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Everybody Hurts
When Harry Potter makes his curtain call, it's not just any end. It's The End. The end to a decade-long cinematic buffet that's made such...
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Rock Out
I know what you're thinking. A jukebox musical with cheesy rock and noisy hair metal from the '80s? Starring Constantine Maroulis, an American Idol also-ran...
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Pounding Flesh
Even considered as tragicomedy, The Merchant of Venice is an awfully dreary affair. The tale is dominated by the Jewish moneylender, Shylock, who is reviled...
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Sizzlin' Good Stuff
The theater world is on notice: In a few weeks, a past season's worth of understudies at Signature Theatre will take the stage in a...
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Koz Celebre
A random shirtless guy ran right through a video shoot for smooth jazz artist Dave Koz's new single, ''This Guy's In Love With You.'' ''He...
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Horoscope
Heavenly Round-Up: Time and tide take on new significance as deadlines approach and procrastination deepens its tentacled presence in your heart of hearts. Why the...
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Last Throes
The U.S. Court of Appeals that recently halted enforcement of ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' is asking who – if anyone – is left actually defending...
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Ninth Circuit Orders DOJ to Address Claim Regarding Lesbian’s Exclusion From Jury
Since mid-February, the government’s approach to laws or government practices that classify people based on their sexual orientation has changed significantly. The impact of that...
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Tour Tuesday: Thailand
Spirit Journeys, which strives to have its participants “step outside their box,” is offering a 15-day trip to Thailand, September 17 to October 1, 2011. This enriching...
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New York town clerk goes “no homo,” resigns rather than issue marriage licenses to gays
With the July 21 debut of marriage equality in New York, plenty of gay and lesbian couples are getting ready to tie the knot. But...
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Parental Guidance
The United Church of Christ (UCC), the denomination to which President Barack Obama belonged for two decades, resoundingly approved two resolutions on July 5 in...
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Coalition of Organizations to Launch Maryland Marriage Equality Campaign
Equal rights organizations are joining forces today at 11 a.m. at Baltimore City Hall to launch a coalition that seeks to secure marriage equality in...
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Brent Everett Comes to Town [video]
On Saturday, July 9, adult film star Brent Everett made a special live appearance at Town Danceboutique in Washington, D.C. Metro Weekly's Justin Stewart caught...
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Kimpton Hotels offers summer love to LGBT travelers
Since it started in San Francisco in the 1980’s, Kimpton Hotels has made LGBT travelers a core part of its business. That commitment continues with the hotel...
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Ninth Circuit Says It “Appears” Government Is Not Defending DADT in LCR Case Appeal
In an order from the clerk of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today, the court followed up on the three-judge panel’s...
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Virgin Mobile FreeFest is 9/10 — lineup includes Cee Lo Green, Deadmau5, Patti Smith
The Virgin Mobile FreeFest Presented by Kyocera was announced today by Sir Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, who delivered the message via a...
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Editor’s Pick: The Aspen Santa Fe Ballet at Wolf Trap
Celebrating its 15th anniversary, the young Aspen Santa Fe Ballet kicks off Wolf Trap’s three-part Summer Dance Series with a world premiere Wolf Trap commission...
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Marc Broussard at the 9:30 Club
“Bayou Soul” is the descriptor for Louisiana singer-songwriter Marc Broussard‘s music, a gumbo of funk, swampy blues, R&B, even church hymns. If you’ve ever watched...
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Free Screening: Leslie Jordan’s My Trip Down the Pink Carpet
Reel Affirmations offers a free screening of My Trip Down the Pink Carpet, based on the memoirs of gay comedian Leslie Jordan, who has haunted...
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Dance Place’s DC/Philly Exchange
The Washington, D.C./Philadelphia Exchange features two companies and two visions representing two cities. Works in the program were choreographed by the companies’ artistic directors: Malcolm...
