Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • Soundwaves

    By on July 5, 2006

    POST-PRIDE OUT ANTHEMS... Gay Pride Month may have already come and gone, but gay anthems have a long shelf life, so you'll get at least...

  • Fashion Statement

    By on July 5, 2006

    I can honestly say that, in all my years in journalism, I've never encountered an editor like Miranda Priestly, the powerful wicked witch at the...

  • Strangely Familiar

    By on July 5, 2006

    Throw out the name ''Sedaris'' in the community and the gay writer David is often who pops into people's minds. But his older, straight sister,...

  • Soundwaves

    By on June 28, 2006

    ''PATIENCE'' AND ''FAITH''… George Michael's first tour in 15 years, scheduled for the fall across Europe, has been met with such high demand that his...

  • Pure Fabrication

    By on June 28, 2006

    How might Pablo Picasso, ''the world's greatest artist,'' eat a log of sausage? Well, as portrayed by Mitchell Hébert in the emotionally sterile Picasso's Closet,...

  • Hero's Welcome

    By on June 28, 2006

    It's been quite some time, Superman, but now that you're once again among us, let me be among the first to say, welcome back. And...

  • Teacher's Pet

    By on June 28, 2006

    Perhaps it was spending formidable childhood years in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius that helped mold Michael Russotto's tastes -- as a Navy brat living...

  • Masked Unmarvel

    By on June 21, 2006

    ''Wrestling is ungodly,'' remarks Sister Encarnacion (Ana de la Reguera) to Friar Ignacio (Jack Black). ''It's a sin.'' ''Why?'' asks Nacho. ''Because these men fight...

  • Substitute Teachers

    By on June 21, 2006

    Remember that little brat in grade school who always had to have her way? Bullying, blackmail, even bruises wouldn't stop her from hogging all the...

  • Heavy Pet

    By on June 21, 2006

    After mainstream success 20 years ago, the Pet Shop Boys remain one of Europe's most successful pop duos. On this side of the Atlantic, Neil...

  • Soundwaves

    By on June 21, 2006

    AND THIS YEAR'S SUMMER ANTHEM IS... Now that the season has officially begun, it's time to consider contenders for Song of Summer 2006. At this...

  • Bad Omen

    By on June 14, 2006

    When I was a moviegoing teenager, two movies scared the devil out of me: The Exorcist and The Omen -- the first for its unrelenting,...

  • Groovy Kinda Love

    By on June 14, 2006

    Summer is here in a glowing orange crush of sun, surf, and... Shakespeare? That's right, Michael Kahn blends the Beatles with the Bard in a...

  • Surface Story

    By on June 14, 2006

    Sex sells. And when it comes to memoirs, so do drugs, prostitution and pornography. When those words – along with a large, naked photo of...

  • Soundwaves

    By on June 14, 2006

    Aviance AVIANCE ATTACK... It's that time of year when you just may be at your gay-proudest. Maybe you're so confident and comfortable you're even starting...