Style

Behold: Athletes as un-centerfolds

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In its “Body Issue,” ESPN the Magazine features artful nude photos of athletes that communicate more about their confidence and even their vulnerability than fully clothed images in other outlets.

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The Fillmore arrives in Silver Spring

What happens to Washington’s greater nightlife ecosystem when the largest music hall of its kind opens shop in a rebounding suburb outside the city?

New York Fashion Week: Faux pas or fashion forward?

The line between creative genious and aesthetically displeasing can be a precarious one in fashion.

The right fit for ‘Fela!’

From its workshop beginnings in 2006, “Fela!” has really belonged to Sahr Ngaujah.

Savoring their opportunities

The Washington region’s musical amateurs are finding more times and places to perform.

Desk stuff becomes the stuff of art

We’re the city of desk jobs, news desks, “what desk are you on at State?” Desk portraiture seems an eerily accurate depiction of Washington living. But E. Brady Robinson excludes the usual bureaucrats. For her, the buck stops at the arts desk.

Summer movie hits and misses

“Bridesmaids” and “The Help” hit. “Green Lantern” and “Cowboys & Aliens” missed. We look at some of this summer’s movie surprises and what they might predict going forward.

Baltimore leads in integrity

Baltimore’s not a Very Important Place — which is just what its residents like about it.

Literary novelists take a page from kid-lit fantasies

Adult fiction that invents, and muses about, wildly popular children’s fantasy series is becoming its own genre.

Martin Luther King Jr., the columnist

Between 1957 and 1958, Ebony magazine published a King-penned series called “Advice for Living.”

Music: Tri Angle Records

The hot indie label’s founder, Robin Carolan, has discovered all of his roster — including oOoOO and Balam Acab — online.

Contemporary classical: A primer

A few things you wanted to know about contemporary classical music but were afraid to ask.

Mother’s vigil for missing son in Libya ends

Six days after Matthew VanDyke arrived in Libya, the freelance writer from Baltimore vanished into the vortex of Libya’s civil war.

Tom Green, a stand-up guy

The comedian may have been too weird to endure in the mainstream, but he’s kept busy since his early-2000s heyday.

A high-velocity ‘Senna’

The documentary about Formula One racer Ayrton Senna, plays like a big-budget Hollywood film.

Renny Harlin talks superpower nations

Director Renny Harlin discusses his new film, “5 Days of War,” and superpower nations.

Advice

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Why isn’t consensual infidelity advised for sexless couples?

Carolyn Hax explains what things she won’t give advice about.

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Carolyn Hax: Misaligned sex drives cause problems

We hear from lots of men complaining about not getting enough sex. But what about women who want more?

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Trying to deliver peace of mind

Is there a way to reassure a terminally ill mother that her self-destructive son will be okay?

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 Carolyn Hax

Putting the brakes on a relationship

Six weeks in, one dater wonders whether things are going too fast.

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Hogging the holidays

A sister-in-law’s eagerness to have Thanksgiving at her house makes one hostess unhappy.

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An uneasy housing arrangement

A woman is wondering how to live together with her husband’s grown daughter.

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She’s had enough of ‘for worse’

An unhappily married woman wants permission to pursue happiness but isn’t sure how to start.

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Washington Post Magazine

Tom Sietsema’s 2011 Fall Dining Guide

See The Post critic’s picks for 40 restaurants by price, star rating, cuisine and location. The guide includes tips from Washington personalities and the results of our user survey where readers share the restaurants where they’re a regular.

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Lifestyle Videos

Lady Gaga sings for Bill Clinton's 65th birthday

Video: Lady Gaga sings for Bill Clinton's 65th birthday

Former President Bill Clinton celebrated his 65th birthday with a weekend-long bash to benefit his foundation.
Lady Gaga sings for Bill Clinton's 65th birthday

Lady Gaga sings for Bill Clinton's 65th birthday

Former President Bill Clinton celebrated his 65th birthday with a weekend-long bash to benefit his foundation.
Clooney, Stacy Keibler walk red carpet together at movie premiere

Clooney, Stacy Keibler walk red carpet together at movie premiere

George Clooney proudly walks the red carpet with his new girlfriend, Stacy Keibler, as his new film 'The Descendants,' closes the New York Film Festival. (Oct. 17)
'The Book Club Play' at Arena Stage

'The Book Club Play' at Arena Stage

Arena Stage resident playwright Karen Zacarias talks about writing and revising "The Book Club Play," which runs at the D.C. theater from October 7 to November 6.

KidsPost

NASA handout image shows an artist's concept of the Space Launch System (SLS) sitting on a launchpad. The SLS will be designed to carry the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, as well as important cargo, equipment and science experiments to Earth's orbit and destinations beyond. Additionally, the SLS will serve as a back up for commercial and international partner transportation services to the International Space Station. REUTERS/NASA/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

The rocket of the future

KidsPost looks at NASA’s new rocket system for taking astronauts into space — in 10 years.

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The incredible shrinking bugs

A new study says that plants and animals are getting smaller over time because of warmer temperatures and lack of water.

Libyan students listen to their teacher during an Islamic religious lesson at Fatma al-Zahraa School in Benghazi in this June 18, 2011 file photo. The school break has been longer than usual for many Libyan children this year. When the war against Gaddafi started, lessons stopped. Now, with the rebels victorious and a new government installed, the schools are gradually reopening. Security and funding are a worry, but a bigger task is reforming an education system dominated for decades by the teachings and the theories of an eccentric leader. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El-Ghany/Files  (LIBYA - Tags: EDUCATION SOCIETY POLITICS CONFLICT RELIGION)

A textbook revolution

Schools are slowly starting to reopen in Libya after the ouster of long-time leader Moammar Gaddafi. But what schoolchildren will learn in this new era is still unclear.

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Something to take your parents to: Keller Williams

Last year Virginia native Keller Williams recorded his first album for kids. He’ll be performing a special matinee for kids on October 23 at the 9:30 Club.

Holstein cow, 5 years old

Ever wondered . . . why some people are lactose intolerant?

Some people get sick when drinking milk or eating cheese. Howard Bennett tells kids why.

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