Metro Weekly

Life + Leisure

  • Gardasil Gambit

    Visit Gardasil's official Web site, and unless you are female, you probably won't find much appeal in the opening page featuring a group of women...

  • Old and New Nashville

    Nashville (Photo by Gary Layda) If any city truly has a soul, it would be Nashville, Tennessee's capital. While a notch on the country's ''Bible...

  • Spring Ahead

    Fall is officially upon us. And even though you might be dreading the inevitable piles of leaves that will soon decorate your garden, there's no...

  • The Goldilocks Solution

    Around the time enormous SUVs began to inspire more than a twinge of guilt in many of their owners and gas prices caused a steady...

  • Nearly Free Wheelin'

    Ten years ago, bicycling commuters weren't the most common morning sight on 16th Street NW. Things change. ''Now you will see several riders going down...

  • Sharp Edges

    My experience with the Mitsubishi Lancer goes way back. That is, if you're counting hours logged playing Gran Turismo on the PlayStation, where tricked out...

  • Museums as Merchants

    We've got the monuments, the memorials, the cherry blossoms and opportunities to catch your favorite politeratti in embarrassing situations. But two stalwarts of any good...

  • The Weekend Wake-Up

    Ever since that infamous 2002 episode of The Simpsons parodied the GLBT community with a pride parade that included a float serving as homage to...

  • Vanquishing Viruses

    There's no easy way to tell that while you were having cyber sex with DpntGayMsl, your computer caught something nasty, whether it's a virus or...

  • Center of Attention

    Consider the platypus. At the front, you have a duck's broad bill. At the rear, a beaver's hairy body. It's one of nature's most interesting...

  • Electric Company

    In a time of four-dollar-a-gallon gas, nothing primes the pump of personal satisfaction quite like driving a hybrid. You can sigh with self-important relief as...

  • From the Top

    When John Flowers and his partner, David Muller, bought a small row house near Dupont Circle, the roof was one of the first projects they...

  • Good Taste

    The Halo experience, always one of lounge-cool relaxation, has since mid June added to that ambience with a hint of sommelier sophistication. With the help...

  • Time for Toronto

    Bruce Bell loves Toronto. Gay historian and self-described tour guide extraordinaire, Bell can talk endlessly about his city's rich diversity, stunning architecture and eclectic neighborhoods....

  • Pretty Ugly

    It takes a certain kind of style to make ugly an asset, a style generally limited to small dogs and Subarus. Toyota's (supposedly) youth-targeted brand...