Lifestyle At our house, every Eid calls for chocolate mousse cakeThe Washington Post - By Kari SondeLike most folks moving away, I assumed that not much would change back home: The house would stay the same, the family would stay the same, my hometown and its surroundings would stay the same. Upon moving
Michelle Pfeiffer Michelle Pfeiffer lobbies Congress for cosmetics-safety lawsThe Washington Post - By Emily HeilHey, isn’t that . . . Michelle Pfeiffer, making the rounds on Capitol Hill on Thursday? The “Scarface” actress, dressed in a lobbyist-approved black suit with a knapsack slung across a stylish shoulder,
Peas Pile strawberries and snap peas atop grilled chicken for a fresh approach to a spring saladThe Washington Post - By Ellie KriegerTo create a compellingly inspiring dish, sometimes all you need to do is approach ordinary ingredients from a different perspective. Take grilled chicken and salad for example. Flipping the usual greens
Barack Obama Obama surprises kids at D.C. after-school program with pep talks and softballThe Washington Post - By Emily HeilThe onetime commander in chief shocked local students attending after-school programs at the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy in Southeast D.C. on Wednesday when he dropped by for a visit, which
Tim Scott T.I. and Charlamagne tha God talk with lawmakers about investment in black communitiesThe Washington Post - By Emily HeilHey, isn’t that . . . rapper T.I. and radio host Charlamagne tha God on Capitol Hill on Wednesday? The famous faces were among those attending a Congressional Black Caucus event on “opportunity zones,”
Morehouse College A Morehouse mom on Smith’s student-debt pledge: ‘It’s still taking a lot for it to sink in’The Washington Post - By Caitlin GibsonAt first, Athena Cross was sure she’d somehow misheard. As she sat in the sunshine at her son’s college graduation ceremony at Morehouse College in Atlanta, where billionaire tech investor Robert F. Smith
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Burgers We love a good burger, from classic to creative. These beefy recipes belong on your grill.The Washington Post - By Kari SondeWhat could we say about a burger that hasn’t already been said? They don’t have to be homemade or full of fancy flavors for us to love them. Whether smashed, packed into pucks or stuffed with cheese, will
Lifestyle 10 common travel scams — and how to avoid themThe Washington Post - By Andrea SachsEarlier this spring, I watched a young, solemn man dressed like a Buddhist monk approach a tourist on the Mall. He showed him a petition to build a temple and slid a bracelet made of prayer beads onto
Lifestyle In Galway, you get great pubs and Irish history and literary culture, without the Dublin crowdsThe Washington Post - By Danielle BraffDublin, home to Joyce and Guinness, welcomes millions yearly and is getting pricey Dublin is an adorable city rich in history, literary figures, nature and Guinness, and there’s plenty to do there. For
Puzzles The boatyard: May 26, 2019The Washington Post Magazine Find the 12 differences between the original photograph, top, and the altered photograph, center. Answers at bottom. For more Second Glance puzzles, click here.
Quentin Tarantino What Quentin Tarantino’s no-spoiler letter got right about criticismThe Washington Post - By Ann HornadayIn Cannes earlier this week, Quentin Tarantino became the latest filmmaker to jump on an increasingly vocal bandwagon. In an open letter posted on the social media page of his new movie “Once Upon a Time
Lifestyle Can a vegan hot dog compete with the real thing? This company is banking on it.The Washington Post - By Will HawkesIt’s the sort of boast that starts bar fights. A vegan hot dog, launched in London on May 10, “is identical to its pork counterpart in taste, smell and texture,” its creators claim. But does it live up
Lifestyle With embarrassing stories like these, he belongs on Mount BlushmoreThe Washington Post Magazine - ColumnistI recently reported that my car had been towed, but the city parking enforcement guy couldn’t find it in his records. He said it must have been stolen and told me to call the police. “Whoa,” he said. argument
Lifestyle How my mother prepared us to live without herThe Washington Post - By Anna NordbergThe night my mother told me that her cancer was terminal, she came into my room to say good night, same as she always did. “I’m so sorry I’m not going to be at your wedding, Anna,” she said. Lying there
Lifestyle Larry La fled Vietnam and thrived in restaurants. But he could not save his flagship Meiwah.The Washington Post - By Tim CarmanAs Larry La sat in a cushy booth at Meiwah, just days before his West End restaurant was scheduled to close after nearly 20 years in business, the walls around him began to disappear, and the owner was
Lifestyle How a spilled cup of coffee turned this copywriter into an artistThe Washington Post - By Cathy FreeEight years ago, Stefan Kuhnigk was stuck in a meeting at the ad agency in Germany where he worked as a copywriter when he accidentally spilled his coffee on a blank piece of paper. The logical thing do
Lifestyle A starter guide to buying furniture on Craigslist and other online forumsThe Washington Post - By Helen CarefootBack before she owned her D.C. firm, interior designer Kerra Michele ran a blog that chronicled how she made over her small rental apartment with DIY projects and treasures found through Craigslist. She
Lifestyle Date Lab: We set a straight woman up with a gay woman. (Not on purpose, though.)The Washington Post Magazine - By Rich JuzwiakHaters will say we contrived this for ratings, but there is a perfectly rational explanation as to how a gay woman and a straight woman ended up on a Date Lab date. The situation was the result of a series
Lifestyle Miss Manners: Guest accidentally invites herself to wrong partyThe Washington Post - By Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina MartinDear Miss Manners: We were phoned and asked to a friend’s 70th birthday party, with details to follow. I had the date on my calendar but didn’t receive a confirming email. So I called a friend to check
Lifestyle Ask Amy: Open marriage creates unstable triangleThe Washington Post - By Amy DickinsonDear Amy: My husband “Thomas” and I, both 67-year-old retirees, have been together for 39 years and married for four (we’re in a same-sex marriage). About three years ago, Thomas met “Ray,” who is 13 younger
Lifestyle Hints From Heloise: Vinegar flush can bring a rushThe Washington Post - By HeloiseDear Readers: Is your toilet running slowly? You may have calcium buildup in your tank, which can clog the flush holes under the rim of the toilet. Here’s the hint: Add several drops of blue food coloring
Grieving Carolyn Hax: Grieving in-laws want to tag along on widow’s family vacationThe Washington Post - By Carolyn HaxDear Carolyn: I have an 18-month-old toddler. My husband died unexpectedly when our baby was 3 months old. Since then, my in-laws have been clingy toward me and the baby. I understand this, as they are
Lifestyle Travel deals: Free Saturday companion fare on Amtrak’s Northeast CorridorThe Washington PostAmtrak has free companion train fares on Saturday travel along the Northeast Corridor. With the Saturday BOGO Sale, buy one free adult ticket for any destination between Washington and Boston, and receive
Lifestyle Avoid these travel hacks for a smoother summer vacationThe Washington Post - By Christopher ElliottTravel hackers are thought to be some of the world’s smartest travelers. But they may not be as smart as they think. Consider what happened to the Lufthansa passenger who tried one of the oldest travel
Lifestyle National Geographic’s annual GeoBee crowns its winnerThe Washington Post - By Dara ElasfarIn a sudden-death round, a question about a plateau in northern Norway decided the winner of the National Geographic GeoBee on Wednesday in Washington. Texas eighth-grader Nihar Janga’s answer of “Finnmark
