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Carolyn Hax
Carolyn Hax: Third-wheel ex controls the relationship
The reader clings to the high road as her boyfriend’s married ex spends more time with him than she does.
Carolyn Hax
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.
Carolyn Hax
Girlfriend’s complaint sparks concerns
A reader wonders if he should propose marriage to his sweetheart after her odd criticism of his career.
Anne Midgette
Cellist gives the tales behind the tunes at recital
Cellist Zuill Bailey’s stories become a big part of his performance.
Anne Midgette
Dawn Upshaw and Crash Ensemble at the Kennedy Center
Program includes Dennehy song cycle based on the poetry of William Butler Yeats.
Anne Midgette
NSO’s strengths, weaknesses, identity issues on display at Spring for Music
The penultimate edition of Carnegie Hall’s weeklong series left a warm impression, though a wistful one.
Ann Hornaday
Coen brothers, Robert Redford highlights of Cannes Film Festival
CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK: This year’s films were concerned with transition. But formally, many seemed stalled.
Ann Hornaday
Greta Gerwig delivers a radiant star turn in the charming ‘Frances Ha’
Ann Hornaday reviews ‘Frances Ha,’ a beguiling coming-of-age comedy.
Ann Hornaday
‘What Maisie Knew’ brings Henry James into the present with style
‘What Maisie Knew’ contemporizes the Henry James tale with bravura performances and spot-on taste.
Sarah Kaufman
‘The Sun Also Rises’: Washington Ballet’s voyage to Hemingway’s world
REVIEW | Set in a fantasized Spain and Paris in the 1920s, it’s restrained, but full, enthusiastic and great fun.
Sarah Kaufman
Ballets Russes: The ascent of men
The innovative company redefined the feminized ballet world with its modernism and masculine dancers.
Sarah Kaufman
Monica Bill Barnes & Company puts on a funny, affecting evening of dance
Troupe brings its smart, kooky humor and compassion to the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater.
Ask Amy: Crying over spilled Champagne
What’s a little spilled Champagne (and a ruined laptop) between friends? About $850, for starters.
Ask Amy: Staying single is a valid choice
Divorced daughter is hounded by family to meet someone, despite being happily single.
Ask Amy: Sister worries about danger of tanning
Her teen sister has been to the tanning salon at least 40 times this year, and her mother doesn’t care.
Hank Stuever
‘Does Someone Have to Go?’: When the office devours itself
TV REVIEWS | Fox’s reality show forces employees to decide who gets the pink slip. Also reviewed: AMC’s sweet “Showville.”
Hank Stuever
‘Mel Brooks’ and ‘Ghost Army’: On PBS, two ways to punk Hitler
In a brisk ‘American Masters’ doc, the comedy genius explains himself.
Hank Stuever
Then we came to the end: Our last day at ‘The Office’
Here’s to those who kept believing in — and working at — “The Office” after everyone else clocked out.
Lisa de Moraes
‘NCIS,’ Sunday Night Football are No. 1
TV COLUMN | Under Nielsen’s rules, CBS and NBC can claim the top claim the top spot in prime time.
Lisa de Moraes
The TV Column: CBS pronounces itself the ratings winner
Network had a lead of 4 million viewers over its closest competitor — the largest such margin in 24 years.
Lisa de Moraes
Oscar’s host hunt begins when MacFarlane tweets he’s too busy
The 2013 host wasn’t popular with critics, but drove up ratings for the broadcast.
Philip Kennicott
If Smithsonian bursts the Bubble, Hirshhorn goes back to square one
Next month’s decision on the ambitious project could change the direction of the art museum.
Philip Kennicott
At Glenstone exhibit, a fine, light, smart touch
Swiss duo reinvigorates old artistic ideas in a show that is delightful, engaging and often moving.
Philip Kennicott
Ellsworth Kelly, behind enemy lines
The magnificent centerpiece to “Sculpture on the Wall” breaks through the Barnes’s fustiness.
Gene Weingarten
My neighbor’s stuff was being evicted. But an amazing thing happened.
In Eastern Market, man’s treasure was put on the street, about to become a picker free-for-all.
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