Metro Weekly

Latest News

  • Hero Worship

    World Trade Center is likely the one summer release you least want to see. It is, after all, a brutal reminder of the horrifying events...

  • Higher Love

    Just so you know, there's nothing even remotely Catholic about Phoebe Rusch's 3/4 of a Mass for St. Vivian. Whatever sanctimonious religious icons the play's...

  • Capital Area Rainbowlers Association (CARA)

    CARA members on their 2006 Capital Pride Parade float(Photo by Henry Linser/file photo) MISSION: Founded in 1995, CARA coordinates and promotes the sport of bowling...

  • Environs

    Two is a magic number in Logan Circle with this 2-level, 2-bedroom, 2-½ bath and 2-master-suite condo -- with 2 walk-in closets. Plus, feel on...

  • Horoscope

    Heavenly Round-Up: Don't despair if your assets are bringing diminishing returns. There's a season for pruning, culling and dead-heading in every aspect of life, including...

  • Political Transition

    To say that Dr. Dana Beyer has had a rich life is the definition of understatement. In her 54 years, she's campaigned for Robert Kennedy,...

  • Good News, Bad News

    These are hard days for lovers of SUVs. With rising gas prices, global warming concerns and the political implications of dependency on foreign oil, driving...

  • Horoscope

    Heavenly Round-Up: In the dark? Open your eyes. Lost? Get the map from the glove compartment. Confused? Talk out your issues with yourself. There's interplay...

  • Return to Sender

    There was a time in high school, early in senior year, when thick, overstuffed envelopes that came in the mail were good, especially if the...

  • Gatekeeper Gambit

    On July 19, protests were held around the world marking the first anniversary of the hanging of two gay teens, Mahmoud Asgari and Ayaz Marhoni,...

  • Vocal Discord

    It's the most amazing thing: DJ Roger Sanchez can sing like Gene Simmons and Beyoncé. Heck, even Ciara. Don't believe it? Well, just listen to...

  • Down Under

    I'm always up for a good scare at the movies. But it seems, more and more, today's so-called scary movies aren't up to the task...

  • Horoscope

    Heavenly Round-Up: It's a time for missing the bus you meant to catch, and finding money on the one you do. It's a time for...

  • On the Bright Side

    For gay-marriage litigants, July was the cruelest month. Prior to the Washington Supreme Court decision in Andersen v. King County, there were two substantive state...

  • Community Briefs

    A coalition of Virginia gay and lesbian groups will sponsor a rally to defeat the proposed state constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage and...

  • Marriage Proposal

    In a majority Democrat city, where the hottest political race is who will win that party's mayoral nomination Sept. 12, one might think that that...

  • A Change in the Pulpit

    The relationship between gay Washingtonians and the city's religious establishment frequently feels contentious. While gay churches such as Metropolitan Community Church offer succor, and the...

  • Name-Drop Pop

    Throwbacks: the Giants Chances are any new pop band you discover will sound like a slight modification of those that came before it. Chances are...

  • Star Gazing

    Paris, 1904. Albert Einstein walks into the Lapin Agile hoping to see his sweetheart, whom he has planned to meet at the Bar Rouge at...

  • Humor Most Foul

    Recently, I've been on a Woody Allen retrospect kick. My Netflix queue is overflowing with his past works, back when they were funny (Bananas), back...