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  • 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...

  • Divine Intervention

    We were on I-5 heading south toward Seattle, stopped in traffic, when Carl's sister called to tell us that there was some sort of SWAT...

  • Second City Safari

    My partner tells the story of her family's Brady Bunch-inspired drive to the Grand Canyon and back, two parents and three kids with pop-up camper...

  • Vacation Outing

    My most beloved tropical vacation began with a single border crossing. There is no other way to get to Dulles than to cross into Virginia....

  • Go Tell It on the Mountain

    I've never really been the vacationing type. I have a number of handy excuses for this personality flaw. My work schedule generally precludes me from...

  • Summer Vacation

    Vacations. For some, they're about adventure. For others, they're about complete relaxation. They can be quiet, they can be loud. They can be in a...

  • Horoscope

    Heavenly Round-Up: You know when you forget something and go back to the house, and find that you also left the burner on? Well, here's...

  • Green-Eyed Envy

    My partner has red hair. It was one of the first things I learned about her more than 11 years ago. I'd never even seen...

  • Home Team

    The fourth in an occasional series of interviews and stories on the 2006 D.C. mayoral race. Michael A. Brown likes to get around the city....

  • Plays, Pumps and Progress

    With showgirls, ''hottie guards,'' elaborate headdresses and even a touch of royalty -- the King and Queen of Sodom, no less -- the Actors' Theatre...

  • Dress Up

    Never mind that you've probably never heard of them. The New York Dolls have helped inspire much of the punk and hair-metal music you have...

  • Splish Splash

    I'm feeling a little sorry for M. Night Shyamalan right about now. Slam-dunking his movies seems to have become an Olympic sport for critics. In...