It’s too hot to be outside, SO INSIDE you shall go. And where to? Turns out that DC is quite the cultural destination with over 10,000 museums (give or take a few) and you should go to all of them, and you have time to because August is hot and boring.  What’s more, super expensive museums, like the Newseum, are offering discounted tickets in August leaving you NO excuse not to go inside and get cultured. MORE »

As your Wonkette waits for the plumber to fix the burst pipe in its own terrible DC house this Sunday morning, we’re comforted to find that we’re not alone. An anonymous emailer sends in this picture, allegedly of the famous spy museum in D.C., suffering from frozen/busted water pipes. The museum remains open, apparently, and is maybe housing thousands of spy restaurant workers? [Washington Times]

Most DC residents think of the International Spy Museum as either that place where my nieces and nephews go while I’m taking a break from their visit, or the expensive one. The museum, perhaps chastened by its you know — for kids! reputation, has launched a sexy, not-at-all-exploitive new ad campaign (shown above, shot yesterday at the Farragut North Metro station) to let everybody know that they’ve got hos, babes, and naughty secrets as well! And that hot thing in the ad? She’s totally a spy! I bet! Bitch set me up!

• Godspeed You! Black Emperor offshoot Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra-La-La Band (same as A Silver Mt. Zion) is very dark, awesome. Even their website is enjoyable. With Black Ox Orkestar. $12 at 8:30PM. Black Cat. [Black Cat]

• Gordon Lightfoot no longer in a coma tour. $22- $38 at 8PM. Wolf Trap. [Wolf Trap]
• International Spy Museum hosts panel called “Propaganda and Persuasion: Psychology’s Use in Intelligence.” Was JFK killed by the CIA? Did AIDS originate in a lab in Maryland? These questions will be answered for only $12 at 6:30PM. [Spy Museum]

• Reliable Source: Tom Hanks and Dennis Miller spotted at the Spy Museum after Saturday’s Nats game. [WP]
• Heard on the Hill: Rep. Robert Wexler (D-Fla.) enjoys coke and prostas, owes his career to Flava Flav’s “The Flavor of Love.” [Roll Call]
• The Scoop: Madonna fans say Clear Channel stations won’t play the latest album because of Madonna’s anti-Bush commentary. 5,000 fans have signed a petition and “a number of petition signers report that when they request Madonna’s music, they’re told by Clear Channel-owned stations she’s too old or not popular enough.” [MSNBC]
• Page Six: A clear indication that he needs to cut his hair, Sir Bob Geldof only sold 45 of 12,000-concert seats in Milan last week. [NYP]