(Andre Chung / for The Washington Post)

Cracking down on D.C. corruption

Ron Machen and Vincent Cohen are ridding D.C. of corrupt officials. And everyone is taking notice.

Style

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA--JANUARY 2014 Eileen Paterson, background, sings one of songs in the play 50 Shades! The Musical, a parody of the book 50 Shades of Grey. In front of her, from left are Shelia O'Connor, Tiffany Dissette and Alexis Field. Paterson plays Anastasia Steele and before her are the Bookclub Ladies. The play was performing in Virginia Beach, VA. (Photo by Timothy Wright/For the Washington Post)

‘50 Shades! The Musical’ blends bondage and camp

A new parody lampoons “Fifty Shades of Grey” and the book club ladies who love it.

Magazine

WASHINGTON, DC -- NOVEMBER 18: Ronald Machen and 6th District Commander Robert Contee chat during the party.  US Attorney Ronald Machen and his deputy Vince Cohen visit 6th District Commander Robert Contee's annual Christmas party for 2013 at Hughes Memorial United Methodist Church in Northeast.…. (photo by Andre Chung for The Washington Post)

Cracking down on D.C. corruption

Ron Machen and Vincent Cohen are ridding D.C. of corrupt officials. And everyone is taking notice.

Food

POTOMAC, MD - JANUARY 7:
Chilean-Style Avocado Salad is photographed  at the Old Angler's Inn Tuesday January 7, 2014 in Potomac, MD.
(Photo by Katherine Frey/The Washington Post)

Superfood Chefs’ Challenge: They play, we win

The first of a series in which Washington area chefs turn their talent toward better eating.

Wellness

Dietitian Hope Warshaw has a bounty of healthful ideas for breakfast. (Bigstock)

The breakfast challenge

Could a frozen breakfast sandwich be more healthful than bread, fruit and almond butter?

Weddings & Romance

Date Labbers Mark and Liz at Floriana on Dec. 3, 2013

They both like Clintons — and each other

Our daters give one another high marks for looks, likes and laughs.

KidsPost

Riley Morton, 9, and sister Chloe, 6, of Washington took KidsPost with them to the Omni Bedford Springs Resort in Bedford, Pennsylvania. The resort is more than 200 years old and is a historic landmark.

Going on vacation? Take KidsPost!

Have someone snap a picture of you holding KidsPost while on vacation and we may feature it in the paper.

Advice

To parent (a baby or a puppy), pair must be on same page

Carolyn Hax advises a wife whose husband says that for now, he’d rather get a pet than try for a child.

Reliable Source

More stars spotted brunching after Michelle Obama’s 50th birthday

Emmitt Smith, Angela Bassett and Chef Art Smith hit the town for Sunday morning snacks after the big White House bash.

Travel

Tourists gaze down from an observation deck hundreds of feet above the dish of the world's largest radio telescope, at the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center, in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, Nov. 16, 2006. Astronomers here searching for asteroids on a collision course with Earth are bracing for a more worldly threat: The steepest budget cuts and first layoffs since the observatory opened in 1963. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Exploring the caves of Puerto Rico

Looking for something different in Puerto Rico, the author heads for a cave park and a remote observatory.

Travel coverage

Home & Garden

Shunkyo Semi-Long radish variety

Throw away radish leaves? Bite your tongue, or let them

If we go through life without ever tasting a radish leaf, it’s probably not for lack of flavor.

Fashion

Jezebel falls into feminist self-parody in Lena Dunham Photoshop ‘controversy’

By paying for un-retouched photos of the “Girls” star, what exactly is the popular blog trying to accomplish?

Parenting

Cooling off on a hot day at summer camp.

It’s summer camp time already. Help.

Sweating about summer camp? We are too. And yes, we know it’s only January.