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  • GTA V: New character trailers. Stop reading, watch now.

    By on May 2, 2013

    Press play, try not to drool, and start wishing it was September 17th already. Follow @metroweekly Join our e-mail list.

  • Emeli Sande to perform at Capital Pride

    By on May 2, 2013

    Remarkable young soul singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé will be one of three featured headliners at this year’s Capital Pride Festival, Metro Weekly can confirm today. Sandé...

  • Flash over Substance

    By on May 2, 2013

    Let's just get this out of the way: Robert Downey Jr. is, and always will be, magnificent as Tony Stark. The character's cocky wit blends...

  • Belting It Out

    By on May 2, 2013

    ''It's a wonderful way to think about the rich tradition of so many Jews who were key to writing beautiful music for Broadway,'' says Carole...

  • Night at the Ballet

    By on May 2, 2013

    Did you hear the one about NPR correspondent Ari Shapiro performing with The Washington Ballet? ''I'm not a dancer, and I do not dance,'' Shapiro...

  • Manning Up

    By on May 2, 2013

    ''I think there wasn't someone like me on TV before, so maybe it was a little culture shock. Like, who's this big gay cartoon clown?''...

  • Heel Thyself: ''Kinky Boots''

    By on May 1, 2013

    The new Broadway musical Kinky Boots is hands down this year's gayest -- or ''most fabulous,'' to go with Entertainment Weekly's coded description. You could...

  • 10 of the best first-person shooters

    By on May 1, 2013

    I still remember the first time I played Wolfenstein 3D. “What fresh hell is this?” I exclaimed as I gleefully mowed down marauding, bitmapped Nazis...

  • The complete list of Tony Nominations!

    By on April 30, 2013

    We’re pretty sure you’ve seen this already — but in case you haven’t, here are the Tony contenders for 2013! Best Play “The Assembled Parties”...

  • Tracks from Tracks: Exploring The Former Club’s Music

    By on April 26, 2013

    “Tracks was very transformative and influential in the D.C. music scene, far beyond any of the acclaim that it’s gotten,” says Patrick Little, who was...

  • Bioshock Infinite (Review): Infinite Joy

    By on April 26, 2013

    Bioshock Infinite carries a great deal of hype on its shoulders. The original Bioshock is revered as one of the greatest games of this generation,...

  • New Xbox to be announced on May 21st

    By on April 24, 2013

    “On Tuesday May 21st, we’ll mark the beginning of a new generation of games” So says Xbox’s Major Nelson, who announced the news today on...

  • Rapping Bear

    By on April 24, 2013

    The raunchy gay bear rapper known as Big Dipper has gained a reputation as a sexual provocateur. ''Every venue I go to, after my show,...

  • Saturday Night Euphoria

    By on April 24, 2013

    ''Some bands are definitely more hetero. Some bands aren't gay enough,'' says Kim Moyes, chuckling. ''Whereas we definitely have our fair share.'' Moyes is one-half...

  • War Torn: ''Wallenstein''

    By on April 24, 2013

    Playing in rep with Coriolanus, the Shakespeare Theatre Company's Wallenstein offers another angle on a powerful military man falling fatally from grace. As extraordinary as...