All posts tagged "ticker"
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Apple, Google, Microsoft & Facebook: We’ll tell you when the government wants your data
Four of the biggest companies in technology are preparing to defy U.S. authorities. Apple, Google, Microsoft and Facebook petitioned the government last year for permission...
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Movie Review: A So-So Spider-Man 2
What, exactly, was the point of rebooting the Spider-Man franchise with 2012’s The Amazing Spider-Man? Arriving in theaters just five years after the incredibly lackluster...
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20 Years of Metro Weekly
It seems just like yesterday. Running around frantically in my tiny apartment at the corner of 17th and T Streets, scrambling to get the very...
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GLOV, HIPS Launch D.C. Hotline
Gays and Lesbians Opposing Violence (GLOV), an antiviolence and hate-crime response group affiliated with The DC Center for the LGBT Community, in collaboration with Helping...
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20 Great Features from the pages of Metro Weekly
At any given time in our history, Metro Weekly has never relied upon an army of writers or photographers to get things done. It’s always...
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Questioning Family
“Not again” is something I tend to think when scrolling through my newsfeed on Facebook every morning. It took a while for the social network...
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20 Questions for Metro Weekly
1. Where do you see Metro Weekly five years from now? As Metro Weekly celebrates its 25th Anniversary, we imagine continuing with two distinct experiences:...
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20 Great Interviews from the Pages of Metro Weekly
Everyone has a story. Since the beginning, Metro Weekly has shared those stories. More often than not, they’re in the sources’ own words. We’ve just...
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HTC debuts new One smartphone
If there’s one thing Android smartphones need, it’s a device that can be held alongside the iPhone as a thoroughly premium, beautifully crafted handset. A...
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Maryland House committee approves gender identity bill
The Maryland House Health and Government Operations Committee passed SB 212, a bill that would prohibit discrimination in employment, housing, credit and public accommodations based on...
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Biden labels LGBT discrimination ‘barbaric,’ but mum on executive order
Vice President Joe Biden urged Congress to outlaw LGBT workplace discrimination in a speech Saturday while making no mention of actions the Obama administration could...
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40 Years of Elton John’s “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”
Sir Elton John is often recognized by fans and critics more for his long string of classic singles than for his albums. It is true...
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A Mighty Wind
There are people -- plenty of them -- who absolutely love the maudlin 1988 chick flick blockbuster Beaches, about the platonic love of two women....
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Whimsy and Reality
While there’s no shortage of production metal at an auto show, the real draw for the journalists and members of the public who crowd the...
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Jackson & Campbell Stands with LGBT Business
The D.C. area has long been known for its diverse and dynamic LGBT business community. And much of the community's energy comes from its supporters,...
