Articles filed under Washington Post
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The great video chat faceoff: Six apps. Dozens of heads. One came out on top.May 23, 2020 6:25 am - To Zoom, or not to Zoom? That is the question. Zoom videoconferencing's Brady Bunch grid of faces has become synonymous with working, learning and even partying from hom...
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The hunt for a work-from-home webcam: A story of broken supply chains, 'sold-out' messages and refreshing online cartsMay 23, 2020 6:22 am - SAN FRANCISCO - All those hours of pandemic-induced video conference calls, chats with family and hangouts with friends are straining our eyes - and, apparently, straini...
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Copyright bots and classical musicians are fighting online, and the bots are winningMay 23, 2020 6:21 am - A few Sundays ago, Camerata Pacifica artistic director Adrian Spence, aided by his tech-savvy son Keiran, went live on Facebook to broadcast a previously recorded perfor...
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As demand soars, stand-alone freezers are hot itemsMay 21, 2020 11:00 pm - At the end of March, President Donald Trump announced the extension of social distancing guidelines for another month — and set off a national scramble for stand-alone f...
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Stream on: Four ideas for theater lovers missing live productionsMay 21, 2020 6:00 am - Theater critics are entertainment first responders: We tend to get to the scene of the art before most other folks. But having had my access pass nullified these past mo...
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Young adults are also affected by Kawasaki-like disease linked to coronavirus, doctors sayMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - Recent public health warnings about a severe and puzzling inflammatory syndrome linked to covid-19 have focused on children. But now, some doctors say they are seeing th...
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How to freeze fresh vegetables while preserving their best qualitiesMay 20, 2020 6:00 am - As social distancing and self-quarantining quickly become our new normal, many Americans are heeding advice to stock their home kitchens for the long haul. For most of u...
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Sticky toffee pudding is the warm, saucy British dessert you can make at homeMay 20, 2020 6:00 am - There's so much we can chalk up to the naiveté of youth - things that, in retrospect, make you go, "What was I thinking?" For me, a lot of those realizations involve foo...
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Freshen up your earthy whole grains with a spring bounty of carrots and herbsMay 20, 2020 6:00 am - This salad tastes like spring waved a wand of freshness over an earthy, tender grain, turning a handful of practical, staple ingredients into a bright, versatile dish. T...
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Lake Geneva's new draw this year: Its restaurants are openMay 19, 2020 1:00 am - LAKE GENEVA, Wis. - This tranquil resort town on the shores of shimmering Geneva Lake has always beckoned as a kind of quiet Midwestern paradise, drawing people from all...