All posts by Metro Weekly Contributor
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Teen Spirit
Thirty-seven. That's how many times your heart might break during American Teen. It's high school-concentrate -- all the highs and lows and mistakes and inevitable...
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Tea Party
Bella Stassi is proving that girls of all ages still just want to have fun. ''Our event is different because we're not targeting one specific...
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Judicial Jousting
Equal-rights advocates in Maryland say they are disappointed, but not discouraged, following a Montgomery County Circuit Court judge's July 24 ruling in favor of Citizens...
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Guarding Our Gains
The value of a coordinated effort by many people was never more evident than in the current battle against a proposed rulemaking by the D.C....
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Playing Out
At James Madison High School in Vienna, Va., being the gay member of an all-male swim team was ''rough'' enough, says Dan Martinelli. The feelings...
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Riled Over Rules
In the months-long debate between the District and the transgender community regarding the treatment of gender-variant detainees in District jails, the ongoing dialogue seems to...
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Crime Update
In the July 24 issue of Metro Weekly, the story ''Adams Morgan Malevolence'' mentioned a possible hate-crime incident occurring at 14th and U Streets NW....
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Horoscope
Heavenly Round-Up: Did all that murk spontaneously clear up? Was it something somebody said? Or did? It's hard to know why everything seems so much...
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Positively Quixotic
If you've not seen the ads yet, the next reality show inspired by a musical to warm your heart will be ABC's High School Musical:...
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Going Batty
Heath Ledger as The Joker in 'Batman: The Dark Knight' The answer is yes. Heath Ledger is that good as The Joker. Would his performance...
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Adams Morgan Malevolence
It won't be surprising if gay locals begin to suspect that Pizza Mart and late nights are a dangerous mix. In December 2005, a gay...
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Praise for Padget
Jonathan Padget, a former Metro Weekly staff writer and contributing playwright/composer to the 2007 Capital Fringe Festival, recently earned honors at his current spot as...
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Duplex Diner Adds Faux Winehouse to its Menu….
So now we know. Amy “Syringe Binge” Winehouse can’t walk very well. She won’t give up the microphone easily, either. And she’s not punctual to...
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Cruz-ing Town
Last fall, Mike “Movin’ Up” Cruz spun Hearsay into a frenzy when he debuted at Apex. It was actually the New Yorker’s second time spinning...
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The Onion Puts Its Pride Where Its (Straight) Mouth Is…
As part of its 2008 Pride coverage, the satirical publication The Onion included a hilarious column from Bruce “Straight Up Irresistible” Heffernan. He repeatedly sticks...
