All posts by Doug Rule
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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...
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Now On Display
AMERICAN VISIONARY ART MUSEUM 800 Key Highway Baltimore 410-244-1900 avam.org All Things Round: Galaxies, Eyeballs & Karma – This 17th annual, thematic mega-exhibition features over...
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Pop-Up Books
Next weekend, D.C. gets its own pop-up gay bookstore. ''We are temporarily taking over the empty storefront right next to the center,'' explains The DC...
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Hometown Girl
''When I've been lucky enough for people to tell me that they've experienced many of the same things,'' says Mary Chapin Carpenter, ''you just invariably...
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Pet Shops Boys debut Winner video, featuring transgender roller derby player
The Pet Shop Boys have released the video for “Winner,” the first single from their new album, Elysium, slated for relase September 18. The video...
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Musical Wanderer
Hear the one about Frank Ocean? No, it's not a joke – though at first blush it seems like one. Or at least a publicity...
