Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • Katy's Shame

    By on June 25, 2008

    Here we are, knee deep in Pride season, and there's a song speaking to us all the way at the top of the pop charts....

  • Springs Gleaning

    By on June 25, 2008

    In major religions, hell may contain demons who torment; thorny, bitter fruit; and, of course, flames. Plenty of GLBT folks may think of Colorado Springs,...

  • Dead Zone

    By on June 18, 2008

    M. Night Shyamalan achieves something amazing in his latest film, The Happening. Not only has he made a film about people killing themselves, his film...

  • Canadian Cutie

    By on June 18, 2008

    Depending on her style on a given day, Elvira Kurt may look as though she's just been groomed by the producers of The L Word...

  • Falsettoland

    By on June 18, 2008

    ''I tried to sing, but I couldn't think of anything. That was the hardest part,'' Chris Martin sang on his band Coldplay's last album, 2005's...

  • Paper Cuts

    By on June 18, 2008

    As technological advances go, the basic book has had a long and distinguished run. It spurred the exchange and preservation of knowledge among individuals and...

  • Good Medicine

    By on June 18, 2008

    I will always hold Rene Auberjonois dear for his hysterical two-second impersonation of Lloyd Bridges in the priceless '80s horror flick Eyes of Laura Mars....

  • Unapologetic

    By on June 18, 2008

    If you watched the Tony Awards this past Sunday you saw Lily Tomlin deliver the set-up for a performance from the Broadway musical Xanadu. Reduced...

  • Marvelous

    By on June 11, 2008

    Wait a minute. Didn't they just make The Incredible Hulk into a movie? Why yes, yes they did. The difference with the new version, however,...

  • Night Light

    By on June 11, 2008

    ''Got this endless itch to ride into the night.'' It might as well be Cyndi Lauper's unofficial motto. Lauper sings the line on her new...

  • Latin Infused

    By on June 11, 2008

    Before Dan Guerrero even wrote a one-man show detailing his experiences as a gay Latino in show business, he promptly trademarked the show's title. ''My...

  • Rib Tickler

    By on June 11, 2008

    Sir Peter Lustforth. Dame Stickle. Molly Tawdry. Lady Vanity Lustforth. And, of course, Dick Dashwood. If you're looking for a clue as to what kind...

  • Perfectly Clear

    By on June 11, 2008

    If you have ever glanced in the window of one of those stately old D.C. pastry shops, the kind where the display of multi-tier cakes...

  • M Shutterfly

    By on June 4, 2008

    Before meeting Tiona M., you might assume she's a little pretentious. No last name? Is this some sort of ''k d lang no capitals please,...

  • Legendary Visitors

    By on June 4, 2008

    There are some who will lay everything about the final production in Signature Theatre's Kander and Ebb Celebration -- good or bad -- at the...