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Saint Struggling-With-Girlfriend’s-Past
She admits a prior bad act. Does that disqualify her from a healthy relationship now?

Hints From Heloise: Tracking the miles
Reader takes photos of odometer at beginning and end of business trips.

Ask Amy: Girlfriend doesn’t like others hand-feeding her chipmunk
Reader is angry that her boyfriend’s female friend gets overly familiar.

Sometimes the most challenging travel destination is your own home town
On a trip to New York and Vermont, an adventure seeker finds that home isn’t quite how he remembered it.

Art-world star brings a contemporary perspective to the magnificent Versailles palace
Louis XIV’s palace to be reinterpreted by Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson.

In this trendy Mexico City neighborhood, you won’t be hard-pressed to find a good cocktail
Things are changing for the boozier in La Juarez.

British adventurer preaches the gospel of spontaneous travel — even for the unadventurous
Alastair Humphreys on why ordinary people can carry out extraordinary trips.

Windy roads and stunning vistas in South Island, New Zealand
A mother and daughter celebrate their milestone birthdays in the land of Kiwis.

The week’s best travel deals around the globe
Bargains include St. Barth villas, a Cuba cruise and a package to Vietnam.

‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ star Katie Rost’s relationship status these days? It’s complicated.
Rost, whose season 1 story line centered heavily on her bid to marry boyfriend Andrew Martin, isn’t spilling the beans.

The political field is currently packed with celebrities who will probably never actually run – or will they?
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is the latest in a long list of celebrities looking to add a political position to their IMDB page.

Whatever happened to Bobbie Gentry? In search of country music’s great vanished star.
It’s the 3rd of June, and 30 years since the “Ode to Billie Joe” singer withdrew from the spotlight. We found her.

Prince died from an accidental overdose of a powerful painkiller, autopsy shows
The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office listed the cause of death as an accident, the result of fentanyl toxicity.

Anderson Cooper returns to ‘Live!’ with Kelly Ripa, makes a good case to be new co-host
The search for Michael Strahan’s replacement is on, though the CNN anchor seems like such an obvious choice.

The 100 greatest descriptions of Donald Trump’s hair ever written
30 years worth of people trying to understand exactly what’s on his head.

‘Me Before You’ delivers the plot points of the book but none of the emotion
The romance is based on Jojo Moyes’s best-selling 2012 tear-jerker.

Jackie Kennedy’s former Georgetown mansion is available for $10 million
The home that the former first lady briefly moved into after JFK’s assassination is available.

Gene Weingarten’s column is on your favorite subject: You.
His idea: An app that accepts communications only from you, to you, about you.

10 things to do with all those farmers market strawberries
RECIPE ROUNDUP | Sweet and savory ideas for the season’s cream of the crop.

In Hungary, the Holocaust’s long reach was woven into a piece of cloth
In Hungary, the Holocaust’s long reach was woven into a piece of cloth.

What happened when an A.I. hive mind answered Reddit’s burning politics questions
The hive mind was really feeling the Bern, but doesn’t think Sanders will actually become president.

Thanks, guys: Going to see ‘Ghostbusters’ is now a political act
The all-female reboot of the ’80s hit has somehow become the summer’s most divisive movie.

To make the best mushroom taco ever, fry and fry again
PLATE LAB | Hot oil gives fabulous texture to funghi.

Siblings are our first, and forever, best friends
Without realizing it, they are making each other stronger, healthier, smarter and happier than either of them would be alone.

How to make a quick escape to nature in the Washington area
Three parks offer trails, wildlife, boating and more.

Date Lab: A touch of the jitters, with a hint of ‘flirty banter’
Sure, there was good conversation. But could it lead to more?

Washington is the nation’s capital for Energy Star-certified buildings
The recent construction boom gave the District a spate of more energy-efficient buildings.

The life cycle of a dog toy
Every cute (expensive) toy I brought home for my dogs ended in a mangled mess destined for the landfill.

Parents and toddlers have a right to vacations and meals out, too
I’m not implying that these hospitality establishments must throw their arms open wide to us and our toddler. But let’s at least call it what it is: toddler discrimination.

Actor. Lawyer. Lover of the arts. Her uncle defied category.
It wasn’t until Uncle Paul’s death that she fully understood his life.

What gives Ellie Krieger’s fish tacos that aloha spirit?
NOURISH | A judicious helping of lean, smoky Canadian bacon.

Philanthropist Barbara Harman on what it means to give
Philanthropist Barbara Harman on what it means to give.

Mix antiques with new pieces to give a living room a modern feel
Reupholstering existing furniture makes it possible to splurge on accent pieces.

The best social network you’ve never used is finally stepping out of Reddit’s shadow
Seven years since its dorm-room birth, Imgur is stepping out into the sun: no longer an accessory to Reddit, but its own geeky, meme-surfacing, gate-keeping social platform.