Even your mom has heard of famous celebrity DJ Samantha Ronson, because of the whole famous-celebrity girlfriend thing. Ronson’s the guest DJ tonight at Lux Lounge. You must go to the Lux website for special secret RSVP instructions (it involves sending an RSVP email to get on the list). MORE »

Keep the spirit of Indigenous Peoples Day/Columbus Day going, all weekend long. There’s this band called “Bombaye”—see?—and then Britpop night, which, again, European oppression. And of course another Oktoberfest, this time with Professional Germans. MORE »

Biz Markie! 112! Venereal diseases! It’s like Valentine’s Day, all over again! Lots more love and affection after the jump. MORE »

* Henry Rollins, Travis Morrison, Ted Leo and Jenny Toomey respond to law banning minors from DC venues. [DCist]
* You don’t need it. [Creative DC]
* Daily bus ridership numbers. For example, 22,600 people ride the 90s on an average weekday. [Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space]
* “I suppose Ms. Clark was a genius, perhaps even ‘Einsteinian’ in scale. She realized parents would pay any price for a product that lets them ignore their children — and believe they are making them smarter in the process.” [Women Having it All]
* Just destroy a silver-dollar-sized chunk from the middle of your brain, and you won’t want to smoke anymore. [WTOP]