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  • Garden Variety

    By on April 7, 2004

    In the beginning, there was Stephen Schwartz. In the 1970s he created the bright and bubbly musicals Pippin and Godspell. In the 1990s he wrote...

  • Let Me Tell You

    By on April 7, 2004

    In the middle of one of my self-help meetings -- recently I've been helping myself to a lot of personal growth -- a woman related...

  • Quest for Fame

    By on April 7, 2004

    ''I started out as a queer comic -- still am. But then I started doing one-person shows. And they got attention and it raised my...

  • Greek Chronicle

    By on April 7, 2004

    Yiannis Elia was a budding D.C. remixer four years ago when he got a call from Junior Vasquez. '''Listen to them, they're screaming, the whole...

  • Truly Yours

    By on April 7, 2004

    Dear Lena, Oh wise and wonderful knower of all things, I have a dilemma and was wondering if you could bless me with your counsel....

  • Hearsay

    By on April 7, 2004

    Apex for Passover, Velvet for Palm... Get well wishes and kisses for Eddie... JR.'s braces for bonnets... Last weekend, Hearsay danced its proverbial kiester off...

  • Shlock Art

    By on April 7, 2004

    What do we learn while watching Games People Play: New York, director James Ronald Whitney's ''reality series pilot '' cum feature film? That fame whores...

  • Pin-Up Pop

    By on April 7, 2004

    Pop musicland is a desert. It's nearly barren of openly gay male solo stars. Ari Gold is one of at least two gay pin-up boys...

  • Pure Porsche

    By on April 7, 2004

    Do you find yourself looking longingly at those tantalizingly styled Porsche Boxster convertibles prowling the streets of D.C.? Convinced yourself that you can't justify --...

  • Going Topless

    By on April 7, 2004

    With temperatures finally going up, it's time to start taking the tops down. What better way to enjoy the new blooms and leaves of spring...

  • Environs

    By on April 7, 2004

    Matchstick memories abound in this 2 BR, 2 BA apartment in the ever-popular Dupont Circle neighborhood. Comes fully equipped with space to sit and talk...

  • D.C. Gay Men for Dinner (DCGMD)

    By on March 31, 2004

    D.C. Gay Men for Dinner at a recent outing Mission: Providing an alternative to the bar scene where single men can meet. Founded: 2000 Members:...

  • Olympia's Spirit

    By on March 31, 2004

    Ask Olympia Dukakis if she's as strong a woman as the characters she typically plays in the movies, and the Oscar-winning actress cocks her head...

  • Parental Guidance

    By on March 31, 2004

    Many opponents of gay marriage do so on the grounds that marriage exists primarily for raising children, and that gay couples cannot satisfy this purpose....

  • Mayor with a Mission

    By on March 31, 2004

    Gavin Newsom has the crowd in the palm of his hand, telling them the story of how San Francisco became the first major city in...

  • Natural Borin' Killers

    By on March 31, 2004

    I can think of no good reason to recommend that you buy a ticket to see the Coen brothers remake of The Ladykillers. Unless, of...

  • Mais Non, Manon!

    By on March 31, 2004

    Two subtle re-alignments greet this season's returning opera-goers: The Washington Opera is now called the Washington National Opera and the Kennedy Center Opera House has...

  • Merry Mourning

    By on March 31, 2004

    William Finn has known some pretty eclectic characters in his lifetime, and the prominent composer/lyricist writes about their lives -- not the circumstances of their...

  • Sparkling Smiles

    By on March 31, 2004

    The advertising promises are everywhere -- a whiter smile can bring you that perfect partner, land you the perfect job, make your life better than...

  • Fantastical Voyage

    By on March 31, 2004

    In the same whimsical, refreshing style that made Ally McBeal such a treat for millions of viewers, the Fox network has created its spiritual heir,...