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STRIPPER SUES THE CLUB
To hear Quansa Thompson talk of her life as an exotic dancer, to listen to her describe how men offer cash as she sashays, gyrates and jiggles the night away, is to evoke a thousand titillating thoughts, not a single one having anything to do with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
That is, until Thompson brings up the Depression-era law, which she discovered last summer after being fired by her then-employer, the House, a den of prurient entertainment on Georgia Avenue NW. Thompson is suing the House in U.S. District Court, alleging that the club pays dancers no wages, but ought to under the law. The club has denied the charge. (Washington Post)
TOP CHEF COMING TO DC?
Yesterday, we linked to a blog post over at metrocurean reporting a rumor that Bravo's popular culinary competition, Top Chef, would likely be heading to D.C. soon to film its next season. And now today, the Washington Post's Joe Yonan is saying the same thing.
Both of those stories are citing unnamed sources, and as the Washington Business Journal reports, Bravo has not yet announced its Season 7 location, and has declined to confirm the rumor. This also isn't the first time we've heard this rumor. (DCist)
CONFUSING AD DEEMED TOO SEXY FOR COLTS FANS
To protect Indianapolis's youngest football fans from being forcibly shoved through puberty by deodorant marketing, the city has rejected an ad that would have gone up in Lucas Oil Stadium.
If Axe ads have taught us anything, it's that using their product will immediately land you multiple sex partners. It's an important lesson, but one the people of Indianapolis don't want their kids learning just yet. The Capital Improvement Board said no to the pictured ad, calling it too suggestive. (Deadspin)
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AFTER 200 YEARS, NO MORE CHEESE CHASE
A 200-year-old English race in which competitors chase round cheeses rolling down a hillside has been canceled this year because of overcrowding concerns.
Organizers say the event in Gloucestershire in southwestern England has become so popular that anticipated crowds have far outgrown the capacity of the location. (MSNBC)
