Why Washington D.C. Gossip Sucks

Washington D.C. isn’t known for its gossip. The reasons it’s so lame are many but involve a) the buttoned up nature of the city b) editors and publishers who loathe taking chances on this front and c) journalists who’d rather suck up to publicists to meet stars than risk upsetting them or their editors (see b).

Look, we know sometimes it has to be vanilla — but way more often than not? We think not. What passes for gossip here wouldn’t fly anyplace else except for maybe Kansas or Nebraska.

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