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Minor Threat/Fugazi/The Evens/Dischord D.C. punk hero Ian MacKaye is not dead.

When you call him at home, he announces, “I am still alive.” It’s true! The Baltimore Sun even tried it. MacKaye supposedly died last night at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, even though he keeps claiming he hasn’t really died. Whatever you say, Ian!

Ian MacKaye Is Alive [Baltimore Sun]

* “And our men try to subdue it / they jump on its back / like overripe plums falling from trees / to tame the horse of the planet.” [City Desk]
* Why don’t you just walk all the way to the Alternative Transportation Fair, hippie? [CommuterPageBlog]
* Queen Elizabeth: once our oppressor, now our friend. [Yahoo News]
* Ian MacKaye hears dead people. [Idolater]
* “To whoever has our trash cans: I hope you enjoy them. I hope, very soon, you accidentally place something very dear to you in one of them. I hope you then realize that you’ve done this about an hour after the bins are picked up.” [From Harvard Street]
* Hey guys, New Intern #1 did this post! [gregwasserstrom.com]

* DCDL brings Max Blumenthal to the champagne room at Timberlake’s. Free at 6:30PM. [DCDL]
* Is there anything unique to DC? “Anything you crave when you first return to DC from your respective homes??” Tryst’s blended chai? [Bathroom Reading]
* “In spite of all its money, post-graduate degrees, and important sounding job titles, is DC really nothing more than just Hollywood for ugly people?” [The DC Universe]
* Photo gallery of DC’s punk scene in the 80s. [City Desk]
* Interview with Lori Parkerson, owner of the swanky 14th street shop Redeem. [panda head]

* Have a listen to Lincoln Ross’ “Come To Washington,” the song that’s angling to become the official DC anthem. After which, life will be totally perfect. [Lincoln Ross]
* And then, participate in DCist’s DC Anthem Poll.
* And then, hear the shocking story of the invasion of the Dancing Flight Attendants of Heineken. [DCist]
* David Gregory gets the puff and fluff from Howie Kurtz. Gregs totally owes us for saving his job. [Washington Post]
* Finally, there’s never been a better time to give a shout-out to Art Buchwald. [Washington Post]