Reliable Source: The first family attends 'Bloody Sunday' anniversary events, while artist Olly Murs house-hunts: Which VIP had the best weekend?

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The liquor lobby raises a glass to its history at the National Archives Resolved: the whole “slap ‘chief’ in front of made-up title to make it sound wonky” meme is worn out. But in the curious case of local liquor hero Derek Brown the weighty title “Chief Spirits Advisor for the National Archives Foundation” (the organization’s first ever, obviously) fits. At an opening reception on Monday, Brown, a semifinalist for a James Beard Award …  Read full article »

Former reality star attends ball as a guest of D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser
When retweets can mean flirting and a few texts can mean a full-blown relationship, does showing up in real life to an actual event translate to real love? Some in D.C. gala set seem to think so when it comes to single Mayor Muriel Bowser and her go-to plus one. On Saturday, Bowser (D) brought former “Real Housewives of D.C.” co-star …  Read full article »

Kevin Spacey teams up with CNN for new ‘Race for the White House’ series

What could be better than power-hungry president Frank Underwood narrating a history lesson on real-life presidential campaigns? Why, the next best thing, of course: actor Kevin Spacey. CNN announced Monday that Spacey’s production company, Trigger Street, will co-produce a six-part series called “Race for the White House.” The miniseries will feature interviews, archival footage, “dramatic re-creations” …  Read full article »

Top Obama aide Dan Pfeiffer celebrates White House departure
Hey, isn’t that…. longtime top White House aide Dan Pfeiffer and a pack of pals celebrating Pfeiffer’s departure from the West Wing at Duke’s Grocery near Dupont Circle on Friday night? [More Hey, isn’t that . . .?   Had a sighting? Share it atreliablesource@washpost.com.] Business casual was the order of the night for partygoers, including Reggie …  Read full article »

The first family attends ‘Bloody Sunday’ anniversary events, while artist Olly Murs house-hunts: Which VIP had the best weekend?
From the United Negro College Fund Mayor’s Masked Ball to #Selma50 anniversary events in Alabama notables, such as the Obamas, Musiq Soulchild, and Danny Glover, had a celebratory weekend. Let’s see them in action: Guest toques Jeff Black, Michael Schlow and Tim Ma closed out the final Anju, a monthly late-night Korean pop-up, Friday night. Hopefully, Mandu chef Danny …  Read full article »

Jay Leno says Israel has ‘worst PR in the world’
Someone call Olivia Pope — or better yet her 3-D doppelganger, crisis manager Judy Smith — and get her on a plane to Jerusalem, stat. Because according to Jay Leno, Israel needs some serious help in the PR department. The former “Tonight Show” host, who will MC the country’s second annual Genesis Prize ceremony in the summer, told …  Read full article »