David Enzel

A direct view of the catastrophic structural damage to the western facade (E Ring) of the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, photographed in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

For nearly eight decades, GEICO anchored the corporate fabric of the D.C.

The sculpture was deinstalled on September 2, 2026.

Washington, D.C. at blue hour, seen from Arlington, Virginia

This is an uncorrected raw frame from the Leica Q3 (28mm f/1.7), processed in DxO PhotoLab with all optical and geometry modules turned off.

August 22, 2026.

After an afternoon rainstorm.

Gaithersburg, Maryland

This painted bronze figure, officially titled “Oh, It’s You, Welcome!”

The shuttered entrance of Harry’s Bar and Family Restaurant, once a longtime street-level fixture of the historic Hotel Harrington in downtown Washington, D.C.

World No. 10 Taylor Fritz locks his eyes onto the ball just a split-second before string bed contact during his opening round match at the 2026 DC Open.

Emma Navarro returns a backhand during her first-round match against Sofia Kenin at the Mubadala DC Open in Washington, D.C., on July 27, 2026.

The centerpiece of the National Academy of Sciences building in Washington, D.C., the Great Hall was designed by the esteemed architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue and dedicated in April 1924.

Standing outside the Historic Courthouse (now the D.C.

Looking up through the circular ceiling of the newly opened National Geographic Museum of Exploration in Washington, D.C.

There is a disconnect between the sheer volume of writing published online and who actually sees it.

This post gets at something I’ve never quite been able to say: When I think about what I wish to accomplish if I knew I was going to die, apart from spending time with my loved ones I think only writing is left.

Alan Jacobs: Blogs don’t have the important place on the internet today that they once had; I know that perfectly well, and I don’t care.

I put this list together for myself over the years, as a place to keep track of the archives, timelines, and books I trust most.

I grew up eating Mineo’s pizza in Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh.

I wish I had learned this long ago . . .

Edinburgh Castle dominates the skyline above Scotland’s capital.

I’ve had the pleasure of visiting Berlin twice.