All posts by Metro Weekly Contributor
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Future Plans
August Wilson doesn't just sit down and write a play. He delicately composes a small symphony of musical prose, a theatrical retelling of history as...
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Hold the Phone
For many years, I have been on a crusade to stop telemarketers. I hate them. This is an entire industry whose main strategy is based...
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Day care goes to the dogs on 14th Street
Anyone who's ever had a dog knows that a canine is more than just a pet. Man's (and woman's) best friend is also one of...
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Sweet-Smelling Success
Flowers are a welcoming sign for passers-by at Flowers on 14th. Starting with a part-time job when he was in high school, Jeff Fritz has...
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This Mama Keeps on Going
Go Mama Go's Noi Chudnoff Since August 2001, Noi Chudnoff has offered funky and affordable artwork, housewares and gifts from her shop, Go Mama Go...
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14th & U: A Revitalized Corridor
It's no secret that 14th Street in Northwest is one of the city's fastest growing and most dynamic neighborhoods. Over the past few years, new...
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Face Value
At first glance, Jeanette L. Buck's There Are No Strangers is nothing more than a lengthy account of a harrowing and violent personal ordeal. Told...
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Hipster Gays
I left Brooklyn for all the wrong reasons. My first year in New York, I was a resident of that increasingly sought after borough, first...
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Animal Husbandry
If Edward Albee's goal as a playwright is to expose the lies that organize our everyday lives, then he succeeds brilliantly with The Goat or,...
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Operatic Wonder
As we all know, Joan of Arc died hard and Tchaikovsky's Maid of Orleans is for a different sort of die-hard -- the operatic kind....
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Simply Magical
It's easy to mistake Big River for just another fluff musical based on Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. After all, its jazzy ragtime...
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Hearsay
Hearsay was recently asked to join the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington by a source who will go unnamed to protect his secret identity. Needless...
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Hopping Mad
Walking toward my Unitarian church on Easter morning, I struck up a conversation with an older gentleman who was headed my direction. He was, like...
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Almost Famous
We call it ''fine art '' because it requires fine skill. Who possesses the skill, exactly how much ability they possess, and how they intend...
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Heavy Lifting
There are two things I hate about writing this column. The first is that I almost always end up writing it on a Sunday night....
