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HANDOUT PHOTO: Dylan Mortimer poses for a photo inside NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City after his second double-lung transplant in January 2019.

Double-lung transplant ordeals inspire hope, creativity in once ailing artist

December 9, 2019 at 11:37 a.m.

People often ask Dylan Mortimer how it feels to breathe through transplanted lungs. He gets that a lot because while most people go through life with one pair of lungs,...

Musician John Legend performs during the Bloomingdale's holiday window unveiling event in New York on Nov. 22, 2019. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Jeenah Moon

It’s the most desperate time of the year – for retailers

December 9, 2019 at 11:20 a.m.

For years, consumers have been trained to sit in the comfort of their own homes and shop online. Yet when the holidays come around, the biggest stores ask them to...

How ‘The Nutcracker’ became a holiday classic

December 9, 2019 at 11:16 a.m.

The critics were not kind after the first performance of "The Nutcracker" ballet in 1892 in St. Petersburg, Russia. The battle scene was called clumsy, the costumes were described as...

A U.S. Marine from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit stands near a poppy field while a laborer cultivates poppy bulbs in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan on May 1, 2008.

Confidential documents reveal U.S. officials failed to tell the truth about the war in Afghanistan

December 9, 2019 at 10:29 a.m.

A confidential trove of government documents obtained by The Washington Post reveals that senior U.S. officials failed to tell the truth about the war in Afghanistan throughout the 18-year campaign,...

How to protect yourself and your home this winter

December 6, 2019 at 2:49 p.m.

Wintertime falls and other injuries can be trouble. About a million people are injured annually in falls on snow and ice, the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute in Philadelphia says, and thousands...

When your teen is suddenly rude, keep communication open

December 6, 2019 at 12:59 p.m.

Q: My 16-year-old daughter has become challenging. Previously easygoing and good-natured, if a bit prone to funky attitudes over the past year or so, she's like a different person now:...

Stay flexible, and other dinner party hosting tips for beginners

December 6, 2019 at 12:47 p.m.

The first time I threw a dinner party, I did pretty much everything wrong. In my eagerness to impress, I'd chosen a fussy, complicated dish I'd never made before. The...

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How to use a pop of color in a small space

December 6, 2019 at 12:33 p.m.

Design articles often suggest a "pop of color" to perk up an overly neutral palette in your home. But if you live in tight quarters, how do you know how...

Magnolia Market at the Silos was opened by Chip and Joanna Gaines in 2015 in Waco, Texas. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Julia Robinson

In Texas, Waco needed fixing. Chip and Joanna Gaines had the tools.

December 6, 2019 at 11:29 a.m.

WACO, Texas - A young boy waited patiently for his mother to finish her conversation with an employee at Magnolia Market at the Silos in Waco, Texas. Then he moved...

In 2014, Chip and Joanna Gaines bought a semi-abandoned two-acre propertyin Waco, Texas, dominated by a pair of silos. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Julia Robinson

In Texas, Waco needed fixing. Chip and Joanna Gaines had the tools.

December 6, 2019 at 11:19 a.m.

In today's shopping-mad world, where Black Friday begins on Thanksgiving Thursday, the destination is a throwback to another consumer era. Magnolia's three stores, bakery, coffeehouse and restaurant are closed on...

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