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  • Tsunami Spares Gay Enclave

    By on January 5, 2005

    On Dec. 26, 2003, an earthquake in Bam, Iran, killed nearly 30,000 people. A year later to the day, history made a terrifying encore with...

  • New Year, New You

    By on January 5, 2005

    The holiday debt has racked up and the Christmas cookies have morphed into another inch for your waist size. The madness, however, wrapped itself up...

  • Soundwaves

    By on January 5, 2005

    DIVAS TO DANCE IN 2005... The coming year looks to be shaping up -- if you can believe it, and dare we jinx it --...

  • Solo Style

    By on January 5, 2005

    Pop on top: Stefani Is Gwen Stefani the new Madonna or the new Cyndi Lauper? The question arises on the occasion of Stefani's marvelous debut...

  • The Best and Worst Films of 2004

    By on January 5, 2005

    The year 2004 was both an encouraging and discouraging one for movies. On the bright side, we had several films that put the script ahead...

  • Scene 2004

    By on December 29, 2004

    Scene 2004: The Year in Pictures More than 5700 Photos of D.C.'s GLBT Community over the past 12 months

  • Looking Sharp

    By on December 22, 2004

    Pontiac occupies an odd automotive niche at General Motors between Chevrolet, which for the most part makes some affordable and interesting cars alongside the brand-showcase...

  • A Gift of Harmony

    By on December 22, 2004

    In honor of the season of peace and harmony, I'm giving readers -- at least, those readers who have a partner -- the gift of...

  • Baker Bids Clinic Farewell

    By on December 22, 2004

    After five years at the helm, Cornelius Baker is stepping down as the head of Whitman-Walker Clinic. The Dec. 15 announcement comes not long after...

  • Broken English

    By on December 22, 2004

    There are those who might say ''Even a bad film made by James L. Brooks is better than a good film made by another, lesser...

  • The Best and Worst Music of 2004

    By on December 22, 2004

    Even with all the talk of love and marriage, 2004 proved that pop music and politics don't go together like a horse and carriage. No...

  • Soundwaves

    By on December 22, 2004

    JUNIOR'S JUNIOR, ED BAILEY... Did you know our own Ed Bailey, the promoter of (and sometime DJ at) VelvetNation, will open New Year's Eve for...

  • The Best and Worst of DC's Theatre 2004

    By on December 22, 2004

    Before we dole out the accolades for superlative -- and abysmal -- dramatic achievements, it's important to acknowledge a year that has ushered in such...

  • Artfully Threaded

    By on December 22, 2004

    ''It's the first time I've designed this period,'' says costume designer Fabio Toblini on Ford's Theatre's holiday mainstay, A Christmas Carol. ''I did Victorian shows...

  • 2004: The Year in Review

    By on December 22, 2004

    We had the strangest dream about 2004. Everything was carefree and gay, and the good fairies had done away with sodomy laws and we were...

  • You Shouldn't Have

    By on December 15, 2004

    A billionaire talk show host had a psychotic episode on national television, and then everyone got Pontiacs. ''Everybody gets a car! Everybody gets a car!''...

  • Challenging Principals

    By on December 15, 2004

    Minors may not be allowed to vote, but that certainly doesn't allow them to live outside politics. According to a Dec. 9 press release issued...

  • Modern Marvel

    By on December 15, 2004

    How do you know when you're having a good time at the theatre? You're smiling ear to ear, from curtain rise to curtain fall, check....

  • Dickie's Girl

    By on December 15, 2004

    In the late '90s, Dick Scanlan's boyfriend passed away, leaving him a summer home in the South Hamptons. The house had lousy television reception but,...

  • Need for Speed

    By on December 15, 2004

    One of the hidden truths about writing reviews, be they about cars or movies or architecture, is that the most difficult things to write about...