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Gilgamesh Follies: Constellation's latest epic is only worth it for the...
Stage: Right now, there's a work of art gracing the stage at the Source on 14th Street. And I don't mean Gilgamesh, the fantastical show created around Yusef Komunyakaa's flowery prose poetry. Well,...
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Arid and Overwhelming: This Palm Springs play needs both far less and much more
Stage: It's always a little disconcerting when you don't get what all the fuss is all about. A case in point, Jon Robin Baitz's Other Desert Cities is an award-winner with a successful Broadway run,...
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All for One: Synetic's Musketeers dazzles with storytelling that is not...
Stage: Though the urge to wax lyrical is almost overpowering (and follows below), let's cut to the chase: Synetic's The Three Musketeers is a joyously accessible adaptation of Alexandre Dumas's classic...
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Coverboy: Jared: Active artist
Coverboy Interview: Staying active is at the top of the agenda for 27-year-old Jared. Originally from Hampton Roads, Va., Jared kicked his way through college on a soccer scholarship. Today, working as...
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The Search Must Continue: Halted HIV-vaccine trial may be a setback, but it's...
Opinion: As HIV-vaccine trial participants, we grow accustomed to the routine blood draws, interacting with study staff and taking our computer-assisted interviews that catalog our risks. And, of...
View ArticleHow To Be Gay: In which Bret Easton Ellis is totally correct to defend his...
Opinion: I've been many different gay men over the course of my life. Like most of us, I started off as the closeted gay man who sometimes overcompensated with my behavior so I wouldn't appear...
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Star Trek Returns: J.J. Abrams's latest has plenty of bang, but also...
Film: Star Trek: Into Darkness What does it mean to make a Star Trek movie? Director J.J. Abrams skirted this question when he brought the U.S.S. Enterprise back to life four years ago, plotting a new...
View ArticleLGBT Groups Slam Gov. McDonnell on ''Virginia Adopts'': New campaign for...
News: LGBT groups are crying foul after Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) launched a campaign Friday aimed at finding homes for a thousand of the nearly 4,000 children in Virginia's foster care system. The Family...
View ArticleMetro Weekly's 2013 Next Generation Awards (video): Sean Bugg introduces...
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View ArticleVirginia GOP Chooses Cuccinelli-Jackson-Obenshain Ticket: Republican picks...
News: Nearly 8,000 Virginia Republican officeholders and activists gathered Saturday at the Greater Richmond Convention Center to select the party's candidates for governor, lieutenant governor and...
View ArticleEbbin and Others Denounce Virginia GOP Ticket: Senator joined by Equality...
News: Two Democratic legislators and the head of a nonprofit organization advocating for LGBT rights in Virginia held a press call Tuesday to condemn the anti-LGBT records and rhetoric used by the...
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Schedule of official events: DC Black Pride 2013
Black Pride Guide: Friday, May 24 Washington, D.C., HIPAA Launch Event''Information Is Powerful Medicine''Whitman-Walker HealthElizabeth Taylor Medical Center1701 14th St. NW10-11 a.m. Hospitality...
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ACTing Out: African-American Collective Theater presents its 15th DC Black...
Black Pride Guide: With all the events that make up the DC Black Pride weekend, quite a few people – from workshop coordinators to town hall facilitators to speed-dating overseers – will have that...
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Ready, Set, Activism: DC Black Pride screens five films shining a light on...
Black Pride Guide: Amir Dixon wasn't sure how willing some young black gay men would be to go on record about the struggles they face. But once Dixon established a rapport and a safe space, ''people...
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Pastor No More: Larry Burks is taking his first steps in the world beyond his...
Black Pride Guide: Pastor Larry Burks earned a reputation at his Southern California church for his fire-and-brimstone rhetoric about homosexuality. He was an upstanding, married member of the clergy...
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Welcome to DC Black Pride Weekend: For 2013, the mood is all about ''Stepping...
Black Pride Guide: Marking its 23rd year, it's time for the annual DC Black Pride weekend. Running Friday, May 24, through Sunday, May 25, the weekend is full of events that are cultural, social and...
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Long Story Short: DC Queer Theatre Festival offers short plays for the whole...
Stage: ''There's no real local GLBT theater company that's producing regularly,'' says Matt Ripa. ''When you do see theater companies that are doing plays with gay themes, it's very specifically...
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Olney's Edge: The gay-themed play The Submission is a departure for the...
Stage: ''[Some] were a little concerned that this might not be the kind of show you should take your children to,'' says David Elliott. ''Another person argued that this is exactly the kind of show you...
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Twin Temptation: DJ TWiN lures gays back to the Howard Theatre with his...
Clublife: ''They were very impressed with the first party,'' says Kurt Graves. ''They were satisfied with the attendance, the sales. They're all aboard.'' Since it opened last year, the storied Howard...
View ArticleCorporate Coaching: Find success, achieve goals with help from the sidelines
Business: America has been called a nation of entrepreneurs. From Ben Franklin, to Henry Ford, to Steve Jobs, the U.S. has long been known for its pioneering business spirit, with numerous business...
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