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  • Arnold's Legacy

    There's no putting lipstick on this pig. Unless he changes his mind, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will become the first executive anywhere in the world...

  • On the Job

    Martha Stewart's own version of The Apprentice begins next week, and I am on the edge of my seat. Will she throw chairs? Spit fire?...

  • Rainbow Relief

    Hurricane Katrina has bombarded Americans with non-stop scenes of devastation. More than two weeks after this gargantuan tempest slammed into the Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi...

  • Drop the Top

    For those who can afford the best things in life, it's easier to balance what's wanted with what's needed. Basically, if you can pay for...

  • Soundwaves

    MCLACHLAN'S LINGERING AFTERGLOW... Now two years old, Sarah McLachlan's ''World On Fire'' takes on new meaning in a post-Hurricane Katrina world, when so many of...

  • Imitation of Life

    You may have heard by now that it's a play about many things. It's a play about Christians depicting the enduring passion play and the...

  • Random Happening

    It may not be fair to her, but Juliet's debut album Random Order in all likelihood serves as a window into how Madonna's next album...

  • Classical Music Preview

    Bach Sinfonia 301-362-6525 www.bachsinfonia.org Daniel Abraham Fall Concert -- Georg Frideric Handel's Alexander's Feast, featuring British soprano Amanda Balestrieri, tenor Scot Cameron, bass-baritone Phillip Collister...

  • Stage Preview

    ACTORS' THEATRE OF WASHINGTON 202-319-7227 www.atwdc.org Boston Marriage -- David Mamet writes a comedy of manners from the turn of the century with lesbians Claire...

  • Pop Music Preview

    SEPTEMBER HIGHLIGHTS THE PUSSYCAT DOLLS, responsible for one of summer's biggest hits (''Don't Cha''), are out to prove they're no one-trick kitties. And while the...

  • Film Preview

    Opening dates are tentative. Subject to change at a studio's whim. After all, look what happened to It's Pat.... SEPTEMBER JUST LIKE HEAVEN -- Reese...

  • Dance Preview

    Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center University of Maryland College Park, Md. 301-405-ARTS www.claricesmithcenter.umd.edu Bebe Miller Dance Company -- The World Premiere of Landing/Place, utilizing motion...

  • Books Preview

    September Too Brief a Treat: The Letters of Truman Capote (Knopf; $16) is the trade paper debut of this decades-encompassing collection of the famed gay...

  • Art Gallery Preview

    Arthur M. Sackler Gallery 1050 Independence Ave., SW 202-633-1000 www.asia.si.edu Gold: The Asian Touch -- The influence of gold in Asian art, this exhibit contains...

  • 2005 Fall Arts Preview

    As summer wanes, the days are getting shorter and the temperatures are getting cooler. And, as regularly as the turning of the leaves, D.C.'s arts...

  • Port in a Storm

    News this week that the California Assembly passed a bill allowing same-sex marriage in that state was cause for excitement, without a doubt. The measure...

  • Summer Stories

    It's that time of year again. The boys are back from the beach, the days are growing shorter, the leaves are threatening to leave their...

  • Soundwaves

    CELEBRATING THE ''COPACABANA''... This past Sunday ushered in the annual Brazilian Day Festival in New York, honoring Brazil's independence from Portugal. But Tommy Boy is...

  • Love and Marriage

    Jess Goldstein must have a thing for leather. His stylized visions of Iago and Othello as two Italian studs bedecked in long, shiny leather jackets...

  • UltimateOut – Gay, Lesbian and Gay-friendly Ultimate Frisbee Coed Team

    Members of Ultimateout ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION: UltimateOut strives to build a sense of community for athletic gays, lesbians and gay-friendly people to play a fun, energetic...