Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • Silky Smooth

    By on July 26, 2006

    He doesn't look much like the Duke, with his coarse dreads pushed back and an empty buttonhole crying on his shoulder. But make no mistake...

  • Dress Up

    By on July 26, 2006

    Never mind that you've probably never heard of them. The New York Dolls have helped inspire much of the punk and hair-metal music you have...

  • Innocence Lost

    By on July 19, 2006

    Poor Snoopy. America's favorite beagle has turned rabid and mangled his chirping little friend. What's a teenage blockhead to do? Why, question the Universe, of...

  • Holiday Road

    By on July 19, 2006

    Lady sings the blues: Ross Now that Beyoncé Knowles is done with Destiny's Child, and especially since the group ended on mostly good terms, comparisons...

  • Independent Spirit

    By on July 19, 2006

    It's always gratifying to watch independent filmmakers -- at least those with talent -- reach a point where they're working within the Hollywood system (meaning...

  • One Act Wonders

    By on July 19, 2006

    It's summertime in D.C., which means humidity reminding us that we are a city built on swampland and the Metro bulging with tourists trying to...

  • Soundwaves

    By on July 19, 2006

    VIRGIN'S KILLERS, SISTERS AND DJS... The headliners are the Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Who, and tickets are a steep $97.50. But chances are...

  • Soundwaves

    By on July 12, 2006

    TRIBAL'S TRIBULATIONS... Nearly a year ago Billboard's dance music columnist proclaimed the reign of tribal house over clubland to be mainly in Spain... er, sorry,...

  • Spiritless Pop

    By on July 12, 2006

    Even on LOGO, the nascent gay-focused digital cable channel, the sight of Jason Warner and deMarco DeCiccio cuddling, canoodling and cavorting is a bit shocking....

  • Swishbuckling

    By on July 12, 2006

    When Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl drifted into theaters three summers ago, few -- least of all myself -- expected it...

  • Little Miseries

    By on July 5, 2006

    Just so you know, I never read Little Women as a child. And I haven't read it as an adult, either. Not that the adventures...

  • Familiar Terrain

    By on July 5, 2006

    Augusten Burroughs is that guy -- that guy who was the star quarterback back in high school, didn't play in college and now lives in...

  • 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...

  • 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,...

  • 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...