Climate news is relentlessly, objectively grim. Should we ever allow ourselves to feel optimism?
Terry Tempest Williams, Naomi Shihab Nye and other writers and activists on where they find hope.
D.C.’s rising libertarian star, with her ‘healthy skepticism of state power,’ secures an influential podcast
Jane Coaston wants listeners to grapple with different views.
To see or not to see? Experiencing Shakespeare during the pandemic offers its own rewards.
The artistic director of D.C.’s Shakespeare Theatre Company says this past year has allowed new ways to understand the Bard.
- Perspective
Gene Weingarten: Behold, the worst diet of all time
You only eat foods that repulse you.
Why are so many Christians in Colombia converting to Orthodox Judaism?
One photographer set out to document their growing community.
- Review
L’Auberge Chez Francois is ready for its close-up, yet again
The 45-year-old dining destination in Great Falls succeeds thanks to delicious consistency.
- Spring Home & Design
- Perspective
A century ago, landscape design was a man’s world. But these women created a garden for the ages.
The sanctuary that owner Mildred Bliss commissioned Beatrix Jones Farrand to design at Washington's Dumbarton Oaks endures as one of America’s great gardens.
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- Analysis
Solution to Evan Birnholz’s April 11 Post Magazine crossword, “Themeless No. 16”
A 132-word freestyle for the weekend.
- Perspective
Gene Weingarten: Oh, is it your birthday? I don’t care.
I feel utter disdain for people who consider their birthdays sacrosanct, worthy of applause.
Date Lab: ‘What an honor to be a part of this date with her’
These two indulged in a bit of fantasizing about their potential future together.
Southern Poverty Law Center President: ‘We have to get back to a place where we all can agree on how to find truth’
Margaret Huang discusses how to counter hate — and the toll of disinformation.
Faced with a pandemic, these families found silence, storage and solace — in a shed
Many have turned to online plans to carve out room for school, work and hanging out.
This flower power couple curates more than 300 acres of Washington’s downtown
First they fell in love with horticulture. Then they fell in love with each other.
- Analysis
Solution to Evan Birnholz’s April 4 Post Magazine crossword, “Jukebox Musicals”
An alternative playlist.
