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  • Mature Mary

    The most surprising thing about Mary J. Blige's new album, Growing Pains (), isn't that she still gets angry -- and corporeal. She is human...

  • Pop Maestros

    In today's multi-media world, an album is only one measure of impact, especially in today's pop music scene. Compelling concerts, videos, remixes, covers, cross-promotions --...

  • Movie Heaven (and Hell)

    Tim's Best Good movies make you cry, or laugh, or jump out of your seat in fear. Sometimes they just make you think. What makes...

  • Three Unwise Men

    On the next-to-last night of Hanukkah I went to Alan and Will's house, and before the menorah lighting there was time to read a book...

  • HIV/AIDS Report Card

    Overall, the District's efforts in combating HIV/AIDS are above average, according to the DC Appleseed Center for Law and Justice's third annual HIV/AIDS in the...

  • Resolution to Wed

    The Kensington, Md., Town Council passed a civil marriage equality resolution on Monday, Dec. 10, calling on Maryland legislators to enact the Religious Freedom &...

  • Mum's the Word

    Metro Transit Police have not yet released surveillance video or video images of the seven men who attacked a gay man on the Metro during...

  • Locating Linder

    Nearly three years ago, Feb. 20, 2005, Geraldine ''Jerrie'' Linder passed away. At 83, it was no surprise that she died of natural causes. What...

  • We Are Everywhere

    Is there anything more ubiquitous on American highways than the twin titans of Japanese sedans, the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry? It's hard to imagine...

  • Daredevils

    Attending a performance of the Washington Shakespeare Company feels a little like getting admitted to a very hip club. Like the hole-in-the-wall bar that always...

  • Friend of Judy

    It's been said imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If that's the case, then Rufus Wainwright's live double-disc recording Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie...

  • Human Remains

    Sweeney Todd It all seems so familiar. The first few notes are reminiscent of a tune you've heard before. Then Edward Scissorhands appears -- he's...

  • Last Word

    ''Estrangement from family, marginalization within and isolation from society, separation from children,...and inadequate access to culturally sensitive health-care practitioners are all factors that can adversely...

  • Horoscope

    Heavenly Round Up: This year won't end with a whimper. And it may not end with a bang. But there's still time to tidy up,...

  • Xmas Fear

    This week I'll be heading to New Port Richey, Fla., to spend Christmas with my widowed mother who lives alone in a ''55 and older''...

  • Two Christmases

    In one of the more poignant moments of a motion picture that I hold dear -- a staple of my personal cinematic catalog -- there...

  • Holiday Tidings

    Given the avaricious nature of the season -- when Santa treats everyone like a little baby Jesus, everybody wins -- it's no surprise that I...

  • Beyer Opts Out

    During a Maryland District 18 forum at Montgomery County's Leland Community Center in Chevy Chase on Sunday, Dec. 9, Dr. Dana Beyer, a transgender Democrat...

  • D.C. Center Plans 2008

    The D.C. Center, metropolitan Washington's GLBT community center, held an annual brunch and planning meeting Saturday, Dec. 8, asking community leaders to offer upcoming events...

  • Naked for NOVAM

    In 2007, with proceeds from the group's sold-out calendar, the D.C. Cowboys donated $11,000 to Whitman-Walker Clinic. Now, the local dance troupe is getting ready...