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Korean Meanies

It’s easy to be hard. Think North Korea’s treatment of UVA undergrad.

March 20, 2016

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Life Without Bloomingdale’s

Andrea contemplates a monastic life — one without the legendary department store.

March 14, 2016

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Facebook Feelings

Second, and third, thoughts about Facebook’s new Reaction buttons. Wow?

March 6, 2016

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What to Do on Leap Day?

An extra day of life? And extra day of work? Depends on how you think about it.

February 28, 2016

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Two Beauty Queens Face Off

Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein never met. But man, did they know each other!

February 21, 2016

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A Loaf of Bread and Thou

Maybe Patrick O’Connell’s Salt-Crusted Currant Rye Bread is all you need on an arctic weekend.

February 12, 2016

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Who Loves Valentine’s Day?

Not these businesses. At least not in a straight-up kind of way.

February 10, 2016

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The Luxury of Silence

Andrea ponders a retreat at a Buddhist conference center in Maryland, where no one talks for seven days.

February 7, 2016

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Signs of D.C. (Literally)

Emails are not the only form of communication.

February 3, 2016

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A Little Bird Told Us …

The Fairmont renovates, a warehouse sale in Alexandria and a custom lipstick for Valentine’s Day.

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Lessons from Elaine Stritch

Remember that everyone has their own set of problems — or sack of rocks to deal with.

January 31, 2016

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Tale of the Federal Government

Sometimes a pizza is a promise too far.

January 25, 2016

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We Got By With a Little Help From Our Friends

Our “better angels” turned out to be Snow Angels! And there were lots of them.

January 24, 2016

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‘Concussion’ Hits Hard at the NFL

Based on a true story, this film confronts the dangers of playing football.

January 10, 2016

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Is Laura Lapidus a ‘Bad Jew’?

The play at Studio Theatre is a marathon for its actors . . . and for its audience.

January 6, 2016

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Hot Tub Dreams

It’s snowing in Maine, and Andrea is rethinking her mantra.

January 3, 2016

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Don’t Get Mad

Andrea passes on a life lesson on how getting angry is of little value when it comes to changing anything.

December 27, 2015

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Super Woman: Jenny Brody and Her Team Tackle Domestic Violence

No wonder Brody is one of Washingtonian Magazine’s Washingtonians of the Year for 2015.

December 21, 2015

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