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  • Faith in Humanity

    By on May 16, 2013

    Chris Stedman's mother rifled through her teenage son's diary and read about his struggles with homosexuality. But unlike many other parents, her response was to...

  • Manning Up

    By on May 2, 2013

    ''I think there wasn't someone like me on TV before, so maybe it was a little culture shock. Like, who's this big gay cartoon clown?''...

  • Oscar! Oscar!

    By on February 14, 2013

    ''With Lena Lett commenting on people's outfits, I think it's going to be better than Joan Rivers,'' says Michael Fowler, co-chair of this year's...

  • Gomez, Darling

    By on January 3, 2013

    When Marga Gomez dances, people think she's just trying to be funny. ''I dance really terribly,'' admits Gomez, whose own mother was a professional dancer....

  • The Partying Dead

    By on October 25, 2012

    If in the days after Halloween you still aren't ready to let the ghouls and grossness go – or if you still want to dress...

  • Ghost Story

    By on October 17, 2012

    Catherine Aselford and her colleagues occasionally hear eerie, unidentifiable sounds while working out of Old Town Alexandria's Athenaeum. No one's sure who, or what, exactly...

  • Campus Politics

    By on October 11, 2012

    Professors are supposed to be smart. That's why they're professors. Certainly, Joy Ladin is no dummy. The literature professor waited until she'd secured tenure before...

  • Ram Tough

    By on September 13, 2012

    Craig Ramsay is not just a pretty face. He's also a pretty body. And a song-and-dance man, former hockey player, health a fitness superstar –...

  • Humorous Behavior

    By on August 16, 2012

    ''When I was young I started by doing Bette Midler impressions,'' Michele Balan says. ''I was a female female impersonator.'' But Balan, it turns out,...

  • Sizzling Sidewalks

    By on August 2, 2012

    Think of Tennessee and what comes to mind? Dollywood? Maybe you should think of sidewalk sales. After all, it was such a sale in tiny...

  • Heated Verbiage

    By on May 23, 2012

    There is power in words. D.C.'s Regie Cabico knows that. Just read a few lines of his poem ''Love Letter from Andrew Cunanan.'' I have...

  • Birthday Bear

    By on April 26, 2012

    ''My birthday is actually on Friday, while we're doing our book signing,'' says Travis Smith, whose party will be promoting ''Guide for the Modern Bear,''...

  • Athletic Supporters

    By on March 7, 2012

      {2011 Team DC Fashion Show (Photo by Julian Vankim)} Years ago, a model passed out onstage at Team DC's Fashion Show. ''He hadn't eaten...

  • Pack Mentality

    By on August 4, 2011

    Pixie Windsor started her business in Adams Morgan, and still loves living in that neighborhood. But…. ''MidCity is just really what's happening right now,'' says...

  • Having a Ball

    By on July 20, 2011

    In a way, the June 21 Night Out at the Nationals was just a warm-up, with Team DC now running down the court to the...