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All posts by Sean Bugg

  • Pulling the Lever

    My first time going to vote was with my mother, a recollection that's gauzy enough to indicate that it was probably somewhere around 1974. The...

  • Look Back in Anger

    If I had to choose the aspect of my own writing I like least, it would be my tendency to delve into optimistic cheerleading. The...

  • Out With It

    For those of us who've been out for years, the delicate dance of the semi-closeted celebrity can be infuriating. The dance features a number of...

  • Wrestling coach Hudson Taylor [video]

    Hudson Taylor, a three time All American winner during his college years, and currently a wrestling coach at Columbia University, addressed the crowd at Team...

  • Loose Cannons

    Reel Affirmations 2011 Mine Vaganti Review by Sean Bugg Rating: (5 out of 5) Saturday, 10/22/2011, 7:15 PM Feature presentation, $20 at Lisner Auditorium Italian wit

  • The Pulpit

    Reel Affirmations 2011 Pulupot Review by Sean Bugg Rating: (4 out of 5) Friday, 10/21/2011, 8:00 PM Feature presentation, $12 at GWU Amphitheatre Filipino and Tagalog with English sub

  • Madame X

    Reel Affirmations 2011 Review by Sean Bugg Rating: (3 out of 5) Friday, 10/21/2011, 9:45 PM Feature presentation, $12 at GWU Amphitheatre POOR ADAM IS not...

  • Three

    Reel Affirmations 2011 Drei Review by Sean Bugg Rating: (4 out of 5) Thursday, 10/20/2011, 7:00 PM Feature presentation, $25 at German with English subtitles HANNA IS...

  • Golden Years

    I've been thinking a lot lately about aging, mostly because it's something my body seems to be rapidly doing. Of course, much of this obsession...

  • Men’s Shorts

    Reel Affirmations 2011 Let's Hear It for the Boys Review by Sean Bugg Rating: (4 out of 5) Tuesday, 10/18/2011, 9:00 PM Shorts presentation, $12 at West End...

  • Vito

    Reel Affirmations 2011 Review by Sean Bugg Rating: (5 out of 5) Sunday, 10/16/2011, 7:15 PM Feature presentation, $12 at Navy Memorial Heritage Center ...

  • Hollywood to Dollywood

    Reel Affirmations 2011 Review by Sean Bugg Rating: (3 out of 5) Saturday, 10/15/2011, 7:00 PM Feature presentation, $12 at GWU Documentary Center IT'S A GOOD...

  • Frank Kameny Wins

    In the sad hours that followed the Tuesday evening news that the legendary and indomitable Frank Kameny had died in his home at the age...

  • Shared History

    My first trips to D.C. while I was still a college student in southwestern Virginia were particularly strong indicators of what a country boy I...

  • The Melancholy Sadness

    Women's professional tennis has been a hotbed for social change, from the hear-us-roar launch of the women's pro tour in the 1970s to the emergence...