All posts by Metro Weekly Contributor
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Language of Love
Irish author Jamie O'Neill flips intently through the pages of a book. Though it's his own novel, At Swim, Two Boys, and he knows every...
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Babes in Boyland
Susan Morabito is different, and the double X chromosomes aren't the extent of it. As one of the circuit's most sought-after DJs, she's carved out...
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Non-Political Parties
Popular belief says that DJs should pick a musical niche and stick with it because association with a particular style makes them memorable. Roland Belmares...
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Between the Lines
Quick! What's the definition of transgender? Well, it's anyone who was born as a man but considers themselves to be a woman, or vice versa....
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Chad Allen
''Long before I made the decision to come out and be an openly gay actor,'' says Chad Allen, ''I was told, 'Don't do it until...
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Dishing It Out
If ever there were a poster boy for globalization's best-case scenario, Ali Shirazinia would certainly be it. He left the town of his birth --...
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Life of the Party
In a town where more bigwigs sit on congressional committees than big wigs sit on heads, where party lines can be longer on the Hill...
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Rocket Man
Of all the places you'd expect to find one of theatre's brightest young luminaries, Shirlington isn't one of them. We're not even talking about ''fancy''...
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Outside, Looking In
''Outsider'' is a pretty loaded word, with connotations mired in images of 10th grade outcasts in black trenchcoats, serial killers, and Harley-straddling Peter Fondas. So...
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Finding Her Voice
''That was Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond with 'You Don't Bring Me Flowers','' Lucy Newman-Williams coos seductively. ''Up next, the Mantovani Orchestra, but first....'' Her...
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Creating a Buzz
The acceptability of dance as a valid genre of music has been an ebbing and flowing tide since the form's creation. As founder of Buzz...
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Common Ground
Getting the bartender's attention isn't much of a problem at the Deep End. Except for a few stray patrons parked on the stools, the crowd...
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The Last Dance
For a man whose record shop is going out of business, Wresch Dawidjan is buying an awful lot of CDs. On the floor next to...
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Christian Salinas
''I didn't realize how many people were reading the magazine,'' says Christian Salinas. ''When I was at the gym, or walking on 17th Street, people...
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Dion Jordan
Upon arriving at home following a long day at work, Dion Jordan heads to the fridge for some Cherry Garcia, only to find a Post-It...
