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  • The Past in Two Parts

    By on February 6, 2014

    I searched in vain to find a saving grace in Olney Theatre's new production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Initially, I...

  • Gay Cat Art

    By on February 6, 2014

    ''I was actually kind of nervous when I first made the zine because I thought maybe people would be offended,'' says J. Morrison on his...

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    50 Years of The Beatles: Ranking their Albums from 13 to 1

    By on February 6, 2014

    John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr — names forever etched into the world’s collective consciousness. They are the best-selling band in history...

  • George Michael Returns with New Video, “Let Her Down Easy”

    By on February 4, 2014

    Pop icon George Michael is back with “Let Her Down Easy,” a cover of a Terence Trent D’arby track from his outstanding 1993 album “Symphony...

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    20 Great Stoner Albums

    By on February 2, 2014

    Since Metro Weekly’s most recent print edition was “The Pot Issue,” it seems a perfectly opportune time to explore some great albums to play while...

  • Wilde at Heart

    By on January 30, 2014

    A late-Victorian romp filled with Oscar Wilde's relentless wit and merciless jabs at high society, the Shakespeare Theater Company's The Importance of Being Earnest may...

  • Jazzed

    By on January 30, 2014

    Freda Payne has absolutely no trouble channeling the big voice of Ella Fitzgerald, and it's actually quite remarkable. Payne, who had a pop hit in...

  • Toasting the Travelers

    By on January 30, 2014

    Every year National Geographic Traveler magazine receives, according to the magazine's George Stone, ''lots of cool letters from passionate individuals telling us about their travels...

  • Unexpected Moves

    By on January 30, 2014

    ''I started taking dance because I used to imitate Michael Jackson,'' says Robert Battle, who recalls playing piano and singing as a child growing up...

  • West Winging It

    By on January 30, 2014

    Given my nation of birth, Britain, it could be expected that my personal politics would be heavily influenced by the ethical socialism that proved popular...

  • Supportive Synagogue

    By on January 30, 2014

    A year ago Gil Steinlauf, leader of the oldest and largest Conservative synagogue in Washington, took a stand for gay rights. Writing in the Jewish...

  • Disney Channel makes history with first gay couple

    By on January 28, 2014

    The Disney Channel made history Sunday night in an episode of family sitcom Good Luck Charlie. The sub-plot of the episode revolved around daughter Charlie’s...

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    Classic album revisited: The Fixx “Phantoms”

    By on January 26, 2014

    The Fixx has always been a bit outside the lines. They never fit neatly into any particular genre, falling somewhere between new wave, post-punk and...

  • Reading Sean Strub

    By on January 23, 2014

    ''Twenty years ago, when a young gay man was diagnosed,'' says longtime AIDS activist and writer Sean Strub, ''there was this loving, supportive AIDS and...

  • Rousseve's Reality

    By on January 23, 2014

    As a child growing up in Houston, David Rousseve had dreams of being a Broadway triple-threat performer -- singer, dancer and actor. Surprisingly, that was...