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Destiny's Child
From the first glimpse of the diminutive Owen Meany, a boy with oversized ears and screaming blond hair, we know he's more than a little...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 --...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
