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The Best and Worst Singles of 2013: It was a banner year for music, if you...
Music: 2013 was a great year for music, if you knew where to look for it. Sure, the pop charts were generally loaded with a lot of generic fluff, but if you dug a little deeper there were some...
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Folk Zero: The new Coen Brothers comedy takes a folk-troubadour loser and...
Film: Like all of the best characters invented by Joel and Ethan Coen, Llewyn Davis is a loser. He's hugely talented, terribly haunted, and the persistent theme of his life is failure. He's a loser. He...
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The Best and Worst Films of 2013: Our film critic Chris Heller picks his 10...
Film: This was a strange, strange year for movies. Every big summer release fell short of expectations -- I'm looking at you Pacific Rim, Man of Steel and The Great Gatsby -- while theaters were...
View ArticleRationing Religious Freedom: Upholding the First Amendment means calling out...
Opinion: The religious right is fighting to turn America's religious freedom from a shield into a sword against public policies and groups they dislike. Posing as victims, they demand a religious trump...
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The What, When and Who of 2013: The Year in Review
Feature Story: It's not quite over, but 2013 has already piled up enough historic points to sit out the few days remaining to 2014. While the community has celebrated the long, wonderful lives of some...
View ArticleD.C. Council Unanimously Passes Bill for LGBT Homeless Youth: With second...
News: The D.C. Council voted Tuesday to pass a bill to better meet the needs of homeless youth who identify as ''lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender nonconforming, queer or questioning.''...
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Virginia LGBT License-Plate Bill Pre-Filed: Effort to secure ''Equality for...
News: As part of Equality Virginia's campaign to secure an ''Equality for All'' branded license plate in the state, Del. K. Rob Krupicka (D-Alexandria, Fairfax Co.) has pre-filed a bill to that end....
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Duck Amuck: December reminded us that for LGBT news, 2013 wasn't over till it...
Opinion: One of the more frustrating aspects of the annual media rite of ''Year in Review'' stories is that they start hitting around Dec. 1, which means that the people creating them either don't know...
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Coming Up Roses: Helmed by powerhouse Sherry Edelen, Signature's Gypsy hits...
Stage: Last year it was Dreamgirls. The year before, Hairspray. And now Signature Theatre has staged another holiday season treat, what you might call the mother of them all, Gypsy. All three shows are...
View ArticleDistrict of Dance: Modern Moves Festival celebrates local contemporary dance
Dance: ''Our intent,'' says Carla Perlo of Dance Place, ''is to shed light on the fact that yes, we have world-class companies that have chosen to make Washington, D.C., their home.'' In fact, all 12...
View Article2014: Year in Preview: From Stonewall Darts to World AIDS Day, a range of...
Feature Story: When you're done enjoying all the Scene shots from 2013, have a taste what's ahead in the coming year. (All information subject to change.) JANUARY WENESDAY, JAN. 8 Presented by Mayor’s...
View ArticleThe Year in Scene 2013: 9715 images from 134 of D.C.'s gay, lesbian, bi and...
Feature Story: Photographs by Ward Morrison, Christopher Cunetto, Todd Franson, Rhuaridh Marr and Randy Shulman. // Visit Metro Weekly's Scene section to see all of our pictures January February March...
View ArticleFinding a Lost Son: Philomena reminds viewers of the closet, Catholic...
Opinion: I begin with a spoiler alert: If you have not seen the movie Philomena, you may want to see it before reading further. It is directed by Stephen Frears and stars Judi Dench. It is nominated...
View ArticleDC Center Elects Officers: LGBT community center begins the new year with...
News: The board of directors for The DC Center, the District's LGBT community center, on Jan. 3 announced the center's new board members and officers for 2014, naming three new board members and four...
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D.C. Gay Candidates Gearing Up for 2014: A possible Catania mayoral run and...
News: 2014-01-062014 promises to be another banner year for the District's LGBT community, which enjoys – at least on paper – almost full equality with the District's heterosexual citizenry. And, as it...
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HRC Backs Wexton in Virginia's District 33 Race: LGBT-rights organization...
News: The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest LGBT civil rights group, is endorsing Democrat Jennifer Wexton in her bid to replace Attorney General-elect Mark Herring in the 33rd Senate...
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All for Onesies: Nellie's and Number Nine are celebrating the top-to-bottom...
Clublife: ''Over the holidays, my family and I all got 'onesies,''' Doug Schantz shares. It wasn't long before the owner of Nellie's got the notion he wanted to wear his one-piece cotton outfit...
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Hello, 2014: From Sochi to Schock, here's a flippant attempt at reading the...
Opinion: With my last column of 2013 dedicated to my holiday wishes, the first column of 2014 should obviously be dedicated to predictions. First up in my crystal ball is a foreseen blend of...
View ArticleBig Buzz: It's almost a fad to admit to smoking marijuana; too bad honesty...
Opinion: It's fair enough to say that I've been fucked up a few times in my life. I point that out because, with the legalization of marijuana in Colorado, it has become de rigueur for some pundits to...
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Learning To Fly: From leaping off a cliff to choreographing a new show,...
Feature Story: In 2012, Robert J. Priore made a splash on these very pages. "That was kind of when I was single, and just trying to put my face out there, get some recognition," says Priore, who made...
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