All posts by Doug Rule
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Wanted Woman
Some four and a half years ago, the original American Idol vowed in song to ''take a risk, take a chance, make a change and...
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30 Rocks
Vance Garrett will turn 30 this year. And he'll celebrate by going to New York's Black Party, the 30th edition of which takes place next...
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Berlin Beats
Micky Friedmann spent some 15 years as a professional ballet dancer in Israel and Europe. But now, in addition to print modeling work, the 35-year-old's...
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Limited Horizon
Several songs on U2's new album, No Line on the Horizon (), clock in at over five minutes, featuring long instrumental passages. It's as if...
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Up from Down Under
Missy Higgins became a pop star in her native Australia with her first hit, the piano-churned ''Scar.'' Five years later, she's finally starting to catch...
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Creature Feature
Montreal-based musicians Jean-Phi Goncalves and Betty Bonifassi each had their own careers going before they teamed up to experiment as Beast. Among other things, Goncalves...
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Cracking Uranus
''It'll be like a talent show in space,'' says Shea Van Horn of Town's debut Crack party this Saturday, dubbed a ''Journey to Uranus.'' Van...
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Singing Truth to Power
David Jobin was in tears as he watched the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington perform during President Barack Obama's Inauguration festivities. ''That a gay chorus...
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Shape Shifters
Defying stereotype and tradition, Brian Simerson of MOMIX thinks dance is becoming less gay. ''There do seem to be fewer gay men and lesbians in...
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Mystery Man
Morrissey (Photo by Travis Shin) Why is Morrissey (barely) holding a contented little boy on the cover of his new album? And what is the...
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Post-Porn
Tag Adams can still hear director Chi Chi LaRue commanding him on set with her chosen nickname. ''I always knew when she would start out...
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Keeping It Real
In the years since pornography became perhaps the first commercially viable online business, the distinction between real and fantasy -- between amateur and professional, paid...
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Something Wicked
Pauline Anson-Dross of Wicked Jezabel (Photo by Todd Franson ) Pauline Anson-Dross is ready for Cupid this year. ''Oh yeah, we're feeling the love...
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Soundwaves
Tracy Young D.C.'S YOUNG VALENTINE... Last fall, DJ Tracy Young spun in her hometown of Washington for the first time in way too many years,...
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Cherry Changes
Over the years, Cherry has had its share of high-profile moments and controversies. News of the past couple years is that D.C.'s annual dance benefit...
