Features
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In the Pink
Jeffrey Johnson has been part of Washington's cultural fabric for 15 years, even if he got his start on the stages of Columbia, S.C. But...
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Making a Splash
It's March 1, and Judy Dlugacz – '''de-loo'-gatch,' it's very common in Poland'' – is getting ready for a party. She's got a day to...
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Good Wood
As an associate broker at D.C.'s City Houses, it's no wonder that Ed Wood volunteers some of his time professionally, serving on the board of...
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The Pride of Thomas Roberts
Nearly six years ago, MSNBC's Thomas Roberts told attendees at the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association that he was gay. It was, he says,...
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Frantastic!
In January of 1985, intruders broke into the Los Angeles home of Fran Drescher and Peter Marc Jacobson. Drescher was raped, while Jacobson, held at...
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Camp Classic
Audience participation is common, part of the human experience. In its most simple expression, it's applause. Add a bit more gusto, and you've got a...
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13 Camp Films Everyone Should See
From Hollywood's golden age to John Waters's trash cinema, the camp films that define a genre
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Sex Appeal
{Glitterlust (Photo by Julian Vankim)} Glitterlust photographed by Julian Vankim at Velvet Lounge, Thursday, Feb. 9 ''We almost broke up,'' says Mikey Torres, referring to...
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Professor/Pundit
Raising President Obama's ''evolving'' view on marriage equality with Melissa Harris-Perry makes her laugh. ''Yeah, it's evolving,'' she says with an incredulous chuckle. ''I know....
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Five Dos and Five Don'ts for Mastering Valentine's Day
Not much is known of antiquity's Saint -- or Saints -- Valentine. Yet here we are, with Starbucks pushing hearts on paper cups, aisles of...
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Do These Five Things for Valentine's
1. Give as Good as You Get It can be bought, it can be made. Regardless, a gift at Valentine's Day is like tipping --...
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Don't Do These Five Things for Valentine's
1. Don't Procrastinate We'll tell you right up front: If you're reading this during the mid-afternoon of Feb. 14, you might as well skip on...
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Love, Actually
As a result of the play Next Fall, Chris Dinolfo came out to his dad. ''I actually came out to my dad and my stepmom...
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Close Up
In the intimate, delicately wrought period drama Albert Nobbs, Glenn Close transforms herself into a 19th century Irishman who is concealing the fact that he...
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Albert's Champion
(continued from ''Close Up'') METRO WEEKLY: What a remarkable motion picture. I was engaged and moved by it on every possible level. Let's talk a...
