All posts by Doug Rule
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Singular Sensation
''I was gay, but I never thought about putting a dress on,'' laughs Jerry Van Hook, about the first 32 years of his life. Those...
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New Age
The 28-year-old gay composer Nico Muhly is already starting to feel old. ''The fact that I have a body of work makes me feel like...
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Rooftop Revelry
''I've had people in their clothes, I've had people in no clothes, I've had 50 people in there at a time,'' Timur Tugberk says. He's...
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Pride Matchmaker
Need a date for Pride? Kim Rosenberg to the rescue. ''We're partnering with Capital Pride to kick off Pride for singles,'' says Rosenberg, president of...
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Lube Smackdown
''Who's got Crisco!?'' A month ago, after promoter Jeffrey Johnson had already gone through several gallon pump bottles of Wet brand lube, things were getting...
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Cutting Edge
''You wanted a hit, but maybe we don't do hits. I try and try, it ends up feeling kind of wrong,'' James Murphy sings matter-of-factly...
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Cop Hop
If you see more cops than usual around town this weekend, don't worry. In fact, take them out and buy them a beer. As many...
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Whistling Dixie
Ever wonder what the Dixie Chicks would sound like without lead singer Natalie Maines? Well, now we know: Sheryl Crow. Crow is actually nowhere to...
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Reassembled Lives
''As a child growing up in Missouri I would play in old, abandoned Victorian homes,'' says Mike Weber. ''I think that's where my fascination started...
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Icelandic Surprise
How is the singer-songwriter Jon Thor ''Jónsi'' Birgisson similar to the Icelandic volcano that shut down air traffic in Europe for days on end last...
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DJ SPIN-OFF
Ever hear of ninja house? ''I don't know how to put it into words,'' says Cobalt's Sean Morris. ''It sounds very different.'' The stealthy music...
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Sia Change
Sia Furler is honored to be Christina Aguilera's ''bitch.'' Furler, who records under her first name, just wrapped up work co-writing for Aguilera, as well...
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The 2010 Metro Weekly Next Generation Awards
The idea that youth is wasted on the young is the fallacy of someone with a misspent youth. The reality is that youth is the...
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Harjant Gill
The Next Generation Awards 2010 Some people turn to drinking and partying to cope with heartbreak. Harjant Gill turned to filmmaking. ''When I started college,...
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Drag Daddy
Behind every D.C. drag queen, there's a daddy. Or at least, there's Big Daddy, promoter J.P. Gulla. This Sunday, May 2, at Omega DC, Gulla...
