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  • Blown Up

    By on February 7, 2013

    ''We are like two peas in a pod.'' Bob Mould wrote these words of his friend and colleague, Rich Morel, in his 2011 autobiography, See...

  • Watching the Game

    By on January 31, 2013

    Does anyone just watch the game anymore? From betting pools to commercials to the halftime show, the punting, grunting and tackling over pigskin during the...

  • Homoerotic Tendencies

    By on January 31, 2013

    ''It's time for the Corcoran to reach out more consciously to LGBT audiences,'' says Bernard Welt, a professor of art and humanities at the Corcoran...

  • Unscripted

    By on January 31, 2013

    When he performs at the 9:30 Club on Feb. 12, Rufus Wainwright says his show ''will have a certain freshness to it.'' It won't be...

  • Lost Order

    By on January 31, 2013

    Oh, the fun one could have reciting choice New Order lyrics back to the band led by Bernard Sumner, while listening to what passes for...

  • BillT for Dance

    By on January 30, 2013

    ''Bill is a genius,'' says Chris Jennings. ''The show epitomizes his genius. It's the perfect blend of music, dance and theater -- a completely unique...

  • RuPaul's Right-Hand Woman

    By on January 24, 2013

    Michelle Visage long thought she might become the next Gwen Verdon or Bernadette Peters. ''As a kid growing up in New Jersey, I was a...

  • 'Zorro' Strikes Again

    By on January 23, 2013

    Despite billing as ''the first modern superhero,'' Zorro isn't strictly a superhero in Constellation Theatre Company's Zorro. In fact, in this entertaining stage adaptation of...

  • Mighty Sylvester

    By on January 23, 2013

    Anthony Wayne didn't grow up with Sylvester. In fact, the Norfolk, Va., native was only a kid when the flamboyant and openly gay disco legend...

  • Up Close and Monumental

    By on January 23, 2013

    ''When this opportunity started to develop, to really get great access at the Cathedral, and make some new images, I just sort of...

  • Bryce Caine Wins Mr. MAL 2013

    By on January 17, 2013

    Pittsburgh native Bryce Caine won the Mr. Mid-Atlantic Leather 2013 contest Jan. 13, held as part of the Centaur Motorcycle Club's 29th Leather Weekend, a...

  • Political Parties

    By on January 17, 2013

    It's never as magical the second time around, but the second inauguration of President Barack Obama definitely offers plenty new to celebrate. After all, since...

  • Progressive Pop

    By on January 17, 2013

    Did you know Rachel Maddow wrote a song? ''I asked her if she wanted to sing it,'' says Erin McKeown. ''She refused. She describes her...

  • Sexually Speaking

    By on January 17, 2013

    ''I would get up and tell a story that might take place in an orgy or something … and I could see the NPR crowd...

  • Art as Politics

    By on January 10, 2013

    ''When do I get to vote on YOUR marriage?'' That's the question posed on a rainbow-bedecked T-shirt worn by one older, presumably gay, white man,...