Congress’s Class of 2012
Joseph Kennedy III
At every election, we scour the ranks of freshmen looking for promising quirk, color, scandal.
The perils of life without marginalia
After 15 years of weekly reviewing, a book critic tries to read a novel on the Kindle.
How to dress like James Bond
Costume designer Jany Temime makes adopting a secret agent’s sense of style sound relatively easy.
“It’s Thanksgiving” dance song sings praises of mashed potatoes
The song is by the songwriter behind Rebecca Black’s “Friday.”
Michelle Obama’s election night style
Michelle Obama celebrates four more years in a Michael Kors repeat.
Bob Dylan predicts an Obama win: “A landslide”
The music legend made the prediction at a show in Wisconsin.
It’s a Mads, Mads world
Mads Mikkelsen is having a moment, with leading roles in two new films and a star turn on TV.
Funny displays from the road
The Post is looking for the best shots of amusing signs from the world of travel. Here’s one of them.
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Fall 2012 arts guide
A look at what’s new and noteworthy in film, music, dance, theatre and museums.
Where art and news intersect
Judith Brodie’s “Shock of the News” at the National Gallery of Art examines the relationship between art and newspapers over the past century.
A new look for the MLK Library
The Mies van der Rohe-designed library may get a face lift. Check out the proposed designs.
Kennedy Center Honors recipients announced
An actor, a ballerina, a blues musician, a TV host and some legendary rockers are this year’s Kennedy Center Honors recipients.
New citizens join ‘We the People’
On the Constitution’s 225th anniversary, 215 people took the oath of allegiance at the National Archives.
Frank Gehry’s Eisenhower Memorial
The world-famous architect has adjusted his original design in response to criticism from the Eisenhower family.
New York Fashion Week
The eight-day fashion showcase highlights the spring 2013 lines of some of the world’s top designers.
London Fashion Week
Temperley London, Issa and Vivienne Westwood are among the collections featured at the week of shows.
Milan Fashion Week
Gucci, Alberta Ferretti and Emporio Armani helped open the week of runway shows in Italy.
Prince William and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, in Asia
The royal couple is on a nine-day tour of the Far East and Southeast Asia.
Revisiting Watergate
PHOTOS | Key figures from the Watergate scandal reconvened June 11 at the Watergate Office Building in Washington.
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‘1812: A Nation Emerges’
National Portrait Gallery exhibit explores personalities of war that helped give a young country a sense of unity, pride.
Carolyn Hax
Carolyn Hax: Undoing a bad impression
A woman whose last three encounters with her boyfriend’s buddies were a disaster wants to know how to make amends.
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Wife’s concern for father may be unhealthy
Her ‘guidance’ over the phone appears overbearing, and her husband sees potential for abuse.
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A wedding, not a political statement
A gay couple would like guests to give to their chosen charity. Is there a proper way to express this sentiment?
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A relationship exit strategy
Whether new to the dating scene or a veteran, the advice is the same: Be honest about your feelings and what you want.
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To Grandmom, lone grandson’s a king
Carolyn Hax advises a woman whose mother-in-law favors her stepson while ignoring her young daughter.
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Rediscovering first love was great, but there’s some concerns
Carolyn Hax counsels a woman, who after ending an abusive marriage of 40 years, is having second thoughts about the new relationship she’s in.
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Carolyn Hax: The parenthood pusher
A woman not interested in becoming a parent faces pressure from a father-in-law who wants her to have a baby.
‘A soldier of kindness’
In life and work, he was the one you could really talk to. But in Afghanistan, that couldn’t keep the social worker from being killed.
Hearts and bones
There was a problem with the last burial in the Tomb of the Unknowns: The soldier wasn’t unknown.
Montgomery’s iconic counselor
Joseph Monte, 80, has guided Einstein High students toward diplomas and college for almost 50 years.
Well-versed in controversy
Divisions within the home-schooling community may drive out one of its pioneers, textbook author and teacher Susan Wise Bauer.
The case against law school
There are way more law school graduates than there are new jobs as lawyers. Is it time for a recess?
Lifestyle Videos
‘The Conference of the Birds’ at Folger Theatre
Based on a poem by Farid Uddi Attar, “The Conference of the Birds” runs at Folger Theatre from Oct. 23 through Nov. 25.
‘The Conference of the Birds’ at Folger Theatre
Based on a poem by Farid Uddi Attar, “The Conference of the Birds” runs at Folger Theatre from Oct. 23 through Nov. 25.
From the Spirit: Artist Abraham Anghik Ruben
Artist Abraham Anghik Ruben talks about his art and its Inuit influences. Twenty-three of Ruben’s massive sculptures will be part of the exhibit “Artic Journeys/Ancient Memories” at the Smithosian’s National Museum of the American Indian. The exhibit will be on display through Jan. 2, 2013.
Tropicalia: ‘Stepping into a river of culture’
Located at 14th and U Street, Tropicalia is a club that features a vibrant and diverse live music scene with Brazilian bands, DJs and percussionists playing Afrobeat and Caribbean tunes.Elsewhere in Lifestyle
