HOT TIME IN OUR NATION’S CAPITAL: The last weekend in September will be a bit crowded on the National Mall in D.C. The National Book Festival, hosted by Laura Bush, will be sharing space with a big protest against the war in Iraq. Bookfest events will be held from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 24 in tents along the mall. At the same time, a protest march is schedule through downtown D.C., followed by an anti-war fair and “Operation Ceasefire” concert on the Washington Monument grounds. I suggest you dress sensibly in order to mix and mingle with the disparate groups thronging D.C. that day. No word yet on whether concert emcee and First Amendment champ Jello Biafra (formerly of the Dead Kennedys) will be trading quips with Bookfest panelist and political activist Lynne Cheney. That I’d love to see.

- posted by Michael Shay @ 8:43 AM