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Beijing and the
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CCTV Headquarters
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But keeping the Party pleased is the tricky part. For all the
buildings windows and a promise of transparency, the glittering representation of state television offered little of the kind.
The post can be especially tough for CCTVs staff of Western
journalists, who havent produced news that makes the government happy. And after that flash of Supreme Court history
transformed gay rights on June 26, the job became tricky for me.
Any news that could be perceived as salacious by Party standards was off-limits. We were told by the managing editor on
duty that after the Supreme Courts ruling, we couldnt produce
gay stories. And anything that put China in a negative light
was, of course, a no-go.
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Integrity. My four Western colleagues would rarely run into
Integrity unless something went horrifically wrong.
Integrity did allow our department one crucial tool: Virtual
Private Networks, or VPNs. These allow computers and mobile
devices in China to access blocked website, from The New York
Times to Facebook and Twitter. After all, it was necessary: How
else would CCTV spread the Partys word across the world
without posting on the same social media platforms its own
government actively blocks?
In fact, CCTV would pay to have its Facebook posts boosted to developing countries in Central and South Asia. That
simply means that people who log on in say, Bangladesh, are
forced to see CCTVs Facebook posts.
For me, VPN access was paramount to keeping abreast with
reality: the opposite of what Integrity had intended. Twitter
allowed me to keep up with Chinas flagrant human rights violations from Black Friday when the country detained hundreds
of human rights lawyers in late July, with many still missing
to the death of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, a prominent Tibetan
religious leader, in a Sichuan prison, just barely more than a
week before. It was through Twitter by which I learned I would
have the right to marry, while sitting at my desk.
The VPN was a tiny keyhole, and we peered through it from
an office building designed to keep its employees caged in the
Partys reality.
Otherwise, CCTV was a suspended action flick. The Chinese
journalists working for new media tended to be young graduates
who majored in English and spent some time abroad - they
focused on anything but the news. Instead, they singled out
what was perceived as fun: a demented attempt at click-bait.
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I RESIGNED FROM the post in early July and spent the next
month resisting Chinese journalists, for the first time, when they
rallied for Party propaganda.
But, for me, the biggest problem at the CCTV propaganda
machine isnt the Partys stiff hand its that rarely anyone
challenges the system, when we know that the system is wrong.
We too often take our freedom for granted stateside, where
our offices arent government-run sweatshops. But whether its
America or China, no one should be scared into silence. It took
the Supreme Courts historic ruling for me to realize that I had
been frightened into complacency, kept quiet by a paycheck and
job security.
But is that a life worth living? l
This article is part of an exclusive ongoing series by Justin Heifetz. The
names in this article are translated literally into English from Chinese.
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Sinners Remorse
Josh Duggar loathes gay marriage and campaigned for family values, despite
molesting his sisters and cheating on his wife
by John Riley
GAGE SKIDMORE
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DC FRONT RUNNERS running/walk-
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29
SUNDAY, AUGUST 30
WEEKLY EVENTS
DC AQUATICS CLUB (DCAC)
CENTER AGING, the group that supports and advocates for aging LGBT
populations in the D.C. area, hosts its
monthly luncheon at The DC Center.
12-2 p.m. The DC Center, 2000 14th
St. NW, Suite 105. For more information, visit thedccenter.org.
LGB PSYCHOTHERAPY GROUP for
WEEKLY EVENTS
DC AQUATICS CLUB (DCAC) practice
session at Hains Point, 927 Ohio Dr.
SW. 6:30-8 p.m. Visit swimdcac.org.
WOMENS LEADERSHIP
INSTITUTE for young LBTQ women,
13-21, interested in leadership development. 5-6:30 p.m. SMYAL Youth
Center, 410 7th St. SE. 202-567-3163,
catherine.chu@smyal.org.
PROJECT STRIPES hosts LGBTaffirming social group for ages 11-24. 4-6
p.m. 1419 Columbia Road NW. Contact
Tamara, 202-319-0422, layc-dc.org.
SMYALS REC NIGHT provides
a social atmosphere for GLBT and
questioning youth, featuring dance
parties, vogue nights, movies and
games. More info, catherine.chu@
smyal.org.
WEEKLY EVENTS
LGBT-inclusive ALL SOULS
MEMORIAL EPISCOPAL CHURCH
WEEKLY EVENTS
ANDROMEDA TRANSCULTURAL
HEALTH offers free HIV testing, 9-5
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METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY
CHURCH OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA
GLBT fellowship, offers gospel worship, 8:30 a.m., and traditional worship, 11 a.m. 5 Thomas Circle NW.
202-232-0323, nationalcitycc.org.
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
CHURCH OF SILVER SPRING
invites LGBTQ families and individuals of all creeds and cultures to join
the church. Services 9:15 and 11:15
a.m. 10309 New Hampshire Ave.
uucss.org.
MONDAY, AUGUST 31
The DC Center hosts a book reading
by gay writer SCOTT WILBANKS,
author of The Lemancholy Life of
Annie Aster. 6-8 p.m. 2000 14th St.
NW, Suite 105. For more information,
visit thedccenter.org.
WEEKLY EVENTS
DC AQUATICS CLUB (DCAC) prac-
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THE DC CENTER hosts Coffee DropIn for the Senior LGBT Community.
10 a.m.-noon. 2000 14th St. NW. 202682-2245, thedccenter.org.
US HELPING US hosts a black gay
mens evening affinity group. 3636
Georgia Ave. NW. 202-446-1100.
WASHINGTON WETSKINS Water
Polo Team practices 7-9 p.m. Takoma
Aquatic Center, 300 Van Buren St.
NW. Newcomers with at least basic
swimming ability always welcome.
Tom, 703-299-0504, secretary@
wetskins.org, wetskins.org.
Whitman-Walker Health HIV/
AIDS SUPPORT GROUP for newly
diagnosed individuals, meets 7 p.m.
Registration required. 202-939-7671,
hivsupport@whitman-walker.org.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
WEEKLY EVENTS
ASIANS AND FRIENDS weekly dinner
in Dupont/Logan Circle area, 6:30 p.m.
afwash@aol.com, afwashington.net.
testing and STI screening and treatment every Tuesday. 5-6:30 p.m.
Rainbow Tuesday LGBT Clinic,
Alexandria Health Department, 4480
King St. 703-746-4986 or text 571-2149617. james.leslie@inova.org.
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUSLGBT
focused meeting every Tuesday, 7
p.m. St. Georges Episcopal Church,
915 Oakland Ave., Arlington, just
steps from Virginia Square Metro. For
more info. call Dick, 703-521-1999.
Handicapped accessible. Newcomers
welcome. liveandletliveoa@gmail.com.
FEATURED
PARTNER
Catering
to a Community
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 2
BOOKMEN DC, an informal mens gayliterature group, discusses We Think
the World of You by J.R. Ackerley.
7:30 p.,. Cleveland Park Library, 3310
Connecticut Ave. NW. All welcome.
bookmendc.blogspot.com
WEEKLY EVENTS
AD LIB, a group for freestyle conversation, meets about 6:30-6 p.m.,
Steam, 17th and R Streets NW. All
welcome. For more information, call
Fausto Fernandez, 703-732-5174.
ANDROMEDA TRANSCULTURAL
HEALTH offers free HIV testing, 9-5
FEATURED
PARTNER
HEN YOU ASK DAN SNYDER WHAT ATTRACTED HIM TO THE LEATHER
and fetish community, he boils it down to one word: curiosity.
Probably the very first experience that piqued my curiosity would have been
my first trip to the DC Eagle, where I actually got to see guys in their gear, says Snyder, owner
of TrickBox, a boutique specializing in sports and fetish gear popular among members of D.C.s
leather, kink and BDSM communities.
That would have been around 1990, sneaking into the city with my fake ID to go to the
bars, says Snyder, who was raised in the Falls Church-Arlington area. I grew up with some
of those images: The Village People, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, those guys who did the leather
thing. And I certainly was excited by those images, that uber-masculinity. And seeing it in the
bar for the first time was stimulation overload, because its just right there in front of you.
After years of personal exploration, Snyder found his niche: sports gear, particularly wrestling singlets. But traditional fetish stores mostly focused on leather harnesses, uniforms and
other clothing, not really catering to that side of the fetish spectrum.
The gear side of things was always interesting to me, and there was enough of a community to support a store focused on wearable gear, Snyder says. Its motivated him to end his
career as a hairstylist and start his own business in 2014. Just like anyone who enjoys shopping, you want to see new, different things. Everything I have here in the store can be ordered
online, but thats not really fun, when you cant touch it, try it on, smell it.
Its that personal touch and human interaction that sets Snyders TrickBox apart from an
online vendor. Using his relationships with members of D.C.s fetish community, including
several local fetish and BDSM clubs, Snyder has been able to promote his store through word
of mouth and social media. Because the community is fairly tight-knit, when satisfied customers have made recommendations to close friends, its helped TrickBox grow its profile and
attract new business.
While some people have urged Snyder to expand his offerings to include custom-tailored
leather gear, he has no plans at the moment to introduce any, as he wouldnt have as much
control over the final product.
It would take me away from what Im trying to do in the first place, Snyder says. What I
am offering is a good experience. The fact that people can come here and try stuff on, and that
I can make them comfortable, drop the dark curtains and painted windows, and just make it a
fun place to come in, check stuff out and ask questions.
TrickBox is located at 2300 Rhode Island Ave. NE and is open from 1 to 8 p.m. on Wednesdays,
Thursdays and Fridays, from noon to 8 p.m. on Saturdays, and noon to 6 p.m. on Sundays. For
more information, call 202-248-1192 or visit trickboxdc.com.
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Kristin Chenoweth
GUIDED BY FAITH AND A POWERFUL
VOICE, THE BROADWAY SUPERSTAR
HAS LONG BEEN A DARLING OF THE
GAY COMMUNITY
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was nominated twice for an Emmy during the shows brief, twoseason stint, winning in 2009.
I dont think it gets better than that show, she glows. I was
just proud to be a part of it.
Shes had recurring roles on Glee, The Good Wife and The
West Wing and most recently appeared in the Disney movie
Descendants. Entertainment Weekly wrote that Chenoweth
stole much of the show as Maleficent.
Chenoweth, who appears in concert at Wolf Trap this Friday,
August 28, hasnt let her deep religious faith stand in the way of
championing LGBT causes. In fact, her upbringing points to the
kind of love and acceptance that should be the logical outgrowth
of any deeply spiritual person. Never the type of person to judge,
she famously came to the defense of Promises, Promises co-star
Sean Hayes when gay writer Ramin Setoodeh complained in
Newsweek that it was a stretch to view the out gay actor in the
role of a straight romantic lead.
This article offends me because I am a human being, a
woman and a Christian, she wrote on Newsweeks website
in 2010. Setoodeh even goes so far as to justify his knee-jerk
homophobic reaction to gay actors by accepting and endorsing
that as viewers, we are molded by a society obsessed with dissecting sexuality, starting with the locker room torture in junior
high school. Really? We want to maintain and proliferate the
same kind of bullying that makes children cry and in some recent
cases have even taken their own lives?
Chenoweths love for the LGBT community has only grown
over time. When asked what message she would convey to gay
fans, she doesnt hesitate for a second.
I love them, she says, a deep warmth in her voice. There
are people out there who care and have their backs people out
there who are people of faith.
The show is still going strong over a decade later. I have friends
whove said to me, I wish I could have seen it with Idina Menzel
and Kristen Chenoweth. Have you ever considered a second go
at it?
CHENOWETH: I hear that a lot. I dont know how Idina feels about
it, but you know when something is so special and natural that
youre scared to go back to it? You could never recreate it. Thats
the way I feel about Wicked. Plus Im in my forties and it would
be a little awkward for me to play well, it depends on how far
back the audience is. [Laughs.]
MW: The success of that show has just been extraordinary.
CHENOWETH: I think part of the reason why is because Stephen
Schwartz wrote the perfect song for the perfect moment for the
perfect relationship [For Good]. The moment that Elphaba
and Glinda sing together, which is about the themes of life,
which is about true friendship, love and actually forgiveness,
that was my favorite moment moment of the show, and I still
love the song so much its beautiful, the words are perfect, and
perfectly tied to each character and the moment is incredibly
special. When youre talking about a relationship, it doesnt get
better than that moment.
MW: Youve worked in every field at this point. Do you have a
preference?
CHENOWETH: I like concert work, because I love the aspect of a
live audience and I get to sing songs that maybe I wouldnt normally get to do. I love a live audience in any way, in any venue. I
also love, love, love character work. On television, for example,
with Pushing Daisies and Glee and even GCB, Ive played incredibly fun, complicated women. I enjoy that.
Theres been some movies that very few people have seen
that Ive been in that Ive been so proud of. As Dolly Parton says,
Im proud of my children, just some more than others. But, you
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SPOTLIGHT
14TH ANNUAL
PAGE TO STAGE FESTIVAL
ALESSIA CARA
(L-R) Jessie Strick, Rachel Bauchman and Judy Bad
Amped Up
Frankie & Betty is ready to show off its electric new sound at Phazefest
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History
in
Taffeta
Marjorie Merriweather Post wore a lot of hats
throughout her life and a lot of dresses
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MARYLAND
RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL
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VERY YEAR AROUND THIS TIME, WERE BOMbarded with new trends, as hot styles trickle down from
New York Fashion Week, or the latest issue of Vogue.
Were told we need to have florals for spring and faux fur for
winter. There is one thing, however, the fashion industry cant
take away: a personal aesthetic. And thats something Marjorie
Merriweather Post always had.
The cereal heiresss former home, The Hillwood Estate, is
celebrating her aesthetic with Ingnue to Icon, an exhibit showcasing Posts taste, and how it changed with the years. What
I like about this collection, says Angie Dodson, Hillwoods
Co-chair of Exhibits, is that it really is a window into history,
but a very personal history.
In a tiny house behind Posts mansion, sumptuous silk and taffeta dresses are proudly displayed in chronological order. From
ruffles to raised waists, Posts wardrobe was not just a collection
of clothes, but a cavalcade of costumes she donned to project an
image. Wedged between two evening dresses, a simple tan plaid
suit dress stands out in the collection. This was a piece worn by
Post when she fought for the right for women to vote.
Across the room, a formal white silk gown faces the suffragette uniform, reminding the visitor of the lavish parties she
hosted throughout the years.
And all of these dresses were tailored specifically for the
female entrepreneur. When Marjorie really liked a dress, says
FILM
AMY
HHHHH
A new documentary about the late
singer Amy Winehouse, Amy interrogates the tragic side of performance
and public identity. Directed by Asif
Kapadia, a filmmaker known for the
2010 biography Senna, the movie earnestly charts Winehouses rise from
early adolescence in Londons suburbs
to the crushing pressure of worldwide
acclaim, accompanied by the drug
addictions that ultimately killed her
at age 27. Amy isnt a hagiography,
very far from it, but it never hesitates
to laud Winehouses talent. The triumph of Amy is Winehouses wit and
charm away from the microphone.
Shes shown to be whip-smart, a wily
thinker with little patience for nonsense. Again and again, Kapadia uses
Winehouses own words to frame the
irony of her career. Winehouse died
four years ago. Kapadias documentary is one of the first major attempts
to define her legacy. Opening Friday,
Aug. 28, at Angelika Pop-Up at Union
Market, 550 Penn St. NE, Unit E. Call
800-680-9095 or visit angelikapopup.
com. (Chris Heller)
STAGE
HITMAN: AGENT 47
THE FIX
THE IMPORTANCE OF
BEING EARNEST
MUSIC
BOHEMIAN CAVERNS JAZZ
ORCHESTRA
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NATIONAL SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRAS
LABOR DAY CONCERT
ORQUESTA BUENA
VISTA SOCIAL CLUB
Nearly two decades after helping spark the Latin Jazz revival
through the Ry Cooder-led Grammywinning album and Wim Wenders
Oscar-nominated documentary, both
named Buena Vista Social Club
this Afro-Cuban dance band offers a
final tour to say goodbye. Appearing
on the groups Adios Tour: superbly
expressive singer Omara Portuondo,
singer/guitarist Eliades Ochoa, trumpeter Manuel Guajiro Mirabal, laud
player Barbarito Torres and musical
director/trombonist Jesus Aguaje
Ramos, who also played with the Afro
Cuban All Stars. The opening act is the
Afro-Cuban rumba-focused Pedrito
Martinez Group. Saturday, Aug. 29,
at 8 p.m. The Filene Center at Wolf
Trap, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna. Tickets
are $25 to $50. Call 877-WOLFTRAP
or visit wolftrap.org.
GALLERIES
CHAMBER MUSIC: THE LIFE AND
LEGACY OF
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While its galleries are closed for renovation and expansion, the National
Gallery of Art has set up throughout its
East Building a special installation of
modern sculpture from its renowned
holdings. And three times a week, the
gallery offers a new 60-minute guided
tour highlighting these works, allowing patrons to engage with each other
in open-ended discussions about, in
addition to the guide pointing out connections between, the works on view,
from Alexander Calders monumental
mobile Untitled from 1976 to Andy
Goldsworthys decade-old Roof. The
relationship between I.M. Peis East
Building and John Russell Pops West
Building is also examined. Tuesdays,
Thursdays, and Sundays, at 1:30 p.m.
National Gallery of Art East Building
Information Desk, 3rd Street at
Constitution Avenue NW. Call 202737-4215 or visit nga.gov.
VANESSA BELLS
HOGARTH PRESS DESIGNS
WINDOW TO WASHINGTON
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trip last fall. Youve just got to focus on whos supporting you
and surround yourself with people that love and support you
and keep your eye on the prize.
The ultimate prize for Chiet is a future career as a professional actor. Next fall he intends to begin studying the craft at
Pittsburghs Carnegie Mellon University perhaps or New York
University. Im applying to colleges now, Chiet says. And
the identity essays hes writing for his applications convey the
fact that acting is fundamental for him. Acting has honestly
given me my identity, he says. Its given me a network of
adult friends as well as young friends. And its just given me
an outlet to express myself. I know its a cliche, but its what I
was born to do.
The baby of a family that includes a 26-year-old brother and
a 24-year-old sister, Chiet started acting at age 10, appearing in
community theater in Rockville. But within a couple of years
Chiet had moved on to performing on professional stages around
D.C. In 2010 he played a pivotal part in a production of Falsettos
that gained him the kind of notice actors dream about praise
from critics as well as leaders in the theater community. In a
Metro Weekly review of the show, Tom Avila offered huge
applause for Chiet, saying he displays a brilliant comic timing.
Of course Chiet appreciates the irony of making his professional debut in what was a big gay way, long before he was out or
even questioning. Falsettos is James Lapine and William Finns
1992 musical about a man who divorces his wife and comes out
as gay. Chiet, who at the time was in seventh grade, portrayed
the couples son, who is struggling to cope.
I knew I was gay in my freshman year, he explains. Up
until that point I honestly didnt have a clue. I think I was just
so immersed in the whole arts world and focused on acting. [But]
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I get into high school and obviously things start to change. Your
hormones are raging.
Another admirer of Chiets work in Falsettos was Mark
Ramont, at the time the artistic director of Fords Theatre.
Ramont helped Chiet secure work in the theaters big-budget
world-premiere musical Liberty Smith as well as its annual
holiday production of A Christmas Carol. Chiet was part of the
ensemble, playing bit parts in both shows. In the years since,
hes appeared in both musicals and plays at companies including
Signature Theatre, Theater J and Olney Theatre.
I kind of became known as the local child actor, the only
kid in the shows, he says. In addition to having older siblings,
Im constantly working with adults working with them and
absorbing how they worked. I learned so much and I really
matured.
Chiet is currently appearing in One in the Chamber. First
staged to wide acclaim last year in L.A., the play, written by
Marja-Lewis Ryan, is a grim story...about a boy who accidentally shoots his younger brother, says Chiet. The play centers
on a social workers interviews with the family of this boy, Adam,
which will help decide his fate. I get to come in in the last 15
minutes of the show, Chiet says, who plays Adam and gets to
upend misconceptions. [Theres] this idea of this crazy kind of
depressed kid, but hes actually this eloquent, well-spoken kid
who is just damaged.
Theres definitely a lot of layers to the character, he adds.
Its not your typical child role. l
Noah Chiet appears in One in the Chamber, running weekends
to Sept. 6, at the Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint, 916 G St. NW.
Tickets are $25. Call 202-315-1310 or visit flashpointdc.org.
games
Speaks Volumes
Combined with its stellar stealthpuzzle gameplay, Volume is an
engrossing, enjoyable experience
by RHUARIDH MARR
TS SOMEWHAT TELLING THAT IN THIS GENERAtion of gaming we seldom look to large studios for innovation. In a time of yearly updates and well-worn franchises,
its often smaller, more creative studios and indie developers that are producing the most interesting and unique titles for
gamers to enjoy.
Mike Bithell is one such success story. The British games
developer released his debut effort, Thomas Was Alone, as a
free browser game. Reception was sufficiently positive that he
transformed his geometric platformer into a full-fledged release,
which ultimately sold over a million copies and won an award
from the British equivalent of the Academy Awards. It took
simple, square shapes, assigned them distinct personalities, and
wrapped that in an enjoyable, challenging experience.
Many were curious to see what Bithells sophomore release
would be. As it transpires, Volume (HHHHH) isnt something
utterly unique. Instead, it takes inspiration from several games
and genres. It especially owes a great deal of its existence to
Metal Gear Solid in particular, the stealth-action series VR
Missions, which strip away the extensive world-building in
favor of simple, clean, isometric aesthetics and streamlined
stealth sequences.
Volume also derives its story from Robin Hood, the classic
folktale of an English outlaw who robbed from the rich and
shared the wealth with the poor. In Volumes universe, we find
ourselves in England in the middle of the 21st century. England
has become its own nation state, separate from its Scottish and
Welsh neighbors. It is a corporatocracy, ruled by the CEO of
the countrys largest weapons and defence manufacturer, Guy
Gisborne (based on Sir Guy of Gisbourne in the original Hood
tales). English society has been strictly divided into three distinct classes: an elite ruling class, the working populace, and
those who protect the interests of the elite. Stature is defined by
birth if youre born into the poor working class, youll remain
there. Slavery is rife, corruption is a way of life, violence is a constant threat, surveillance is mandatory. Travel is severely limited
and international neighbors leave Gisborne alone thanks to carefully arranged and monitored trade deals.
Enter our protagonist, Robert Locksley (Robin of Loxley, in
Hoods tale), a disaffected youth born into the semi-privileged
Protect class. He despises Gisbornes controls on society and
longs for freedom. After breaking into an old training center for
Gisbornes troops, which used virtual reality and holographic
projections to simulate combat zones (think Star Treks holodeck),
Locksley hacks an old computer AI system, erasing its memory and
programming it to help him livestream Gisbornes downfall.
Yes, Volume is essentially one giant Twitch stream. Locksley
and Alan, the AI program, recreate the interiors of strategically
important buildings Gisbornes offices, the homes of his staff,
the checkpoints at travel zones, military prisons etc. which
Locksley then navigates to show his viewers across England the
best way to steal data, valuables and weapons from the ruling
elite. Its Robin Hood in the digital age, except Locksley is using
an entire, disaffected underclass to help him break into these
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steady drip feed of new gameplay additions and the gentle slope
of its difficulty curve. Fans of modern stealth games might be
disappointed, though. Volume is unashamedly old-school in its
interpretation of stealth. Enemies have visible cones of vision,
letting the player clearly see when Locksley will be discovered.
Shadows are obvious, items are highlighted, objectives are
clearly marked, checkpoints are frequent to help with mistakes.
Instead, Volume is more puzzle game than stealth game. Each
of its 100 core levels is a puzzle Locksley must enter, collect a
certain number of gems (Alans representation of whatever data/
valuables are stored at the real world location) and exit without
being shot or hacked to death by guards. How you do that is up
to you, for the most part. Volume provides the tools, but many
levels have several ways to achieve your objective.
Locksley has a standard arsenal of moves and gadgets at
his disposal. Combat, at least in a traditional sense, is not on
the agenda. He doesnt wish his viewers to harm others that
would defeat the point of rebelling against Gisbornes violent
regime. Instead, players can utilize a variety of distracting, concealing and incapacitating weaponry. Two rely on audio cues,
drawing an enemys attention, useful for sneaking past a rather
stubborn-placed guard. Some help shield Locksley from prying
eyes making him temporarily invisible, masking his footsteps
from pressure plates, or providing an ephemeral disguise. Others
allow Locksley to stop a guard in their tracks, whether distracting them with something shiny, knocking them out with a trip
wire, or stunning them with the Blackjack projectile, my personal favorite. Every gadget has a respawn time, so players cant
spam invisibility or projectiles it requires extra thought and
planning, which only adds to the tension of certain encounters.
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THURS., 08.27.15
9 1/2
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 5-9pm Multiple
TVs showing movies,
shows, sports Expanded
craft beer selection
Music videos featuring
DJ Wess
ANNIES/ANNIES
UPSTAIRS
4@4 Happy Hour, 4-7pm
$4 Small Plates, $4 Stella
Artois, $4 House Wines,
$4 Stolichnaya Cocktails,
$4 Manhattans and Vodka
Martinis
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: $6 Call
Martini, $3 Miller Lite,
$4 Rail, $5 Call, 4-9pm
$3 Rail Drinks, 10pmmidnight, $5 Red Bull,
Gatorade and Frozen
Virgin Drinks Locker
Room Thursday Nights
DJs Sean Morris and
MadScience Ripped Hot
Body Contest at midnight,
hosted by Sasha J. Adams
and BaNaka $200 Cash
Prize Doors open 10pm,
18+ $5 Cover under 21
and free with college ID
DC9
1940 9th St. NW
Happy Hour, 5-8pm
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DC EAGLE
Hot Jock Night men in
jocks drink free rail and
domestic, 8-10pm
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour, 4-9pm
Ladies Drink Free Power
Hour, 4-5pm Shirtless
Thursday, 10-11pm DJs
BacK2bACk
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All You Can Drink for $15,
5-8pm $3 Rail Vodka
Highballs, $2 JR.s drafts,
8pm-close Throwback
Thursday featuring rock/
pop retro hits
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
Beat the Clock Happy Hour
$2 (5-6pm), $3 (6-7pm),
$4 (7-8pm) Buckets of
Beer $15 Drag Bingo
NUMBER NINE
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 5-9pm No Cover
TOWN PATIO
Open 6pm No Cover
$4 Drinks and $3 Draughts,
6-9pm
ZIEGFELDS SECRETS
All male, nude dancers
Shirtless Thursday DJ
Tim-e in Secrets 9pm
Cover 21+
FRI., 08.28.15
9 1/2
Open at 5pm Happy
Hour: 2 for 1 on any drink,
5-9pm Friday Night
DC EAGLE
Free Happy Hour Buffet,
6-10pm $4 Rail, $3
Domestic, $10 Bucket of
Stella
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Karaoke, 8pm
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour, 4-9pm $5
Smirnoff, all flavors, all
night long Daddy Boom,
10pm Drink specials
all night
JR.S
Happy Hour: 2-for-1,
4-9pm $2 Skyy Highballs
and $2 Drafts, 10pmmidnight Retro Friday
$5 Coronas, $8 Vodka Red
Bulls, 9pm-close
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
DJ Matt Bailey Videos,
Dancing Beat the Clock
Happy Hour $2 (5-6pm),
$3 (6-7pm), $4 (7-8pm)
Buckets of Beer $15
NUMBER NINE
Open 5pm Happy Hour:
2 for 1 on any drink, 5-9pm
No Cover
TOWN
DC Bear Crue Happy
Hour, 6-11pm $3 Rail,
$3 Draft, $3 Bud Bottles
Free Pizza, 7pm No
cover before 9:30pm
21+ Drag Show starts at
10:30pm Hosted by Lena
Lett and featuring Miss
Tatianna, Shi-QueetaLee, Epiphany B. Lee
and BaNaka DJ Wess
upstairs, DJs BacK2bACk
downstairs GoGo Boys
after 11pm Doors open
at 10pm For those 21
and over, $10 For those
18-20, $15 18+
TOWN PATIO
Open 6pm No Cover
before 10pm Cover after
10pm (entry through Town)
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
All male, nude dancers,
hosted by LaTroya Nicole
Ladies of Ziegfelds,
9pm Hosted by Miss
Destiny B. Childs DJ
Darryl Strickland in Secrets
VJ Tre in Ziegfelds
Cover 21+
SAT., 08.29.15
9 1/2
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 3-9pm $5 Absolut
& Titos, $3 Miller Lite
after 9pm Expanded
craft beer selection No
Cover Music videos
featuring various DJs
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Drag Yourself to Brunch at
Level One, 11am-2pm and
2-4pm Featuring Kristina
Kelly and the Ladies of
Illusion Bottomless
Mimosas and Bloody
Marys Happy Hour: $3
Miller Lite, $4 Rail, $5
Call, 4-9pm AFTERGLOW
Dance Party, featurign
DJ Tom from Prague
DJ Team Eletrox & Milko
in the lounge $3 PBR,
$5 Rail Cocktails, $8 Red
Bull & Vodka, $4 Fireball
Doors open 10pm $5
Cover 18+
DC9
1940 9th St. NW
Happy Hour, 4-6pm
dcnine.com
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Potomac MC Full Moon
Night $2 Draughts and
Jello Shots at Club Bar,
10pm-close
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Drag Queen Broadway
Brunch, 10am-3pm
Starring Freddies
Broadway Babes Crazy
Hour, 4-7pm Freddies
Follies Drag Show,
8-10pm, hosted by Miss
Destiny B. Childs No
Cover
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour, 4-9pm $5
Bacardi, all flavors, all
night long
JR.S
$4 Coors, $5 Vodka
Highballs, $7 Vodka Red
Bulls
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
Guest DJs Zing Zang
Bloody Marys, Nellie Beer,
House Rail Drinks and
Mimosas, $4, 11am-5pm
Buckets of Beer, $15
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NUMBER NINE
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 3-9pm No Cover
TOWN
CTRL DC Dance Party,
11pm-close Music and
video downstairs by DJ
Wess Peaches performs
in the Drag Show Drag
Show starts at 10:30pm
Hosted by Lena Lett and
featuring Miss Tatianna,
Shi-Queeta-Lee, Epiphany
B. Lee and BaNaka
Doors open 10pm Cover
$12 21+
TOWN PATIO
Open 2pm No Cover
before 9:30pm Cover
after 10pm (entry through
Town)
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
Men of Secrets, 9pm
Guest dancers Ladies
of Illusion with host
Ella Fitzgerald, 9pm
DJ Steve Henderson in
Secrets DJ Don T. in
Ziegfelds Doors open
8pm Cover 21+
SUN., 08.30.15
9 1/2
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 3-9pm Multiple
TVs showing movies,
shows, sports Expanded
craft beer selection No
Cover
COBALT/30 DEGREES
$4 Stoli, Stoli flavors
and Miller Lite all day
Homowood Karaoke,
10pm-close No Cover
21+
DC9
1940 9th St. NW
Happy Hour, 2-6pm
dcnine.com
DC EAGLE
Doors open noon $7
Buffet with $2 Bud and
Bud Light Draughts
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Champagne Brunch Buffet,
10am-3pm Crazy Hour,
4-7pm Karaoke, 8pm1am
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour, 4-9pm
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craft beer selection No
Cover
ANNIES
4@4 Happy Hour, 4-7pm
$4 Small Plates, $4 Stella
Artois, $4 House Wines,
$4 Stolichnaya Cocktails,
$4 Manhattans and Vodka
Martinis
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: $2 Rail, $3
Miller Lite, $5 Call, 4-9pm
NUMBER NINE
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 5-9pm No Cover
TUES., 09.01.15
9 1/2
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 5-9pm Multiple
TVs showing movies,
shows, sports Expanded
craft beer selection No
Cover
ANNIES
4@4 Happy Hour, 4-7pm
$4 Stella Artois, $4 House
Wines, $4 Stolichnaya
Cocktails, $4 Manhattans
and Vodka Martinis
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: $2 Rail, $3
Miller Lite, $5 Call, 4-9pm
SIN Industry Night
Half-price Cocktails, 10pmclose
DC9
1940 9th St. NW
Happy Hour, 5-8pm
dcnine.com
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Karaoke, 8pm
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour all night long,
4pm-close
JR.S
Birdie La Cage Show,
10:30pm Underground
(Indie Pop/Alt/Brit Rock),
9pm-close DJ Wes
Della Volla 2-for-1, 5pmmidnight
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
Beat the Clock Happy Hour
$2 (5-6pm), $3 (6-7pm),
$4 (7-8pm) Buckets of
Beer $15 Karaoke and
Drag Bingo
NUMBER NINE
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 5-9pm No Cover
Safe Word: A Gay Spelling
Bee, 8-11pm Prizes to
the top three spellers
After 9pm, $3 Absolut,
Bulleit & Stella
TOWN PATIO
Open 6pm No Cover
Yappy Hour: Happy Hour
for Dogs and their best
friends $4 Drinks and
$4 Draughts
WED., 09.02.15
9 1/2
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 5-9pm Multiple
TVs showing movies,
shows, sports Expanded
craft beer selection No
Cover
ANNIES
4@4 Happy Hour, 4-7pm
$4 Stella Artois, $4 House
Wines, $4 Stolichnaya
Cocktails, $4 Manhattans
and Vodka Martinis
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: $2 Rail,
$3 Miller Lite, $5 Call,
4-9pm Wednesday
Night Karaoke downstairs,
10pm Hosted by Miss
India Larelle Houston
$4 Stoli and Stoli Flavors
and Miller Lite No Cover
21+
DC9
1940 9th St. NW
Happy Hour, 5-8pm
dcnine.com
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm $6
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TOWN PATIO
Open 6pm No Cover
Half-Price Hump Day
half-price drinks all day
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
All male, nude dancers
Shirtless Night, 10-11pm,
12-12:30am Military
Night, no cover with
military ID DJ Don T. in
Secrets 9pm Cover
21+
THURS., 09.03.15
9 1/2
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 5-9pm Multiple
TVs showing movies,
shows, sports Expanded
craft beer selection
Music videos featuring
DJ Wess
ANNIES/ANNIES
UPSTAIRS
4@4 Happy Hour, 4-7pm
$4 Small Plates, $4 Stella
Artois, $4 House Wines,
$4 Stolichnaya Cocktails,
$4 Manhattans and Vodka
Martinis
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Happy Hour: $6 Call
Martini, $3 Miller Lite,
$4 Rail, $5 Call, 4-9pm
$3 Rail Drinks, 10pmmidnight, $5 Red Bull,
Gatorade and Frozen Virgin
Drinks all night Locker
Room Thursday Nights
DJs Sean Morris and
MadScience Ripped Hot
Body Contest at midnight,
hosted by Sasha J. Adams
and BaNaka $200 Cash
Prize Doors open 10pm,
18+ $5 Cover under 21
and free with college ID
DC9
1940 9th St. NW
Happy Hour, 5-8pm
dcnine.com
DC EAGLE
Hot Jock Night men in
jocks drink free rail and
domestic, 8-10pm MidAtlantic Kennel Korps on
Club Bar $2 Draughts
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Christopher Peterson
Live, 8pm $10 Cover
Karaoke after the show
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour, 4-9pm
Ladies Drink Free Power
Hour, 4-5pm Shirtless
Thursday, 10-11pm DJs
BacK2bACk
JR.S
All You Can Drink for $15,
5-8pm $3 Rail Vodka
Highballs, $2 JR.s drafts,
8pm-close Throwback
Thursday featuring rock/
pop retro hits
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
Beat the Clock Happy Hour
$2 (5-6pm), $3 (6-7pm),
$4 (7-8pm) Buckets of
Beer $15 Drag Bingo
NUMBER NINE
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 5-9pm No Cover
TOWN PATIO
Open 6pm No Cover
$4 Drinks and $3 Draughts,
6-9pm
ZIEGFELDS SECRETS
All male, nude dancers
Shirtless Thursday DJ
Tim-e in Secrets 9pm
Cover 21+ l
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VINCENT VILLANO, director of communications at the National Center for Transgender Equality, speaking with Huffington Post.
Villano was commenting on an announcement by NYC retailer Spirit Halloween, who plans to
carry a Caitlyn Jenner Halloween costume this year.
The Islamic State and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community are
targeting the younger generation to
spread their ideologies.
Malaysian Prime Minister NAJIB RAZAK, speaking at a seminar in Bangi, Malaysia. These groups, are hiding behind the
facade of human rights to approve their acts which deviate from Islamic teaching, Razak added, after rejecting the
U.N.s Universal Declaration of Human Rights from an Islamic viewpoint.
The constitution isnt the star in Super Mario Brothers. It doesnt make you invincible so
you can do whatever the fuck you want.
JOHN OLIVER, speaking on Last Week Tonight With John Oliver about those who use the constitution to defend
their right to discriminate against LGBT people.
ASIF QUARAISHI, speaking with Thomson Reuters Foundation. Quaraishi is one of the subjects of Muslim Drag Queens, a controversial documentary that aired in Britain this week. British police have offered protection to
Quaraishi and his family amid fears of a backlash against the film.
Australian Prime Minister TONY ABBOTT, speaking on radio station 2UE. Abbott opposes same-sex marriage and is resisting a
vote in parliament, but would support a referendum on the matter. Most polls suggest that a majority
of Australians and Australian politicians support same-sex marriage.
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