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Fin Rot
''Is Shark Tale a sequel to Finding Nemo?'' a friend inquired after learning I'd seen the movie. ''No,'' I replied, ''it's a rip-off.'' At least...
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Outside the Box
Last night I got dumped by my loft. My one, true loft. The loft of my life. I was in Massachusetts for the weekend, inhaling...
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A Taxing Appeal
Life is about the yin and the yang. Take, for instance, the booming real estate market in the Washington area. For most homeowners, it's a...
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Hello, Gorgeous!
Back when Steven Brinberg was in high school, his father confronted him with something he'd found in the boy's bedroom. ''This tape of Barbra Streisand...
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Star Wars
''I am her father, '' booms the familiar sub-bass voice that immediately conjures up sci-fi scenes teeming with Jedi fighters. ''Ethel's her mummy, and I'm...
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Red-Letter Day
Green Day drops the faggot word bomb -- ''Maybe I am the faggot America, I'm not a part of a redneck agenda '' -- early...
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Soundwaves
VOTE NOW FOR FAVORITE DJ… One is focused on America, the other worldwide, though with a clear European bias. But no matter: Tiesto is likely...
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A Rodeo Hate Crime
Hyper-macho men chase, harass, and brutalize terrified victims. They do it simply for their own amusement, or because they are addicted to the rush of...
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Adult Zone Shut Out
When it comes to entertainment, Americans look to a variety of sources. Those who live in the Washington area and have an affinity for baseball...
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Truly Yours
Dear Lena, I have been single for two years now. I'm in my late thirties -- I've found that I'm more serious now than I...
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This Man's Army
By 71, a thoughtful person should reach a point where he has learned a thing or two. One thing Keith Kerr has learned is that...
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Rock the House
The organizers of the WEDRock benefit concert wanted to raise support for one of this year's most explosive issues, same-sex marriage. But they didn't want...
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Dead Heads
It's not every day you get a zombie film crossed with a romantic British comedy. And that's probably a good thing. Because in the wrong...
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Heart of the Matter
Near the end of the gay marriage documentary Tying the Knot, an Oklahoman farmer named Sam sits outside the home he's fighting desperately to keep...
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No Tex, Just Mex
Nearly three years ago Andale arrived in Washington and changed how we think about Mexican cuisine. This isn't a place to come in search of...
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Naval Maneuvers
Rum, buggery and the lash sail into the Washington National Opera with Francesca Zambello's production of Benjamin Britten's sea-going epic Billy Budd. Alas, if only...
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Teacher's Pet
Jefferson Mays is going to die. The innocent seventeen year-old has been convicted of murder in 1948 rural Louisiana and now he must pay the...
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Soundwaves
EVERYBODY DANCE NOW… Martha Wash, the Two Tons of Fun/Weather Girls woman (and Sylvester's “Mighty Real” backup singer) with certainly one of the most booming...
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Low Carb at Lower Cost
Like no other people in the world, Americans are obsessed with dieting and staying in shape. While I don't have any studies to back this...
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D.C. Lambda Squares
Members of the D.C. Lambda Squares Mission: D.C. Lambda Squares provides opportunities for members, visitors and guests to dance in non-traditional roles and a comfortable...
