I was walking toward 14th and U last month wearing a dead relative’s fur stole and dangling off the arm of my girlfriend, who looks like Johnny Cash crossed with a circus be...

Finding time to exercise when there’s so much party-hopping on the agenda can be almost as unrealistic as flying reindeer. That’s why Washington Sports Clubs’ Dupont loc...

The formula for the “Yoga Sculpt” class at the just-opened CorePower Yoga studio in Bethesda: familiar poses plus temperatures in the mid-to-high 90s plus hand weights. Th...

We’ve been married six years, together for 11, and he would have sex all the time if he could, but I never want to. My friends are shocked when I tell them that we haven’t...

There’s a moment in the musical “Les Miserables” when Jean Valjean, who had spent the past 19 years imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread, narrowly escapes being sent ...

Michael Huberman, 24, had taken a public-speaking class in college. But he knew it was time for a refresher course when he found himself skipping career-boosting chances to sp...

Justin Greene, 30 SALARY: $90,000 POSITION: Fitness director, Old Town Sport & Health (209 Madison St., Alexandria, 703-548-6822) WHAT HE DOES: Greene oversees a team of 2...

Excess to impress in festive frocks, sparkly skirts and rich accessories inspired by the Baroque era. First Lace Headband and Byron Lars Beauty Mark lace dress ($72 and $635, ...

If Joey Wolffer looks a little familiar, it might be because the glam New Yorker made a pit stop in D.C. back in May on the Styleliner — her 20-foot potato-chip truck turned...

I survived Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Now I’m faced with the ultimate holiday test: My husband’s office Christmas party.  Not only will my husband’s b...

Yarns and Yarmulke Christmas is just one day of the year, but Hanukkah lasts for eight days and nights. Which makes the excess of ugly Christmas sweaters — celebrated by par...

First off, I have not seen “Playing for Keeps,” which opens Friday, in spite of the fact that it features Gerard Butler using his actual Scottish accent and I will do near...

It wasn’t so long ago that some Washingtonians’ preferred method for traveling around town was horse-drawn carriage. And by not so long ago, I mean last week. I was walkin...

I was surprised to learn that Hillary Clinton’s favorite show is HGTV’s “Love It or List It,” because the show’s premise is so fake. A husband and wife are unhappy w...

While I was working as a hostess years ago, a woman entered the restaurant and asked how long it would take to be seated. “Just one?” I asked. She very politely replied, &...