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  • Gay Garlands

    By on December 19, 2013

    The Gay Men's Chorus of Washington will sing an ode to garland this weekend -- and we're not just talking about gay icon Judy. Yes,...

  • Shiny Apple

    By on December 19, 2013

    As one of the country's top theater towns, Washington is awash with superb actors. But what makes many of them extraordinary is their seeming dedication...

  • The Best and Worst Films of 2013

    By on December 19, 2013

    This was a strange, strange year for movies. Every big summer release fell short of expectations -- I'm looking at you Pacific Rim, Man of...

  • Folk Zero

    By on December 19, 2013

    Like all of the best characters invented by Joel and Ethan Coen, Llewyn Davis is a loser. He's hugely talented, terribly haunted, and the persistent...

  • The Best and Worst Singles of 2013

    By on December 19, 2013

    2013 was a great year for music, if you knew where to look for it. Sure, the pop charts were generally loaded with a lot...

  • There’s No Christmas Like ‘A John Waters Christmas’

    By on December 18, 2013

    Legendary Baltimore filmmaker John Waters, who most recently stirred up news for criticizing Internet porn as “obscene,” returns to the Birchmere tonight, Dec. 18, for his annual...

  • Fabulous Forums

    By on December 14, 2013

    ''For us there can be no happiness,'' Hero says, direly, to the woman he loves, Philia, in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to...

  • Betty Who and Bears at Rock and Roll Hotel Tonight

    By on December 13, 2013

    “I grew up in Sydney, and my mom’s best friends were all gay men,” Betty Who said in a Metro Weekly profile from a couple...

  • Beyoncé stuns fans with superb new album released today

    By on December 13, 2013

    Beyoncé surprised fans early this morning by releasing an entirely new studio album available exclusively via iTunes with no advance warning or promotion. Titled Beyoncé...

  • 3 Area Movie Theaters Screening Holiday Classics

    By on December 12, 2013

    Tonight, the Angelika Film Center plays host to “Christmas in Black and White,” a presentation of short, silent holiday films accompanied by the Fairfax Symphony...

  • What's Old Is New

    By on December 12, 2013

    Looking for a different spin on holiday music? ''It won't be your usual list of holiday songs and carols,'' Jennifer Bowman avers about the Folger...

  • Overblown

    By on December 12, 2013

    The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is about an egomaniacal monster, hell-bent on hoarding his treasures above all else. He surrounds himself with a mountain...

  • Getting Crafty

    By on December 12, 2013

    ''If you go to the mall, things are starting to look a little bit haggard,'' Deann Verdier says. ''People are shopping and picking over things.''...

  • Sketchy Season

    By on December 12, 2013

    ''D.C.'s so wound-up and uptight,'' Mark Chalfant says. ''Improv classes are really doing a world of good for the people who find us.'' And people...

  • Review – Beyond: Two Souls

    By on December 12, 2013

    I can’t quite decide if Beyond: Two Souls is a masterpiece or a train wreck. One of the PS3’s swansongs, it and a handful of other exclusives...