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Is there any composer on the planet more wonderfully enigmatic than Anthony Braxton? Jazz saxophonist, ecstatic mystic, academic theorist, certified MacArthur “genius,” all-around American original — c...

This year there are moments when I'm lost and miserable and struggling with what it means to be an inner-city teacher. For the first time I'd started to wonder if I can go on teaching in the school I love but which is st...

Salon once asked Dorothea Tanning to define the aims of her artwork and the artist responded: "I’d be satisfied with having suggested that there is...

The documentary begins in New York’s Central Park, with a large, hazy moon poking through a network of bare tree branches, followed by a sobering...

In the grand history of American drinking, the combination of dairy and booze makes for a dubious chapter. I would guess that the category of drinks mostly likely to be… Click to Continue »

To truly stay ?off the grid? these days is to relegate oneself to a lifestyle void of all modern conveniences. Click to Continue »

Dan O’Connor, 43, is my makeover subject this month, but the distress call came from his wife, Pam. “I really enjoy your style makeovers and wanted to write with a… Click to Continue »

You might wonder what kind of wing nut would join Weight Watchers for the first time exactly 10 days before Thanksgiving. A sensible person would wait until Jan. 2, when… Click to Continue »

If you are willing to travel, with a little planning, you can do it for less than you might think. Click to Continue »

Here?s the basic information about ski slopes in the Southeast. Contact them directly for weather information, rates, discounts and hours. Click to Continue »

It?s a good vintage for wine books this year, with something for every wine lover on your list. Here are a few sure winners: Click to Continue »

If you?ve ever met a kid who stays up past midnight doing homework or who frets that a B+ might keep her out of the Ivy League, you?ve seen the… Click to Continue »

The secret to light packing for long-term travel lies with laundry. With wardrobe choices designed to go the distance, the logistics can be less challenging than you might think. Here… Click to Continue »

Christina White, 33, is a Justice Department lawyer. Johnathan Smith, 30, is a lawyer for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. They live in the District’s Takoma neighborhood. Wedding date: Nov. 11, 2012 ...

To Gillian Ramsey’s friends, it seemed as though the guys she dated were all the same: hung out in Georgetown, were always up for a good time but didn’t call when they said they would. So in April 2010, whe...