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  • Big Green Machine

    By on June 18, 2003

    The comic book is officially called The Incredible Hulk. The movie is called, simply, Hulk. A wise decision. Because to include the word incredible in...

  • Ebb's Tide

    By on June 18, 2003

    ''I thought they made spectacle of themselves, frankly. I thought it was dumb. '' Fred Ebb -- one half of the famed Broadway musical team...

  • Sex Hits Six

    By on June 18, 2003

    Much is made of the explosion of gay and lesbian characters on TV these days: the semi-charming Will & Grace, the potent Six Feet Under,...

  • Soundwaves

    By on June 18, 2003

    CHART WATCH… It's summertime and the sun is finally peeking out from the clouds. That's a good enough reason to get out, get up and...

  • Proper Stovetoppers

    By on June 18, 2003

    Some utilitarian pieces from Target, an oddball grouping from that garage sale down the block, a plethora of items handed down to you from your...

  • Weatherproof Pride

    By on June 11, 2003

    Photographs by Randy Shulman and Michael Wichita It didn't rain. Not a single drop. Not on the parade, not on the festival. But as late...

  • Record of the Past

    By on June 11, 2003

    In this past year, the deaths of poet-activist June Jordan and women's music founding mamas Kay Gardner and Ginni Clemmens represent a cumulative loss of...

  • Hearsay

    By on June 11, 2003

    Cobalt's pride-filled circus, Velvet's candy snatchers… Giant Lube, bigger-than-life Divas at the Festival…  Lizard Lounge's cruisy giveaway… Capital Pride is more than a one-weekend affair....

  • Environs

    By on June 11, 2003

    THIRD FLOOR, BUT LOTS OF STORIES ... Nostalgically furnished 2BR w/ high ceilings, natural light, plenty of sentimentality in diverse, gay-friendly neighborhood. Close to Eastern...

  • Dream Holliday

    By on June 4, 2003

    ''I no longer live in sorrow,'' proudly proclaims Jennifer Holliday. ''I no longer have a lot of misery. But I definitely know how to sing...

  • Voice of Reason

    By on June 4, 2003

    In a chaotic living room in Iowa, where conversations between nine adults were shouted over four toddlers and pre-schoolers playing with toys and occasionally breaking...

  • On the Agenda

    By on June 4, 2003

    More than 300 people started Capital Pride week at a panel discussion on the ''gay agenda.'' (Photo by Michael Wichita) Is there a gay agenda?...

  • Sea Worthy

    By on June 4, 2003

    It's been eight years since Pixar unleashed Toy Story, the first full-length computer animated feature film, on the world, and what a wild, whimsical ride...

  • Living Inharmonious

    By on June 4, 2003

    American cities have carried on a love affair with gays and lesbians for much of the past thirty years. It's no secret that cities covet...

  • Singular Senstion

    By on June 4, 2003

    Tunesmith: Smith as Kleban Chances are you've never heard of Ed Kleban. But after seeing A Class Act, chances are extraordinarily good that you'll never...

  • Soundwaves

    By on June 4, 2003

    THIS WEEKEND, DANCE... You don't have to leave the comforts of your own stereo to enjoy dance music, but this weekend you'll want to. The...

  • Environs

    By on June 4, 2003

    ROOM TO GROW! 3 fl. brick house w/ huge garden, moss lawn will make your friends green w/ envy. Great views, fireplace, finished basement. Fantastic...

  • Truly Yours

    By on June 4, 2003

    Dear Lena, I'm 18. My boyfriend just turned 36. We have a great relationship and I'm absolutely crazy about him. We are both into trying...

  • Faces of Pride

    By on May 28, 2003

    D.C. Black Lesbian and Gay Pride Day 2003, Sunday, May 25, Washington Convention Center A rainy weekend and a Code Orange security alert didn't stop...

  • Graduation Gay

    By on May 28, 2003

    Graduation has come and gone, releasing thousands of college students (at least three hundred of whom were mine) to test their bachelors' degrees in a...