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A Dominion Decision
While D.C.'s election stories may have burned brightest back in September, the states that surround the nation's capital have taken up the torch for closely...
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Looking Down the Road
It's no shocker to many gay activists that Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., who is running for reelection, ignored a questionnaire on gay related...
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From the Bottom Up
At the intersection of P and Ninth streets NW, there is evidence that the gay gentrification of Logan Circle may be creeping ever eastward. On...
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Halfway There
William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is a perennial favorite, containing everything needed for a fun night of theater: a broad range of characters, an...
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Calling All Voters
All good things must come to an end — even when ”good” is a somewhat relative term. So it is that on Tuesday, Nov. 7,...
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Horoscope
Heavenly Round-Up: Into every life must fall periods of maximum intensity. If it's not your turn to sup from a common bowl with all Hell's...
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With Open Eyes
If not the morning after the election, then soon thereafter, we will all move from the false certitudes and pretended stark choices of the political...
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Back of the Bus
It has happened again, and it's going to keep happening. A Minneapolis bus driver recently complained that an advertisement for a gay magazine that ran...
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Community Advice
Safe schools and cultural competency are two of four areas deemed important by a mayoral panel for the D.C. government to focus on as it...
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No Welcome Wagon
Howard Daniel's phone has been ringing continuously for the past several days. His e-mail inbox has well over 1,000 messages, and while not all of...
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ATLAS Shrugs
Mark Lee is not the bogeyman. He is not lurking around the district's many alleys handing out cigarettes to underage teens. But Lee says his...
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Magic Free
In the world of movies, coming attractions are the ultimate sleight-of-hand, a misdirection to make you think that what you will be getting is better...
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Criminal Intent
In 1924, Nathan ''Babe'' Leopold Jr. and Richard ''Dickie'' Loeb were sentenced to life plus 99 years for the murder of 14-year-old Bobby Franks. The...
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Oddly Even
Consider the platypus. We always keep a place in our hearts for the odd, the different, the strangely cuddly. The platypus is nature's ultimate conglomeration...
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Cold Comfort
In times of change, it's common to seek out a source of comfort and stability. For some, that means indulging in a favorite childhood food....
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Better Left Unsaid
James McGreevey's autobiography, The Confession, is as dismal as his approval ratings were in 2004 when he declared that he was a ''gay American'' and...
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A Homo Haunting
There are any number of icons that pop up at Halloween. Skeletons, jack-o-lanterns, ghosts and witches readily come to mind. And though none is particularly...
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Petrifying Parties and Ghoulish Galas
If you had a hard time picking out a costume for Halloween, get ready to make another difficult decision: where to go. This year, D.C.'s...
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Be Heeled!
Dorothy is not in Kansas anymore. She's busy fighting for her title as Washington, D.C.'s fastest high-heel runner, for the third consecutive year. ''I'm a...
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Reel Affirmations 2006 Review by Will Doig Rating: (5 out of 5) Saturday, 10/21/2006, 12:00 PM Feature presentation, $9 at Lincoln Theatre WHILE VISITING southern V
