Articles filed under Washington Post
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'The Outpost' makes for both riveting war film and cautionary taleJul 03, 2020 6:00 am - On Oct. 3, 2009, a group of soldiers stationed at an isolated base in the Hindu Kush endured what would become one of the bloodiest confrontations in the U.S. war in Afg...
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In Sophie Mackintosh's dystopian 'Blue Ticket,' a woman's fate is determined by lotteryJul 02, 2020 6:00 am - "Blue Ticket," by Sophie Mackintosh A controlling father imposed his warped definition of female nature on his daughters in Sophie Mackintosh's first book, "The Wat...
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Is the future of performing arts digital? Marquee TV thinks soJul 01, 2020 6:00 am - With uncanny timing, Marquee TV, a performing-arts streaming service, debuted in this country in February. None of its leaders could have predicted the global crisis to ...
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Picnic-ready, classic slaw gets a healthful upgrade — and a flavor boostJul 01, 2020 6:00 am - Coleslaw is a good friend to me all summer long. This is the version that's on my table so often that making it feels breezily familiar — thinly slice the cabbage and on...
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Here's a spring lover's grain dish: An aromatic pilaf topped with two types of peasJul 01, 2020 6:00 am - I judge my spring garden by two metrics — how well I treated my peas and how well they're treating me. Did I plant them at the right time — as soon as the soil can be wo...
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Here's a quick Massage 101 tutorial for you or your partnerJun 29, 2020 7:00 am - Human touch is not a luxury. It is a biological necessity - infants starved of touch fail to meet growth standards - and a powerful tool. Touch builds cooperative relati...
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Pandemic stokes cancer concernsJun 29, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON — The government's top cancer doctor warned this week that delays in screenings, diagnoses and treatment because of the coronavirus pandemic are likely to res...
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Book review: 'Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why' is hilarious and stingingly poignantJun 29, 2020 6:00 am - “Nothing is Wrong and Here is Why” by Alexandra Petri (W.W. Norton) The first time I stumbled across an Alexandra Petri column in The Washington Post, I ...
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An Irish expat in Hong Kong lands in a love triangle in 'Exciting Times'Jun 28, 2020 7:30 am - "Exciting Times" by Naoise Dolan (Ecco) Back in the days when the envoys of the British Empire made a habit of telling tall tales about far-off places, a...
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Would she lie to you? Singer Annie Lennox says she doesn't listen to musicJun 28, 2020 7:27 am - Like so many, national arts reporter Geoff Edgers has been grounded by the coronavirus. So he decided to launch an Instagram Live show from his barn in Concord, Mass. Ev...