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  • Revenge of the Nerd

    Watching Jon Heder in School for Scoundrels, one can't help but wonder what will happen to the 29-year-old's career once he outgrows his geekiness and...

  • Living Large

    Shortly after clambering into the Land Rover LR3, I found myself sitting behind the wheel and repeatedly pressing the button that made the big SUV...

  • Life Choice

    It's a brave move to stage Sophie's Choice as an opera, considering the popular culture stature of both William Styron's original novel and 1982's star-filled...

  • Ramming Speed

    Titan, one of the gay bars that helped usher in the newly redeveloped nightlife scene on 14th Street NW, has changed its name to better...

  • Honoring Latino Contributions

    The offices of The Center looks like so many others in the district, with drop-ceilings and industrial carpeting. Through Oct. 15, however, The Center is...

  • Closed Door for Navy Hopefuls

    Two women were ready to join the Navy on Tuesday, but the Navy wasn't ready for them. Continuing a 30-city campaign of protest against the...

  • Horoscope

    Heavenly Round-Up: Feeling like the long, dark tea-time of the soul? The early autumn blues got you counting angels dancing on the head of a...

  • Primary Pains

    To paraphrase a line from the classic Star Trek episode, ''The Trouble with Tribbles,'' one little robocall is not dangerous! Unfortunately, of course, we were...

  • Back on the Saddle

    At first I thought it was old-fashioned joking around: I agreed that next July, I would ride a bicycle across the state of Iowa --...

  • Old Dominion to Get a Mister

    Yes, Virginia, you do have a leather contest. The inaugural Mr. Old Dominion Leather contest, a ''feeder'' event for January's Mr. Mid-Atlantic Leather (MAL) competition...

  • HRC vs. MAM

    So many parties, so little time. It's a view easily taken by revelers this fall as two mainstays of the gay social calendar -- the...

  • Sidewalk Stories

    Trio restaurant is a venerable Dupont Circle institution, in some ways, perhaps, even more important to the neighborhood than the namesake fountain. From its corner...

  • The Tiers Have Eyes

    It's always a good sign when audience members exclaim both ''Hideous!'' and ''Wonderful!'' as the lights come up at intermission. It means something has stirred...

  • Unsolved Misery

    Vilmos Zsigmond, cinematographer. Dante Ferretti, production designer. Mark Isham, composer. Hilary Swank, actress. These are not film industry names normally associated with cinematic belly flops....

  • It's Alive!

    Of all the classic horror stories, from dark and gothic to gruesome and bizarre, perhaps no one tale has survived more incarnations than Mary Shelley's...

  • Dear Mr. President

    In early 2004, President Bush was steadfastly employing his bully pulpit to promote a constitutional amendment prohibiting the possibility of same-sex couples from marrying. It...

  • Sonic Enjoyment

    It launches with a feverish 40-second bang of orchestra and chorus, but Crazy Itch Radio's ''Intro'' track only hints at the all-out aural assault yet...

  • Soundwaves

    BEST OF MOBY'S SCHTICK... ''I kind of wanted it to sound like ABBA meets the Pet Shop Boys.'' Can you imagine Moby creating such delightful...

  • Environs

    SIMPLY DAZZLING -- This Columbia Heights junior 1 BR packs a lot into a small space. Bold colors, whimsical touches and easy comfort make this...

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