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  • Time Flies

    An authentic clock, one of the oldest human inventions, is meant to make noise. The word ''clock '' is derived from the Celtic words clagan...

  • Preparing to Bloom

    There's no predicting March weather. Spring starts March 21, but that could mean prematurely balmy weather or a late-season blizzard. And while that may mean...

  • Vacation Vice

    Sitting by the pool, down in Fort Lauderdale to celebrate a pal's 30th birthday, the relaxed conversation turns -- both in topic and tone --...

  • Illusions of Grandeur

    This is not a Penn & Teller magic show. Instead, the Emmy-award winning Teller -- the silent partner in that world-renowned magic enterprise -- has...

  • Reynolds Rap

    ''There is no more Hollywood,'' bemoans screen legend Debbie Reynolds. ''It's a sign on a hill but there are no more studios, no more heads...

  • Malfunctioning

    To study Janet Jackson's new album, Discipline, is an exercise in bafflement. The album features the best music Jackson has released in nearly a decade,...

  • Raiding Spielberg

    In 1982, three 12-year-olds living in Mississippi embarked on a movie-making mission: To recreate Raiders of the Lost Ark, scene by scene. Armed with a...

  • Pig Sty

    Sometimes a story about a girl born with a pig's face is just that: a story about a girl born with a pig's face. And...

  • Robert York: Hitting the big 4-0

    Robert ”Drag Gets The Best of Me” York was also at Be Bar to revel in Amanda Lepore’s nipplegate. Hearsay got a kick out of...

  • Amanda Lepore’s Wardrobe Malfunction

    When you work as hard as Amanda ”Party Monster” Lepore — and by work, Hearsay of course means you’ve worked out regularly, been worked over...

  • Checking into Rehab (in Maryland no less!)

    It wasn’t that long ago that Hearsay trundled off to rehab — way before it was cool. Way before Jeff “Prescription is the Word” Conaway...

  • Too Bad Hillary Didn’t Use One of These on Obama….

    When it comes to writing utensils, Hearsay tends to eschew anything other than crayons. But Hearsay now wants one of these so badly….

  • Horoscope

    Heavenly Round Up: This is the time to make the most of your recovered momentum. You were on your way in autumn, and then you...

  • False Narratives

    Elections are not simply about which candidate will emerge the victor, but about whose narrative will prevail. Narrative here means a story that steers the...

  • Book Keeping

    Should a walking, talking tree from The Wizard of Oz or, perhaps, The Lord of the Rings, enter my house, I expect that within a...

  • Lawrence King Vigil

    About 150 people gathered around the Dupont Circle fountain on Monday, Feb. 25, to light candles and sing, ''We are Gentle Angry People.'' Angry over...

  • Avon Calling

    The Whitman-Walker Clinic announced Feb. 20 that the Avon Foundation Breast Care Fund has awarded a $40,000, one-year grant to the clinic's Lesbian Services Program....

  • Making Plans

    At the regular monthly meeting of the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, among the most prominent gay and lesbian political clubs in Washington, held Monday, Feb....

  • Parental Guidance

    It may not be Truman Capote's legendary Black-and-White Ball of 1966, full of pop culture's who's who donning masks for the ''party of the century,''...

  • A Complete Guide to Dining Out for Life

    A complete guide to all participating restaurants as of press time, by neighborhood, including applicable meals, and what percentage of each food bill will be...