Articles filed under Washington Post
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A Best Buy program gets shoppers to pay twice the list price on big-ticket itemsFeb 29, 2020 5:22 am - Best Buy last spring began offering a splashy lease-to-own program to customers who'd been rejected for its store credit card. Progressive Leasing, executives said, woul...
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How to use Instagram to plan your vacationFeb 29, 2020 5:19 am - When it comes to travel, social media can be a double-edged sword. On one hand, it's a wonderful way to discover new destinations and indulge your armchair wanderlust. O...
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Documentary 'Once Were Brothers' captures magical musical era of the BandFeb 27, 2020 5:00 am - For a collective expression of prodigious musicianship and an almost telepathic creative bond, you'd be hard-pressed to do better than the Band, the five-man group whose...
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How to use gluten-free flour blends in your everyday bakingFeb 26, 2020 5:00 am - I realize that not every recipe is for every person. Interest, diet, skill, equipment: They're all variables that make it impossible to please everyone all the time. One...
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Beans are good for the planet, for you and for your dinner table. Here's how to cook them right.Feb 26, 2020 5:00 am - The following is an edited excerpt from "Cool Beans" by Joe Yonan (Ten Speed Press, 2020). "We're just here for the beans." That's what we told the waiter at Máximo Bist...
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Potatoes, beans and salsa add up to an easy riff on chili friesFeb 26, 2020 5:00 am - Here's another way to cook up the protein-on-starch marriage that's so popular the world over. You know, the one that produced black beans and rice in Cuba, pasta with l...
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Mustard, cream and lemon make for fast and flavor-packed pork chopsFeb 25, 2020 5:00 am - Pull out your large skillet tonight if you're up for a pork dish that comes together in minutes but has a surprisingly complex-tasting sauce. Too often, fast-cooking rec...
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A 62-year-old Naperville man planked for more than 8 hours to break a Guinness world recordFeb 25, 2020 12:00 am - Only George Hood's forearms and toes were touching the platform, as he held the rest of his body in midair: an exercise, known as planking, for his core but also for his...
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Dow drops 1,031 amid 'economic pandemic' of China virusFeb 24, 2020 12:00 am - Financial markets sounded the alarm Monday about the relentless spread and widening economic impact of the coronavirus, which after ravaging China now threatens havoc on...
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Laziness, or invisible labor? Workers, managers weigh inFeb 23, 2020 5:13 am - A recent column on lazy co-workers struck a chord with workers and managers alike. (Responses edited for length and clarity.) Personal business on business time: "S...