Grindr — yes, Grindr — won the WHCD party circuit

General ambiance during Grindr White House Correspondents' Dinner Weekend Party 2026 astatine LXIV DC connected April 24, 2026 successful Washington, DC. | Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Grindr Inc.

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Speaking of parties: The Verge usually wouldn't bash a enactment study from the White House Correspondents' Dinner week, besides known arsenic "Nerd Prom," due to the fact that it's a spot excessively overmuch Washington insider circle-jerking for mean radical to stomach. (This twelvemonth was weirder than most, …

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