Borderstan’s Missing Links from the Great Big Internet

From Willis Shawver. Follow him on Twitter at @WShawver or email him at Willis[AT]borderstan.com. 

The Internet is a big place and you can’t be expected to see everything. Don’t worry: Borderstan Missing Links are here to help. We’ve collected some highlights from the past week that you might have missed. Enjoy!

Boston

• Here are a few ways to help those affected by the Boston Marathon bombings. Donate through One Fund Boston, register to donate blood, or give through the Salvation Army.

The District

• Don’t forget to vote next Tuesday. All you need to know about the special election. (DCGov)
• Bus and train operators not included in Metro anti-fatigue campaign. (Examiner)
• Filmfest DC facing budget shortfall, leaving 2014 festival in question. (CityPaper)
• WMATA considers several K Street and Georgetown streetcar options. (GreaterGreaterWashington)
• Seems worthwhile to me. Long lines at opening of Nordstrom Rack on 18th and L . (DCist)
• DC tourists have it easy. Cars are not required to get around the District. (UrbanTurf)
• Another DC food truck calls it quits. Pinup Panini says proposed regulations would hurt business. (DCist)
• Union workers for the DC government are looking at a 3 percent salary increase. Thanks, Mayor Gray. (NBC4)

DC Housing

• Developer moving forward with multipurpose 1,000-car parking garage in NE. (CityPaper)
• Surprise. Surprise. DC area rent prices rose more than rest of country. (Examiner)
• Update on the first tenant-owned rooming house in the District. (CityPaper)

Pop Culture

• Check out this handy flowchart that tries to explain time-travel in movies. (Laughing Squid)
• The public has spoken. Gwyneth Paltrow named most hated celebrity. (DailyMail)
• Ever wondered what Barbie would look like without makeup? Wait no longer. (Jezebel)
• Relive your awkward years all over again. The top 30 all time coming-of-age novels. (ShortList)

Sports

• Famous athletes are just like us. Alex Ovechkin gets stuck in NOVA traffic. (The Washington Post)
• … And it looks like Ovechkin’s custom Mercedes is up for sale. (Cars.com)
• Beloved baseball pastime is under attack. Group calls for the end of the Wave at Nationals Park. (The Washington Post)
• “Bryce Harper vomits multiple times, gets four hits, is awesome.” Sometimes the headlines write themselves. (USAToday)

Random

• Your random blog of the week… Stephen Colbert’s “Oopsie-Daisy Homophobe“… and your Moment of Zen.

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