At some point along the way, Hillary Clinton became "poor Hillary" and it stuck.

The man's been the presumptive GOP nominee for two months already, so it's about time someone mastered a John McCain impression.

The Hollywood shamus to the stars Anthony Pellicano, who sniffed dirty laundry in some of the biggest hampers in Tinseltown, was convicted Thursday of conspiring to run a criminal enterprise that employed illegal wiretaps and crooked cops to dig up insider dirt on the rich and famous -- and their...

Time travel! Talking mice! Terribly proper manners!

As Erykah Badu's band played an introductory instrumental groove Wednesday at Constitution Hall, the bewitching soul singer sashayed onto the stage and struck a dramatic, elegant pose. It was a relatively standard diva's entrance from the most atypical of all contemporary R&B stars.

Dear Carolyn: My wife is 4 1/2 months pregnant. For the past year or so I've had an "office girlfriend" -- a single woman at my office who is fun to flirt and eat lunch with, but nothing more. I'm definitely attracted to office GF, but I have kept myself under control. In a couple of weeks, my wi...

LOS ANGELES, May 15 -- A federal grand jury indicted a Missouri woman Thursday for her alleged role in perpetrating a hoax on the online social network MySpace against a 13-year-old neighbor who then committed suicide.

The Government Accountability Office recommended yesterday that the Smithsonian Board of Regents develop ways to critique its own policies and institute a plan to discipline its members if they neglect their duties.

The Moscow Virtuosi are on a pressure-packed U.S. tour this month, which included a stop Wednesday night at the Music Center at Strathmore. Violinist Vladimir Spivakov founded the group 30 years ago, and the program was a look back at some, but not all, of the rarefied Russian chamber orchestra's...

Q. No one could say that our kids -- a girl, 12, and a boy, 11 -- are extremely sheltered or that I lock them in their rooms. They are both deeply involved in sports and school and have been to many places with us and with friends and relatives.

THE LEGEND OF COLTON H. BRYANT By Alexandra Fuller Penguin Press. 202 pp. $23.95 At first it would seem that "The Legend of Colton H. Bryant" marks an extraordinary change of pace for accomplished writer Alexandra Fuller, whose earlier books, "Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight" and "Scribbling t...

"Before the Rains," director Santosh Sivan's drama set in 1937 India, is a hodgepodge in the Raj -- a predictable patchwork of forbidden romance, English arrogance, a gun given as a gift, suicide, corruption, deception, rising Indian nationalism and a short-lived chase through the jungle.

No one can accuse the year-old Constellation Theatre Company of thinking small. Since its debut last June, this troupe -- working with seemingly limited resources -- has mounted smart, feisty, accessible productions of several modern masterpieces, such as August Strindberg's "A Dream Play." Unfor...

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This morning, all five original members of New Kids on the Block (now in their mid-to-late 30s) launch a reunion tour on the "Today" show (Channel 4 at 7 a.m.), the group's first performance in 15 years.

NEW YORK, May 15 In an effort to make you happy, Fox will slash ad time on its hottest upcoming sci-fi-ish series -- J.J. Abrams's "Fringe" and Joss Whedon's "Dollhouse." So viewer-unfriendly has network TV become these days, Thursday's announcement qualifies as pretty big stuff. Fox suits though...

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Two of the players in today's deal were among those people who are blessed with plenty of patience -- but are reluctant to use it.

Artomatic: A Universe Unto Itself It is now one week into Artomatic , the visual art/film/dance/music mega-show that will continue in Northeast Washington for four more weeks -- day, night and into the early morning hours, whether there are thousands of people in the building or five (and there are...

In sports, every team tries to improve. Teams try to get better during the season and the offseason.

· A Michigan Girl Scout troop is going to Europe this winter, thanks in large part to a troop member who sold 17,328 boxes of cookies.

"You may find Narnia a more savage place than you remember." . . .