Cover & Feature Stories
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Your gynecologist had to start somewhere. Thank these actors.
Specially trained actors help medical schools teach the art of probing patients.
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Before YouTube and online classes, there were the Great Courses
Recruiting “rock star” professors and other secrets behind the popular lecture series.
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This goes on your permanent record
Why some parents feel they need an advanced degree to decipher their child’s report card.
Date Lab: Is a love of food enough to bond these two?
They shared fois gras and big hearts and flowers.
Potatoes baked in butter, then fried in oil: What’s not to like?
PLATE LAB | A chef’s sublime side dish is something any dinner party host would be proud to serve.
@Work Advice: ‘Barbara’ is back and now she wants to use the locker room
Co-workers have discomfort with transgender colleague’s appearance in female facilities.
What’s with that tiny pocket on your jeans? Gene aims to find out.
This phone call was, well, a matter of time.
Beefsteak review: Making vegetables bright, beautiful — and fast
2 stars | José Andrés’s fast-casual concept delivers on its promise of celebrating plant-based meals.
Just Asking
The Nationals’ Max Scherzer on pitching, politics and D.C. traffic
The All-Star pitcher on his remarkable contract and the warnings of “House of Cards.”
Street Smart
Street Smart: Hidden gardens around the District
Find some peace and quiet in these five secluded spots in the District.
Apptitude
Facetune app encourages you to put your fake face forward
Facetune allows users to remove imperfections, reshape their features.
Second Glance
Find the 12 differences between the original photograph, top, and the altered photograph, center. Answers at bottom. (Degree of difficulty: advanced.) For more Second Glance puzzles, click here.
Do gambling proceeds mean more money for public school?
They do, but not as much as you might expect.
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