The ad that’s been turning Metro riders’ heads recently is a billboard for the Kindle. To promote its e-reader, Amazon chose an image of the first few paragraphs of...

For Mother’s Day, I’m planning a brunch in my backyard for Mom and some family. I need flats to go with the simple sundress I’ll be wearing under my apron.  No thongs, ...

I never really believed the story about how late-19th-century audiences, when they saw “The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station,” ran from the screen, afraid the cinem...

The first box won’t arrive for a few more weeks, but I’m already looking forward to the start of my yearly community supported agriculture subscription. I’m always so ex...

Julia Louis-Dreyfus is the funniest woman on TV, and she is pretty funny in her new sitcom: “Veep” (HBO, Sundays, 10 p.m.). As the vapid U.S. vice president (above), she l...

HBO has cut short “The Life & Times of Tim,” and this time, it’s for good. After canceling the animated series in 2010, HBO about-faced and brought it back for a thi...

“The Beatles: The Lost Concert” is a 92-minute documentary about the Fab Four’s first show in America, right here in D.C. But based on the film’s trailer, it’s 60 mi...

I was recently promoted to an important job that requires I be presentable for the public. Because I work in a place with long hallways, can you recommend shoes that allow me ...

Mayor Vincent Gray invited everyone aboard his time machine on Tuesday to check out a “Vision for a Sustainable D.C.” By the year 2032, if all goes according to this plan,...

When I was a high-school teacher, I lived near enough to the school that I would occasionally see my students out and about, living their daily lives — or, in the case when ...

“Girls” is the most funnoying show on TV. The HBO series (Sundays, 10:30 p.m.) follows four self-absorbed women as they chase their dreams in Manhattan. Let’s consider t...

When the Mega Millions jackpot hit a record $640 million last month, I thought as much about what I would do with the money as I did about whether I would take the smaller lum...

I’ve been Ms. Initiator for years, scheduling girls’ nights out, playdates and brunches. Hardly anyone reciprocates. If I want to chat with someone at work, I have to go t...

I’m not religious, but I am devoted to religious music. Bach’s sacred works, Burning Spear’s odes to Jah, the Sufi trances of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, John Coltrane’s �...

My mom is going to appear on a local television show and is bringing me as her plus one. I need something that is casual but also comfortable. — Eliza Manolo says, the Manol...