Generation Doom: This guy camped outside of the Clarendon Apple store for 36 hours to buy the new iPhone 6. 36! And in you case feel like you missed out, the Post has nicely chronicled the best local iPhone wait moments for your viewing pleasure. -2
Balls Out: There is a D.C. Testicle Festival this weekend. Eat up!+1
Nothing’s Perfect: The bathroom in Bloomingdale’s Showtime Lounge—-which at least one person has called “one of the best bars in the city”—-celebrates the Washington football team, including its racist name. -2
BikeDC: Biking in D.C. is still on the rise. According to census data, 4.5 percent of commuters biked to work in D.C. in 2013, up from 4.1 percent in 2012. +3
Yesterday’s Needle rating: 23 Today’s score: 0 Friday Bonus: +2 Today’s Needle rating: 25