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Arts + Entertainment

  • Holiday Trip

    By on November 15, 2006

    Ah, the holidays, a time when all the old theatrical chestnuts come out. There's The Nutcracker and A Christmas Carol. And don't forget this other...

  • Unwelcome Guest

    By on November 15, 2006

    Sometimes you slip on a banana peel and the results produce laughter. Other times you slip and wind up in traction, taking meds for the...

  • Homo Hop

    By on November 15, 2006

    Cazwell is not your typical rapper. As far as we know, Eminem has never admitted to masturbating via webcam, or to liking foreskin. Sure, maybe...

  • Life Savers

    By on November 15, 2006

    While art may be famously hard to define, in the case of Art for Life it's easy to define it as a lifesaver. Over 12...

  • Gift Horse

    By on November 8, 2006

    The experience of seeing the Washington Shakespeare Company's production of Equus really begins when you arrive at the Clark Street Playhouse. While technically in Crystal...

  • Busload

    By on November 8, 2006

    ''There are so few American films that use sex in a complicated way,'' says Shortbus director John Cameron Mitchell on a recent weekday afternoon at...

  • Taking Flight

    By on November 8, 2006

    ''See the sky, see the ocean!'' cry Butterfly's friends as they watch her boat approach with surreal slowness. Though they exclaim at the beauty surrounding...

  • Halfway There

    By on November 1, 2006

    William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is a perennial favorite, containing everything needed for a fun night of theater: a broad range of characters, an...

  • Social Study

    By on November 1, 2006

    Rarely have I heard an audience erupt in the manner in which they did during a key scene in Borat. An explosive startled laughter quickly...

  • Better Left Unsaid

    By on October 25, 2006

    James McGreevey's autobiography, The Confession, is as dismal as his approval ratings were in 2004 when he declared that he was a ''gay American'' and...

  • Criminal Intent

    By on October 25, 2006

    In 1924, Nathan ''Babe'' Leopold Jr. and Richard ''Dickie'' Loeb were sentenced to life plus 99 years for the murder of 14-year-old Bobby Franks. The...

  • Magic Free

    By on October 25, 2006

    In the world of movies, coming attractions are the ultimate sleight-of-hand, a misdirection to make you think that what you will be getting is better...

  • Cold Comfort

    By on October 25, 2006

    In times of change, it's common to seek out a source of comfort and stability. For some, that means indulging in a favorite childhood food....

  • Smooth Operator

    By on October 18, 2006

    Pairing a fragile, Billie Holiday-like voice with spare, country-tinged arrangements à la Norah Jones, Madeleine Peyroux is a prime purveyor of lazy Sunday jazz for...

  • Shining Blue

    By on October 18, 2006

    Adapting a Toni Morrison novel to any other medium is at the very least a Herculean task. Most notably, Oprah Winfrey tried turning the author's...