Your Wonkabout braved the elements to go where no Wonkabout (or Wonkette for that matter) has gone before: the Dupont Circle High Heel Race. For one whole minute the drag queens, in all their glory, ran down Pride Street and, despite the rain and the high heels, there were no reported injuries.  A peak at the festivities: MORE »

The Chocolate Lovers Festival is happening this weekend, Feb. 7-8, in locations all over Fairfax. The events sound lame — a “friendship raffle,” a Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast, and something called “Scouts and Crafts” — but the concept of free chocolate completely overshadows embarrassment. Sexy Food Network celebrity chef and CakeLove Warren Brown will be at the Chocolate Challenge as guest judge. [Chocolate Festival] MORE »

Wonkette male makeup expert “Ratty” points out that Senator Kerry appeared on Meet the Press this weekend looking like he’d swung by the M.A.C. counter on the way to the studio. This is not the first time we have seen such horrible makeup errors on MTP in general, and John Kerry in particular. Do none of these people consult a mirror before they go onstage in their clown faces? [MSNBC]

We hear (but can’t confirm) that DC Mayor Adrian Fenty has finally settled on an appointment to head the Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Affairs (the District’s “gay liaison”). There was some controversy (old black lesbian vs. white careerist city employee), but if this checks out, we think Fenty made the right choice: Beloved trailer drag queen Cookie Buffet, pictured at right with the Mayor. MORE »