All posts by Will O'Bryan
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Food Fight
During my wild ''pescetarian'' days of no meat nor chicken, I refused to eat at McDonald's. My boycott was based upon the notorious ''McLibel'' suit...
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Marathon Man
On July 25, when Ted Hobart sets out on his 50-mile ''ultrathon,'' it will be farther than he's ever run. Those 50 miles cannot compare,...
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Sex-Worker Soiree
Different Avenues, a local organization advocating on behalf of young people -- particularly GLBT youth -- affected by homelessness, HIV and violence, released a report...
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Bears and Bucks
By most market measures, it's now official: We're in a bear market. Granted, a bear market doesn't mean bull to people just trying to scrape...
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In The Center
Since 1999, David Mariner has been part of the fabric of the District -- minus a brief stint as a Silver Spring condo owner. ''I...
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Sandy Claws
Between high gas prices and fear of losing your job in this economy should you take a vacation, maybe you've not yet made it to...
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Stand-up Guy
There's no doubting Eddie Sarfaty is a funny man. Maybe you've heard his unique style of connecting the dots that, for example, begins with gays...
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D.C. Designs
As Master Yoda might say, ''Its energy surrounds us, binds us.'' What is this mysterious force? Why it's the District of Columbia, of course. It's...
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Value-Added Vacation
Long ago, when airlines -- and fares -- were heavily regulated, one of the most straightforward ways for airlines to compete against one another was...
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Sweet and Low
If you saw 2006's indie dynamo, John Cameron Mitchell's Shortbus, it would be impossible not to remember Jay Brannan. His character, Ceth, was the one...
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A Dead Weight
Often I hear from less progressive, less liberal corners that a hallmark of ''relativists'' is their inability to discern between good and evil. Hey, no...
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Grills Gone Wild
Whether it's for piggies or Portobellos, everyone's got a reason to be calling wildfire this summer. We've been kissing the cooks ever since our ancient...
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Strip Search
Craig Seymour is exposed, past and present. As a University of Maryland graduate student, the metro Washington native entered the world of Southeast D.C.'s male-stripper...
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Springs Gleaning
In major religions, hell may contain demons who torment; thorny, bitter fruit; and, of course, flames. Plenty of GLBT folks may think of Colorado Springs,...
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The Stein Stamp
With the close of its June 18 meeting, the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, one of the District's most influential political clubs, finalized its current slate...
