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  • Zero Feet Away

    By on August 15, 2012

    In December 2011, Johnny Skandros, aka ''Johnny Scruff,'' turned 30, a threshold that consumes some gay men. ''I was working on Scruff,'' says the co-founder...

  • Field Goals

    By on August 8, 2012

    It seems fair enough to say that Wade Davis has an impulsive streak. Six years ago on Christmas Eve, stranded in a Chicago airport by...

  • Building Home

    By on August 1, 2012

    The dog days of summer just may be the best time to check out the many museums Washington has to offer. By this time of...

  • Now On Display

    By on August 1, 2012

    AMERICAN VISIONARY ART MUSEUM 800 Key Highway Baltimore 410-244-1900 avam.org All Things Round: Galaxies, Eyeballs & Karma – This 17th annual, thematic mega-exhibition features over...

  • The World in Washington

    By on August 1, 2012

    There is a sort of magical portal at the corner of M and 17th Streets NW. Step away from the street traffic and the noise,...

  • From Europe, With Culture

    By on August 1, 2012

    A visit to Europe is certain to satiate any artistic or historical craving you may have. European museums, in particular, are temples to the greatness...

  • The IMAX Factor

    By on August 1, 2012

    Movies are larger than life. When a film is projected onto the big screen, characters become gargantuan to our puny little eyes. They're above us,...

  • A Queen's Hidden Treasures

    By on August 1, 2012

    1. Dorothy's Ruby SlippersSmithsonian National Museum of American History 2. Hope Diamond and National Gem CollectionSmithsonian National Museum of Natural History 3. Salon DoréCorcoran Gallery...

  • Hometown Girl

    By on July 26, 2012

    ''When I've been lucky enough for people to tell me that they've experienced many of the same things,'' says Mary Chapin Carpenter, ''you just invariably...

  • Mayor Vincent Gray reflects on the International AIDS Conference

    By on July 19, 2012

    In 2008, during the XVII International AIDS Conference, held in Mexico City, one speaker helped set the tone. Ron MacInnis, a D.C. local, who was...

  • Conference Community

    By on July 19, 2012

    Without question, the International AIDS Conference, returning now to the United States for the first time since 1990, is a global affair. From far and...

  • It Takes a Village

    By on July 19, 2012

    When the International AIDS Conference sets up shop at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center July 22 to 27, just a few locals, relatively, will...

  • AIDS 2012 Calendar

    By on July 19, 2012

    THURSDAY, JULY 19 Faith & AIDS 2012 Interfaith Pre-ConferenceRuns through July 21Opening Networking Reception6 p.m.Howard UniversityRegistration $280, $140 one dayiacfaith.net FRIDAY, JULY 20 Gay Men's...

  • Summit Strength

    By on July 11, 2012

    As the District prepares for the XIX International AIDS Conference, aka AIDS 2012, locals are preparing a smaller gathering for the days just prior. And,...

  • Message with an Edge

    By on July 11, 2012

    Daniel O'Neill and Brant Miller have a success story to share. At their Gay Men's Health Summit Workshop, ''Repackaging the Condom Question: Using Sexually Explicit...