Metro Weekly

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  • Ford's Focus

    Given that it shares a name with one of the largest auto manufacturers, perhaps it's not surprising Ford's Theatre had picked up a reputation as...

  • Spreading the Word

    Pam Grier enjoys being something you don't expect. She is, after all, the iconic star of such '70s blaxploitation action classics as Coffy and Foxy...

  • Red, White and Bleu

    Bleu Copas was 20 the first time he visited New York City -- a trip that included a visit to the observation deck atop the...

  • Cybill Rights

    How can you not love Cybill Shepherd? From her stunning on-screen debut as the sexually manipulative Jacy Farrow in 1971's The Last Picture Show to...

  • Shining in the Spotlight

    The spotlight that usually shines on Doug Spearman, whose roles include playing Chance on Logo's Noah's Arc, is the kind associated with Hollywood glitz. But...

  • Gray Areas

    On a snowy afternoon in early February, D.C. looks a bit more like Hollywood East, a bit less the nation's capital. Tucked away in an...

  • Break It Down

    It's a sunny 80 degrees in Puerto Vallarta, where Mara Levi is celebrating her 30th birthday with family and working on her tan. She's also...

  • Home Sweet Home

    In the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, talk often turns to real estate. The same could be said for most of the county, if not the...

  • Location, Location, Discrimination

    VOTERS AND LEGISLATORS in Virginia have been increasingly busy in recent times, seemingly vying for the title of most homophobic state in the union. As...

  • Woman in the Life

    Sheila Alexander-Reid is a little shaken when she arrives to be interviewed. She explains that earlier in the day, she found signs on her car,...

  • Lypsinka Dearest

    John Epperson's favorite Joan Crawford film is Berserk. The one with the ax? ''No,'' he corrects the reporter gently, ''that one was called Straight Jacket....

  • 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...