For infotainment at its best, you can't beat your local TV news affiliate. Unlike the national broadcast, delivered with an icy sense of professionalism, the...
Like any Washingtonian worth his salt, I loathe tourists, especially in August. Nothing amplifies late summer misery like encountering a gaggle of out-of-towners standing to...
The performance hall in my hometown is smaller than I remember it, but most things back there are. It's been at least 10 years...
Tony Curtis ''I'm telling you'' -- Tony Curtis's Brooklyn accent is as thick and redolent and comforting as a slice of New York pizza with...
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Dear Lena, I am a new girl on the Drag horizon, and my friends say I should wear more make-up and hair. I feel my...
Cyndi Lauper is turning fifty years old. Now let's think about this for a moment, because her effect on you when she entered your life...
A star is shorn: Diesel We have, I suppose, Steven Spielberg to thank for the recent booming career of Vin Diesel. Had the director...
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Washington Wetskins Take some basketball, mix in dashes of soccer and football, then flood the playing field with water until it's too deep to...
The first shot of Luster, which plays this Friday, August 16 as part of the Reel Affirmations Xtra series, depicts a mass of artfully entwined...
Beth Orton Not that it matters, but Beth Orton is huge. Six feet tall, to be exact. Being tall may have bolstered Uma Thurman's career...
Little Lady: Blair Brown as Desiree (Photo by Joan Marcus) Settle down, class. Our summer session in Sondheim analysis isn't over just yet. But...
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Dear Lena, I have a roommate and she's a slob. I'm not a ''Neat Freak,'' but I get tired of doing her dirty dishes left...
Let's say you're in Portland, Oregon. You're on tour, packing it in after each gig and schlepping it to the next town where your audience...
Straight Talking, Hard Knocking, Indie Rocking Women with a Cause. Have a Seat, Fellas... Tsunami Without the retro value or stretch pants of Charlie's Angels,...
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Counting Crows Gotta love it. As the rest of us suffer because of our intrinsic fears of commitment, Adam Duritz is making millions off of...