All posts by Doug Rule
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Harjant Gill
The Next Generation Awards 2010 Some people turn to drinking and partying to cope with heartbreak. Harjant Gill turned to filmmaking. ''When I started college,...
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Drag Daddy
Behind every D.C. drag queen, there's a daddy. Or at least, there's Big Daddy, promoter J.P. Gulla. This Sunday, May 2, at Omega DC, Gulla...
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Going Greek
''Every time I go back to Greece, I miss home here,'' says Yiannis Elia, who moved to D.C. from his native Athens some 12 years...
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Jewish Ham
Harvey Fierstein in Fiddler on the Roof? At first, you may hope he's playing the matriarch Golde in drag. Or better, a drag Yente, the...
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Gay Wedding Singers
Some singers were just made for each other. Take ''baritenors'' Jon Arterton and James Mack. ''We're told that when we sing in unison our voices...
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King Sized
Did you hear the one about Kaki King collaborating with Miley Cyrus? ''That would be hilarious,'' laughs King. ''I mean, of all people.'' In fact,...
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Fool's Goldfrapp
''Oh-oh-oh, I've gotta rocket,'' Alison Goldfrapp wispily sings on the first single of Head First, her eponymous duo's fifth album. She knows just what she...
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Musical Roots
''You've got to let the story in, let the silliness wash over you until you giggle,'' says Coy Middlebrook, director of Little Shop of Horrors....
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Good Medicine
Ask Mahmoud ''Moody'' Mustafa how it is that he became the doctor on call for so many visiting celebrities to D.C., and he laughs. ''...
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The Musical Empowerment of Deborah Cox
''A lot of people say, 'Man, you sound like you're going through it,'' says singer-songwriter Deborah Cox. You can sense the concern just from a...
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Spacing Out
Jared Davis is doing his part to establish a ''holiday for space.'' Now in its third year, his party Countdown to Yuri's Night celebrates the...
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The Wedding Issue
It's one thing to know than you can get married. It's another thing to actually do it. Now that marriage equality is the law of...
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Wedding Snappers
Your Uncle Sal is a great guy -- maybe he's even a great photographer. But you should think long and hard before making him your...
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Hand Holders
You're getting married to have someone to hold your hand for better or worse. So why not hire a professional to hold your hand as...
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Hot Sauce
''I didn't realize how many salseros we have out there,'' says J. Martin. After repeated requests from the community, the lesbian Latino party promoter teamed...
