Arts + Entertainment
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Elton John: ‘The Bitch’ Is Coming Back to Verizon
The gay piano man Elton John will perform “All The Hits” on his first stop at the Verizon Center in eight years, in support of...
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Film on Plight of Gay Jamaicans Debuts Locally Tonight
Before Uganda and Russia stirred international outrage for antigay policies, there was Jamaica, which is still an impossible place to live as an openly gay...
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Pet Shop Boys set to electrify the Strathmore tonight
Veteran British duo Pet Shop Boys will electrify the Strathmore in Bethesda tonight as they continue their North American tour in support of thier latest album,...
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On the Road to Nowhere
Sometimes it’s all about the synergy. With Woolly’s Detroit, the power of the ride is not just in playwright Lisa D’Amour’s potently drawn prisoners of America’s...
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Hot and Not
Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song Trilogy feels very much of its time – the turn of the 1980s – as it starts. Lead character Arnold Beckoff is very...
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Best and Worst of the New Fall TV Shows 2013
I’ll say this now — Fall 2013 will go down as one of the worst in recent memory for television. The caliber of entries is...
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Tropical Terror
Micah Fink might be straight, but sometimes the ''ally'' badge alone is enough to cause anxiety. ''I think anybody who works with this community in...
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Last Chance for the Potter Parody
“We’re still pinching ourselves and waiting for somebody to realize that we are just two guys running around dressed up as wizards,” jokes Daniel Clarkson...
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Erasure gets into holiday spirit with “Snow Globe”
Erasure has announced that the followup to 2011’s excellent “Tomorrow’s World” album will be a seasonal affair. “Snow Globe” will be the veteran duo’s first...
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Spoiler warning — GTA V’s massive map revealed
Look away now, because we’re about to spoil a pretty big surprise for you. If you don’t want to know anything about Rockstar’s upcoming magnum...
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Janelle Monáe’s brilliant new album “The Electric Lady”
Janelle Monáe is finally back with the long-awaited release of her new album “The Electric Lady,” the follow-up to 2010’s widely-praised “The ArchAndroid.” Monáe deftly...
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Bell Labs
''All I know about Alexander Graham Bell is I think he invented the telephone.'' Which is exactly what Jim Lehrer said after he was asked...
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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...
