Articles filed under Washington Post
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New movies to stream this week: 'Chemical Hearts,' 'Desert One' and moreAug 23, 2020 7:23 am - The line that opens the adolescent tear-jerker romance "Chemical Hearts" - spoken in voice-over by teen protagonist Henry (Austin Abrams) - will immediately cleave the a...
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Designer creates a formula for a home that healsAug 23, 2020 7:00 am - After a sudden split from her husband of 10 years, Stevie McFadden discovered firsthand that our surroundings play an influential role during times of crisis. The reside...
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Average CEO earnings soared to $21.3 million last year and could rise again in 2020Aug 23, 2020 6:22 am - Fueled by a surging stock market, CEO compensation climbed to its highest level in seven years last year and could be poised to rise again in 2020, despite the widesprea...
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His boss wants him to keep meeting with clients, but without payAug 23, 2020 6:00 am - Q: Early in March, my husband was laid off because of the coronavirus pandemic. The owner of the company told laid-off employees he would pay them their equivalent hourl...
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Things you didn't know (or maybe forgot) about how women got the voteAug 23, 2020 5:00 am - The origin of "suffrage" is not suffering, although plenty of people suffered in the pursuit of suffrage. It derives from the Latin suffragium, meaning a vote or a right...
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Book review: 90 writers make a stand against the isolating tyranny of the coronavirusAug 22, 2020 7:26 am - "Alone Together: Love, Grief, and Comfort in the Time of COVID-19" edited by Jennifer Haupt (Central Avenue) Could there be a timelier gift to quarantined readers t...
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What a U.S. TikTok ban could mean for users and employeesAug 22, 2020 6:25 am - A 45-day clock is ticking down to a TikTok ban across the United States, a move that is certain to frustrate millions of users and sow confusion for employees and busine...
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These are the top coronavirus vaccines to watchAug 22, 2020 6:22 am - The worldwide effort to create a vaccine for the novel coronavirus kicked off in January, soon after scientists in China posted online the genome of a virus causing a my...
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DraftKings, FanDuel fees deemed taxable in landmark IRS memoAug 22, 2020 6:19 am - Daily fantasy sports companies like FanDuel and DraftKings must pay federal excise tax on their entry fees, the IRS has decided, in an internal memo that could cause a m...
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Book review: Benvolio and Juliet are lovers and survivors in David Nicholls 'Sweet Sorrow'Aug 21, 2020 6:00 am - "Sweet Sorrow" By David Nicholls (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) What if, instead of loving Romeo and dying dramatically, Juliet fell for Benvolio and their ...