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Supper on the QT: The volume's turned up
Washington Post
On Feb. 23, a select group of Washingtonians received an intriguing e-mail: "The orange arrow is pointing at you," the subject line read. It was an exclusive invitation to "an exclusive underground anti-restaurant," the e-mail explained. "Because the...
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6 hot new spring fashion trends
CNN
Here are some of the hottest new looks for the new season and the best ways to wear them:Trend: SoftWhy we love it: This season, soft is not just about frilly blouses. Pick any article of clothing and...
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Blair Curses, Brown Rages in Damning Political Portrait: Books
1 RelatedBloomberg
March 10 (Bloomberg) -- As a U.K. general election nears, London newspapers are serving up juicy morsels from a scabrous new book on politics. The extracts, from Andrew Rawnsley ’s “The End of the Party,” brim with men...
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Books roundup: A feast of food and travel titles
USA Today
Four authors dive into the delights of food from different perspectives. Keeping the Feast: One Couple's Story of Love, Food and Healing in Italy By Paula Butturini Riverhead, 259 pp., $25.95 Life doesn't always turn out quite the...
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Where whiskey is a religion, green dye doesn't have a prayer
Washington Post
For all the holiday's focus on drinking, St. Patrick's Day libations usually push the limits of absurdity and good taste. Green beer? Cocktails spiked with green creme de menthe? Shamrock Shakes? Novelty usually trumps all. Of course, novelty...
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Should you tell spouse everything?
CNN
I have two friends, a long-married couple, whose bathroom features face-to-face toilets. To hear them tell it, they generally start the day there together, trading plans, opinions, and last night's dreams.Personally, I never felt the need to be...
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$2.7 Billion Dutch Fair Lures Collectors as Confidence Rises
1 RelatedBloomberg
March 10 (Bloomberg) -- A record 263 dealers will offer paintings and other works worth $2.7 billion at the world’s largest art and antiques fair, anticipating the return of the billionaire big-spenders. The 23rd annual edition of the...
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No classic title is safe from onslaught of literary mashups
USA Today
It has been a year since Pride and Prejudice and Zombies was unleashed upon the unsuspecting masses. Rather than running for their lives, readers ran to bookstores, making the quirky collaboration between Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith a...
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The warmth of a Lenten meal
Washington Post
Bighearted and proud of her Eastern European heritage, Daria Parrell is a woman who likes to count her blessings. Among them: her ability to cook for a crowd. At this time of year, that amounts to 60,000 dumplings,...
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Reality TV is entrepreneurs' friend
CNN
A giddy fan of the TV reality show "Top Chef" greets Kevin Gillespie as they pose for a picture, "You should have definitely come in first!"The scene is repeated many times during an evening at Woodfire Grill, a...