Articles filed under Washington Post
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It's not just Snapchat's Bob Marley lens: Every face-swap app has a 'blackface' optionApr 23, 2016 5:33 am - Wednesday, Snapchat launched an arguably racist Bob Marley filter that's making lots of people on the Internet mad. In a nutshell, the feature lets you wear Marley's fac...
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Prince had a complicated relationship with the InternetApr 23, 2016 5:33 am - People tend to look at a couple of things when considering what relationship Prince, who died Thursday, had with the Internet: His 2010 declaration that the "Internet's ...
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How Uber is trying to attract more hearing-impaired driversApr 23, 2016 4:32 am - Wendell Pratt can't hear what his Uber passengers say about him, but he is used to reading their reactions when they learn he is deaf. Some stare at him through his rear...
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Analysis: Amazon's new strategy to steal Netflix customers - and keep themApr 23, 2016 4:31 am - Editor's note: Amazon chief executive Jeffrey P. Bezos also owns The Washington Post. Amazon is rolling out two new offerings for would-be customers that could rad...
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The story behind why Prince changed his name to a symbolApr 22, 2016 1:00 am - This isn't the first time we lost Prince. When the artist came out with his 1993 album "Come," the ominous black-and-white cover art showed the singer standing in front ...
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The day I hung out at Prince's house, talking fame, Michael Jackson's deathApr 22, 2016 1:00 am - Dearly beloved We are gathered here today To get through this thing called life. - Prince, "Let's Go Crazy" No one is ready for a visit to Paisley Park, at least not th...
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The many mysteries of Prince's Paisley ParkApr 22, 2016 1:00 am - Four lines of the tragic 911 call in which an unidentified man informed an emergency dispatcher that Prince had died at Paisley Park, his labyrinthine studio complex nea...
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Why I'm teaching my 6-year-old to meditateApr 18, 2016 5:55 am - My teenage years weren't the easiest. I struggled with popularity (or lack thereof), bad skin and what I was convinced, at the time, was irreparable heartbreak. No one ...
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7 tips for cancer patients worrying about the cost of their careApr 17, 2016 7:07 am - You've just been diagnosed with cancer. One of your first questions, after the shock wears off, is most likely: How much could all this cost? The answer may be hard to p...
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Rentable sidewalk crates allow New Yorkers to stash furry friends while they do errandsApr 17, 2016 7:06 am - In a city that's expert at peddling solutions to problems no one quite knew they had, the Dog Parker was probably inevitable: a rentable doghouse that allows New Yorkers...