All posts by Doug Rule
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Writ Large
Some prefer sci-fi, while others crave spice. Or, maybe it's nonfiction all the way. E-book or traditional, there are plenty of options, and that's what...
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Poet Rising
''It's odd that I am a poet,'' Niki Herd laughs, ''because I remember not caring for poetry very much in high school.'' Herd, who grew...
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Novel Approach
K. Murry Johnson secured a great quote from the noted African-American novelist James Earl Hardy for the book jacket of his self-published debut novel. ''An...
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Ultra’s Altar
Electronic/dance music, or EDM, is a singles-driven genre, so you don't expect EDM artists to produce albums as regularly as you do those in other...
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Modern Marriage
''It's a musical I never thought I'd end up directing, that's for sure,'' says Jack Marshall of I Do! I Do! ''I actually avoided seeing...
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Icona Pop to Return to Area with Stop at Virgin FreeFest
This year’s Capital Pride headlining duo Icona Pop are on a tear, striking while the iron — aka that little ditty called “I Love It”...
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Flannel Fete
''For the longest time,'' says Charger Stone, ''people thought you couldn't go into Phase 1 unless you had a lesbian escorting you. And I get...
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Hear Queer
{Cheyenne Jackson (Photo by Karl Simone)} THE PAST COUPLE YEARS, YOU HAVEN'T BEEN able to turn on the radio without hearing the soaring work of...
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Hooking Up: The Musical
Last year Eric Tipler spent a weekend in New York City. While there he took in a Broadway musical, but otherwise spent most of his...
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Fun.’s Boost for Tegan & Sara
One day soon here’s hoping we’ll see an American pop hit from a bona fide out LGBT artist or act. You don’t have to look...
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Provincetown Bear Week: Planning for Foraging and Fur Trapping
It’s an overwhelming list of activities: BigMuscleBears at Paramount, Furball at the Boatslip, Bearracuda at Purgatory, Blowoff at the Boatslip, Fag Bash at Governor Bradford,...
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Songs of Summer 2013 Sampler
Just in time for your weekend, Metro Weekly has assembled a Spotify playlist of the leading contenders as Song of Summer 2013. That is, at...
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Duplex Diner Celebrates 15 Years Tonight
Over the past 15 years, D.C.’s restaurant scene has grown by leaps and bounds — in number, in quality, in variety. The bar scene has...
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Fortune Feimster at Arlington Drafthouse This Weekend
Is it as fun working for comedian Chelsea Handler as it would appear? “Oh for sure,” Fortune Feimster tells Metro Weekly. “We’re all lucky because...
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Art Party
When Mikey Torres decided to start a queer-focused, performance-based party, he didn't want to just copy what he liked about Town's holiday-Sunday party, WTF, or...
