Around the corner from my house the sequel to the hit movie Wonder Woman is being filmed. This is a bigger deal than you might think given that I live in Washington, D.C., which countless times (and appropriately) has been called Hollywood for ugly people. When celebrities come through town to promote their pet causes on Capitol Hill, it’s newsworthy, and you would be surprised how often jaded policy wonks turn into sycophantic fan-girls around even the hoariest reality TV star.

It’s no wonder, then, that sightings of Wonder Woman (the actress Gal Gadot) have been breathlessly reported on my neighborhood listserv, and nearby restaurants boast of serving her dinner. Gadot’s costars Kristen Wiig and Chris Pine have supposedly been spotted at the nearby organic taqueria. Neighborhood busybodies might bicker about parking restrictions and traffic disruptions from the shoot, but every last one of them would start grinning like an idiot if they happened to bump into one of the stars.