Dear Earthlings: Please stop obsessing about UFOs
Even respectable voices have recently been indulging the fantasy that aliens might have visited us. Sorry to disappoint you, a Washington Post science writer says, but there’s zero evidence.
Belarusian political dissidents on spreading their message of freedom: ‘We never know when our life will end’
How Natalia Kaliada and Nikolai Khalezin resist through the power of theater.
A battle of green against green in this Texas community
Residents worry about the environmental impacts of a solar farm.
Date Lab: Who wants to talk shop for half an hour?
They both started new jobs during the pandemic. But she wasn’t a fan of talking about it during a date.
- Perspective
Gene Weingarten: A new dog. A closed door. A mysterious puddle. Can Sherlock Holmes solve this case?
It’s a simple process of elimination.
Why are African American residents of this small town determined to block a Wegmans warehouse?
In Brown Grove, Va., a battle is unfolding over development, community and history.
- Review
The Restaurant at Patowmack Farm, under a new chef, calls for a road trip
In Loudoun County, Vincent Badiee is whipping up delights from the land.
(priv share)
- Perspective
To join America’s political elite, you have to defect to a wealthy metropolitan area. It’s corroding our democracy.
We need to stop giving certain places — and the people who flock to them — disproportionate political power.
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- Review
Heirloom marries modern thinking and old-time virtues by the beach
Diners at this Lewes, Del., restaurant have seven chefs to thank for what tastes like a day at the beach (because it is).
From Master P to Uncle P: Music mogul has turned his focus to popular line of grocery staples
Percy Miller on the importance of Black entrepreneurship.
- Analysis
Solution to Evan Birnholz’s August 1 Post Magazine crossword, “Places, Please”
A meta featuring musical numbers.
- Perspective
Gene Weingarten: Does a spritz of cooking oil really contain zero calories? Let us spray.
An experiment with no-sticking power.
