Travel Guide 2013

Advice on the guide books versus Apps, the use of electronics on planes and more practical trips for savvy globe trotters.

Style

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 28:  U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about the department's FY2013 international affairs budget February 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. Clinton faced questions ranging from the cost of embassies in Iraq and the Middle East to the START Treaty with Russia.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Beyond Hillaryland: Four key 2008 campaigners say no to 2016

They still support Clinton, but Wolfson, Tanden, Penn and Solis Doyle have forged their own paths.

Magazine

Chris Tippins is a Safety and Security Specialist in Annandale High School in Annadale, VA in April 2013.

First Person Singular: Chris Tippins, security specialist, Annandale High

A school security guard on keeping students safe--and how times have changed

Food

Louisa, VA- Tofu made at Twin Oaks Community in Louisa, Va. is the main ingredient in the tofu burgers that were being made for dinner, Thursday May 2, 2013.  (Photo by Norm Shafer/ For The Washington Post).

A community’s building blocks

In rural Virginia, the worker-residents at Twin Oaks make tofu for the public — and cook with it for dinner.

Wellness

Dr. Brien Barnewolt, chair of emergency medicine at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, speaks to reporters at the hospital, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Barnewolt was among the staff who treated the 14 patients injured in the bombing at the finish of the Boston Marathon who were treated at Tufts. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)

In Boston Marathon attack, injuries evoke the toll of two wars

Doctors in Boston say BBs and nails from the bomb wreaked havoc, with many victims losing legs.

Weddings & Romance

Date Lab: He gives The Post props, but they go only so far

Two friendly foodies meet for dinner. What else can they want?

KidsPost

Visitors leave a life-size house at 'Barbie The Dreamhouse Experience' at Sawgrass Mills mall in Sunrise, Florida.

Barbie makes big move to Florida

In her life-size Dreamhouse, visitors can surround themselves in pink.

Reliable Source

Love, etc.: Twins for Chely Wright

The country singer-turned gay-rights activist and her wife of two years welcomed two boys.

Advice

How a new mom can relax and stop trying to be perfect

The mother of a six-month-old boy worries she’s making the wrong call on formula and other issues.

Travel

illustration by MARCO GORAN ROMANO

Putting travel apps to the test on a tour of Atlanta

If guidebooks go extinct, can apps replace or improve on the travel advice business?

Travel coverage

Home & Garden

Magicicada septendecim, 17 year Cicada

Cicadas and their threat to trees

Get ready for the 17-year cicada and get info on how it will affect your garden.

Fashion

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 06:  Sarah Jessica Parker attends the Costume Institute Gala for the 'PUNK: Chaos to Couture' exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2013 in New York City.  (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

Met Gala: Red Carpet

The annual gala highlights the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s spring exhibition, “PUNK: Chaos to Couture” in New York.

Parenting

Illustration for Almanac0509

A trace of dishonesty

A mom suspects her teen of copying art and claiming the work as her own.

Lifestyle Videos

A peep is worth a thousand pictures

A peep is worth a thousand pictures

Resident “Peeps editor” Tracy Grant describes the marshmallow-stuffed recipe for a winning entry.
‘Eveningland’ by Christopher K. Morgan & Artists and Skybetter & Associates

‘Eveningland’ by Christopher K. Morgan & Artists and Skybetter & Associates

Preview of “Eveningland,” a collaborative work by D.C.-based contemporary dance company Christopher K. Morgan & Artists and New York’s Skybetter and Associates.
Arachne Aerial Arts and In-Flight Theater: ‘For That Which Returns’

Arachne Aerial Arts and In-Flight Theater: ‘For That Which Returns’

Preview of “For That Which Returns,” an aerial performance based on the myth of Demeter and Persephone.
Other Desert Cities at Arena Stage

Other Desert Cities at Arena Stage

The production Other Desert Cities runs through May 26 Arena Stage.