Metro Weekly

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  • Sampson's Strength

    As a little boy, transplanted to D.C. from Evergreen, N.C., Sampson McCormick already loved comedy. It might be a gift today, but it wasn't necessarily...

  • All or Nothing

    It would be overly dramatic to say that Adam Ebbin is in the race of his life. Still, Aug. 23 will be a defining moment...

  • Game Theory

    Some people play to escape. Some people play to belong. Some people play to experience virtual worlds of fantasy, others play to explore realistic recreations...

  • Industry Insider

    Picture the adolescent boy, game controller in hand, sitting in front of his TV. In some virtual world of impossibly large-breasted women and explosive gore,...

  • Putting the Gay in Games

    Among people who don't play video games, there are plenty of misconceptions about gamers. And among LGBT people who don't play games, David Edison says...

  • The Rules of Warcraft

    He doesn't care about fantasy themes or the storyline behind World of Warcraft -- for Mike Larson, it's the social aspect of the game, the...

  • Gaming the Court

    Paul Smith, one of the leading Supreme Court litigators in the country, has a history with video games. That history, however, has come from working...

  • Advocate and Ally

    Brian Watson has seen better days. On this particular Saturday, stopping by the Wanda Alston House, D.C.'s only transitional residence for homeless LGBT youth, Watson...

  • King of Queens

    There are some things hair and makeup can't fix. A broken iPhone, for instance. On a Tuesday afternoon in Los Angeles, Sutan Amrull – better...

  • Team Work

    As general manager for the past 14 years, Joey Oldaker, known as Joey-O, helped shape many memories of the club originally known as Badlands. But...

  • Farewell to Badlands/Apex

    Metro Weekly put out a call to the community to offer its own memories of Badlands/Apex. What follows are a selection of the responses that...

  • Thanks for the Memories

    What do you remember about Badlands and Apex? ''When I started at Badlands in 1993 there were two walled-in alcoves where the main bars [off...

  • Justice for All

    On March 26, 2003, Paul Smith argued to the United States Supreme Court that the justices should declare sodomy laws unconstitutional under the U.S. Constitution...

  • Secrets of the Skies

    From the days of Pan Am Clipper flying boats plying the Pacific and Alexander Calder's wildly painted Braniff jets, to today's first-class suites aboard gigantic...

  • Dog Day Afternoon

    Dupont Circle went to the dogs on Saturday, June 18, during the 18th Annual Pride of Pets Dog Show, benefiting Pets-DC, the 20-year organization helmed...