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  • Amusing Klymaxx

    By on July 11, 2013

    Back in the mid-'90s Bette Midler took inspiration from Bernadette Cooper for her popular Diva Las Vegas revue. ''They love me, they hate me, but...

  • Call Girl

    By on July 11, 2013

    Carly Rae Jepsen is responsible for the song of summer 2012. Maybe you remember it, the one with the unforgettable music video in which, as...

  • Scientific Songwriter

    By on July 11, 2013

    ''A lot of the stuff that they're making fun of is actually things that I like about Portland,'' says Chris Pureka, referring to the IFC...

  • Summer Concert Highlights Around D.C., Maryland and Virginia

    By on July 11, 2013

    JULY · Special Agent Galactica (7/12, 7/26, Black Fox Lounge) · Skylar Grey (7/14, U Hall) · Jill Scott (7/15, Wolf Trap) · Lee Dewyze...

  • The Top 5 Songs of Summer 2013

    By on July 11, 2013

    Will it be Robin Thicke or Daft Punk? Selena Gomez or Miley Cyrus? Just as last year, there's no obvious winner at this point in...

  • Sen. Adam Ebbin

    By on July 3, 2013

    It was roughly a decade ago when Adam Ebbin took his seat in the Virginia House of Delegates, making history as an out legislator in...

  • Spc. Kushaba Moses Mworeko

    By on July 3, 2013

    The first time Kushaba Moses Mworeko went to Texas, it changed his life. It was October 2009, and his first trip to the United States....

  • LGBT Patriots

    By on July 3, 2013

    Patriotism is a delicate expression. Too much, and you might easily veer into jingoism. Too little, and the pioneering American experiment – the 1776 launch...

  • Kiva Wilson

    By on July 3, 2013

    In the thick of the Cold War, 1960, a young Sen. John F. Kennedy delivered a late-night speech to students at the University of Michigan....

  • Leader of the Pack

    By on June 27, 2013

    Arvind Manocha remembers his first record collection. For a first-grader, already pretty impressive. In the Manocha mix: Queen's Live Killers, Donna Summer's On The Radio:...

  • The Out Scout

    By on June 20, 2013

    It was always assumed that Pascal Tessier would join the Boy Scouts. His older brother, Lucien, had joined when he was 7 years old. Four...

  • Nats Park Pride

    By on June 20, 2013

    When Pascal Tessier, 16, steps out onto the field of Nationals Park Tuesday, June 25, to accept Team DC’s Spirit Award, all eyes will be...

  • Capital Pride Showcases Community

    By on June 12, 2013

    For the tens of thousands of D.C.-area residents and out-of-town visitors who flocked to Washington over the past weekend, the 38th annual Capital Pride celebration...

  • Super Pride

    By on June 5, 2013

    {Pride 2012 (Photo by File photo...

  • Icona Pride

    By on June 5, 2013

    Caroline Hjelt and Aino Jawo sing and shout in unison...