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Hi, folks. A few quick announcements before getting to this week's (tough) puzzle:First, I'm trying out a new title for these crossword blog posts: "CrossTalk." I kinda like it. What do you think?Second, for those of you...

Pin it When my wife was pregnant I started looking for inspiration for the nursery. I found some nice designs for a cradle, but really fell in love when I found images of a moon shaped cradle. This cradle was made by som...

Maybe a dozen rows back, someone is flapping a poster board with a brave, hand-Sharpied declaration. "I [heart] Chris Gaines."Sorry, lady. On this Friday night in the 21st century, Garth Brooks can only be Garth Brooks -...

There is an audience for new music in Washington -- witness the crowds that filled the John Cage Centennial Festival a couple of years ago. But for whatever reason, the Atlas Performing Arts Center hasn't figured out how...

Few people will mourn the passing of January 2016. The month has claimed too many talented artists. By the time the news of Colin Vearncombe's death broke, I felt crushed. I didn't know him, I didn't know David Bowie or ...

Pin it Name: Marie-Claude and Martin and 7-year-old Romane Location: Notre-Dame-de-Grâce -- Montréal, Québec Size: 1,400 square feet Years lived in: 8.5 years; Owned At the age of 17, Marie-Claude went to Venice, Ital...

If your friendly neighborhood billionaire went missing this weekend, don't fret. He or she is safe. Well, not counting the hangover.On Saturday, the establishment descended upon Washington for the 103rd annual Alfalfa Cl...

One in an occasional series we're resurrecting called "The Usual Suspects," in which we uncover the the secret lives of Washington's VIPs. First up:Vasiliki ValanosOccupation: Co-owner of the Monocle on Capitol Hill.

For culture vultures, those rare moments when everything comes together can be like an out-of-body experience. Mae West knew what she was talking about when she purred "Too much of a good thing can be wonderful." Certain...

He has flown under the radar for decades now, his name popping up every time David Bowie was about to make a big move. A new tour, a financial endeavor -- even when Bowie first set up his email account, Bill Zysblat was ...

For its Washington debut, Seattle's Spectrum Dance Theater brought along a string quartet, treating the audience at Sidney Harman Hall on Saturday night to an uncommon luxury.Then again, you can expect surprises of that ...

Sleep specialist recommends these monitors to help you get a good night's sleep …

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Surface Tension, 1992, plasma or rear-projection screen, computerised surveillance system, custom‐made software. Courtesy the artist and Carroll/Fletcher, London. Photo: Maxime Dufour. © Rafael L...

Pin it Name: Jesse and Dan Moskowitz and their dog, Stormy Location: Roxbury -- Boston, Massachusetts Size: 750 square feet Years lived in: 5.5 years; Rented When you enter Jesse and Dan Moskowitz's comfy and colorful ap...

Kim & George's Brooklyn Heights Home Pin it We've all tried the money-in-a-jar thing--but it doesn't work that well. Or maybe you've tried the envelope system like I did, and found the envelopes soon wore out and were ab...

Wooooooahhhh. The post The Science Behind This Mesmerizing Color-Changing Tea appeared first on Bon Appétit.

The saga continues for the Shakespeare Theatre Company as it tries to consolidate its scattered operations into a new administrative facility two blocks from Arena Stage.On Wednesday, STC will file its planned unit devel...

Pin it At Berlin's Michelberger hotel, each of the one hundred rooms has a unique design. The Garden Room, for example, has a plywood house inside of it.

These were the 10 dishes you loved the most in January. The post 10 Dishes You Loved in January appeared first on Bon Appétit.

LOS ANGELES - Four years after it first listed for sale, the Napa estate of late actor and comedian Robin Williams has sold for $18.1 million in an all-cash deal. …

For some women, newly announced changes in the Barbie doll body type come way late. Ditto for the recent finding that the male characters have three times the lines as the female stars in a spate of animated Disney princ...

Think about it. London, on your own. And you can do whatever you want to do. Fantastic! …