Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • Hormonal Harry

    By on July 15, 2009

    Hogwarts homework assignment: Re-watch (or re-read) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. If you don’t, you’re going to be utterly lost because there...

  • Fantasia Factor

    By on July 15, 2009

    Ironic that word of James Frey’s new multi-book deal should be in the news at the same time The Color Purple is hitting the stage...

  • Gay Puree

    By on July 8, 2009

    Brüno is like anal bleaching: You can't believe anyone would actually do it, the thought of it makes you cringe, and you're happy that it's...

  • The Gay Fringe

    By on July 8, 2009

    Can you imagine telling total strangers the details of your local sexual escapades? Actor Brent Stansell will do just that with his first solo show,...

  • Guns and Roses

    By on July 1, 2009

    Why do we always go for the bad boys? Is it the thrill of danger, the excitement of living on the edge, or simply that...

  • Russian Jewry

    By on July 1, 2009

    Oy vey! The Yiddish construction is fun to use and say in English, even though it expresses dismay or exasperation. Yet, just the sound of...

  • D.C. Power Pop

    By on July 1, 2009

    Our fair city is not known as a musical powerhouse, but at least two local bands are campaigning to stir up the electorate -- and...

  • Life's Lessons

    By on June 24, 2009

    Life is made up of little lessons that, when strung together, form a whole that allows us to see the larger truth. The same can...

  • Cardiff East Enders

    By on June 24, 2009

    ''It's urban -- in Welsh terms,'' says Sian Summers, literary manager for the Sherman Cymru theater company, of the upcoming Studio Theatre reading of Cardiff...

  • Utter Madness

    By on June 24, 2009

    There will be those who will embrace the Shakespeare Theatre Company's current production of King Lear as bold, political, and über-entertaining. They will marvel at...

  • Beat Rock

    By on June 24, 2009

    A decade ago, the Black Eyed Peas was an alternative hip-hop trio with a devoted cult following. They soon exploded into the mainstream to become...

  • Birdland

    By on June 17, 2009

    Adam Bock's Five Flights features a gay love story -- but that's just one of several subplots. ''Instead of having it be the central issue,...

  • Mummy Dearest

    By on June 17, 2009

    Truth is stranger than fiction. Truth that is stranger than fiction set to music becomes doubly so. Before you venture to see GALA Hispanic Theatre's...

  • Crossing Over

    By on June 10, 2009

    The band The Sounds makes music that's every bit as derivative as Lady Gaga's, and the Swedish band's ambitions seem every bit as bald as...

  • Evita's Closet

    By on June 10, 2009

    Did you know Eva Peron's corpse was perfectly preserved? Or that her mummy was lost for years? ''I just knew part of her story before...