Allie Caren
Washington Post
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‘Phantom of the Opera’ leaves Broadway: The women who played Christine
“The Phantom of the Opera” is set to leave Broadway after a 35-year run. The Post interviews six women who played leading lady Christine Daaé through the decades. → Read More
Doctors said she wouldn’t live to her first birthday. She just went to prom with two dates.
Gabby's mother posted a Facebook video asking if anyone would step up to be her daughter's prom date. "I need someone special who is willing to take me, because I have some special needs," her mother said on behalf of Gabby, who is nonverbal. → Read More
Rockefeller Center couldn’t get people to visit. Then an ice skate salesman sparked an idea.
Legend has it that a salesman skating on the frozen fountain in the 1930s inspired John D. Rockefeller Jr. to build a proper one. → Read More
’Husband-pleasing coffee’: The blatantly sexist Folgers ads of the 1960s
Many of the ads end with a pleased, smiling, adoring — and well-caffeinated — husband, gushing thankfully at his wife that she learned how to make better coffee. → Read More
Why we often remember the bad better than the good
Research shows that memories for negative experiences are more vivid than those for positive experiences, but that pattern might depend on our age. → Read More
This woman rides a bike once a week on local trails. She’s also blind.
“I love the rush and the speed,” said Naqui, 34, who lost most of her vision in her mid-20s. → Read More
‘She is fierce’: Pint-size tap dancer reflects on getting Aretha Franklin’s ‘Respect’
After watching the performance, Aretha Franklin said: “She is fierce, okay? I'm scared of her.” → Read More
A woman fled from the scene of a crash into a field. Then the cows sprang into action.
Video: Fleeing from the police at 2 a.m., she ran into a dark pasture. What happened next is just hilarious. → Read More
‘It’s too hot’: Teary, ‘devastated’ 2-year-old says what everyone in Texas must be thinking
The heat sends a toddler named Hudson into a meltdown. → Read More
Her father’s dementia kept him from playing the piano. Reddit users filled in the missing notes.
All Jenna Glanzer had to go on was a short video clip of her father playing on the piano. She turned to Reddit for help. → Read More
Meet the 6-year-old who can name every country — in alphabetical order
It takes Madden Landicho about four minutes, give or take a few seconds, to name every country in the world. He can also identify each country's flag. → Read More
Kids were ‘desperately’ trying to fill a pool with water. Then firefighters showed up with their hoses.
It was 96 degrees, and the kids were trying to fill their pool with pots and pans. It was going to take a while. → Read More
‘Tornado timeout’ delays baseball game when dust devil sweeps across field
"We had a slight tornado delay,” Mike Weaver wrote on Twitter. It wasn't a tornado, but it was certainly a powerful dust devil. → Read More
Passenger recounts scene of tour bus driver watching videos mid-trip
A tourist from Britain recorded the driver's behavior. → Read More
Watch a zoo gorilla and his caretaker do synchronized handstands
Such enrichment exercises help zoo staff build trust with their charges. → Read More
Flash flooding hits San Antonio and other parts of Texas
Up to 6 to 10 inches of rain poured down. → Read More
Kindergartner’s class assignment turns into viral ‘weather report’
Nashville's newest meteorologist has been born. → Read More
How this aspiring actor made cake decorating her job at Buttercream Bakeshop
Alexandra Mudry-Till specializes in the time-consuming sugar flowers that top cakes for weddings and other special occasions. → Read More
Why are some eggs white and some eggs brown?
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Behind the U.S. Botanic Garden there’s
“A garden can mature and evolve in a way that a building cannot,” says Nick Nelson, the botanic garden’s landscape architect. → Read More