug, but check out my first Huffington Post article on my experiences on overnight buses in India! ... (more)

DC Metro | iPhone camera

From Unpopped Collar
August 19, 2010 at 8:08 pm
DC Metro | iPhone camera ... (more)

Ask UnpoppedCollar: Part II

From Unpopped Collar
August 18, 2010 at 8:32 pm
Thanks for following along, LackingContext!  My recent travels were essentially an “I survived grad school!” trip to celebrate the end of my thesis, econometrics (forever) ... (more)

This photo had so much potential!  Continuing my recent hobby of…

From Unpopped Collar
August 18, 2010 at 7:12 pm
This photo had so much potential!  Continuing my recent hobby of taking pictures with strange statues, my buddy took this great photo of me posing with a statue of the first President ... (more)

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August 17, 2010 at 8:33 pm
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They still make phonebooks?!

From Unpopped Collar
August 17, 2010 at 12:00 am
They still make phonebooks?! ... (more)

TBD.com and the Hyperlocal Future of Journalism

From Unpopped Collar
August 16, 2010 at 8:08 pm
I spend a lot of time thinking about how digital technologies are changing the shape of media today (in fact I wrote a thesis about its political implications — if you have the ... (more)

Best part of the commute?  Walking up the Farragut North…

From Unpopped Collar
August 16, 2010 at 7:07 pm
Best part of the commute?  Walking up the Farragut North escalators and being greeted by the President mascots from the Nationals games!  What up, Abe?   ... (more)

Five Awesome Off-The-Beaten-Path Spots in Washington DC

From Unpopped Collar
August 15, 2010 at 8:41 pm
Thanks for the question, Crazyhazey!  I’m nearing my 2nd anniversary of arriving in DC, so I’m happy to provide a couple of recommendations for cool places to check out that ... (more)

So I was walking down Connecticut Avenue and somehow got…

From Unpopped Collar
August 15, 2010 at 7:12 pm
So I was walking down Connecticut Avenue and somehow got engulfed by a group of about 50 Russian tourists, nearly all of who were (inexplicably) taking photos of the Paraguayan ... (more)

Everyone knows I’m a huge Julia’s Empanadas fan, but…

From Unpopped Collar
August 12, 2010 at 8:02 pm
Everyone knows I’m a huge Julia’s Empanadas fan, but my friends and I had to try out the new Panas Gourmet Empanadas in Dupont.  The verdict? Julia’s will remain my late-night ... (more)

Our Building at the National Building Museum

From Unpopped Collar
August 11, 2010 at 8:22 pm
The best part of the National Building Museum in DC?  They have lots of building blocks to play with so of course we started building.  Needing to compete with the 5-year-olds ... (more)

The National Building Museum in DC is pretty boring (oh hey…

From Unpopped Collar
August 11, 2010 at 7:07 pm
The National Building Museum in DC is pretty boring (oh hey there miniature models of monuments and random floorplans), but at least — fittingly — the building itself is stunning. ... (more)

Thank you, Photojojo! Looking for a cool way to display some of…

From Unpopped Collar
August 10, 2010 at 8:42 pm
Thank you, Photojojo! Looking for a cool way to display some of my favorite photos, I found these awesome magnetic photo ropes. They hang from a nail in the wall, and have super-strong ... (more)