Features
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The Fantastic Mr. Fox
A few years ago filmmaker Eytan Fox was flipping TV channels in his Berlin hotel room when he stumbled on the Eurovision Song Contest. ''Suddenly,...
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Fox Films
Eytan Fox, the gay New York-born Israeli film director, has a relatively short filmography. Directing his first official piece in 1994, he has gone on...
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Pet Spree
There's no denying we love our pets. They weave their way into the fabric of daily life, cementing their place as the furriest member of...
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Daytime Paws-abilities
High power, high pressure, long days at the office. It's not everyone's cup of tea, but many D.C. residents seem to find this a normal...
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Felines on the Fringe
Washington has always been a city in transition and likely always will be. And alley cats will probably continue to bear witness. They certainly had...
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Hunting for a Home
Through her love of cats, Laura Goodman found the love of her life. ''I fell in love with my partner when she came...
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The Pets Issue
Some might argue that animals don't belong in close confines with humans, that the wild is more suitable for paws, fins, beaks and claws. While...
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Sexual Union
Someone you know is a sex worker. Historian Melinda Chateauvert cites that slogan, from a San Francisco health and advocacy organization, in her new book...
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Mighty Real: Janet Mock
Janet Mock's memoir, Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More, came out this month. As for Mock, she came out...
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Mulling Over Marijuana
It's the one area of public policy that still prompts giggles and bad jokes about junk-food cravings, but the push to reform the nation's laws...
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The Pot's in the Kitchen
Cooking and cannabis have a long history together. It was long used in Cambodian cooking, for example, with Westerners returning home with tales of ''Happy...
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Joint Effort
Earlier this month, Congressman Jared Polis extended a headline-grabbing invitation to President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. In a Jan. 23 letter...
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Mizeur Matters
According to most pundits, Heather Mizeur is the clear underdog in her bid to win the Maryland Democratic Party's nomination for governor in the June...
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Where Leather Meets Levity
As dependable as cherry blossoms in spring, Washington is once again ready to welcome the Centaur Motorcycle Club's Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend, Jan. 17 to 20....
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A Helper's Heart
''For a long time,'' Ramien Pierre says, ''I would surreptitiously look at leather images, watch leather porn and follow it on the Internet.'' In other...
