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  • Pomp and Circumstance

    By on August 28, 2002

    Grooms with a View: Dan and Gregg. (Photo courtesy of Bravo) As far as guilty pleasures go, mine don't get much guiltier than The Disney...

  • It's the Heat. And the Stupidity.

    By on August 21, 2002

    It's hot, and I'm stupid. I wanted to use some big words to tell you this, but they all seem to be lost in the...

  • Broadway Beauty

    By on August 21, 2002

    Big Mama: Fierstein      Well, praise the gods of Broadway. The fantastic buzz on Hairspray, the latest musical to hit the boards on the Great...

  • Soundwaves

    By on August 21, 2002

    Hex Hector Remixology Ultra Records DJ Encore DJ Encore Presents Ultra.Dance 02 Ultra Records During a live DJ performance, Hex Hector tends toward familiar songs,...

  • And Now, Your Local Forecast

    By on August 21, 2002

    For infotainment at its best, you can't beat your local TV news affiliate. Unlike the national broadcast, delivered with an icy sense of professionalism, the...

  • Melting Point

    By on August 21, 2002

    Like any Washingtonian worth his salt, I loathe tourists, especially in August. Nothing amplifies late summer misery like encountering a gaggle of out-of-towners standing to...

  • Auntie Establishment

    By on August 21, 2002

         The performance hall in my hometown is smaller than I remember it, but most things back there are. It's been at least 10 years...

  • Tony Curtis

    By on August 21, 2002

    Tony Curtis ''I'm telling you'' -- Tony Curtis's Brooklyn accent is as thick and redolent and comforting as a slice of New York pizza with...

  • Double Down

    By on August 21, 2002

    The twin lesbians from Canada have some interesting angles -- they're twins, they're lesbians, they're Canadian. Unfortunately, If It Was You (Vapor), a mishmash of...

  • Truly Yours

    By on August 21, 2002

    Dear Lena, I am a new girl on the Drag horizon, and my friends say I should wear more make-up and hair. I feel my...

  • Living in Cyn

    By on August 14, 2002

    Cyndi Lauper is turning fifty years old. Now let's think about this for a moment, because her effect on you when she entered your life...

  • Diesel Engine

    By on August 14, 2002

    A star is shorn: Diesel      We have, I suppose, Steven Spielberg to thank for the recent booming career of Vin Diesel. Had the director...

  • Soundwaves

    By on August 14, 2002

    Marc Anthony Mended Columbia Paulina Rubio Border Girl Universal A border girl won't get very far el norte by emulating Mariah Carey. Fortunately, Paulina ''Golden...

  • Wet-n-Wild

    By on August 14, 2002

    Washington Wetskins      Take some basketball, mix in dashes of soccer and football, then flood the playing field with water until it's too deep to...

  • Lustrously Independent

    By on August 14, 2002

    The first shot of Luster, which plays this Friday, August 16 as part of the Reel Affirmations Xtra series, depicts a mass of artfully entwined...

  • Well-Deserved Break

    By on August 7, 2002

    Beth Orton Not that it matters, but Beth Orton is huge. Six feet tall, to be exact. Being tall may have bolstered Uma Thurman's career...

  • Final Examination

    By on August 7, 2002

    Little Lady: Blair Brown as Desiree (Photo by Joan Marcus)      Settle down, class. Our summer session in Sondheim analysis isn't over just yet. But...

  • Icy Terrain

    By on August 7, 2002

    Photography by Michael Wichita Write what you know. It's the sage advice all aspiring novelists hear, and Brian Malloy took it to heart when creating...

  • Truly Yours

    By on August 7, 2002

    Dear Lena, I have a roommate and she's a slob. I'm not a ''Neat Freak,'' but I get tired of doing her dirty dishes left...

  • Women's Work

    By on July 31, 2002

    Let's say you're in Portland, Oregon. You're on tour, packing it in after each gig and schlepping it to the next town where your audience...