Lifestyle
Can I call out my niece for homophobic posts? Give advice to this Hax question.
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Every week, we ask readers to think like an advice columnist and submit their advice to a question Carolyn Hax hasn’t answered.
This $15 white wine is bright, crisp and pairs well with shellfish
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Plus, a sauvignon blanc linked to Sarah Jessica Parker and a gorgeous French grenache to sip this week.
A Spanish winemaker ditches cava for sparkling wine with native grapes
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Raventós i Blanc, a wine producer in Spain, focuses on wines that express place, history and individuality.
Need parenting advice? Meghan Leahy will answer your questions. (postponed to May 23| 12 p.m. ET)
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Meghan Leahy, a parenting coach, author, mother of three, takes your questions about the all encompassing job we call parenting.
Grocers are finally lowering prices as consumers pull back
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Retailers like Target, Walmart and Aldi have begun rolling back costs in their food aisles and on other household staples.
This pasta salad has all the best parts of an antipasto spread
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With sun-dried tomatoes, olives, pepperoncini, salami and mozzarella, this pasta salad has all the things that make an antipasto platter sing.
Ask Sahaj: Sister-in-law inserts herself into our kids’ playdates. Do I say something?
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Letter writer’s son loves playing with his cousin, but her sister-in-law’s passive aggressive comments during their playdates is taking a toll.
How to create a firefly-friendly backyard
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Firefly populations are declining. These tips can help you turn your yard into an inviting habitat for the bioluminescent stars of summer.
Ask Amy: Husband wants to ‘deepen’ friendship with single, younger woman
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Husband proposed that he become even closer with a younger, single woman he finds “lively and interesting.”
Miss Manners: Rude shopper’s comment hurt my husband
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A shopper made a very rude comment about this letter writer’s husband at the grocery store.
Italian Pasta Salad
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Full of Italian pantry staples such as olives, capers, pepperoncini and sun-dried tomatoes, this pasta salad is packed with flavor.
Carolyn Hax: Wife of local celebrity chef is tired of ‘foodie groupies’
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Her celebrity-chef husband rose to fame during their marriage, and she feels shoved aside by his groupies.
At state dinner for Kenya, Bidens set an American menu, sans ice cream
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The Bidens will host a black-tie celebration on Thursday night for Kenyan president William Ruto, marking the sixth such soiree of the administration.
We moved two years ago. I still hate it here. Hax readers give advice.
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A couple moved for a fresh start, but the letter writer hates their new town and feels mortgage-rate trapped into staying.
10 Memorial Day grilling recipes, including burgers, hot dogs and tacos
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Fire up the grill this Memorial Day weekend for recipes including beef, chicken, tofu and more.
Trouble in the kitchen? Ask us your cooking questions.
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Every Wednesday at noon Eastern, Aaron Hutcherson and Becky Krystal answer your cooking questions.
Dining chat: How should a birthday dinner be acknowledged?
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Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema entertains your dining questions, rants and raves.
An antipasto tuna salad puts all those refrigerator jars to good use
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Take the flavors of antipasti, and use them to build a 10-minute no-cook tuna salad that’s packed with flavor.
Kittens or puppies? Animals left at shelter turned out to be foxes — again.
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It’s the latest case of someone mistaking wild baby animals such as coyotes or bobcats for abandoned domestic pets.
How to sell furniture like a pro on Facebook and Craigslist
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Expert furniture resellers share their best tips and tricks for outshining the competition on secondhand sites.
Amtrak’s Acela upgrades its menu to match its speed
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Amtrak is giving Acela business-class travelers a new menu all their own, in an effort to make the faster (and pricier) ride feel distinct.
My partner’s parenting makes me look like the ‘wicked’ stepmom
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Her partner’s easy going parenting style makes her feel like the ‘wicked’ stepmom.
A teen dropped out of high school during WWII. Now 99, she just graduated.
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Eleanor Monninger graduated Saturday at the age of 99 — more than 80 years after leaving high school to help on the family farm while her brother fought in World War II.
Antipasto Tuna Salad
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This salad is an ideal way to elevate canned tuna and make the most of those half-used jars of antipasto vegetables in your refrigerator.
Ask Amy: I long for friendships with women. How do I find them?
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She longs for a strong female friendship – like she sees so many other women have.
Miss Manners: Is a gift registry for young kids the new normal?
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A letter writer is bewildered by a gift registry for a 7-year-old’s birthday.
Carolyn Hax: Husband hasn’t properly atoned for calling his spouse an ‘eight’
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She was fishing for compliments, and more than four months later, her husband is still paying for declaring her an eight instead of a 10.