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Striking Discord
Scott Fortier as The Son. (Photo by Fredde Lieberman) ''A work of art dealing with the night, especially a dreamy, pensive composition for the...
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Fifth and Counting
Counting Crows Gotta love it. As the rest of us suffer because of our intrinsic fears of commitment, Adam Duritz is making millions off of...
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Soundwaves
DJ Spooky Optometry Thirsty Ear The Blue Series Continuum was launched on the theory that throwing together groups of mismatched musicians would have the Odd...
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Soundwaves
Various ArtistsThis Is Ultimate DanceJ Records Various ArtistsThis Is Ultimate DanceJ Records Remember Ultimate Dance Party? Arista Records produced the popular, short-lived album series of...
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Infestation
Taking a bite out of crime: Overton and big-ass spider. A few weeks ago on the American Movie Classics cable network I caught a...
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Powerful Project
Multiple personalities: The Laramie Project cast. (Photo by Stan Barouh) Theatre as documentary. As investigation. As memorial. As catharsis. As condemnation. As redemption. ...
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Stirring Passion
The 1994 musical Passion is an exquisite examination of romantic desire turned into destructive obsession, and it's replete with some of composer Stephen Sondheim's most...
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Jailhouse Rock
Martha, Martha, Martha: Stewart Goes Quiet I remember compiling my first collection of melodies like it was yesterday. Since there were no cassette tapes back...
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State of Freedom
You get the feeling that Blake Humphreys can't help but look enthusiastic. There's the sparkle in the eye, the impression of constant forward movement, the...
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Renegades Rugby
Washington Renegades (Photo by Michael Wichita) Just watching a Washington Renegades rugby practice from the sidelines, one starts to feel gripped by the passion on...
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Future Tense
Photos by Michael Wichita and Jonathan Padget We consider ourselves a pretty modern, no nonsense society when it comes to forward-thinking. Low-tar cigarettes, tap lights,...
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Mob Mentality
Destined for Greatness: Hanks “What subject did you like in school?” Michael Sullivan (Tom Hanks) asks his son, Michael, Jr. (Tyler Hoechlin). “Bible history,”...
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Freaks and Greeks
In the annals of science fiction, our planet has been attacked by, among other things, Crab Monsters, Giant Leeches, Killer Tomatoes, Eye Creatures, Mushroom People,...
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Great Timing
Three's Company: Esparza, Hayden and Shor (photo Joan Marcus) A story with a happy ending, but it has to be told in reverse chronological...
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Royal Disapointment
Elton John is no Andrew Lloyd Webber. Now, that can be taken as criticism or compliment, but it's an unavoidable comparison when composer John's name...
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Less Filling
I have to wonder if the praise the Broadway musical adaptation of the British film The Full Monty has earned is really about critics and...
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Abstract Arto
Arto Lindsay Hey Jill, tell me if you've ever experienced this problem. You want to be an edgy, artsy hipster, but no matter how you...
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Gay Whirled
Thousands of fun-loving, thrill-seeking gays and lesbians came out last Saturday, July 13, 2002, for the annual Brother Help Thyself-sponsored Gay and Lesbian Day at...
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Soundwaves
AnastaciaFreak of NatureEpic Julian MarshParty Groove: PrideCentaur Divas are the bread and butter of the gay clubgoing experience. But sometimes the bread is stale and...
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Rear View Mirror
Familiar Territory: Rauscher and Dolliver with Karen Shotts. Let us consider the art of imitation. More specifically, the ''art'' of imitating beloved...
