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If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Friday, July 6, 2012 American icons are memorialized in the Smithsonian museums. And while he doesn't have an exhibit yet, it's cool to see that the Folklife Festival is dedicating a day to the music of Chuck Brown this weekend. Good for you, festival organizers. Well done. Your inalienable right to residential street parking may be going away if you live in D.C. The city is in the throes of reconfiguring its entire outlook on how to regulate public car storage. Southwest has become a battleground for the new strategy. Officials are looking to create financial drawbacks to owning a car in the city by limiting the number of residential spaces per neighborhood. The Post's Tim Craig reports on the details. You think it's hot outside? Well, you're right. Temperatures are bananas. It's basically as hot as it's ever been and it doesn't look like that appears to be changing as an overall seasonal trend anytime soon. I guess that's why they call it summer. That aside, with the days so sweltering, you should be checking on any senior citizens you know, just in case. To be fair, globally, things aren't that bad. Foreign Policy's Katie Cella takes a look at the 10 hottest places on earth. If I know anything about you all, I know that some of you are big into science. And if you are, you're likely familiar with the discovery of a new piece of sub-atomic matter, known as the "God particle." To be very honest, these are the sorts of experiments that make my brain go haywire. But on a lighter note, Slate's Katy Waldman features a VICE magazine video where they asked Brooklyn hipsters if they knew what the Higgs Boson is. Needless to say, the answers and visuals are absolutely hilarious. Whether either realizes it or not, Jay-Z's public pro-gay marriage stance certainly influenced Frank Ocean's touching acknowledgment Tuesday. When the R&B star told the world in an open letter that his first love was a man, he was treated with some scorn but was widely praised for his honesty. Without Jay's first step into the open acceptance frame of mind in the hip-hop world, this just doesn't happen, as I see it. The Root DC's Bethonie Butler wonders whether Ocean's sexuality is a game-changer. Last night was probably the most exciting Nats game of the year. Wearing their fun throwback unis and a 1924 theme all over the ballpark, the team was going for the sweep against the San Francisco Giants. And that they did, in comeback fashion in the ninth with manager Davey Johnson pushing all the right buttons on the way there. The game ended with a tense couple of at-bats in a bases-loaded situation, but I'll let The Post's Adam Kilgore tell you exactly how it went down. Extra Bites • My buddy Will Fischer sent me this map of D.C. yesterday and it is amazing. It's a 1942 Esso guide to D.C., and the details are incredible. Take a look at the German Embassy, the old Griffith Stadium and the current site of the Kennedy Center. • Looking for a cool bike ride event next week? It's at night, so it shouldn't kill you. Check out the BicycleSPACE Mural Ride featuring MuralsDC. • New music for the weekend: Nas & the late Amy Winehouse. Stay cool, kiddos. Here's how to get at me. There's Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and you can e-mail me at clinton.yates@wpost.com. Get The Washington Post, your way. Want to stay on top of the latest news, features, commentary and more? Here's how: Mobile: Alerts: Social Media: Applications Web site E-mail SMS RSS Feeds Facebook Twitter SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE NEWSLETTER CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071 ©2012 The Washington Post Privacy Policy