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  • Checks and Balances

    By on November 17, 2004

    Your check is no longer in the mail. For time immortal, check writers have taken advantage of what's known as the ''float.'' The float refers...

  • No Cherry on Top

    By on November 17, 2004

    Four gay and lesbian community groups that were the designated beneficiaries for last spring's Cherry 9 circuit party will not be receiving any Cherry donations...

  • Living Dolls

    By on November 17, 2004

    If they make it past three or more films, horror movie icons typically make the leap from terror to comedy. It's not always the best...

  • Triumphant Trio

    By on November 17, 2004

    Here's a little secret: if ever there's a time to bum rush a box office, it's now. Get tickets while you still can to Aaron...

  • Home Movies

    By on November 17, 2004

    A pale, dark-haired boy of about 13 approaches Jonathan Caouette in the lobby of the Landmark E Street Cinemas. He is visibly overwhelmed, barely able...

  • Big Blowoff

    By on November 17, 2004

    Punk rock icon Bob Mould had never DJed at a club before. But his curiosity was piqued when he noticed a top-of-the-line DJ rig collecting...

  • Soundwaves

    By on November 17, 2004

    A DANCE BAND RISES… Way Out West is a dance music band. Think about how strange that concept is. And refreshing. You see, Way Out...

  • Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance (GLAA)

    By on November 10, 2004

    Members of the Gay and Lesbian Activist Alliance ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION: Founded in 1971, GLAA is a local, all-volunteer, non-partisan, non-profit political organization of approximately 150...

  • Mondo Volvo

    By on November 10, 2004

    Let me take a moment to get something off my chest. I'm tired of silver cars. The color -- actually more of a shade or...

  • Expo Absent

    By on November 10, 2004

    Since the spring of 2001, gay Washingtonians have been greeted by more than cherry blossoms. That's when the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Expo comes...

  • A Far Cry

    By on November 10, 2004

    Among the tears shed this Election Day were those of my friend Gerrit, who is five and who really hoped with all of his heart...

  • Gay-N-C

    By on November 10, 2004

    With the city's heavily Democratic majority among registered voters, presidential races may not be much of a contest in the District of Columbia. Nonpartisan advisory...

  • Pink People Feeling Blue

    By on November 10, 2004

    It's fair to say that America is polarized. The 2004 election helped quantify the division, with 51 percent on the right, 48 percent on the...

  • Brother Bears

    By on November 10, 2004

    With cold weather quickly taking hold and banishing any lingering thoughts of summer, it's becoming the time of year when nature prepares for the coming...

  • California Dreamin'

    By on November 10, 2004

    ''The world doesn't what I have to say,'' grumbles Miles Raymond. ''I'm so insignificant. Half of my life is over and I have nothing...

  • Blue-State Pop-Punk

    By on November 10, 2004

    As bruising as the 2004 election was to gay Americans, it's no time to grin and bare it, or to flee. Listen to your inner...

  • Another Sunday

    By on November 10, 2004

    Boy, oh boy does it sound promising on paper: the world premiere of a new musical from Michael John LaChiusa and playwright John Strand, directed...

  • Roots

    By on November 10, 2004

    You've heard about it, you've wondered about it, you may even have fantasized about it. But will it be tough on the backside? Come on,...

  • Hearsay

    By on November 10, 2004

    Taint nothing like the real thing, baby... Amateurs ultimately rule the night at Wet... What Hearsay wants of Cookie... Last Sunday, Hearsay stepped quietly into...

  • Hooray for Jaleo

    By on November 10, 2004

    With the craze for tapas showing no sign of letting up, Washingtonians have a particularly good venue for enjoying it. I'm always glad to return...