Very Much Alive: Those cheering Rep. Frank's departure may be in for a surprise
Opinion: Rep. Barney Frank's announcement that he would not seek a 17th congressional term came just as former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was rising in the Republican presidential polls. Fate showed...
View ArticleRed and Circuses: The farcical Republican presidential campaigns shouldn't...
Opinion: One of the more amusing sidelines in the ongoing quest for the Republican presidential nomination has been watching the blogs and media run out of circus metaphors to describe it. There's only...
View ArticleConcert Review: Tori Amos: With her Night of Hunters tour, Tori Amos puts on...
Music: Tori Amos's left hand had to know exactly what her right hand was doing at her concert at DAR Constitution Hall on Monday, Dec. 5. For a few measures of a few songs, the gorgeously frocked Amos...
View ArticleHow do you feel about Salvation Army workers?: Take our poll and then enter...
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View ArticleWho do you think won 2011 Coverboy of the Year?: Come back on Thursday to see...
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View ArticleCoverboy of the Year 2011 - Preview (video): Your top 3 choices from our...
Video: Who do you think won -- Moises, Kory or Tyler? Take our poll, and then find out on Thursday, Dec. 15 // ...more
View ArticleCoverboy: Richie: A 20-year-old Cambodian native who likes French food,...
Coverboy Interview: When Richie was born, peace had finally come to his native Cambodia after years of civil war, genocide and invasion. But his family – with their mix of French and Cherokee – was...
View ArticleAn Outing Or Not: GOProud's attack on Rick Perry's pollster led Andrew...
News: [UPDATE:Â Barron Out As GOProud Board Chair, Former CPAC Director De Pasquale Steps In] Texas Gov. Rick Perry's ''Strong'' presidential primary advertisement, which has more than 664,000...
View ArticleHoroscope: December 15-21, 2011
Horoscope: Heavenly Round-Up: You can't help it: You're looking ahead even as the past tugs at your shirttails. You're focused on the yet-to-be – though that which has already passed demands your full...
View ArticleLaw and Stagecraft: Ken Ludwig is a D.C. lawyer turned famous playwright
Stage: Ken Ludwig considers practicing law the equivalent of waiting tables. ''Most actors,'' he says, ''would not want to be identified as, 'Oh, wait a second, you had another career first. You were a...
View ArticleComedy Accompli: ''Spoiler Alert'' is an evening of educated, inventive,...
Stage: A little edgy, a little existential and a lot funny, Second City's Spoiler Alert: Everybody Dies, is a high-energy riff on the idea, more or less, that we are all fated to the lives we wind up...
View ArticleBig Hair: Forget ''Hairspray's'' casting stunt, it's the supporting cast that...
Stage: After six years on Broadway, national tours and a splashy big-screen adaptation, how much charm could be left in the Charm City of the musical Hairspray? More than you might expect in...
View ArticleHoliday Hilarity: Michael Stebbins gives the gift of Sedaris satire
Stage: ''Right out of high school, I wore a lot of orange spandex and spangles,'' says Michael Stebbins, laughing at the memory. The actor, who grew up in Wisconsin, got his start in show business...
View ArticleEver Greene: Actress Ellen Greene reveals why she is such a strong supporter...
Stage: Stage and screen actress Ellen Greene has long lived with a secret. She's even written a poem about it. ''They said don't let anyone know; It will cause disgrace,'' Greene reads a couplet from...
View ArticleA Diva DVD Christmas: Chances are your favorite diva has got a concert DVD to...
Music: Who's your favorite pop diva? Well, as long as it's not Madonna or Robyn or Rihanna -- or, God help you, Ke$ha -- chances are, she's got a concert DVD she's trying to sell you as a perfect...
View ArticleGay Wonderland: Joey-O launches a new gay party at Wonderland Ballroom in...
Clublife: ''The name just kind of rolls off your tongue,'' says Joey-O with a laugh. ''It almost sounds like a cheerleader -- 'Go gay go!''' Instead of cheerleaders, though, the hosts at Joey-O's new...
View ArticleJenkins-Miller Custody Fight Continues: Man accused of helping ''ex-gay''...
News: A Virginia man who allegedly helped a woman escape the U.S. with her daughter in order to avoid giving custody of the girl to her former female partner surrendered to law enforcement Oct. 6, as...
View ArticleHRC Releases 2012 CEI: Local businesses earn perfect scores on latest...
News: In the D.C. area, LGBT-friendly corporate practices aren't just a sop to appease a special interest group. Rather, local businesses say it's a bargaining chip that helps them recruit and retain...
View ArticleMaking a Clean Break: Divorce bill would grant same-sex couples married in...
News: Despite a controversial walk-up to the passage of D.C. marriage equality in 2009, a recently introduced bill before the City Council that would permit same-sex spouses who were married in the...
View ArticleXmas Column: Christmas is nice, but holidays are better
Opinion: The American Family Association is mad at Banana Republic. They're also mad at Family Dollar and Radio Shack and a handful of others. Seems these companies are in the AFA woodshed for not...
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