Arts + Entertainment
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Remembering Freddie Mercury
Rock legend Freddie Mercury would have turned 67 today. It’s astonishing to think it’s been 22 years since his death. He left behind a musical...
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Xbox One available to usurp your free time on November 22nd
The nice folks at Microsoft’s Xbox division have finally dropped the launch date for the company’s Xbox One games console. Starting November 22, those living...
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McCartney’s Beatlesque “New” single
Paul McCartney has unveiled the first single from his upcoming Mark Ronson-produced LP, and it has a definite Beatles vibe. “New” is the title song...
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Boy George to return with “This Is What I Do”
Boy George recently announced the upcoming release of what he is billing as his first “new studio album of original material in 18 years.” Titled “This is What...
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Art After Dark at OAS Tonight
If you’re looking for some culture over cocktails, you can’t beat tonight’s Art After Dark event at the Art Museum of the Americas (AMA), part of...
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Eurythmics “Sweet Dreams (are made of this)” — 30 years later
1983's Sweet Dreams was Eurythmics' first U.S. #1
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August's Amazing Arrivals
Edgar Wright has done the improbable with The World's End. His latest comedic homage is bigger, bolder and battier than Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz -- and at...
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Staging the Impossible
''Every seat in the house has a little bit different experience of the show,'' says Jenny McConnell Frederick, referring to Rorschach Theatre's Neverwhere. As staged by...
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Harried: ''Potted Potter''
Daniel Clarkson has a valid fear of “Potterheads.” “These people come dressed up with all their wands,” he says about fans of Harry Potter. “Although...
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‘Call Me Maybe’ Tonight at Wolf Trap
It may have been the Song of Summer last summer, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still listen to it. As simple as it is,...
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You’re Next: One bloody homage after another
There’s a moment near the climax of You’re Next, the plebeian slasher-fest from indie director Adam Wingard, that subtly evokes Alfred Hitchcock’s Torn Curtain, specifically...
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MOW50: 5 Things to See and Do
“There’s so much going on in the days leading up to the 28th,” Terri Harris Reed of the George Washington University tells Metro Weekly. She’s...
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Eric Himan at Town Tonight
“I feel the gay community, we can create our own popular musicians,” says Eric Himan, who, point of fact, is one of the gay community’s...
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Flashback: Top 10 singles this week in 1983
Amazing Top 10 on Billboard Magazine’s Hot 100 chart 30 years ago this week. Imagine listening to Kasey Casem and hearing this list. It’s like...
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Husbands the Series (Season 3): Gay marriage comedy returns, with Sean Hemeon and Brad Bell
“Husbands the Series” has returned for its third season. The original web comedy stars Brad Bell and Sean Hemeon as a pair of famous, gay...
