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THE FALLEN AT HORT HOOD: Kham Xiong was 'a superb role model to his peers' (November 7, 2009)
White House hosts trick-or-treaters (October 31, 2009)
iPhone finger painting application Brushes catches on (October 23, 2009)
How Obama Might Have Received the Nobel News: A Fantasy (October 9, 2009)
Bowling Balls and All, Lebowskifest Rolls Into Town (September 30, 2009)
Book Review: 'Born to Run' by Christopher McDougall (June 21, 2009)
'E-Cruzers' Offer Free Rides in Southeast at Lunchtime and During Nats Games (June 19, 2009)
Bonnie and Clyde, America's Deadly Sweethearts, 75 Years Later (May 13, 2009)
HBO Pulls Out of Screen on the Green, the Outdoor Cinema Series on the Mall (May 13, 2009)
Movie Review: 'Outrage' Outs Gay Politicians Who Vote Against Gay Rights (May 8, 2009)
Movie Review: Jim Jarmusch's 'The Limits of Control' Tests Your Patience (May 8, 2009)
Festival of Political Films to Debut in D.C. (May 7, 2009)
At Round House Theatre, Tackling the Recession With Creativity and Determination (May 3, 2009)
Review of '12,' a Russian Version of '12 Angry Men' (May 1, 2009)
Movie Review: Dan Zak on Beyoncé's Thriller "Obsessed" (April 25, 2009)
At X-Conference in Gaithersburg, Like Minds Discuss Intergalactic Politics (April 21, 2009)
The Washington Post 2009 Peeps Diorama Contest - The Winner: 'NightPeeps' (April 12, 2009)
Movie Review: 'Royal Kill' (April 10, 2009)
TV Preview: Crime Procedural The Unusuals' Debuts on ABC (April 8, 2009)
Financial News Isn't All Bad for the Smithsonian Institution (April 7, 2009)
Movie Review: Cary Joji Fukunaga's 'Sin Nombre' (April 3, 2009)
Book Review: 'Frankly, My Dear' by Molly Haskell (March 28, 2009)
'It Is What It Is': An Interactive U.S.-Iraq Exhibit on Wheels (March 27, 2009)
At Gridiron, Satire Has No Fury Like a Journo Scorned by Obama (March 23, 2009)
Good News Gets a Warm Welcome at These Web Sites (March 21, 2009)
Movie Review: The Great Buck Howard (March 20, 2009)
Movie Review: 'Sunshine Cleaning' (March 20, 2009)
Movie Review of 'Brothers at War' (March 13, 2009)
Frequent Fryer Plan: Devoting a Day to Chick-fil-A (March 13, 2009)
For Asian Faces, M. Night Shyamalan Comes to Virginia (March 2, 2009)
Movie Review: 'An American Affair' (February 27, 2009)
Banking on 'Millionaire,' and Other Buzz-Worthy Bets in the Race for Gold (February 22, 2009)
At Anime Convention, Volunteers Serve as 'Maids' (February 14, 2009)
The People Weigh In on D.C. Public Arts Projects (February 13, 2009)
Movie Review: Michael Bay's Remake of 'Friday the 13th' (February 13, 2009)
Oh, the Random Things We Do for the Sake of Facebook (February 6, 2009)
The Paranormal Thriller "Push" Hits All the Right Buttons (February 6, 2009)
Movie Review: Secret of the Grain Plumbs the Murky Depths of Manhood (February 6, 2009)
When Oscar Met 'Benjamin': Brad Pitt Star Vehicle Gets 13 Academy Award Nominations (January 23, 2009)
Second-String Inaugural Balls Bring Out the B-Listers (January 19, 2009)
In the Beginning: The Oath Is a President's First Act, but Everyone's Not on the Same Page (January 18, 2009)
Couple's Gift Boosts Print Holdings at National Gallery of Art (January 3, 2009)
Now Available for Birthdays and Bar Mitzvahs (December 21, 2008)
'Yes Man': Jim Carrey's Big No-No (December 19, 2008)
Cool Hobbies, Lights Atop FedEx Field and Drowning Our Sorrows (December 14, 2008)
Washington's Dry Spell (December 7, 2008)
Women Asking Out Men, Bird Bones, a Reader Answers a Question (November 30, 2008)
Bleak Is Chic: How Low Will Hollywood Go? (November 30, 2008)
At Four Christmases,' Extra Helpings of Dysfunction Are Served (November 26, 2008)
A Missed Connection, Bumper-Sticker Ethics, Music Advice (November 23, 2008)
Eats - Where to Get Great Chili in Washington (November 23, 2008)
A Year of Enlitenment (November 16, 2008)
Manniversary Super Spectacular: Three Tiny Brains Tackle 10 Giant Questions (November 16, 2008)
Failure Is an Option. . . (November 2, 2008)
Fairly Unbalanced Retorting* (November 2, 2008)
Foreign-Language Food Labels, Confusing Family Ties, an Ode to Grouchy Models (October 26, 2008)
Mirrorless Stadium Bathrooms, Greeting a One-Handed Person, Crosswords for Lefties? (October 19, 2008)
Pet Sounds (October 19, 2008)
Scared Silly With Count Gore De Vol (October 12, 2008)
Three Wise Guys: Seat Belts on Buses, Midair Insect Collisions, Bosses in Gangster Flicks (October 12, 2008)
Three Wise Guys: Nonalcoholic Beer, Mixing Recyclables, Grim Runway Models (October 5, 2008)
Three Wise Guys: Fat Toothbrush Handles, Sci-Fi Depictions of Aliens, Cat Food Flavors (September 28, 2008)
Wise Guys, On a Break (September 21, 2008)
A Measure Of Civility (September 21, 2008)
Three Wise Guys: Misbehaving Pedestrians, the Sophistication of the Wise Guys, Using 'Guys' for Gals (September 14, 2008)
Enough to Make a Grown Man Cry (September 14, 2008)
Three Wise Guys: Elevator Button Double-Pushers, Invisible Fences and Deer Carcasses (September 7, 2008)
Mad About You (August 31, 2008)
Three Wise Guys: Dreaming of Kornheiser, Downtown PB and J, Short Urinals, Sandbags (August 24, 2008)
Can Washington Catch a Break? (August 24, 2008)
Animal Advocate Envisions a Vegetarian World (August 17, 2008)
Three Wise Guys: Motto Contest, "Favre" vs. "Farve," Post Delivery in Calif., Face Wash on Body (August 17, 2008)
Woody Allen's Verbal Feast In 'Barcelona' (August 15, 2008)
A D.C. Restaurant Tour With the Zagats (No Pressure or Anything) (August 3, 2008)
The Specter of Death Overshadows 'Elsa & Fred' (August 1, 2008)
Three Wise Guys: Do Jackalopes Exist?, Clothing Size and Price Disparities, How to Wash a Bald Head (July 27, 2008)
'Ant King' Author Keeps It Surreal (July 27, 2008)
Three Wise Guys: Novelty Car Horns, Preexisting Conditions, Lights On or Off, Whither the Wind (July 13, 2008)
Soaring Into Summer (July 6, 2008)
Three Wise Guys: Annoying Concertgoers, Tearing the Newspaper, Online Dating Sites (July 6, 2008)
The Doctor Is In: To Iraq and Back (July 6, 2008)
Former 'Top Chef' Contender Unpacks His Knives in D.C. (June 29, 2008)
Three Wise Guys: Flirting vs. Charming, Scissors Tether, Origin of 'Crying Uncle' (June 29, 2008)
Three Wise Guys: Mattress Stores, Ads in the Metro, Crying 'Uncle' and a Response to Last Week's Pig Roasters (June 22, 2008)
Texts on the Beach (June 22, 2008)
Three Wise Guys: Neighbor Etiquette, Short Shorts for Men, Changing Team Colors (June 15, 2008)
Three Wise Guys: Dubbing vs. Subtitles, Jogging in the Street, Quinine in Tonic Water (June 8, 2008)
This Is Work? (June 8, 2008)
Three Wise Guys: Leaf-Blower Neighbor, Falling Into the Earth, Fitted Sheets Again (June 1, 2008)
Senior Week! Filmmakers Take On the Ocean City Ritual (May 25, 2008)
Three Wise Guys: Prom Tux Quandary, Where Dead Birds Go, Folding a Fitted Sheet (May 25, 2008)
Figure of Speech (May 18, 2008)
Three Wise Guys: Where Our Questions Come From, What Happens in Heaven and More About Peacocks (May 11, 2008)
Rumor Has It (May 11, 2008)
Three Wise Guys: Toilets, Peacocks and Uninsured Drivers (May 4, 2008)
Screen on the Green Has Room to Grow (May 4, 2008)
Three Wise Guys: Speed Enforced by Aircraft, Hairy Comebacks and Who Are the Wise Guys, Anyway? (April 27, 2008)
Seeds in the City (April 20, 2008)
5 Questions to Get Your Green Thumbs Going (April 20, 2008)
Three Wise Guys: Babies in Bars, Guys Chatting Up Girls, Papal Shot Glass? (April 20, 2008)
Three Wise Guys: Chatting Up Women on the Metro, Name This Decade, "Call 911" Signs on Cabs (April 13, 2008)
Taxes, Schmaxes: 5 Excuses to Procrastinate (April 6, 2008)
Three Wise Guys: Relationship Advice, Snoring After Drinking, Squeaky Shoe (April 6, 2008)
THREE WISE GUYS Joe Heim, Justin Rude and Dan Zak (March 30, 2008)
Art on a Budget (March 30, 2008)
Peeps Show 2 (March 23, 2008)
Three Wise Guys: Oriental Rug Stores, Gay-Straight Guy Friendships, Old Whiskey (March 23, 2008)
Three Wise Guys: Urinal Etiquette, Mystery Statues and More Potatoes (March 16, 2008)
A Writer With Street Sense (March 16, 2008)
Three Wise Guys: Automated Female Voices, Peeling Potatoes (March 9, 2008)
Three Wise Guys: A Food-Hoarding Fellow, Wedding-Ring Fingers (March 2, 2008)
Meet the Ultimate Cheapskate: The Poor Man's Rich Man (March 2, 2008)
Me (March 2, 2008)
Hey, It's Your Funeral (February 24, 2008)
Three Wise Guys: Flossing at Work, Guy Seeking Guy Friends, Photo-ID Credit Cards (February 10, 2008)
You Don't Know Mac Till You've Tasted These (February 3, 2008)
Three Wise Guys (February 3, 2008)
Three Wise Guys (January 27, 2008)
Quick Study (January 27, 2008)
Driving Safely When the Snow Sticks (January 20, 2008)
Three Wise Guys (January 20, 2008)
Publicity Doesn't Stop Pants-Free Prank (January 13, 2008)
Three Wise Guys (January 13, 2008)
Three Wise Guys (January 6, 2008)
Ready For 2028? (January 6, 2008)
Three Wise Guys (December 23, 2007)
Three Wise Guys (December 16, 2007)
Dance Dance Evolution (December 16, 2007)
Three Wise Guys (December 9, 2007)
Three Wise Guys (December 2, 2007)
'Hottest State': Love in the Time of Claptrap (December 2, 2007)
Three Wise Guys (November 25, 2007)
Three Wise Guys (November 18, 2007)
THREE WISE GUYS (November 11, 2007)
Office Drones, Lip-Sync Your Heart Out (November 11, 2007)
Three Wise Guys (November 4, 2007)
Be More Than a Blip in the Blogosphere (November 4, 2007)
Oh, the Shame! (October 28, 2007)
Activist Fasts for Action on Climate Change (October 28, 2007)
'Terror's Advocate': A Fiend of the Court (October 21, 2007)
Spa Daze (October 14, 2007)
8 Travelers, 3 Plastic Cars and $300,000 to Raise (September 23, 2007)
Knight Moves (September 23, 2007)
How You Can Salute the Troops (September 16, 2007)
Honky Tonkin' (September 9, 2007)
Cinema for the Season: Two At-Home Film Fests (September 2, 2007)
Reinvent Your Life (August 5, 2007)
Antonioni, Bergman: In Death, Their Similar Paths Crossed (August 5, 2007)
Seven Deadly Sins (July 22, 2007)
Hot Shots (July 8, 2007)
Hot Dogs With Bite (July 1, 2007)
Marching Back in Time (July 1, 2007)
Solitary Refinement (June 17, 2007)
Seriously Funny (June 10, 2007)
Let's Get This Party Started. Please. (June 6, 2007)
Inviting Invitations (June 3, 2007)
The Girls Of Summer (May 27, 2007)
Hitting the Small Time (April 29, 2007)
Who's Who (In the Background) (April 29, 2007)
How to Get on a Set (April 29, 2007)
Trawling for Trash to Keep Our Rivers Clean (April 15, 2007)
Peeps Show (April 8, 2007)
The Art of the Prank (April 1, 2007)
Matters of State (March 25, 2007)
Around-the-World Spring Break in D.C. (March 11, 2007)
Add the Web to Your Fitness Regimen (March 4, 2007)
See How Low Nominees Can Go (February 25, 2007)
Small-Screen Cops Outside the Box (February 23, 2007)
Scared Speechless? (February 18, 2007)
Twenty Questions (February 4, 2007)
Fix Machines That Time Has Passed By (January 28, 2007)
He Shoots, He Scores Great Pictures (December 17, 2006)
A Little Holiday Something for Jews and 'Psycho-Semitics' Alike (December 10, 2006)
Guest Again: Who's Who In the Parody (November 19, 2006)
Writer's Clock (November 12, 2006)
Claws Celebre (November 5, 2006)
Dream Seekers (October 29, 2006)
Take the National Film Challenge (October 8, 2006)
Election Guarantees Changes At the Top (August 31, 2006)
Racist Vandalism Is Condemned (August 27, 2006)
Police Dogs Are Hot -- On the Trail Of Suspects (August 20, 2006)
What's Large, Gray and Likes to Play Polo? (August 19, 2006)
Politics by Podcast (August 17, 2006)
St. Mary's Buys 169 Acres for Preservation (August 13, 2006)
3 Are Shot At Party in St. Mary's, Police Say (August 13, 2006)
Pure Old Bluegrass, For a Family of 3,000 (August 13, 2006)
Man Is Charged in Shootings During Brawl (August 10, 2006)
Bringing Back a Beacon Of the Lower Potomac (August 6, 2006)
Marylanders Cope With Heat Wave (August 3, 2006)
Md. Man Dies After Blast In Disposal of Ordnance (July 30, 2006)
End of an Era at Mattingly's (July 27, 2006)
Swimming in Spirit (July 23, 2006)
