All posts by Doug Rule
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Midlife Melody
''I would certainly welcome a midlife crisis,'' deadpans Bob Mould, ''because that would probably get me a shiny car and a couple new tricks.'' Instead,...
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Big Apple Autumn
The city that never sleeps most fully lives up to that billing every autumn. If you like hustle and bustle – And why would you...
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Hollywood ''Bra-mance''
What's a gay man doing directing the female equivalent of a bromance? ''I don't speak for all gay men when I say this,'' says For...
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Temperamental Movement
''When it ran Off-Broadway, to attempt to sell tickets, they started saying Mad Men meets Milk,'' Michael Stebbins of Rep Stage says about The...
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Fun at the Whorehouse
How does the song go? ''Just lots of good will, and maybe one small thrill, but there's nothing dirty going on.'' {Best Little Whorehouse in...
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Bunny Business
''I have no idea what hatefulness is in store,'' Lady Bunny says. ''But all I have to do is slap my thigh and laugh and...
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Upstairs, Downstairs
When Number Nine opened in May 2011, it immediately became one of the city's hottest Happy Hour spots, featuring two-for-one drink specials every night. It...
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Summer Starlets
{Emeli Sandé (Photo by Simon Emmett)} Forget the Song of Summer competition. At this point in the season, you're probably tiring of most of...
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Humorous Behavior
''When I was young I started by doing Bette Midler impressions,'' Michele Balan says. ''I was a female female impersonator.'' But Balan, it turns out,...
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Gay Chanticleer
''I THINK I'D PREFER IF YOU DIDN'T know anything special about me,'' Matt Alber sings at the start of his latest album Constant Crows. ''Yes,...
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Native Gold
''If people are in Olympics withdrawal and they want to follow up on a bit of the history,'' says James Ring Adams, ''this is a...
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Abstract Influence
''To me, it's one of the finest series of American paintings made during the 20th century,'' says the Corcoran's Philip Brookman, referring to the late...
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August Sizzler
It's probably impossible to leave a production of August: Osage County without feeling a pang or two of familial guilt. But whatever you do, don't...
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Uking it Up
''Did you know we had 964 ukulele players last year?'' Marcy Marxer is reminiscing about the success of last year's UkeFest at Strathmore, which attracted...
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Building Home
The dog days of summer just may be the best time to check out the many museums Washington has to offer. By this time of...
