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  • Irish Charms

    By on March 24, 2004

    Amnesiacs, magpies, and crazy people -- one magpie for sorrow, two magpies for mirth.... How does that nursery rhyme go? Magpies are but one of...

  • Unwittingly Hooked

    By on March 24, 2004

    A former English teacher of mine used to say John Grisham novels were like Doritos. Even though they make you fat and have no nutritional...

  • Do A Little Dance

    By on March 24, 2004

    I do not dance. I have never been a dancer. I could tell you stories about middle school dances and high school dances, where I...

  • Mutual Decision

    By on March 24, 2004

    It's been a tough couple of years for the mutual fund investors. First, they were pummeled by one of the worst bear markets since the...

  • Dining Out for Life

    By on March 17, 2004

    On March 11, 2004, restaurants from across Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia generously donated between 25% and 100% of their dinner bills to Food and...

  • Buzz Worthy

    By on March 17, 2004

    There's a buzz around town about Rice, the new Thai sensation that recently debuted on 14th Street. For the most part, the kudos are deserved,...

  • True Colors

    By on March 17, 2004

    Few words in the English language possess the inherent, unwieldy power to incite black Americans with such intense divisiveness and fervor as two simple, unassuming...

  • Expected Pleasures

    By on March 17, 2004

    You won't find many surprises in the Indigo Girls' latest outing, but with folk-pop this accomplished that's not a bad thing If it ain't broke,...

  • Hearsay

    By on March 17, 2004

    Where in the world is Hildi Santo-Tomas?... A Pointer (and a cube) for VelvetNation... Mary and Titan turn three... Who is Miss Hildi Santo-Tomas? Hearsay...

  • Tying the Knots

    By on March 17, 2004

    As newspapers and televisions continue to show images of same-sex couples tying the knot, it's well worth remembering some important facts about gay and lesbian...

  • Marriage Update

    By on March 17, 2004

    You may have noticed a new Republican advertising campaign on gay marriage playing on your television screen. This time, however, it's a campaign to stop...

  • Swan Dive

    By on March 10, 2004

    It's a universal truth, widely accepted, that inside every gay man is a blonde, neon-wearing, glitter-adorned, Justin Timberlake-loving teenaged girl. It's why movies like Jawbreaker...

  • Hide and Seek

    By on March 10, 2004

    Before August 1998, before President Clinton ordered the United States to retaliate against a Taliban-controlled Afghanistan by bombing the city of Kabul, and before the...

  • Hearsay

    By on March 10, 2004

    Sometimes a drag king kiss is more than a kiss… National Geographic takes its cameras to Chaos… Return of the Democratic Caucus… So two drag...

  • Home Work

    By on March 10, 2004

    It's springtime and a young man's mind turns to...home improvement. That's right. Despite what poets may say, spring is the time that many people --...