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Tuesday, September 16, 2008
John McCaslin :: Townhall.com Columnist
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So reads Monday night's invitation to the Georgetown home of The Washington Post's original power couple, Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn, to celebrate with newspaper publisher Katharine Weymouth the launch of yet another colorful glossy geared to the nation's capital: FW, for "Fashion Washington."

"Fashion Washington covers everything from luxe jewelry lines, trunk shows and store openings to profile … style-world insiders and star-studded parties," says a promo for the monthly magazine, soon to be delivered free-of-charge to select Post subscribers ("most affluent" households, numbering just under 100,000).

In addition, like other advertiser-heavy local glossies that have been sprouting up like scandals in Washington, FW will be available in "luxury hotels, elegant spas and FW events."

The big question: Is there room for another Washington-based magazine?

"Ultimately, I think that anything that reflects and supports the growing excitement about fashion and the arts in Washington is a fantastic thing," says Rachel Cothran, founder of ProjectBeltway.com. "Much of the content will remind readers of what they've seen in the existing magazines around town (and they'll all have to fight that much harder for exclusive content), but I think that FW has an opportunity to do things a bit differently and stand out.

"The publication is broken down into sections, including 'Style Setter' (checks in with 'big names on the national and local scene, including designers, shop owners and other celebs'); 'Lush Life' ('what's new and hot, from just-opened boutiques and fresh jewelry lines to design-minded books and exhibits'); and a style-advice column called 'Obsessed by Dress.'

"There's also a 'Scene Stealers' section dedicated to 'high fashion at high-profile events.' This will, I suspect, work much more like the who-was-there pages we've all seen in local magazines around town (but way more condensed, thank goodness)," says Miss Cothran.

"Yet one question remains," Erik Wemple, editor of Washington City Paper, wrote recently of the new magazine. "In its promotional lit, FW says that its audience will 'read about the fascinating cast of characters-designers, shop owners and famous faces contributing to Washington's fashion scene.'

"Just who are they talking about here? And where's this fashion scene? At Cosi or something?"

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John McCaslin is a contributing columnist on Townhall.com and author of Inside The Beltway: Offbeat Stories, Scoops, and Shenanigans from around the Nation's Capital .

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Keep Obama out of the picture

On Kindergarten Sex Ed that Obama voted for:

"It seems to me that all the McCain ad does is decline to accept Obama's self-serving characterization of the reason why he voted for the bill. But study the text and the legislative history of the bill, as York has, and try to explain how it can possibly be considered a lie to say that he voted for comprehensive sex education for kindergartners."


http://althouse.blogspot.com/2008/09/was-obamas-only-educat ion.html

Or this made up Troopergate Obama smear campaign:

Or how about Democrat Mike Gravel, who knows about it from being from Alaska, defending Sarah Palin on her acts with this trooper. Gravel says what do we need to do, wait for him to kill somebody first? http://hotair.com/archives/2008/09/09/comedy-gold-lefty-ra dio-hosts-crestfallen-as-palin-defended-by-mike-gravel/

And those directing the "Troopergate" investigation are Obama supporters (now does that seems fair?):


http://blogsforjohnmccain.com/those-overseeing-troopergate- investigation-are-obama-supporters
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