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Carolyn Hax: Are friends with kids taking advantage?
She’s happy to be Auntie Kate but misses one-on-one time with the parents.
Carolyn Hax: Helping mom and daughter, 4, through a loss
A woman who has had a miscarriage worries about showing her emotions in front of her 4-year-old.
Carolyn Hax: My best friend, the doormat
Reader wonders how she can help a friend who is repeatedly mistreated by her boyfriends.
Two opera groups turn to a young audience
Productions reflect differing goals of writers in relating the art to children.
WNO’s ‘The Lion, the Unicorn, and Me’ is holiday delight
The new opera by a musical theater composer, written with children in mind, has an adroit, polished sound.
Opera for kids: What makes it childlike?
As WNO prepares to premiere a new work by Jeanine Tesori, some thoughts on children’s opera.
‘Saving Mr. Banks’ depicts the making of ‘Mary Poppins’
Emma Thompson delivers a tart tour de force as ‘Mary Poppins’ author P.L. Travers in ‘Saving Mr. Banks.’
Review: ‘Go For Sisters’ okay, with great performances
‘Go For Sisters’ may succumb to contrivance, but benefits from strong chemistry between its two actresses.
David O. Russell, ‘American Hustle’ and the art of survival
David O. Russell talks about ‘American Hustle,’ comebacks and the dangers of ‘going Hamlet.’
Dance review: ‘Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty’
The familiar fairy tale is subtitled ‘A Gothic Romance’ and is more dance theater than ballet.
A ballet program that’s annual frustration
REVIEW | The Suzanne Farrell Ballet, as always, is so close, but ultimately frustrating.
‘Play/Pause’: Lovely dance, but ultimately disappointing
Susan Marshall’s interesting new work, at the Terrace Theater, ends up seeming self-important, overworked.
Ask Amy: Crush of family at Christmas creates stress
Her family’s demanding behavior around the holidays is exhausting her. And she has a baby on the way.
Ask Amy: Cohabiting couple face family opposition
Her live-in’s disapproving mother, who agreed to a fresh start, has resorted to stealth tactics.
Ask Amy: Has Facebook replaced sympathy cards?
For a grieving 40-something, Facebook “sympathy” feels hollow.
Best TV shows of 2013 (and biggest letdowns)
TV critic Hank Stuever picks his favorite shows: “Breaking Bad,” “Orange Is the New Black” and more.
‘Sound of Music Live’ proves to be an impossible climb after all
TV REVIEW | Props to NBC for the ambition, but stiff acting zaps the beloved musical of its ebullience.
‘Kirstie’: A plastic replica from the old sitcom machine
TV REVIEW | Kirstie Alley returns in a a capable but outdated comedy. Also reviewed: TNT’s ‘Mob City.’
The TV Column: Alec Baldwin’s puzzling Nat Geo Channel gig
The actor and animal rights supporter will narrate documentaries about, among other things, bear-hunting.
Emmy and Tony can’t seem to get enough of Neil Patrick Harris
Actor will host the Emmy Awards for the second time this year after hosting the Tonys for the fourth time
Animal Planet nets biggest audience with ‘Mermaids’
TV COLUMN | “New Evidence” “documentary” follows last year’s “Mermaids: The Body Found.”
What the Smithsonian needs in a leader
You can say it in three words: curiosity, courage, generosity. Or you can say it in one word: Ripley.
Dying Gaul on view at National Gallery of Art
The exhibition is part of a year-long cultural program organized by the Italian government.
Library of Congress to unveil work by key ‘outsider’ artist
Drawing by Martín Ramírez, one of the most famous self-taught artists of the 20th century, was found in 2009.
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