The Kennedy Center Honors. They happened. [Post, Post]

A drawing by outsider artist Martin Ramirez comes to the Library of Congress. [Post]

Air and Space Museum guards tackle a freelance photographer. [DCist]

Chris Richards ranks the best pop singles of the year. [Post]

D.C. residents support the arts, kind of, but they don’t attend fundraisers because they claim to be too busy. [WBJ]

Photographers are still pissed about the White House’s photo policy. [New York Times]

Pay tribute to Nelson Mandela at the National Museum of African Art. [Post]

D.C. punks and Nelson Mandela [City Desk]

D.C.’s Apes release new music with its original lineup. [Arts Desk]

What would you change about If/Then? [Post]

John Waters: “…there’s nothing sadder than a disappointed bird.” [BYT]