Good things have a nasty habit of not lasting all that long in Washington. Whether it’s bipartisan agreement on a political issue, or comfortable weather for a post-work jog...

College students can live crammed into a tiny dorm room, begging for personal space and fighting for first dibs on the hall bathroom. Or they can opt to lease an apartment on ...

For the record, when Henry-Alex Rubin’s phone buzzed during this interview, he didn’t move. It wouldn’t have looked good if he did, seeing as how his film “Disconnect,...

I am about to absolve you of something. Are you ready? It’s OK if you don’t like “To the Wonder.” The film, which opened last week, was directed by Terrence Malick, wh...

After only 15 games, Denard Span has proved to be just what Washington’s lineup was missing. Since the franchise moved to Washington in 2005, it has struggled to find a cent...

Abby Wambach used to call the D.C. area home. As a former member of the Washington Freedom of the now-defunct WUSA and WPS, the U.S. women’s national team icon plied her tra...

Eastern Conference Preview The reigning NBA champion Miami Heat seem destined to make the NBA Finals. Miami stormed through the season, winning 27 straight games at one point,...

Restaurant regulars and industry insiders know that menus don’t always tell the whole story. Additional offerings lurk beyond every bill of fare; you just need to know how t...

Actors don’t have to like their characters, but they do have to understand them. When it came to his role as a self-centered adulterer in “The Last Five Years,” now at S...

American artist Jeff Koons has exhibited giant, shiny, stainless-steel balloon dogs, a 40-foot-tall puppy made of flowering plants and self-portraits of himself in X-rated pos...

In “Disconnect,” opening Friday, Jason Bateman’s character essentially has an emotional affair with his phone, which rips his family apart. Still, he fares somew...

As hockey underwent a renaissance in Washington six years ago, Alex Ovechkin was the architect. His dynamic scoring prowess and natural ability captivated the city, the NHL an...

While NBC executives were staying up late last month pondering the fates of Jay Leno, Jimmy Fallon and “The Tonight Show,” a relative newcomer was unknowingly changing the...

She doesn’t have kids, she doesn’t want to have kids and she doesn’t plan to have kids. The title of the 38-year-old comedian’s new memoir, “I Can Barely Take Care o...

Mindy, you get better every week! “The Mindy Project” is the Fox sitcom in which actor/writer/producer Mindy Kaling plays a Big Apple doc obsessed with rom-coms and unluck...