Articles filed under Washington Post
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Can you guess the website, based on the swatch of blue?Sep 17, 2016 7:10 am - I have no idea what site you've set as your homepage, but I'm willing to make you a bet: Whatever the site, whoever you are, the color blue is present. Recently, the des...
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There is no hijab emoji; a 15-year-old is trying to change thatSep 17, 2016 7:00 am - When Rayouf Alhumedhi's friends wanted to identify themselves to one another in a WhatsApp group chat, they didn't rely on their names. Instead, each friend used an emoj...
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Consumers will have to wait to buy jet-black iPhones from Apple storesSep 16, 2016 1:00 am - Apple hasn't released any preorder numbers for the latest pair of iPhones, but the company has let one nugget about sales slip out: If you want a jet-black iPhone, you m...
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The five-second rule for eating food? Scientists - and this video - show how gross it isSep 13, 2016 1:00 am - Imagine it's lunch. You are holding a fat slice of watermelon. It looks delicious. You move in for a bite. But something goes terribly wrong. The fruit slips from your j...
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A terminally ill woman had one rule at her end-of-life party: No cryingSep 12, 2016 7:30 am - Her death, much like her life, would be a work of art. Betsy Davis sat in her bedroom in Ojai, a valley town surrounded by the California mountains. On a windowsill near...
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Dementia makes treatment tougher as the end closes inSep 11, 2016 11:00 pm - Dementia took over Pauline Finster's 91-year-old mind long ago, and she may die without having another real conversation with her daughter. After Finster broke her hip i...
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An end-of-life lesson from my fatherSep 11, 2016 11:00 pm - When my father was 88 and the picture of health for his age, he taught me, an experienced physician, an unexpected lesson. We were discussing treatment options promoted ...
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Employee badge knows where you are, who you talk toSep 11, 2016 7:22 am - Do you hog office conversations? Or not talk enough? Does your voice squeal? Do you sit very still at your desk all day? Or do you fidget under stress? Where do you go i...
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Arianna Huffington wants to sell your boss on office napsSep 11, 2016 7:16 am - Weeks after leaving her eponymous news website to launch a corporate wellness service called Thrive, Arianna Huffington has hired former New York Times and Google execut...
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People really don't like chip credit cardsSep 11, 2016 7:15 am - When it comes to mixing convenience and security at the cash register, we still have a long way to go. Credit cards with security chips have more or less become the norm...