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  • Bugging Out

    For months I've been hearing random mentions -- threats, really -- of the looming cicada infestation that is, as of this writing, no longer looming....

  • Piercing Wit

    The Catalyst Theater's opening of Nicky Silver's The Altruists took place on stormy night -- a perfect backdrop since Silver's ferocious wit comes fast and...

  • Undesirable

    For better or for worse, Tennessee Williams penned characters who give such credit to stereotype and light caricature that they have become a part of...

  • Washington Wetskins

    Washington Wetskins Mission: The Wetskins are a water polo team dedicated to creating an environment in which the sport can be played regardless of sexual...

  • Match Makers

    Spring is definitely here. People are on the streets, the trees are budding green, and bursts of color brighten the ground. May is flirting with...

  • Misplaced Priorities

    A fundraiser for the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is scheduled in D.C. for Sunday, May 16. I am not normally in the business...

  • Handsomely Revived

    Aficionados will be intrigued to hear that the Washington National Opera continues this year's season with a production of Giuseppe Verdi's classic La Traviata based...

  • Brotherly Love

    No matter how you look at it, Passing the Love of Women is not, at heart, a gay play. Sure, the two central characters are...

  • 2004 Helen Hayes Awards

    ''Good evening ladies and gentlemen, I'm Joy Zinoman. '' Oh, but it wasn't. For the second year in a row, Rick Hammerly crashed the 20th...

  • Radical Faeries

    Radical Faeries Mission: A community-based organization of men and women who explore queer spirituality and promote an understanding of Earth-based religions and interfaith cooperation. Founded:...

  • Hearsay

    A sassy, saucy Cherry 9 weekend... Three remain smoke free... The Crew Club gets wet... It was a girl's night out last Sunday at Cherry...

  • Basic Instinct

    They aren't called ''blind '' dates for nothing. The multiple glimpses in every available mirror and window reflection, the clumsy, awkward exchanges, the uncomfortable silences...

  • Dream Jobs

    The past couple of years have been pretty rough for most American workers. With the economy stuck in neutral, many companies shed staff at a...

  • Boy Crazy

    At some point over the weekend -- maybe it was when I was holding Harrison upside-down by his ankles, or when I was showing Spencer...

  • Hair and There

    Everyone is looking for something different, but one thing that we're all looking for is good hair. On ourselves or, barring that, on someone else....