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What kind of sister? The human kind. Nov 24th 2012, 05:00 Dear Carolyn: I'm getting a dose of reality. I'm divorcing my husband (of 23 years) seven years after the affair and sitting unhappily on the fence. My sister has always been my best friend, with whom I could share it all ... but the blinders about reciprocity, support and validation are slipping off. Read full article >> '1001 Inventions' at the National Geographic Museum explores the Golden Age of Muslim Civilization Nov 23rd 2012, 20:49 When you enter the National Geographic exhibit "1001 Inventions," it's easy to feel as though you're arriving in another world. Three golden doors greet you and invite you to explore a world that existed long ago in faraway countries from Spain to China. Exotic music created by a one-string instrument known as the rebab fills your ears. Read full article >> NASA's Mars rover, Curiosity, is on the move Nov 23rd 2012, 20:42 After playing in the giant sandbox that is Mars for more than a month, the Curiosity rover is on the move again, searching for a rock to drill into, scientists said. The six-wheel rover has been parked for more than a month at a sand dune where it has been busy scooping up soil, sniffing the atmosphere and measuring radiation levels on the surface. Its next task is to zero in on a rock, and that requires driving to a new location. Read full article >> Vegetables create problems for Melonhead in new kids book set in Washington Nov 23rd 2012, 20:41 "Melonhead and the Vegalicious Disaster" By Katy Kelly. Ages 8 to 12. $14.99. 214 pages. This is the fourth book in the Melonhead series, which focuses on Adam Melon (you can see how he got his nickname), his family and his friends. The Melons live in the Capitol Hill section of Washington. Author Katy Kelly grew up on Capitol Hill and still lives in Washington, so part of the fun of reading these books is that Melonhead visits places you've probably been to, including the Washington Monument and the Smithsonian museums. Read full article >> Pulitzer wanted for reporter who broke story on Nazi Germany's surrender Nov 23rd 2012, 20:22 In headier days, Ed Kennedy personified the hard-drinking, hard-charging war correspondent of another era. The first time his future wife saw him, he was sidled up to a hotel bar in Paris with none other than Ernest Hemingway, both of them so "dead drunk" they could hardly stand. Read full article >> On Love: 'She was going to be involved in my life unexpectedly' Nov 23rd 2012, 18:06 In February 2007, Melissa Oliver went to a job fair, landed an interview and was hired to teach at a D.C. public charter school. Within 72 hours, the 23-year-old packed up her life in New Jersey, drove to Washington and dropped her bags on her best friend's doorstep, assuming she would "figure everything out when I got here." Read full article >> In Jackson Hole, living the high life in a side-country yurt Nov 23rd 2012, 18:05 Dinner's over, and I have to go to the bathroom. Walking to the "facilities" — a tree 50 feet from the front door — I stumble into a snowdrift. My landing is soft — Wyoming's Jackson Hole Mountain Resort has reported 10 inches of fresh snow in the past 24 hours — and I don't have to go that badly, so I lie down rather than rush. With the day's storm over, more stars than I've ever seen twinkle above. Someone told me that if I stare at the sky here long enough, I'm certain to spot a satellite. I give it until a pine bough above releases a poof of powder into my upturned face. Snow fast melting inside my down jacket, I get a bit chilled. Which would be a problem if I were truly winter camping. Read full article >> Cyber Monday answers: A portal to deals Nov 23rd 2012, 16:18 Here at Deal Hunter, we're constantly analyzing those little screens that separate the real world from the digital one. And like it or not, both worlds are expensive. About 122 million Americans will shop online on Cyber Monday, according to Shop.org. That's only slightly less than the 147 million who shop in brick-and-mortar stores over the three-day Black Friday weekend. Read full article >> Date Lab: It's, like, that one with that girl and the bro-bro Nov 23rd 2012, 13:00 David: I can have fun with whatever I'm doing. I am always, always smiling, and I'm really, really good at remembering things girls say and bringing it up when they need to hear it. Caitlin: I mean, look at me! I'm a bombshell! Ha! Read full article >> Names and Faces: Chris Brown, Ben Roethlisberger, Jennifer Aniston Nov 23rd 2012, 10:00 The Reliable Source is off on Thanksgiving and will be back online Monday and in print Tuesday. We here in the States could learn from Guyana. Chris Brown had decided to cancel his concert in Guyana after local protesters voiced their outrage over the 23-year-old pop singer performing in their country three years after his domestic violence charges against his ex-girlfriend, Rihanna. Read full article >> Northumberlandia, the Lady of the North: A supine land goddess makes her debut Nov 22nd 2012, 17:53 The rural parking lot looks like any other in Britain receiving families for their "country walk" fix, but the passage through the adjacent dark woodland feels just a little too directed to be entirely natural. Read full article >>

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