‘You don’t have to binge to celebrate’

(Deb Lindsey / FOR THE WASHINGTON POST)

WhyFoodWorks healthful dinner parties wrap nutrition lessons into an intimate evening with friends.

Style

CORRECTS SPELLING OF LAST NAME - In this undated photo downloaded from the Union County Prosecutor’s website, Caleb “Kai’ Lawrence McGillvary is shown. McGillvary, 24, is being sought by New Jersey authorities on a murder warrant in the beating death of a New Jersey lawyer he befriended in New York’s Times Square. The homeless hitchhiker had previously gained Internet and TV celebrity status by using a hatchet to intervene in an attack in California on a utility worker on Feb. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Union County Prosecutor’s Office)

Kai the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker: Why did we love him?

His Internet fame says something about our tendency to elevate, pity and mock folks on the periphery.

Magazine

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - APRIL 23: Serrano ham-wrapped chicken with corn bread on a bed of cream spinach and topped with fresh prunes at Wit and Wisdom Tavern inside the Four Seasons Hotel in Baltimore, Md. (Photo by Lexey Swall For The Washington Post)

We meet again

The Post’s food critic takes a fresh look at 13 restaurants he previously reviewed. How do they fare this time?

Food

When women drink alone. . .

We might just want a cocktail, period. Mostly, we want the experience on our own terms.

Wellness

Deb Thomas, of Clark, Wyoming, speaks at the 'Stop the Frack Attack People's Forum' to discuss how people living near oil and gas fields are impacted by fracking, in Washington May 22, 2013.   REUTERS/Gary Cameron  (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ENERGY ENVIRONMENT)

Green groups criticize Environmental Defense Fund

Large pro-environment group is scolded for joining forces with oil companies on “fracking.”

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

Chad Tracy hit a homer Friday, but he and Washington’s other bench players generally haven’t been doing well.

Nats’ Goon Squad is not scary good

Last year’s big-hitting bench players aren’t coming through for their struggling team.

Reliable Source

German embassy launches new bus campaign: Find Durer and Wagner

Three Metro buses designed to promote German culture are roaming the streets of Washington

Advice

Wife is fed up with husband’s complaints about work

He’s desperately unhappy in his job, but the real problem seems to be his lack of coping skills — and hers.

Travel

Travel Guide 2013

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

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

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 15:  US singer Solange Knowles attends the Opening Ceremony and 'The Great Gatsby' Premiere during the 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival at the Theatre Lumiere on May 15, 2013 in Cannes, France.  (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Fashion at Cannes

Between photo calls and red carpet appearances, the film festival is full of incredible style moments.

Parenting

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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.