All posts by Metro Weekly Contributor
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Dearly Departed
Wanda Alston April 7, 1959 - March 16, 2005 GRIEF TRAVELED as fast as the news that Wanda Alston had been murdered in her Northeast...
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Best of the Last Word 2005
''It seems that editors at what are, arguably, the nation's most respected (and liberal) newspapers believe that one personal detail cannot be mentioned in even...
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Stage Presents
No matter what your taste in stage fare, there were plenty of options to choose from in the 2005 theater buffet. Whether you fancy sophisticated...
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The Year in Pictures 2005
January · Lizard Lounge · Ziegfeld's /
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American Pastime
It's tough to pinpoint exactly what is wrong with Arena Stage's production of Damn Yankees. Matt Bogart is a perfect ''Shoeless Joe'' Hardy, and Brad...
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Human Nature
The issue of what to do for New Year's Eve is just about here again. As usual, I've got zilch for ideas and, like many...
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Drama Queen
I have a weakness -- well, it's one of many, of course. But this one is particularly vile and causes me special shame when I...
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Brokeback's Lack
In a 1980 essay entitled ''The Boys on the Beach,'' conservative writer Midge Decter described the gay men who summered at Fire Island in the...
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Justin Carroll
Most people approach the unknown tentatively, gingerly dipping their toes into the proverbial waters. Too hot? Too cold? Just right? But when 24-year-old Justin Carroll...
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Older is Wiser
On the heels of last year's Greatest Hits 1994-2004, country tomboy Terri Clark wastes no time in releasing the aptly-titled Life Goes On. Consisting primarily...
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One Day More
Oh, the starving, the deprivation, the unrequited love -- the pièce de résistance that is Les Misérables. Something feels so right about seeing this nostalgic...
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Crain's Campaign
Atop his editorial in the Dec. 9 issue of the Washington Blade, editor Chris Crain declares, ''After years of enduring silly claims that gay equality...
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Error in Judgment
You might not recognize it at first, but hidden beneath the painted puffy clouds that peek through a tall pink llama, behind Groucho Marx mugging...
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Preview of 'Brokeback Mountain'
It was a gay night at the movies as the Human Rights Campaign and guests descended upon the Loews Cineplex in Georgetown for an advance...
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Chilly Reception
When I look outside the front windows of my house, the sky is pitch black but the view is lit by bright white snow. I...
