Articles filed under Washington Post
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Holiday season exposes widening disparity among American familiesDec 20, 2020 5:25 am - Vastia Sylvester told her teenage daughter weeks ago: no Christmas gifts this year. The single mother usually goes all out. In 2019, she spent more than $1,000 on an iPh...
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Office holiday parties are transformed this yearDec 20, 2020 5:16 am - To put it mildly, no one feels much like celebrating 2020. Between public health, economic and unemployment crises, office holiday parties - which face mixed reactions i...
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An 18th-century Parisian garden is a lesson in the perils of excessDec 20, 2020 5:00 am - When the Disneyland Paris theme park arrived in France almost three decades ago, the guardians of the Gallic way warned of the dangers of an American cultural slide towa...
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'A Christmas Carol': A staple of Christmas Past remains presentDec 19, 2020 6:29 am - This year, you can have "A Christmas Carol" any way you want it. Almost. You'd like to see it in real time on your laptop? You can do that. Want to gather around the rad...
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Been there, done that: A new TV version of 'The Stand' pits good against evil after a deadly pandemicDec 19, 2020 6:27 am - The deadly pandemic that opens CBS All Access's stylish if stilted new take on Stephen King's 1978 novel "The Stand" (which premiered Thursday) couldn't be timelier for ...
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Twigs offer simple beauty in displays and decorationsDec 19, 2020 6:00 am - With our social calendars blank and our party duds in the closet, you would think we might be drawn to boisterous blooms and bows for holiday decor. But lavish looks fee...
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Can't get a PlayStation 5? Meet the Grinch bots snapping up 2020's hottest gift.Dec 19, 2020 5:25 am - This Christmas, it's boy vs. bot. Thirteen-year-old John Coleman has tried everything to buy a Sony PlayStation 5. Coleman, from Bowie, Md., spent his summer cleaning an...
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Review: Amazon's new health band is the most invasive tech we've ever testedDec 19, 2020 5:22 am - Amazon has a new health-tracking bracelet with a microphone and an app that tells you everything that's wrong with you. You haven't exercised or slept enough, reports Am...
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What's a debt-to-income ratio, and why you need a low one to buy a homeDec 19, 2020 5:19 am - When it comes to qualifying for a loan to buy a home or to refinance your mortgage, there are plenty of numbers to consider, such as your credit score and the appraised ...
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Netflix's Shea McGee on creating the house of your dreamsDec 17, 2020 10:00 pm - Shea McGee is co-founder of Studio McGee and star of Netflix's “Dream Home Makeover.” She and husband Syd transformed Shea's small room of fabric samples and design smar...