Articles filed under Washington Post
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Start Rosh Hashanah on a sweet note with tishpishti, an orange-scented semolina cakeSep 16, 2020 6:00 am - When it comes to Rosh Hashanah desserts, apple cake or honey cake might sound most familiar to Ashkenazi (Eastern and Central European) Jews celebrating the Jewish New Y...
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Dress a chicken tartine with fresh produce and ripe cheese, and dinner is doneSep 16, 2020 6:00 am - On a recent weeknight, I found myself hungry and without a plan. A quick sweep of the refrigerator and pantry revealed fresh peaches, a country-style bread loaf, a small...
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The hunt for fall TV brings a last gasp of new shows and - perhaps at long last - a shift in old habitsSep 15, 2020 6:00 am - A couple of weeks ago, NBC announced that Season 5 of its hit series "This Is Us" will premiere on Nov. 10, with a two-hour episode. How nice. That the show had yet to b...
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Yes, Drew Barrymore is launching a talk show in a pandemic - and wants to 'bring a little late-night' to daytime TVSep 15, 2020 6:00 am - Don't worry: Drew Barrymore is well-aware that right now is not the ideal time to launch a new daytime talk show. "I had a very different vision and perception of what w...
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Tweens vs. loneliness: How to fight isolation in the pandemicSep 14, 2020 6:00 am - For most adolescents, the pandemic has turned their social lives upside down. "Since the quarantine began, my 12-year-old daughter, Penelope, hasn't had a normal playdat...
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PBS docuseries 'Now Hear This' finds appetite for classical musicSep 14, 2020 6:00 am - The bad news is that the entire classical music world (well, the American part, anyway) is canceled due to technical difficulties. The good news is that the entire class...
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Netflix defends 'Cuties' as 'social commentary' against sexualizing young girlsSep 14, 2020 6:00 am - When she first set out to make "Cuties," French Senegalese filmmaker Maïmouna Doucouré said she wanted to shed light on the pressures faced by young girls as they become...
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Young adults should get cholesterol screeningsSep 14, 2020 6:00 am - Our bodies need cholesterol to build cells and other substances. But when blood cholesterol levels get too high, that can make it hard for blood to flow and increase the...
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Why you should stretch more often — especially nowSep 13, 2020 11:00 pm - Stretching doesn't get the respect it deserves. Most exercisers absent-mindedly engage in just a few minutes of it before or after a workout, which certainly feels good ...
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National Postal Museum carries a new relevance, even though it's closedSep 13, 2020 7:21 am - WASHINGTON - As far as interesting places go, the post office - with its harsh lighting, long lines and chain pens - in my mind ranked somewhere between a bank lobby and...