Articles filed under Washington Post
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The unbreakable gaze of Steve McQueen: 'I'm asking you, please, look'Dec 21, 2020 5:00 am - There's a moment in “Education,” the final installment of Steve McQueen's anthology series “Small Axe,” that goes from absurd to surreal to tragic in the time it takes f...
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'Walking Dead' star Angel Theory on navigating acting while hard of hearingDec 21, 2020 5:00 am - When most people hear the term “code-switching,” they think of what happens when a person of color changes their speech patterns or word choice depending on the audience...
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You've seen Giancarlo Esposito in everything - now the actor wants you to see him as himselfDec 20, 2020 6:28 am - Giancarlo Esposito is the kind of celebrity for whom trivia questions are made. Over the last half-century, the character actor who continually redefines "type" has play...
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These are the musicological reasons Taylor Swift's new album sounds dullDec 20, 2020 6:27 am - The surprise arrival of "Evermore," Taylor Swift's second studio album of 2020, was another pandemic gift to her legions of devoted fans. Typically known for her catchy ...
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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...