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  • Fun in the Sun

    One day in early June, I was sitting on one of the West Side piers, and summer felt like a conductor's hands poised in mid-air...

  • Parental Guidance

    Remember when you were a kid, or maybe even a college student, and you were short of money. Where could you always turn? That's right...

  • Hearsay

    An incredibly tempting teatime at Apex.. A pool party with fun but without sun... Halo's smoke-free environs... Here's an interesting question oddly put: How many...

  • Pure Bliss

    They just don't make good instinct like they used to. Most contemporary (read: young) actors trained in the modern theater demonstrate an annoyingly affected air...

  • Blind Ambition

    I have this theory, and the theory is that people can be divided into two distinct groups: Those who are successful by the time they...

  • Disaster Master

    Having grown up in the northern tip of tornado alley, I'm always a little nervous this time of year. I know from experience that on...

  • Perfect Glass

    With its delicate yet powerful staging of Tennessee Williams's sentimental classic, The Glass Menagerie, the Kennedy Center proves that, indeed, the third time's a charm....

  • Step Back from Stead Park

    As a longtime Dupont Circle resident with a view of Stead Park from my living room, I would probably be a regular visitor to a...

  • Wheels in Motion

    It's like an amusement park for yuppies, and we're on a ride that's bound to induce nausea. There are so many choices, so many shiny...

  • A Night to Remember

    ''It's not a party. It's not a gala. It is a social marketing effort that also has a fundraising component.'' Clyde Penn's description of last...

  • Truly Yours

    Dear Lena, I am an 18-year-old living in southern California and I am very interested in girls, but I have never been with one. I...

  • Greener Pastures

    While most states have chosen to brand themselves, through their license plates, with innocuous mottos like ''Famous Potatoes,'' New Hampshire has selected the arguably more...

  • District of Columbia Aquatics Club (DCAC)

    DC Aquatics Club Mission: A swimming team and social club for gays, lesbians and friends of the community Founded: 1998 Number of Members: Approximately 175...

  • Hearsay

    The QAF Cast enters the political fundraising fray... A gay pool party that makes a cool splash... An exclusive sneak peek inside Halo... It was...

  • Passion Play

    The passionate op/ed by Graham N. Murphy is a heartfelt and jarring thing. His sagacity of the facts is impressive. I...