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For luxury with cultural awareness, look to Doha

December 6, 2019 at 11:14 a.m.

- Endless shopping dominates in overbuilt Dubai Long associated with luxury, Dubai is synonymous with the world's biggest, tallest and most expensive attractions. Flying to Dubai in style and staying...

Tame foxes taught us about animal domestication. But did we get the story wrong?

December 6, 2019 at 10:14 a.m.

In 1959, the Soviet zoologist Dmitry Belyaev began selectively breeding silver foxes. Those least afraid of people were chosen to reproduce. His goal was to simulate the process that turned...

Brian Larsen is the founder and CEO of RestoraPet in Gaithersburg, Md., which makes nutritional supplements for dogs, cats and horses. He's posing with his buddy Nibber. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Bonnie Jo Mount.

There’s big business in health supplements – for your pets

December 6, 2019 at 10:13 a.m.

Anyone who has experienced the decline and loss of pet knows the emotional pain that accompanies it. Brian Larsen was 18 when his beloved Bandit - an arthritic Siberian husky...

Tempranillo grapes make up the backbone to Spain's well-structured red wines.

Wineries north of Madrid start to come into their own as the ‘Sonoma of Spain’

December 6, 2019 at 12:00 a.m.

Everyone knows about Napa and Sonoma, Tuscany and Bordeaux. For a lesser-known vineyard getaway, one heavy on juicy reds and masterful meals, consider Ribera del Duero, a burgeoning wine region...

Even if your luggage touching your bed won't hurt you, you might still be plain old revolted. After all, travel is a germ-addled experience.

Some people think putting a suitcase on the bed is disgusting. But is it actually dangerous?

December 9, 2019 at 2:11 p.m.

It's unlikely that you come home from a trip and stand on top of your bed still wearing your street shoes. Your shoes are covered in God-knows-what, and your bed...

What happened when my son’s interests collided with my values

December 5, 2019 at 10:44 a.m.

I've always encouraged my children's curiosity. Money, emotions, beliefs, you name it. But it hasn't been easy. These big and uncomfortable topics were never discussed in my childhood home. It's...

Yeo-jeong Jo in a scene from "Parasite."

‘Parasite’ has already disrupted the film industry – will it disrupt the Oscars too?

December 5, 2019 at 10:18 a.m.

This time of year, the thousands of people who vote on Hollywood awards like the Oscars receive piles of screeners. Studios send them out with the aim of attracting eyeballs...

Cats do have facial expressions, but you probably can’t read them

December 4, 2019 at 1:10 p.m.

We generally assume a purring cat is a contented cat. It's safe to say a hissing cat, its ears drawn back, is not pleased. But aside from the visage of...

After missing recent appointments due to family emergencies, Jon'Aric Nathaniel is greeted by intake manager Regi Stevenson at Open Arms Healthcare Center in January 2019, in Jackson, Mississippi. According to its website, Open Arms is a clinic that provides health care for the "underserved, underinsured, and underrepresented" populations of Mississippi, "with special focus on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities."

CDC pushes efforts to wipe out HIV amid stalled progress

December 4, 2019 at 10:43 a.m.

Forty percent of U.S. adults have been tested for HIV, and fewer than a fifth of the people at high risk for developing the infection are receiving the medication that...

Drake performs onstage in Toronto in 2016. The rapper has been named Spotify's most-streamed artist of the decade.

Drake was Spotify’s most-streamed artist of the decade. What does that actually mean?

December 4, 2019 at 9:00 a.m.

While critics prepare their "end of the decade" lists, Spotify released some cold, hard numbers showing what artists, songs and albums listeners streamed the most on its platform in the...

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