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  • Everyday Terror

    By on September 17, 2003

    On the second anniversary of the September 11th attacks I thought about the kinds of ''domestic'' terrorism that America has chosen to ignore for so...

  • Tactile Impressions

    By on September 17, 2003

    ''He might be the best-known artist no one knows, '' David C. Levy, Director of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, says of J. Seward Johnson,...

  • Eyes on the Prize

    By on September 17, 2003

    That giant sucking sound you'll be hearing this Sunday night will be the TV industry planting a big fat French kiss on HBO. And that...

  • Mucho Mexico

    By on September 17, 2003

    ''Are you a Mexi-CAN or a Mexi-CAN'T? '' a blue-spectacled, quirky fellow named Sands (Johnny Depp) asks a hired henchman near the start of Once...

  • Three's Company

    By on September 17, 2003

    From the moment that a bouncing young man knocks on the front door of a rural Canadian farmhouse and steps into the lives of two...

  • Soundwaves

    By on September 17, 2003

    CREATING A NEW BUZZ… DC nightlife watchers were abuzz last week over the return of Buzz to Nation after a yearlong exile in Baltimore. Buzzlife...

  • Color Me Now

    By on September 17, 2003

    Raven's Rage, Wine Tasting, maybe Hot Amber? In the world of wall paint ''Red'' simply doesn't describe a whole lot. With paint for every shade...

  • Small Plates, Big Tastes

    By on September 17, 2003

    Photography by Todd Franson Everywhere you look these days restaurants are increasingly emphasizing small portions, either as a reflection of cultural preferences or as a...

  • Northern Exposure

    By on September 17, 2003

    The trouble, of course, with the recent burst of gay and lesbian characters on American TV is that they become the immediate targets of self-appointed...

  • Books Preview

    By on September 10, 2003

    As always, the bookstores promise to overflow this fall with books galore, offering a respite from the terrifying reign of the beach books. Well, perhaps...

  • Art Preview

    By on September 10, 2003

    Arthur M. Sackler Gallery 1050 Independence Ave SW 202-357-2700 www.asia.si.edu Himalayas: An Aesthetic Adventure -- The first major exhibition to survey the artistic traditions of...

  • Dance Preview

    By on September 10, 2003

    CLARICE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER University of Maryland College Park 301-405-ARTS www.claricesmithcenter.umd.edu FOOTWORKS PERCUSSIVE DANCE ENSEMBLE and STEP AFRIKA! -- Two locally-based groups present Soulmates, exploring...

  • Film Preview

    By on September 10, 2003

    SEPTEMBER HIGHLIGHTS CABIN FEVER -- A flesh-eating virus devours a group of campers in this eagerly awaited horror flick from director Eli Roth. Talk about...

  • Classical Music Preview

    By on September 10, 2003

    The Barns of Wolf Trap Vienna, Va. 703-218-6500 www.wolftrap.org Jim Brickman -- The popular romantic singer returns for an intimate engagement (10/22 & 10/23)… Karla...

  • Pop and Dance Music Preview

    By on September 10, 2003

    September Highlights 9/16: Aretha Franklin releases her first album in five years today, So Damn Happy (Arista). The title sounds a bit forced, and her...

  • Stage Preview

    By on September 10, 2003

    ACTORS' THEATRE OF WASHINGTON 1835 14th Street NW www.atwdc.org LILIES -- Jeffrey Johnson directs this compelling gay romantic drama set in a boy's school in...

  • Professing Love

    By on September 10, 2003

    Once every few months, or so it seemed, I would find myself in my college adviser's office, telling him how, really, it would make so...

  • RAVE On

    By on September 10, 2003

    Photographs by Todd Franson ''Power to the People Who Party!'' was the battle cry on Saturday at Upper Senate Park as approximately 2,000 people gathered...

  • Environs

    By on September 10, 2003

    Shake what your momma gave ya! 1 BR, 2 BA condo loft in Adams Morgan with open spaces perfect for unwinding, relaxing, and filling with...

  • Mixed Memories

    By on September 10, 2003

    Had she not perished forty years ago in a plane crash, legendary country singer Patsy Cline would have been 71 this week. At the time...