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Tofu vendor delivers much more than healthy food to an east Tokyo neighborhood
6+ hour, 57+ min ago (58+ words) The Washington Post TOKYO " Akiko Sugaya wheels a cart through the alley-like streets of eastern Tokyo selling tofu, the protein-rich staple favored in much of Asia. But delivering soybean curd in all shapes and textures is only a small slice…...
Column | Asking Eric: Can you accept gifts from someone who doesn't accept you?
23+ hour, 41+ min ago (97+ words) The Washington Post Dear Eric: A few years ago, my 24-year-old child came out as nonbinary and chose a new name, "Avery." While the adjustment hasn't always been easy, most of our immediate family now use Avery's new name and…...
As war grinds on, Ukrainian climbers build a new outdoor culture inspired by Yosemite
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (118+ words) The Washington Post As Russia's full-scale invasion enters its fifth year, a group of Ukrainian amateur climbers is trying to build something new: a climbing culture inspired by the sense of community surrounding California's Yosemite National Park DENYSHI, Ukraine " Atop…...
Column | Miss Manners: Is it okay to attend a wedding empty-handed?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (104+ words) The Washington Post After her daughter's wedding, a mother wonders if it's okay to acknowledge guests' shortcomings. Dear Miss Manners: My daughter was recently married " a second marriage both for her and for her new husband. They had a lovely…...
Scratching that bug bite might feel good at first but science explains why it's a bad idea
1+ week, 5+ day ago (112+ words) The Washington Post You scratched that bug bite and now it's a big itchier bump WASHINGTON " You've likely heard it since childhood: Don't scratch that bug bite or rash, you'll make it worse. But why would something that feels so…...
A cancer patient's cats inspired a push for pets in hospice wards
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (82+ words) The Washington Post In Poland, new legislation could allow pets to visit patients in hospices and palliative care wards WARSAW, Poland " When Ewa Lutka-Krawczyk was diagnosed with gallbladder cancer, her first thought was for Gaja, a shelter dog she took…...
A young mother couldn't accept she was dying, until her grandpa appeared to her
2+ week, 6+ day ago (39+ words) The Washington Post A physician tells the story of her 28-year-old hospice patient and the transformative conversation no one else could hear....
Have you or someone you've cared for experienced end-of-life dreams and visions?
2+ week, 6+ day ago (39+ words) The Washington Post If you or someone you cared for has experienced end-of-life dreams or visions, we'd like to hear from you....
A look at presidential libraries as the Obama Presidential Center opens to the public June 19
3+ week, 2+ day ago (148+ words) The Washington Post Franklin Roosevelt helped launch the modern system of presidential libraries in the late 1930s NEW YORK " Whenever historian Geoffrey Ward visits the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum to do research, he finds himself caught up in the…...
Why fatherhood matters more than ever before
3+ week, 2+ day ago (72+ words) The Washington Post Dads today are spending dramatically more time with their kids than they did a generation ago. But there's a less encouraging trend tucked into this development. The Conversation is an independent, nonprofit news organization bringing readers facts…...