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Telling the stories of the Washington region through narrative journalism

Cover and Feature Stories

Gift Guide: Handmade and locally sourced ideas

(Joseph Victor Sefanchik / For The Washingotn Post)

  • Gift Guide: Handmade and locally sourced ideas

    Gift Guide: Handmade and locally sourced ideas

    WP Magazine went to market, finding whimsical fascinators, salvaged decanters, tattooed belts and salt serving plates, among other treasures.

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  • Is Virginia the new Napa?

    Is Virginia the new Napa?

    A new generation of Va. winemarkers have figured out the secret to making fine wines.

    Dana Milbank

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  • ‘The Pilgrims,’ by Siobhan Fallon

    ‘The Pilgrims,’ by Siobhan Fallon

    A new start a world away

    Siobhan Fallon

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  • ‘In the Reign of Kind Moonracer’ by Justin Torres

    ‘In the Reign of Kind Moonracer’ by Justin Torres

    Everybody wants to be rescued

    Justin Torres

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Previously in the Magazine

 

‘What time is it now where you are?’ by Colum McCann

Portraits of War

Veterans Day photo tribute

The largest online public university in the country

Is saving for your kids’ college really a good idea?

When son and parents are near-strangers

Eastern Shore’s swelling tides and the fate of one town

More Magazine cover and feature stories

Date Lab

Tom Sietsema picks the dates and the restaurant

Tom Sietsema picks the dates and the restaurant

Does the food critic have a future in matchmaking?

@Work Advice

Reader needs holiday from clueless employer

Reader needs holiday from clueless employer

Karla L. Miller

Why are meetings so often scheduled on Jewish holy days?

More @Work Advice columns

There

In Washington, you never know who is beside you

In Washington, you never know who is beside you

Gene Weingarten’s Below the Beltway

Pretzel logic

Pretzel logic

Gene Weingarten

Gene salutes those irrational rationalizations

Tom Sietsema’s Dining

Shoo-Fly falls flat in Baltimore

Shoo-Fly falls flat in Baltimore

Tom Sietsema

Spike Gjerde’s new diner offers few reasons to make the drive.

First Person

Chad Griffin, president, Human Rights Campaign

Chad Griffin, president, Human Rights Campaign

On honesty and the quest for life without hatred

More First Person

Editor’s Query

Tell us about a time when ...

... you were glad you held your tongue

More Editor's Query

Who Slept Here

Who Slept Here: Giuliana Rancic, TV personality

Kathy Orton

In this Bethesda house, Giuliana Rancic dreamed of someday being on TV

Overheard

Overheard

Overheard

Washingtonians say the darnedest things

Closer Inspection

Closer Inspection

Closer Inspection

Inside Capital Kombucha

More Closer Inspection

Mine

The typewriter

The typewriter

The clacking of his grandfather’s typewriter was one of the sounds of his childhood

More Mine

Second Glance

Find the 12 differences between the original photograph and the altered photograph.

Dilbert

The comic strip runs weekly in The Washington Post Magazine.

Sunday Crossword

Merl Reagle’s crossword puzzle appears weekly in The Washington Post Magazine.

Peeps Show VI

This year’s finalists included nods to a beloved snack and a controversial movie, plus a knock at Congress.

Fall Home & Design

Condo-monium: Demand is up for luxury units in the Washington area

Fall Travel Issue

Wild for horses on Assateague

Fall Dining Guide

Tom’s 40 favorites

Fall Education Issue

UMUC, a leader in cybersecurity