All posts by Randy Shulman
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Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins
Academy Award and Tony Award nominee Kathleen Turner portrays the late, liberal Texas newspaper columnist Molly Ivins. Twin sisters and journalists Margaret Engel and Allison...
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We have a date! Techcrunch asserts the iPhone 5 will launch Sept. 21
Confirming end-of-September vacation blackout dates for Verizon has prompted Techcrunch to deduce that the iPhone 5 will make its debut on Friday, September 21. The...
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Blaqk Audio takes a deep look at their forthcoming album in the first of three videos
The electronic dance duo Blaqk Audio (Davey Havok and Jade Puget of AFI) released the first of three videos taking a look into the duo’s...
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This is Grand Theft Auto V? We can’t wait to steal some cars.
This morning, as we were doing our usual tech browsing to find something that piqued our interest, we came across something that not only got...
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Stop Making Sense at the AFI Silver
As part of its summer-long “Totally ’80s Awesome” series, the American Film Institute’s Silver Theatre presents a screening of Jonathan Demme’s celebrated 1984 concert film...
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New Video: Turtle Giant – We Were Kids
This is the first single from the album “All the Hidden Places,” to be released on September 18. Follow @metroweekly
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Dave Koz at Wolf Trap
One of contemporary jazz’s leading figures, gay saxophonist Dave Koz performs Wolf Trap in support of 2010’s Hello Tomorrow. The set includes Koz’s cover of...
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Size Matters: Samsung has 26 screen sizes compared to Apple’s 4
PC Magazine reports that Samsung has 26 — count ’em! — 26 different screen sizes, while Apple, a mere four. Writes Sascha Segan: As the...
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Man must marry in order to preserve son’s inheritance
“Requiring a gay man to marry a woman… to ensure his child’s bequest is tantamount to expecting him either to live in celibacy, or to...
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Movie Review: Todd Solondz’s Dark Horse
You can’t fault Todd Solondz for trying. You can’t even fault him for failing. But what you can fault him for is not having the...
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Ai WeiWei’s exhibits
China’s most famous international artist — the designer of Beijing’s Bird’s Nest stadium built for the 2008 Olympics — is the subject of two exhibits...
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Roundup: Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid, Nintendo 3DS XL and the importance of backing up your data offsite
On this morning’s roundup, you’ll want to first check out Ars Technica for Kyle Orland’s excellent review of the Nintendo 3DS XL. Writes Orland: ...
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Mary Chapin Carpenter at Wolf Trap
Having got her start in bars and coffeehouses in the D.C. area in the early ’80s, Mary Chapin Carpenter is a “Hometown Girl” par excellence....
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Pinterest releases apps for iPad and Android
Pinterest, the visual bookmarking tool, just released apps for the the iPad and Android devices and a refresh for the iPhone. Reports CNN, Since it...
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Ian Thorpe won’t answer directly if he’s gay or not, but he ticks all the boxes.
“I tick all the boxes. There is no way I can answer this. It really has just got to the stage when I say, ‘whatever.’...
