Capital Living

With at least a half-dozen newly published books of 600 pages or more sitting on my desk largely unread (Robert Caro’s latest Lyndon Johnson volume is a Texas-size 712 pages, while John Lewis Gaddis’s biography of George F. Kennan tops out at 784 pages), I hesitate to recommend another, even though it’s a mere 641 pages.

A dignified distraction from the city’s daily hustle and bustle.

If you’ve got a cool $10 million lying around, you could be the proud owner of an ex-congressman’s pricey Hamptons pad.

The good news is that Rep. John Olver (D-Mass.) wasn’t hurt after crashing his car over an embankment and into a stream on Tuesday. The bad news? His set of wheels might need a little TLC.

The late Christopher Hitchens, the British-American journalist who often expressed his love of drinking and smoking, once received an “enforcement referral” to the Immigration and Naturalization Service for having illegal Cuban cigars in his luggage.

“Die Hard” star Bruce Willis isn’t exactly a diehard fan of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. In fact, he calls the former Massachusetts governor “a disappointment” and “an embarrassment” and likens him to a “Beverly Hillbillies” character.

WE HEAR: Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) will celebrate Fleet Week in New York City with an appearance at an annual Salute to Freedom gala.

Rep. Martha Roby’s staffers admit their boss joined the ranks of other (young) members of Congress when she was mistaken for an intern shortly after being sworn into office. 

Bill of the Week highlights a recently introduced piece of legislation that might not make front-page news but otherwise catches the eye.

Quiet Montana senator memorialized, whether he wanted to be or not