News + Politics
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Fun in the Sun
One day in early June, I was sitting on one of the West Side piers, and summer felt like a conductor's hands poised in mid-air...
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Rating the Runners
When imagining the workings of a political machine in the heart of Washington, D.C., one might conjure intrigue, power plays and ruthlessness. Instead, picture a...
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UPDATE: Arrest in R Street Murder
Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police announced Thursday evening that Kurt Williams, 19, has been charged with one count of felony murder while armed, in conjunction with...
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Blind Ambition
I have this theory, and the theory is that people can be divided into two distinct groups: Those who are successful by the time they...
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Wheels in Motion
It's like an amusement park for yuppies, and we're on a ride that's bound to induce nausea. There are so many choices, so many shiny...
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Step Back from Stead Park
As a longtime Dupont Circle resident with a view of Stead Park from my living room, I would probably be a regular visitor to a...
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Greener Pastures
While most states have chosen to brand themselves, through their license plates, with innocuous mottos like ''Famous Potatoes,'' New Hampshire has selected the arguably more...
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The Accidental Flirt
We met at the bus stop. I don't know his name; it didn't come up. He asked me a question about bus fares and I...
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Passion Play
The passionate op/ed by Graham N. Murphy is a heartfelt and jarring thing. His sagacity of the facts is impressive. I...
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From 'Coverboy' to Cover Story
Even a little PG-rated beefcake can be political ammo in Washington, D.C. Just ask Jonathan Tolman, a star of Metro Weekly's ''Coverboy Confidential'' feature in...
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Losing Our Morality
I never expected the Human Rights Campaign to endorse George W. Bush in the upcoming presidential election. I would also be the first one protesting...
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Friends and Relations
During a recent fundraiser for a local charity at the home of two friends in a long-term lesbian relationship, I found myself concentrating very little...
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Underground Railroad
I don't want to take a shuttle bus anywhere, those shortish buslettes with the cryptic destinations in the marquee window at the front (''Terminal,'' ''North...
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Nowhere Fast
Every day in America, on some dogwood-lined street beneath wistful cirrus clouds and past independent bookstores and cafes, without a hint of cynicism or irony,...
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Mighty Christian
Some Mormons recently dropped by my friend Lindsay's apartment to evangelize. ''Hi, we're from the Church of Latter-Day Saints. You may remember us from our...
