Articles filed under Washington Post
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Trump can't delay the election, experts sayJul 30, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Thursday raised the prospect of delaying the November election while making unsubstantiated claims that mail-in voting will lead t...
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Six ways to cut back on salt -- and keep the flavor -- when cooking at homeJul 28, 2020 6:00 am - Salt is everywhere. It serves an important function in keeping our bodies operating, but with modern convenience food and dining habits, it can be easy to overdo it. Lim...
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Young children with pet dogs seen having fewer social interaction problems than other kidsJul 28, 2020 6:00 am - Young children with family dogs were 23 percent less likely to have social interaction problems than children whose households do not have a dog, some recent research su...
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Book review: Charlie Kaufman's debut novel, 'Antkind,' is just as loopy and clever as his moviesJul 28, 2020 6:00 am - "Antkind" by Charlie Kaufman (Random House) 720 pages, $30 B. Rosenberger Rosenberg does not think much of filmmaker Charlie Kaufman or his work. "He sticks in my c...
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In a virtual escape room, a family finds clues for getting through their realityJul 27, 2020 6:00 am - "What do we know?" It's a question I ask my family almost daily, and the answers, no matter how trivial or small, provide a steadying toehold in a trembling world. It's ...
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Will we ever be able to dive back into ball pits?Jul 26, 2020 11:00 pm - Natalie Pariano was feeling some pandemic-related wanderlust, and found herself looking through old travel photos when something stopped her scrolling finger dead in its...
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Cultivating a soulful garden, one both unique and memorableJul 26, 2020 7:15 am - What gives a garden its soul? It's a straightforward question with a complicated answer. A garden gets its essential character through a number of elements: the spaces t...
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What to know before jumping into that aboveground pool purchaseJul 26, 2020 7:00 am - With temperatures soaring, vacations canceled and most community swimming pools limiting access or closed, a backyard pool seems like a good idea. No, not one of those b...
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Q&A: Nick Offerman on harnessing the power of ignoranceJul 26, 2020 7:00 am - Like so many, national arts reporter Geoff Edgers has been grounded by the novel coronavirus. So he decided to launch an Instagram Live show from his barn in Concord, Ma...
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Online art brings more than just wasting timeJul 25, 2020 11:00 pm - As the pandemic grinds on, I find myself trying to be more disciplined about wasting time, especially online. I want to go there only with a purpose, not just to while a...