All posts by Will O'Bryan
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Fall Fixes
Imagine you live in Miami. It’s hot in the summer. It can be pretty hot in the winter, too. And as far as seasonal variations...
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Bully Beware
My first bully was Michael Dickerson. Standing in line after recess, on the playground of Rolling Valley Elementary School in Springfield, he came out of...
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Radical Retelling
In July, Kushaba Moses Mworeko, a Ugandan seeking asylum in the United States on the basis of sexual orientation, told his story to Metro Weekly....
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Father Figure
Joseph Palacios is a man of God. He's also a doctor of sociology, a Mexican American, a Fulbright scholar, a presidential appointee on the board...
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Go with Gods
We have certainly come a long way, baby. From stone tools to space stations to oil spills, there is no doubting our species's technological evolution....
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Cocktail Chorus
When it comes to nightlife, Monday is about as celebrated as a case of pubic lice. That's exactly why, upon entering JR.'s Bar & Grill...
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New Know-Nothings
During the weekend, a friend posted the ''Teabonics'' set of photos, again making the rounds, to his Facebook profile. I couldn't help but make a...
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Booth Buddy
Parties and Places Bounty of different ballots mark D.C. primaries Washingtonians have a reputation for living and breathing politics. Certainly that's more true for some...
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Back-to-School Bias
It's back-to-school time. At my advanced age, I'm not sure what that means. Are school supplies still the same, or have Trapper Keepers been replaced...
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Center Celebrates
The Center, the metro area's LGBT community center, has announced four honorees to be celebrated at the nonprofit's Fall Reception, Thursday, Sept. 2. Those honorees...
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Happy-Hour Hunt
When EFN Lounge/Motley Bar closed its doors Monday, Aug. 16, a Friday fixture – ''Bear Happy Hour'' – found itself homeless. But those bears, who...
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Arrest in King Homicide
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced today, Aug. 14, that an arrest has been made in the stabbing death of Delando King. At approximately 2:30...
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Fenty v. Gray
Elections are sometimes decided – unofficially – during the primaries. In the overwhelmingly Democratic District of Columbia, that's the rule for choosing the mayor, not...
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Going Gray
There's no question that the Vince Gray for Mayor campaign has been picking up steam. From straw polls to multiple unions to – most importantly...
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Fenty's Followers
Moving to the District in 1973 to write his dissertation, Jerry Clark has a long relationship with the District. His career has taken him to...
