All posts by Doug Rule
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Musical Monstrosities
''Yeah, you make me wanna listen to music again,'' Adam Lambert sings at the top of his debut, For Your Entertainment. The album is as...
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A New Agenda
Birthed with the gay rights movement after Stonewall, the Washington Blade was 40 years strong just a week ago. Older than some of its readers,...
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Leather and Levi Libations
''We're going to try and do our best to make sure there is always an Eagle ,'' says Bill Cappello, owner of the DC...
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Gift of Gab
''Tonight I'm recording – ahem – a holiday CD,'' Kathy Griffin says at the top of her new recorded set, Suckin' It For The Holidays....
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Married With Porn
''My mom is my biggest fan,'' says porn star Brent Everett. He is only slightly exaggerating. ''My mom and dad were actually the first two...
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Punk Doll
Amanda Palmer is nothing if not unpredictable. Amanda Palmer ''I like mixing up music and lyrics in ways that are confusing to compel the listener,''...
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Ol' Blue Eyes
''She's the one who really encouraged us to get married,'' says singer-pianist Michael Feinstein, referring to his ''close friend'' Judith ''Judge Judy'' Sheindlin. Judge Judy...
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Pop Circus
When Mika first emerged on the pop scene a couple years ago with Life In Cartoon Motion you could hear echoes of many of his...
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Rap Riot
You hear the one about Beyoncé at Burger King? ''She particularly liked the part where her face is moving from left to right watching the...
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Earned Wings
''The sort of plays we produce,'' says Forum Theatre artistic director Michael Dove, ''are incredibly theatrical. plays that ask really big questions, that tackle...
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Parting Glances
Even in his final days, Michael Jackson's crotch grabs were awkward and excessive. And the man came across as a bit creepy and gangly –...
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Eating Out: All You Can Eat
Reel Affirmations 2009 Review by Doug Rule Rating: (1 out of 5) Friday, 10/23/2009, 9:00 PM Feature presentation, $10 at Shakespeare Theatre's Harman Center for the Arts ...
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Drag King Extravaganza
Reel Affirmations 2009 Review by Doug Rule Rating: (3 out of 5) Wednesday, 10/21/2009, 5:00 PM Feature presentation, $10 at Shakespeare Theatre's Harman Center for the Arts ...
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Causing Commotion
Last July, adult film star Arpad Miklos appeared at Cobalt to sign DVDs and mingle with his fans. Cobalt’s Pandemonium (Photo by Ward Morrison) ''He...
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Best of the Fest
Reel Affirmations 2009 Review by Doug Rule Rating: (4 out of 5) Monday, 10/19/2009, 7:00 PM Feature presentation, $10 at Shakespeare Theatre's Harman Center for...
