First tweens: Growing up in the White House
On “The View,” president and Mrs. Obama talk about their daughters, Sasha and Malia, no longer the little girls of the 2008 campaign.
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H Street NE: 6th-hippest hipster neighborhood, according to Forbes
The magazine put H Street behind enclaves like Brooklyn and the Mission District in San Francisco.
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Decoding Emmy red carpet fashion
Who gave the lenses the most an eyeful? And which newcomer parted the crowd?
National Book Festival kicks off
At opening gala Friday, publishing stars toasted books
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Wyclef Jean talks Hill, Haiti
Former Fugee disucsses his new book, plays a few songs at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
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Andrew McCarthy, actor turned travel writer
Talks at National Geographic on Friday, Sept. 21.
War veteran finds poetry in violence
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REVIEW | Kevin Powers returned from fighting in Iraq to write a war novel filled with grit and grace.
Albright: To the beat of her own drum
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The former secretary of state got in on the action after being honored at the Monk Institute’s music gala.
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Fall 2012 arts guide
A look at what’s new and noteworthy in film, music, dance, theatre and museums.
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Where art and news intersect
Judith Brodie’s “Shock of the News” at the National Gallery of Art examines the relationship between art and newspapers over the past century.
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A new look for the MLK Library
The Mies van der Rohe-designed library may get a face lift. Check out the proposed designs.
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Kennedy Center Honors recipients announced
An actor, a ballerina, a blues musician, a TV host and some legendary rockers are this year’s Kennedy Center Honors recipients.
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New citizens join ‘We the People’
On the Constitution’s 225th anniversary, 215 people took the oath of allegiance at the National Archives.
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Frank Gehry’s Eisenhower Memorial
The world-famous architect has adjusted his original design in response to criticism from the Eisenhower family.
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New York Fashion Week
The eight-day fashion showcase highlights the spring 2013 lines of some of the world’s top designers.
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London Fashion Week
Temperley London, Issa and Vivienne Westwood are among the collections featured at the week of shows.
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Milan Fashion Week
Gucci, Alberta Ferretti and Emporio Armani helped open the week of runway shows in Italy.
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Prince William and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, in Asia
The royal couple is on a nine-day tour of the Far East and Southeast Asia.
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Revisiting Watergate
PHOTOS | Key figures from the Watergate scandal reconvened June 11 at the Watergate Office Building in Washington.
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‘1812: A Nation Emerges’
National Portrait Gallery exhibit explores personalities of war that helped give a young country a sense of unity, pride.
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Carolyn Hax: The (married) name game
Is it obnoxious to ask your friend why she took her husband’s name? Depends on your motivation.
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Carolyn Hax: The baby boasters
Among friends who have babies about the same age, how do you deal with a couple who make everything a competition?
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Grief at the wheel
She was generously given her fiance’s car after his death, but she can’t get in it without thinking of him. Should she get rid of it?
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Dad’s in cahoots with her soon-to-be ex
Father gives her abusive husband (and “lady friends”) an open invite to family functions, but she’s worried about how she and her 8-year-old son will deal with it.
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Secrets that don’t keep
The letter writer has a father-in-law who wants to do things his way. How can she deal with this?
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A lifetime of regret over cheating
The long-lasting effects of marital infidelity can stop only when the parties involved learn to forgive.
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An arm-twister’s turn to cry uncle
Her brother doesn’t like her kid and haranguing doesn’t change his mind. Go figure.
Fall Travel: Guns ’n’ roses
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In Tombstone, Ariz., a writer finds that the infamy of the shootout at the O.K. Corral still wrangles visitors in.
Fall Travel: The world’s best restaurant
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At Copenhagen’s Noma, arguably the world’s most daring restaurant, a food writer finds that his strange and glorious meal leaves him full — in more ways than one.
Raiders of the lost text
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Deep in the Sinai, a global team is revolutionizing the preservation of history.
Virginia’s State Fair is saved, but questions remain
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A case of puppy love in Gaithersburg
Girl, 11, helps abandoned dogs find their forever homes.
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Elmo sings a new tune
‘Sesame Street’ star leaving ‘Elmo’s World’ behind for ‘Elmo the Musical.’