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  • Chill Out

    According to the formula concocted a few years ago by British psychologist Cliff Arnall, Jan. 22 was the most depressing day of 2007. Unsurprisingly, Arnall's...

  • Simply Supon

    Admit it -- designers are not the first thing that come to mind when you think of Washington, D.C. They're probably not the second thing,...

  • The Passionate Pragmatist

    When the wheels of Washington's gay community are turning, it seems that Mario Acosta-Vélez is never far away. Perhaps it's his presidential post at the...

  • Wayne's World: 2007 MAL Weekend

    Wayne M. Nesbitt has a surprisingly common name -- at least in the leather community. Yes, that means that people in the community are familiar...

  • Comic Escapade: 2007 MAL Weekend

    Underneath the glamour, glitz and mascara of Varla Jean Merman you won't find a leatherman. That's surprising, given that Jeffery Roberson, the man behind the...

  • 2007 Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend

    Friday, Jan. 12 2006 Leather Cocktails (Photo by Henry Linser) Registration opens at 2 p.m. at the host hotel, the Washington Plaza Hotel. 10 Thomas...

  • Local Politics: A Look Back at 2006

    Ballot Boxes Fenty IT MAY HAVE seemed like a political gimmick when Adrian Fenty ran his months-long campaign focusing on knocking on just about ever...

  • Local Nightlife: A Look Back at 2006

    End of an Era Fitzgerald (Photo by Todd Franson) THE BASEBALL STADIUM was a long time coming, but the end of Southeast's cadre of gay...

  • 2007 Year in Preview

    All dates are subject to change at the organizer's discretion. For more detailed information as the dates for events come closer, contact the event organizer...

  • Local News: A Look Back at 2006

    History Boy Kameny (Photo by Todd Franson) THE LIBRARY OF Congress opened its sanctified shelves of Americana in October, making way for the addition of...

  • The Year in Pictures 2006

    Don't miss the Letter from the Publisher, too.   January · HRC's L Word Premiere Party

  • From the Publisher

    Note: This letter from the publisher is, in large part, referring to the printed version of Metro Weekly magazine. The year was 1997. The month,...

  • A Man for All Seasons

    This time last year -- as in other years past -- there was a holiday-season ''smackdown.'' Once again, voices on the right warned of the...

  • Chris Pichola

    Chris Pichola will be heading into uncharted waters when he steps aboard an Atlantis cruise in February to celebrate his 21st birthday -- not just...

  • David Phillips

    David Phillips started to feel stress as time drew near for the Coverboy of the Year contest. ''Particularly the last three or four months. I've...