All posts by Doug Rule
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Review: Aiden James
Aiden James is not just a pretty face, writing and singing pretty tunes. In fact, James could get by as your standard singer-songwriter, nothing more....
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Review: Wit
Cynthia Nixon laughs and laughs and laughs in one late scene in Wit. The actress even seems genuinely tickled, too. (Maybe she's reveling in the...
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Soul Salvation
''I listened to amazing singers when I grew up,'' Jamie Scott says, citing Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and Donny Hathaway. In fact, listening to such...
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Rising Star
''I can't even straighten my hair,'' the unforgettable Afro-headed character Michael Flores joked in Todd Graff's endearing indie film Camp from 2003. ''That's kind of...
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Colorful Soul
Jamie Scott killed his lover. ''I hear the sirens blaze in the distance, her blood still on my hands,'' Scott sings on the moody, lilting...
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Family Ties
George Hamilton is in the midst of a storytelling frenzy. ''I was back on the Concorde from London,'' recalls the Hollywood icon, ''and Kirk Douglas...
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Channeling a Legend
''Growing up I wasn't a big fan of Ethel Merman,'' says Rita McKenzie. ''It wasn't that I didn't like her. I just thought, 'Wow, she's...
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Standing Tall
Matt Bronson stood out among a crowded field of nine contestants at this year's Mr. Mid-Atlantic Leather contest, held Sunday, Jan. 15. ''I was the...
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Maximum Impact
''It's a little bit different with us than other boy bands,'' says Max George, of the five-piece U.K. outfit The Wanted. ''We have 10-year-old girls...
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Chord Progression
''When people started calling me Jonny B, I said that's enough,'' laughs Chord Bezerra. ''So I started going by Chord to avoid that.'' Of course,...
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Top Gear
If you've picked up the scent of leather, it's not coming from the reins of a horse-drawn carriage – at least not till D.C. gets...
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Sexy Edge
You might say dance-music singer Ultra Naté proposed to Quentin Harris. ''We went into the studio and started working at first was going...
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Leather Nights
It's not just your imagination – there is more leather and fetish nightlife during this year's Mid-Atlantic Leather weekend than ever before. ''Years ago, MAL...
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Review: Time Stands Still
''Happy trails.'' ''Be careful!'' Two ways to say goodbye to someone – one playful and lighthearted, the other cautionary and concerned. Those are also the...
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Review: The Religion Thing
Theater J's The Religion Thing centers on two couples. But, as that bland title suggests, the show's primary focus is on faith. Is faith the...
