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2012 Coverboy of the Year: Aaron Lee Smith
Aaron Lee Smith recently shot some hoops with a buddy's 8-year-old son. At least, he attempted to. ''I was trying to dribble, trying to do...
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Coverboy of the Year 2012 Interviews [video]
We go behind the scenes at the 2012 Coverboy of the Year shoot and talk to the three finalist, none of whom, at the time,...
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Coverboy First Runner-Up: Rich McPherson
{Rich McPherson (Photo by Julian Vankim)} Rich McPherson tends dance to his own tune. He's got the drive and the discipline, matched by an independent...
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Coverboy Second Runner-Up: Tim Warguleski
{Timothy Warguleski (Photo by Julian Vankim)} If you look up the word ''blunt'' in the dictionary, finding a picture of Metro Weekly Coverboy Tim Warguleski,...
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Remembering Armando Montano
Those who knew Armando ''Mando'' Montano, who appeared in Metro Weekly as the Aug. 11, 2011, Coverboy, were dealt a shock in June when the...
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Congratulations, Coverboys
During my pre-Metro Weekly years, I would pick up an issue and go straight to Coverboy Confidential. I still read it, of course, but now...
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Hobbit Forming
I was ready to be underwhelmed by The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Nearly a decade after The Return of the King, director Peter Jackson hasn't...
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A Cheyenne New Year's
Cheyenne Jackson is surely one of the nicest guys working in the entertainment industry today -- but everyone has a breaking point. ''Some of our...
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Show Stopper
Jane Siberry isn't your typical pop singer/songwriter, so why would her live show be any different? ''It's quite unusual, or that's what people tell me,''...
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Untraditional Tidings
Got the holiday spirit – but tired of tradition? Call it bah-humbug blasphemy, but most area theaters and concert venues aim to entice the average...
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Drag King Christmas
''I am your sole drag queen of the house,'' purrs Isis Deverreoux of Phase 1 of Dupont. In fact, Deverreoux is becoming essentially the lesbian...
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11 Amazing Tech Gifts
Technology is the ultimate Christmas gift. More useful than diamonds, a greater fashion statement than clothing, more satisfying than chocolates. Or socks. If you're...
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Sharing Stories
Amy Saidman got turned off of becoming a standup comic. ''Other comedians are cold and aloof and unfriendly,'' Saidman says, ''telling homophobic jokes to 20...
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5 Days of Techmas – A Holiday Gift Guide: Cameras
Cameras have a tough life. Tasked with ensuring every memory is frozen in time — a child’s first day at school, a beautiful sunset on...
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Tammy Baldwin Named to Two Key Senate Committees
The Senate’s first out member is expected to serve on the committee that oversees the legislation that has become one of the last rallying points...
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Sen. Lindsey Graham Backpedals On Amendment Banning Same-Sex Marriage
In a joint interview with Piers Morgan on CNN last night, three of the Senate’s most visible faces sounded off on same-sex marriage and the...
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Magazine: 2012-12-11 edition (PDF)
Metro Weekly – 12-22-11 – Year in Review by MetroWeekly
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DC Center Gets Reeves Center Home
Home, at last. That's the sentiment of The DC Center's director, David Mariner, after the announcement Tuesday night by Mayor Vincent Gray (D) that the...
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Lay of the Legislative Land
Equality Virginia last month released a scorecard listing where Virginia legislators stand when it comes to anti-LGBT discrimination. Among the specific items on which legislators...
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5 Days of Techmas – A Holiday Gift Guide: Tablets
You might ask why we’re including a gift guide for tablets. Many consumers ignore the choices available to them and walk straight to their nearest...
