Arts + Entertainment
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Soundwaves
GOLDFRAPP'S' NEW OH LA LA'S... Goldfrapp is one of those slow-boil, boiling-under bands: gaining new admirers all the time, not all at once, still below...
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Songs of Hope
They haven't forgotten Jesus. But don't expect Jason & deMarco to sing songs about praising the lord, either. At least not on Friday, Nov. 30,...
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Red Carpet Reflex
It's not clear how much of Madonna's next album will feature work from Tim ''Timbaland'' Mosley and Justin Timberlake, or whether Timbaland's protégé Nate ''Danja''...
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Men Behaving Badly
In its final two productions before the winter break, the Washington National Opera gives us a fascinating compare and contrast in its scheduling of Mozart's...
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Lion's Club
The other day I noticed a bumper sticker that read, ''If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention.'' Robert Redford might have slapped the same...
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Art with Heart
More than 70 artists are featured in the Whitman-Walker Clinic's 14th Annual Art for Life auction, which benefits the clinic's Latino services. ''It's an eclectic...
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Plot Tease
There are certain books I only buy when rushing to catch a plane. They're usually mystery/suspense thrillers featuring a persecuted main character, a sympathetic authority...
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Soundwaves
TIN ROOF RUSTED -- AND READY... In 2004, Kate Pierson told Metro Weekly that ''now the stars have aligned'' for her band, The B-52's. The...
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Sex Drive
''Don Giovanni is sort of a personification of the sex drive,'' says John Pascoe, director and designer of the new production of Mozart's classic, Don...
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Shakespeare With Love
There is no better feeling than sitting in a theater, particularly one of significant reputation and stature, and watching a performance so fresh and vital...
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Heroic Exploits
Maybe it was the tights, but something about superheroes fascinated me when I was a little boy. I certainly wasn't alone in this interest. My...
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Cat and Mouse
Cat and mouse games can be fun -- when you know who's the cat and who's the mouse. When you don't, it's like watching two...
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Roman Candle
It's funny the way the mind works. We hear a story of political intrigue, of petty grudges fueled by unhindered access to great power, and...
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Gay Ghost?
Between the Miss Adams Morgan pageant and the annual High Heel Races, it's often suggested that Halloween must be a kind of gay holiday, considering...
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Soundwaves
POST-PORN POP... Glenn Soukesian has been singing professionally for over 20 years. But you know him mostly for work he apparently only engaged in for...
