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Thousands of DC Twentysomethings Live in Group Houses. What Happens When a Housemate Gets Diagnosed With the Virus?

When it happened to me, I realized I had no idea who my roommates were.

Coronavirus 2020, Coronavirus, First Person, Group House | 1 week ago

Food | Parenting

I’m a Food Critic. My Kid’s a Picky Eater. And Not in the Good Way.

It’s been a lesson for me.

From the Magazine, Parenting, First Person, Parenthood | 1 month ago

I Loved My New Baby, but My Mind Was Doing Something Scary

It’s called catastrophizing.

Parenting, First Person, Motherhood, Therapy | 2 months ago

Jeff Bezos

I Met Jeff Bezos in 1995 When He Had a Lame-Looking Website Called Amazon

23 years later, we crossed paths again.

Amazon, First Person, Washington Post, Jeff Bezos | 3 months ago

Getting Into an HBCU Was a Dream Come True—but I Still Felt Like an Outsider

It took some time to find my place.

Virginia, First Person, College, students | 4 months ago

My Uncle Was a DC Cabbie, Repaired Cars—and Had a Nephew Who Couldn’t Parallel-Park

Let's just say I owe him a lot.

First Person, Driving, Cars | 5 months ago

Myth-remembering: Foer’s discovery of an ancient suicide note led him down a rabbit hole. Photograph by Christopher Lane/Getty.

Jonathan Safran Foer: How an Ancient Suicide Note Led Me Down a Rabbit Hole

Last gasps, first breaths, memory, and survival.

First Person, Jonathan Safran Foer, Neil Armstrong, Everything is Illuminated | 6 months ago

Something Was Missing From My Life, So I Got an Aquarium. Then the Fish Started Dying.

Hope is the thing with fins.

First Person | 7 months ago

I Had a Redfin Obsession. My Three-Year-Old Helped Put It Into Perspective.

Real Estate, Parenting, First Person, Home Buying | 7 months ago

Harris Wofford Was a Towering American. He Was Also My Grandfather.

First Person, New York Times, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr. | 10 months ago