The Right To Be Wrong: Separation of church and state works both ways
Opinion: I have been fighting the Catholic Church since I first argued with a nun at St. Catherine Labouré Elementary School in 1962. I don't recall being smacked with a ruler, but Sister Mary Margaret...
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Choral Connector: As executive director, Chase Maggiano has bold ideas for...
Feature Story: ''Bach is my favorite composer, hands down,'' Chase Maggiano says, when asked what he listens to in his spare time. But in addition to baroque Bach and Tchaikovksy, his favorite...
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Above & Beyond: Spring Arts 2014: Comedy, Readings, Discussions, Spoken...
Feature Story: You may know John Waters best as a wacky, beloved Baltimore filmmaker, but these days he's spending more time on the standup circuit -- which is why you'll find him in this, Metro...
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All the World's Stages: With offerings from 19 countries, the Kennedy...
Feature Story: American culture dominates the global stage. Whether film, TV, music or theater, New York and Hollywood control the world to the point where it can be difficult to access foreign media...
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Music: Pop, Rock, Folk and Jazz: Spring Arts 2014
Feature Story: One of the biggest concerts this spring will be Adam Lambert filling in for the late, great Freddie Mercury performing with Brian May and Roger Taylor. Queen's tour-ending stop in July...
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Classical Music: Spring Arts 2014
Feature Story: At least two of the region's major orchestras will perform a toast to the 150th birthday of German composer Richard Strauss, while two local Bach-focused ensembles are toasting the 300th...
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Dance: Ballet, Hip Hop, Folk and Contemporary: Spring Arts 2014
Feature Story: Dance Place will conclude its season, in which its Brookland home venue has undergone extensive renovations, by presenting performances elsewhere by many of dance's leading lights,...
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Stage: Plays, Musicals and Live Theater: Spring Arts 2014
Feature Story: The theatre season may be half over, but that doesn't mean there isn't plenty left to see on D.C. stages, starting with the Kennedy Center, whose impressive World Stages: International...
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Film: New Movies for Spring 2014: Spring Arts 2014
Feature Story: Blockbuster season nears, and for every webslinger, mutant and giant lizard, there seems to be fare more intimate and potentially interesting -- a sex-hungry woman, terminally ill...
View ArticleCommunity Responds to Task Force Recommendations: Seven local groups issue...
News: Seven local groups that deal with LGBT rights issued a combined response Thursday to findings of the Anti-Defamation League's Hate Crimes Assessment Task Force (HCATF) as well as to the...
View ArticleGLAA Revises Ratings for Three Candidates: Additional information from...
News: The nonpartisan Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance (GLAA) of Washington, D.C., on March 12 released revised ratings for three candidates running in the April 1 Democratic primary after the...
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Mizeur Nets Democracy for America Endorsement: Progressive political-action...
News: The progressive political-action organization Democracy for America (DFA) on Wednesday announced it was throwing its support to Del. Heather Mizeur (D-Montgomery Co.), one of three candidates...
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Pettigrew To Lead Wanda Alston Foundation: Director of programs appointed...
News: The Wanda Alston Foundation, which operates the Wanda Alston House providing housing for homeless and at-risk LGBT youth in the District, announced Tuesday that Ken Pettigrew, formerly the...
View ArticleNew York Naughty: The final Black Party at Roseland Ballroom and another...
Clublife: ''Venues are very important. They really do make the identity of a party,'' says Mike Peyton, producer of New York's Black Party, set for Saturday, March 22, at New York's Roseland Ballroom....
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Tales of the Tomlin: From drawers full of dimes to superstardom, Lily Tomlin...
Feature Story: There is no argument: Lily Tomlin loves show business. And that love has driven her from stage to screen and back again, countless times. With her partner -- in life and profession --...
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Film Review: Particle Fever: A stunning new documentary chronicles the search...
Film: We don't glamorize physics. Whether theoretical or experimental, there's very little recognition of the incredible, fascinating work that those dedicated to either side of the physics coin devote...
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A Mighty Wind: The appeal of Signature's Beaches goes far beyond the maudlin...
Stage: There are people -- plenty of them -- who absolutely love the maudlin 1988 chick flick blockbuster Beaches, about the platonic love of two women. I'm not one of them. But I suspect haters would...
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Ciao Bello: Joe Bello prepares his swan ''dance'' as band leader of DC...
Concert: For his swansong to the DC Different Drummers -- and to D.C. -- Joe Bello has put together a concert focused on dance. "No, I won't be dancing," laughs Bello, director of DCDD's main ensemble...
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Washington as the Globe's Gay Capital: If the world has an LGBT capital,...
Opinion: Earlier this month, I shared a post on my Facebook wall regarding Dmitry Kiselyov. The post was critical of the anti-Western, anti-LGBT Kiselyov, taking what appeared to be a family holiday in...
View ArticleRIP, Fred Phelps: Your Legacy Is Not What You May Think
Opinion: While many people will be celebrating the death of Fred Phelps, whose name is synonymous with irrational hate and vitriol, I think that today the world lost someone who did a whole lot more...
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