All posts by Randy Shulman
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‘Coming Around’ Review: Reel Affirmations 2023
The documentary 'Coming Around' explores a young woman's relationship with her religious mother as she finds the courage to come out.
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For Christopher Cunetto, Filmmaking is a Way “To Touch Someone’s Heart”
In his short film 'Safe Word,' Christopher Cunetto examines the emotional torrents of body image with cleverness and heart.
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Reel Affirmations Celebrates its 30th Anniversary!
Washington, D.C.'s legendary LGBTQ film festival returns this weekend with great features, documentaries, and terrific shorts.
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‘Birder’ Review: Reel Affirmations 2023
If you like horror films with plenty of nudity and rough sex but very little logic or horror, 'Birder' should fit the bill nicely.
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Fancy Hagood: “Music Has Been My Center of Joy”
Fancy Hagood is the very picture of pure country -- with a little Elton John pop thrown in for good measure.
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Fall Arts Preview 2023: Theater in the DMV
The upcoming seasons of 30 professional theater companies, big and small, in the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia region.
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From the Editor: Why There Are Two Fall Arts Previews
We split this year's Fall Arts Preview into two volumes because there are just too many things happening in D.C. to be contained in just...
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Ashanti and Roller Coasters and Water Slides, Oh My!
Us Helping Us is celebrating the end of summer this Saturday with an LGBTQ blowout at Virginia's Kings Dominion.
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How Cut Worms Got His Name (and Other Revelations)
Max Clarke taps into a warm, nostalgic sound from the '50s and '60s to produce music that is both indelible and unforgettable.
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Iris DeMent: “I Hope These Songs Go Out and Help People”
For thirty years, Iris DeMent has used her musical platform to work on making the world a better place for the next generation.
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Why Mary Chapin Carpenter Loves Wolf Trap
The Washington area's most cherished singer-songwriter, Mary Chapin Carpenter returns to Wolf Trap, a venue that forever holds her heart.
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OutWrite 2023 Celebrates Modern LGBTQ Literature
Our annual celebration of The DC Center's OutWrite Literary Festival, featuring works from its LGBTQ writers and poets.
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Intersex Activist Alicia Roth Weigel is Fighting for the ‘I’
Alicia Roth Weigel, of the documentary "Every Body," is working to put the intersex community front and center
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Lucius Is Joyfully Lighting The Way
Lucius prepares to dazzle Wolf Trap's Out & About crowds with bold, beautiful melodies and a unique vocal shimmer.
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‘The Flash’ Review: Fast Forward
'The Flash' is lighter on its feet than most of DC’s recent superhero movies, serving up a solid encore from Michael Keaton.
