Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • Don't Miss the Boat

    By on June 20, 2013

    Deep into Act 1 of Anything Goes, two listless gossipmongers groan that there's nobody famous aboard this voyage of the cruise ship the S.S. American....

  • Haunting Electronica

    By on June 20, 2013

    Last year Sinead O'Connor released a cover version of a John Grant song. But that was only the start of O'Connor singing Grant's praises. O'Connor...

  • Marriage Inequality

    By on June 20, 2013

    In a new play now running as part of the lineup at the Source Festival, a gay couple and a lesbian couple in D.C. swap...

  • Cher to perform at NYC Pride

    By on June 18, 2013

    “NYC Pride is thrilled to welcome Cher to the stage of this year’s Dance on the Pier!” The announcement that world-famous singer, actress and drag...

  • Kanye’s “Yeezus” complex

    By on June 17, 2013

      After the epic arena-rock grandeur of “Ok Computer,” Radiohead retreated to a world of electronic experimentation and isolation with the equally brilliant “Kid A.”...

  • 5 Museum Exhibitions to See This Weekend

    By on June 14, 2013

    Now that you’ve recovered from the social overdose that is Capital Pride, you may looking for a shot of culture of a broader, more sophisticated...

  • Interest in Angie Zapata murder revived by TV crime show

    By on June 14, 2013

    Angie Zapata, 18, was brutally murdered in July of 2008 at her rural home in Greely, Colorado. According to a new crime show, “The excessive injuries...

  • Boy George turns 52 today: Some of his best moments

    By on June 14, 2013

    Former Culture Club singer, solo artist and icon Boy George turns 52 today.  So what better way to mark the occasion than take a look...

  • At the Half-Way Point: 5 Best albums of 2013 So Far

    By on June 13, 2013

    As we lurch inexorably towards the mid-year point of 2013 (can it truly have gone by so quickly??) it’s time to look back at some...

  • Metal Musical Monster

    By on June 13, 2013

    ''That's pretty much what we do, a lot of rock operas and rock musicals, anything with a little punch to it,'' says Melissa Baughman of...

  • Entertainment Incorporated

    By on June 13, 2013

    What did former child actor Rahsaan Patterson want to do when he grew up? ''I didn't know,'' says the gay Patterson, now decades into adulthood...

  • Somber Superman

    By on June 13, 2013

    Zack Snyder, visionary director. The title gets plastered across ads for every movie he makes, but lately, it's more the butt of a joke than...

  • Art Imitates Life

    By on June 13, 2013

    Nathan Lane is playing a flamboyantly gay character on Broadway, one who feels compelled to be closeted, or at least discreet. No, his name is...

  • 10 hottest games of E3 2013

    By on June 12, 2013

    This is in no way a definitive list of the games on show at this year’s E3. The selection in 2013 has been vast, with...

  • 13 snapshots from E3, Day 1

    By on June 11, 2013

    Day 1 of the E3 gaming expo is over, and as we recover from the aural and visual assault, we’ve hand-picked a few items from...