The Washington PostWhat it’s like to have a baby in the states most likely to ban abortionverified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Amy Joyce, Lauren TierneyIf the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade this summer, women in 13 states would immediately lose access to abortion in most cases, thanks to so-called “trigger” laws that outlaw abortion in all or most cases in the event that Roe falls. Four additional states, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin and West …
The Washington PostNowFending for dinner is practical snacking for our timesverified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Daniela GalarzaOne evening in early April 2021, before much of the country had access to the coronavirus vaccine, New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast and her husband looked at each other and said, “Shall we fend?” They poked their heads into their pantry and refrigerator. They pulled out a handful of odds and ends, …
The Washington Post7 hours agoCassidy Hutchinson and the all-knowing presence of Washington’s aidesverified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Dan ZakWashington is run by aides, or at least it runs on the work of aides: the gofers, the schedulers, the advisers, the consiglieres, the speechwriters, the deputy assistant whatevers, the advance teams, the surrogates and spokespeople, the bag men and body men and boss whisperers, the young women who …
The Washington Post7 hours agoPelicans’ paradise on Smith Island, Md.verified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Andrea SachsOn a sunny mid-June afternoon with a tickling breeze, dozens of brown pelicans soared overhead like an avian Cirque du Soleil. Some birds carried nesting material in their comically long bills; others scanned the light chop for a meal. On shore, expectant parents tended to their eggs, standing as …
The Washington Post8 hours agoDiet soda is fine, and 3 other food truths it’s time you believedverified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Tamar HaspelI’ve been writing this column, trying to find out what’s really true about food, for some eight years now. In that time, I’ve dug into some questions that turned out to have surprising answers. You can always gauge exactly how surprising by the number of people who call you an idiot on social media, …
The Washington Post9 hours agoFrance fetes the man who solved the Rosetta Stone mysteryverified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Mary Winston NicklinDeep in rural France, in a medieval courtyard in Figeac, I almost tripped on the Rosetta Stone. Unlike the surrounding sandstone houses and half-timbered facades, the enormous slab stands out in black granite, inscribed with three different scripts, including Egyptian hieroglyphics. This isn’t just …