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The Elf Word
''I'm not the happy elf,'' says Michael Rupert. ''I'm the grouchy elf.'' He's talking about his role in Adventure Theatre's The Happy Elf. ''I play...
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Blues Alley
Cyndi Lauper calls for greater LGBT activism as her cure for the blues. ''Everybody should be active right now. Everybody should be helping in any...
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Indestructible Pop
“I got a little girl singing on repeat in my head, oh-oh,” Robyn sings, on the wicked tune “None of Dem.” For much of 2010,...
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Scottish Muse
''I've always been a very, very vivid dreamer,'' says singer-songwriter KT Tunstall. ''It's a great source of interest for me.'' Dreams inspired Tunstall's first...
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Horoscope
Heavenly Round-Up: You have the power. You have the drive. You have the wherewithal. What are you waiting for? If you procrastinate a little longer,...
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The Happy Elf at Adventure Theatre
Based on a song by Harry Connick Jr., the musical The Happy Elf tells the story of Eubie, a North Pole elf who hopes to...
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A new show by Scott Brooks at Long View
The prolific and uniquely gifted Scott G. Brooks unveils an exhibit of all-new paintings. “We the People” is more blatantly political than typical Brooks, reflecting...
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The Wizard of Oz at the AFI Silver (plus a little MadTV fun)
As part of a 10-film retrospective of pioneering film director Victor Fleming, the American Film Institute’s Silver Theatre offers screenings over Thanksgiving of the classic,...
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Kamala Harris, Prop 8 Opponent, Wins California AG’s Race
San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris (D) will be the...
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Senate Sets Pentagon DADT Report Hearings for Dec. 2 and 3
The Senate Armed Services Committee, as had been suggested in recent days, announced that it would be holding hearings in the follow-up to the Nov....
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Showgirls
Burlesque is like a sequin. It's shimmery. It looks best from a distance. It's flat and kind of cheap. And it will likely end up...
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V. Rich in a free concert at the Kennedy Center
With a voice reminiscent of Maxwell and musicianship influenced by the likes of Prince and Stevie Wonder, singer-songwriter-pianist V. Rich meshes neo-soul, R&B and hip-hop....
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Kings of Pastry at the West End Cinema
Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker’s documentary Kings of Pastry focuses on a prestigious three-day competition, which occurs only every four years, among France’s best pastry...
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Coverboy: Said
Said loves to travel. The 20-year-old has been all over the world, living in Israel for two years, as well as in his native Lebanon....
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The DC LGBT Homeless Youth Crisis [video]
In the past few months, Washington D.C. has seen a rise in the number homeless LGBT youth. Metro Weekly's Justin Stewart talks with several locals...
