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Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveils a new line of products June 6, including the highly-anticipated iCloud. Photo courtesy www.nytimes.com.

Tech: Steve Jobs unveils iCloud, Mac OSX Lion and iOS5

By Eyal Hanfling • June 7, 2011

Apple announced a line of new products Monday at its annual World Wide Developers Conference that, for many, will change the way information is shared on the computer. CEO Steve Jobs made an appearance...

Junior Claire LaPlante meets Dave Barry, one of the co-founders of the Post Hunt, along with Gene Weingarten and Tom Shroeder. In their fourth trip to the Hunt, LaPlantes team managed to crack three of the five puzzles. Photo courtesy Claire LaPlante.

Fourth trip to the annual Post Hunt in D.C. the most difficult yet

By Lucy Chen • June 6, 2011
Every year since 2008, a couple thousand Washingtonians flock to Freedom Plaza in downtown D.C. to try their hand at Post Hunt, a scavenger hunt founded by Washington Post writers Gene Weingarten, Tom Schroder and the hilarious Dave Barry. I am proud to say that for the last four years, I have been in that growing crowd of locals (and obscenely competitive people from Florida) trying to win the $2,000 dollar cash prize and the coveted title of "Post Hunt Champ."
Crowds cheer outside the White House after President Obamas announcement that U.S. Navy Seals had killed Osama bin Laden. Photo courtesy www.cnbc.com.

When patriotism goes overboard

By Carolyn Freeman • May 11, 2011

May 1, 2011, was much more patriotic than any Fourth of July I’ve ever witnessed. D.C. residents and college students celebrated in the streets outside the White House at midnight, and newscasters on...

Scrumptious scones, strawberries and English tea line the breakfast table at the Guarinos house. Hoping to catch a glimpse of real British royalty, Guarino and her family woke up at 4 a.m. to watch the Royal Wedding April 29. Photo by Katie Guarino.

Celebrating the Royal Wedding from across the pond

By Katie Guarino • April 30, 2011

Royal Wedding fever has swept the nation. The marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton has dominated media coverage over the past few weeks and was even the subject of a Lifetime movie. Still,...

YouTube and I’ll pass

By Molly Kaplowitz • April 7, 2011
These days, all it takes to skyrocket to Youtube stardom is some clever editing gimmicks, some well-placed auto tune and a dash of good natured humor. So why am I not hopping on the bandwagon?

Good artist, bad actor: Swift’s voice is better than her voiceovers

By Hannah Stahl • April 5, 2011

Taylor Swift will star in her second movie, “The Lorax,” next March.  But after last year’s “Valentine’s Day,” she proved she should stick to singing. In the animated film, Swift...

Viking Vogue, Week 2: Preparing your skin for spring

By Mallory Frankel • March 28, 2011

It’s that lovely time of year again, when jeans turn into shorts and layers aren’t there to hide dry, pale winter skin. Luckily, the multi-million dollar beauty industry has several options for those...

Reality tv teaches more than street smarts

By Melanie Goldberg • March 24, 2011

The morning of the March 12 SAT, I woke up after nine hours of sleep, ate a healthy, balanced breakfast and double-checked my bag for pencils, snacks, a calculator and, of course, spare batteries.But nothing...

Nickelodeon programming block “All That,” and then some

By Molly Kaplowitz • March 21, 2011

For years, over 9 million fans asked Nickelodeon to rerun its classic shows. And, thanks to the power of a Facebook group, Nickelodeon has announced that there are plans to launch a new block of nighttime...

Lessons from a teen lobbyist

By Molly Kaplowitz • March 19, 2011
Last week, my brother Scott and I joined hundreds of advocates from across the nation for the American Diabetes Association’s 2011 Call to Congress. Here are some of the lessons I learned

When artists put Auto-Tune in, I auto-tune out

By Molly Kaplowitz • March 14, 2011

I used to enjoy listening to the radio, but sometime last year I realized I no longer liked mainstream music.  I’ve stopped tuning in because of a despicable music feature: Auto-Tune. Musicians’...

Viking Vogue, Week 1: Why fashion matters, every single day

By Mallory Frankel • March 14, 2011

It’s no secret that I have a passion for fashion, to use the cliché.  I’m interested in how my peers dress and what the latest styles are.  That’s why every week I’ll write about the trends...

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