Metro Weekly

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  • Picture Yourself

    By on February 3, 2010

    You may recall the following scene from Sex and the City when it was still just a TV show. Samantha wants to capture her good...

  • HRC Action Center & Store

    By on January 21, 2010

    Advocating for equal rights can be a part of your everyday routine with the help of items sold at the Human Rights Campaign's Action Center...

  • Fitness: Work-Out Wisdom

    By on January 21, 2010

    January is a hot time for gyms, as well it should be. Among the dozen most popular New Year's resolutions compiled by the U.S. government...

  • Rating Rubbers

    By on January 14, 2010

    Rubber. Love glove. Sheath. Condom. Whatever you call it, the reliable prophylactic is arguably the simplest tool in the human-sexuality toolbox. For hundreds of years,...

  • Delicious Deals

    By on January 7, 2010

    ''It's become...somewhat of a cult.'' Lynne Breaux is referring to next week's Restaurant Week promotion. ''There are some offices, for instance, that get together and...

  • Buying in Bulk

    By on December 17, 2009

    Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa or Solstice -- or you're simply a guest at a nondenominational holiday party -- it's the season to give...

  • RCKNDY

    By on December 16, 2009

    The first thing you need to know about RCKNDY is that the name is pronounced ''rock candy.'' With that out of the way, owner David...

  • Dutch Treat

    By on December 2, 2009

    When you close your eyes at work for a wee respite of daydreaming this season, chances are you're more likely to envision yourself soaking up...

  • Merry Markets

    By on November 26, 2009

    It's the season of giving, and for those who survive ''Black Friday'' -- notoriously the busiest shopping day of the year -- it remains the...

  • Holiday Housing

    By on November 18, 2009

    With Thanksgiving and the winter holidays upon us, it's time for many to travel over the river and through the woods. And for those with...

  • Powder Power

    By on November 11, 2009

    Chadwick Cipiti is an addict, trapped by the relentless grip of that wicked white powder... snow. ''I started skiing at the same time I started...

  • Sofa, So Good!

    By on November 4, 2009

    Some would argue that languages say so much about the cultures that create them. For example, the lore that the indigenous people of the northern...

  • Thanksgiving, Easy as Pie

    By on October 28, 2009

    Few people hate Thanksgiving, but plenty see it as daunting. It's one thing to get a few days off from work and either go out...

  • Domestic Dollars

    By on October 21, 2009

    In the mainstream, the milestones are more easily recognizable. Boy meets girl. Often, cohabitation follows. An engagement -- or accidental pregnancy -- may follow or...

  • Seasonal Shift

    By on October 7, 2009

    Just because winter is approaching does not mean you have to get SAD – Seasonal Affective Disorder. And with swimsuit season long gone, if you've...