Arts + Entertainment
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Getting to the Bottom of ‘Gay Art’
Tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 19, the director of New York’s Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay & Lesbian Art comes to town to answer the question that most...
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Grand Theft Auto V (Review): Mayhem Meets Masterpiece
What is there to say about Grand Theft Auto V that hasn’t already been said? Rockstar’s magnum opus has crushed every competitor, dominated every sales chart, consumed...
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Bruce Wayne transforms from childhood to Batman in Arkham Origins TV spot
Batman: Arkham Origins, successor to the thoroughly excellent Arkham Asylum and its sequel Arkham City, launches on October 25, and Warner Bros. has released the...
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AMC posts full ‘Walking Dead’ season opener
Want to check out the full first episode of AMC’s The Walking Dead, Season 4? It’s online and ready to go. And — just this...
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REVIEW: Janelle Monae’s Truly ‘Electric’ Show
“Tonight you will dance or die,” an announcer said at the top of Janelle Monae’s truly electric show this past Monday night, Oct. 14, giving...
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One Way or Another
The funny thing about the Washington National Opera's production of Verdi's The Force of Destiny is that it actually works. Despite an awkward first scene,...
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UPDATED: Electronic Eccentricity
''I wanted to be a musician ever since I was four,'' Nika Danilova says. And by age 13, Danilov, an American of Ukrainian descent, had...
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The Cure’s “Wild Mood Swings” revisited
By the mid-90s, The Cure had become an arena-rock supergroup. Their ascent to mega-success was a long and slow journey. Their 1979 debut album “Three...
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Angry Birds Go! to be the kart racer nobody asked for, everyone will play
Get ready to lose yourself in yet another avian-oriented mobile game — Angry Birds GO! is launching December 11th. The addictive, annoyed birds continue their...
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McCartney’s fantastic “New” album hits stores today
Paul McCartney returns with latest album “New,” out today. It’s his 24th post-Beatles studio album overall, and first studio album of all original material since...
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Patty Boom Boom Throws Support to ‘Battis’ Tonight
Tonight ushers in the third edition of a party at U Street nightclub Patty Boom Boom meant to celebrate tropical music genres while also advocating...
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Artisphere Turns 3 with 1,000 Andy Warhols
Tonight is the night to don a black turtleneck and silver wig and head over to Arlington’s Artisphere for its “Night of 1,000 Andys Dance...
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Nothing Passé about National Coming Out Day
In last week’s Metro Weekly cover story, Dan Savage, the Savage Love sex columnist and It Gets Better Project co-founder, discussed coming out. This founding...
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Flashback: Top 10 singles this week in 1973
Forty years ago this week, Cher — who has just released a new album and is about to launch a major tour — was at...
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Boy George debuts new video for “King of Everything”
Boy George’s latest album, “This is What I Do”, hits stores later this month, and the pop icon has just released a dramatic video for the...
