All posts by Doug Rule
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D.C. Power Pop
Our fair city is not known as a musical powerhouse, but at least two local bands are campaigning to stir up the electorate -- and...
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Russian Jewry
Oy vey! The Yiddish construction is fun to use and say in English, even though it expresses dismay or exasperation. Yet, just the sound of...
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Beat Rock
A decade ago, the Black Eyed Peas was an alternative hip-hop trio with a devoted cult following. They soon exploded into the mainstream to become...
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Red, White & Booze
''Red versus blue, which are you?'' It's not a reference to your political affiliation. And it's not a question of whether you're mad or sad....
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Love, Bal'mer Style
Crowd of Pride partiers at Charles and Eager Streets in Baltimore ''We need more love in the world,'' Amber shouted from Baltimore Pride's main stage...
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Birdland
Adam Bock's Five Flights features a gay love story -- but that's just one of several subplots. ''Instead of having it be the central issue,...
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Peter's Pride
''A lot of people miss the Roxy and the big-room experience,'' says Peter Rauhofer. ''We saw this as an opportunity.'' For many years, Rauhofer served...
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Celebrating a Movement
''I'll never forget this moment the rest of my life,'' a beaming RuPaul shouted last Sunday from the Capital Pride main stage. With the Capitol...
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Evita's Closet
Did you know Eva Peron's corpse was perfectly preserved? Or that her mummy was lost for years? ''I just knew part of her story before...
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Landmark Plays
''We wanted to create a very relaxed atmosphere to celebrate and learn about ourselves and our history,'' says Ganymede Arts' Jeffrey Johnson. His theater's current...
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I [HEART] Stonewall
''What would it look like if everyone came together to experience a totally different quality of event?'' That's the question Vance Garrett asked himself when...
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Crossing Over
The band The Sounds makes music that's every bit as derivative as Lady Gaga's, and the Swedish band's ambitions seem every bit as bald as...
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Pride's Supermodel
''You know, when the blistering draught scorches the earth's surface, it has to cover itself with clouds to do a repair job. And that's what...
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Everybody Dance Now
Martha Wash credits much of her lingering gay popularity to Sylvester, the flamboyant gay disco legend. ''You've got the fans who are, say, chronologically advancing...
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Queer as Folk Rock
Folk-rocker Melissa Ferrick is enthusiastic about the prospects of gay marriage. ''I think it's awesome that it passed in Iowa, and it's great that it...
