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Stage 2012: Plays and Musicals in DC, MD & VA: Fall Arts Preview 2012
Feature Story: The Janus face that represents theatre – the grin of comedy and the grimace of drama – isn't the only game in town when it comes to the emotions in front of the footlights. There's also...
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15 Fall TV Shows to Watch in 2012: Fall Arts Preview 2012
Feature Story: Fringe Season 5 Long derided as the inferior art, television has achieved something of a renaissance in recent years, with a glut of incredible, unmissable series making their way into...
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Music: Pop, Rock, Folk and Jazz: Fall Arts Preview 2012
Feature Story: When it comes to music, that savage beast inside you will have plenty of chances for soothing this fall. Or, if you'd rather have it riled up, rocking out or dancing in your seat, you've...
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Classical Music: Symphony, Chorus and Opera in DC, MD & VA: Fall Arts...
Feature Story: In a city with an abundance of live stage productions and pop concert productions, it's easy to take for granted just how good Washington has it as a cultural center. It's a point made...
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Gallery and Museum Exhibits for 2012 in DC, MD, VA: Fall Arts Preview 2012
Feature Story: When it comes to museums, D.C. is a big name. The name Smithsonian, for instance, is iconic. Certainly it lives up to that name this season with a range of offerings, from China's Ai...
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Dance 2012 in DC, MD & VA: Fall Arts Preview 2012
Feature Story: Whether you're a longtime movement enthusiast or curious newcomer, the metro area's exploding dance scene is bound to have something – very many things – up its collective sleeve to...
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Fall Film Preview: Fall Arts Preview 2012
Feature Story: You’ve had your summer fling with superheroes in form-fitting pants and 3D explosions that made your eyeballs spin. Time to settle in for the serious season, from P.T. Anderson’s...
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Wrestling Demons: A blend of identity-angst and comment on what it is to...
Stage: A semi-satirical distillation of the mercenary world of professional wrestling as recounted by a particularly ambivalent member of its fraternity, Kristoffer Diaz's The Elaborate Entrance of...
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Broadway's Future: Kennedy Center hosts a showcase of new talented composers
Stage: ''If there's one thing that drives me crazy,'' says Michael Kerker, ''it's when people say there really aren't any great young musical theater writers [today]. Nothing could be further from the...
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Ram Tough: Craig Ramsay has the hard body, but also a soft touch
Events: Craig Ramsay is not just a pretty face. He's also a pretty body. And a song-and-dance man, former hockey player, health a fitness superstar – to the point of being a brand – and even a genuine...
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Mean Girls: ''Bachelorette'' is every bit as funny on screen as it was...
Film: Let's just get this out of the way: Leslye Headland's Bachelorette is not a Bridesmaids rip-off. Yes, both films revolve around women misbehaving at weddings, but the similarities stop there. One...
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Community Questions Council: Several D.C. City Council members field...
News: Facing a passionate and at times boisterous crowd of District residents and activists Sept. 9, seven incumbent D.C. City Council members were grilled over their records and positions on a variety...
View ArticleHack at Thee, Partisan!: With the convention carnival ended, it's full-steam...
Opinion: Things are looking up for Democrats, whose national convention presented strong speeches by Barack and Michelle Obama, Bill Clinton, Joe Biden, San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro and...
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Metro Weekly Boxes Targeted for Vandalism: Garbage, rotting food and...
News: Someone has been disposing of issues of Metro Weekly in bulk and vandalizing the magazine's distribution boxes by filling them with everything from rotting food to what seems to be human and...
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Coverboy: Dan: Upbeat Explorer
Coverboy Interview: Self-confidence can be good, but overconfidence and an inflated ego are likely to drive away Dan. The 24-year-old Minnesota native values loyalty, friendliness and emotional support...
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Barrett Brick Honored for Immigration Efforts: Longtime local activist...
News: Immigration Equality, the national organization working toward equality for LGBT and HIV-positive people under U.S. immigration law, with offices in New York and D.C., honored longtime D.C....
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D.C. Launches First-in-Nation Transgender Ad Campaign: Effort aims to promote...
News: The D.C. Office of Human Rights officially unveiled its first-in-the-nation government-sponsored transgender ad campaign Sept. 13 before a packed room at a local bar, Mova. The campaign –...
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Smart Phones: What Apple's new iPhone 5 lacks in ''Wow'' factor, the Nokia...
Tech: September is clearly the go-to month for the discerning multinational company wishing to bestow its latest and greatest gadgetry upon the world. Not only did we have IFA, and all the myriad...
View ArticleSeaside Celebration: Crowd marks the one-year anniversary of DADT's end at...
Feature Story: A sold-out gala honoring veterans, servicemembers and activists in the ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' repeal effort was held Tuesday evening, Sept. 18, with 1,100 attendees boarding New York...
View ArticleNo Military Welcome for Transgender Americans:
Feature Story: The repeal of ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' ushered in a new era of acceptance in the armed forces for thousands of Americans. For almost two decades, the ban on out gay servicemembers was...
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