Here's a way to pass time at the DMV: get an HIV test while you're waiting. A DMV branch in Washington DC is rolling out a pilot program that sets up free HIV testing on site. With three percent of residents living with HIV/AIDS — that's a higher rate than in West Africa — the nation's capital has to get creative about increasing testing. A nonprofit, not the government, will administer the Read more

In a previous life (or at least what feels like one), Thursday mornings used to be Top Chef talk time at the Sugar office. We would hem and haw over which Voltaggio brother made the more appetizing dish, or laugh over Fabio Viviani's unintentional jokes. But these days, there is no commiserating over the bad judgments that took place on Bravo the night before. Many of the contestants, it seems, Read more

Last night, the second episode of Top Chef: DC went down, and it was totally action-packed. First came the Bi-partisandwich Quickfire, in which the 16 contestants teamed up in pairs and tried their best to single-handedly pile ingredients between bread while attached at the apron. The challenge was painfully cheesy, but Angelo was the right one to win immunity. For the Elimination Challenge — Read more

What's new with the White House garden following its fame on Iron Chef America? A video recently released by the White House reveals some interesting facts that you may not have guessed. Despite two huge blizzards and over two feet of snow, the garden survived the Winter to yield spinach, turnips, arugula, lettuce, and carrots. Top White House garden tender Sam Kass attributed this past Winter's Read more

Hot on the heels of news that Top Chef 7 has been delayed, rumors are flying that the show will be filmed in the nation's capital. Yesterday, DC food blog Metrocurean said it received word that Bravo crews could roll in as early as next week — and anonymous tipsters quickly began leaving intel that the cast, crew, and judges would be staying on location in historic neighborhood Dupont Circle. Read more

First same-sex couple in DC says "I do" — CNN Photos from Alexander McQueen's final collection — Fashionologie Congress still debating abortion and health care — Jezebel Sandra Bullock's Oscar worth less than Jeff Bridges's? — Vulture Have a foreign lover? Google's translation tool might kill language barrier — NY Times Top WTF moments from last night's Gossip Girl — BuzzSugar Read more

The nation's capitol is now the sixth jurisdiction in the US where gay couples can marry. But as wedding bells ring today for happy couples, the local Catholic Church sounded the alarm. Following Congress's approval of DC's same-sex marriage law, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington decided to no longer offer health insurance to any spouses of employees in order to avoid covering Read more

The latest Real World kicks off today in new host city Washington DC — BuzzSugar The Dutch will use full-body scanners on people flying to the US – New York Times Alleged David Letterman extorter uses Tiger Woods defense — The Daily Beast Tiger Woods might be in rehab — Huffington Post The Obama administration might take up immigration reform soon — LA Times Millionaire tries to find Read more