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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority celebrates 100 years of black sisterhood

African American sorority came to D.C. and Howard University to celebrate centennial in city of its birth.

Style

SLUG:  PH-SOTOMAYOR DATE:  March 11, 2010 CREDIT:  Susan Biddle LOCATION:  Washington, DC CAPTION:   Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor during an appearance at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. With Sotomayor (but not pictured) were Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Lady Brenda Majorie Hale, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.  StaffPhoto imported to Merlin on  Thu Mar 11 21:17:01 2010

Sotomayor tells life story shaped by disease, overcoming adversity

Deeply personal memoir details life of poverty, defends affirmative action.

Magazine

Maryland vs. Virginia

Traffic, guns, wine, sports teams: Which state has the advantage? Two Post bloggers face off.

Food

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 2: Rich Turkey Patties in Madeira Sauce photographed in Washington, DC. Photo by Deb Lindsey/For The Washington Post)

Revolutionary eating in Poland

Restaurants and roadside cafes have led the way over the past two decades.

Wellness

Gizmos you may covet some day

Here are a couple of unusual Christmas gifts for fitness buffs you can’t buy yet.

Weddings & Romance

BETHESDA, MD - DECEMBER 29:  A military honor following the  wedding of Gabriel Santiago and Elisabeth Kramer, whose love story started in Paris, held at St. Bart's Catholic Church in Bethesda, MD, Saturday December 29, 2012.  (photo by Dayna Smith/FTWP).

On Love: ‘I was totally into enjoying the time’

Elisabeth Kramer and Gabriel Santiago stayed connected despite being on different continents.

KidsPost

2011 Matteo Lopez, a second grader at Monte Verde Elementary School in South San Francisco, California Doodle title: “Space Life”

Google starts doodle contest for kids

Search engine giant welcomes drawings from students.

Advice

A mother-in-law’s cutting remarks carry some weight

A fit thirtysomething — who’s also 35 weeks pregnant — faces a weight-obsessed, snarky mother-in-law.

Travel

NOTO-CHO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 16: The dining room set for breakfast at Flatt's Guest house in Noto-Cho, Japan on October 16, 2012. (Photo by Edward Schneider)

This guesthouse offers Italian cooking, Japanese-style

Flatt’s guesthouse on Japan’s Noto Peninsula is run by an Australian chef trained in Italian cuisine.

Travel coverage

Reliable Source

LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 12:  Mariah Cary, Miss Iowa, competes in the evening gown competition during the 2013 Miss America Pageant at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on January 12, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)

Quoted: Miss Iowa on marijuana gaffe

Not what she meant to say.

Home & Garden

Taken on a dull, misty morning with an ultra-wide-angle 14mm L lens.

A winterscape’s elegant symmetry

A leafless tree in winter is a thing of beauty to artistic and scientific eyes.

Fashion

Gold eyeshadow

Trend Report: Finishing touches

Five finishing touches that will amp up your look without taking a big chunk out of your take-home.

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