Culture Connoisseur Badge Culture Connoisseurs consistently offer thought-provoking, timely comments on the arts, lifestyle and entertainment. More about badges | Request a badge Washingtologist Badge Washingtologists consistently post thought-provoking, timely comments on events, communities, and trends in the Washington area. More about badges | Request a badge Post Writer Badge This commenter is a Washington Post editor, reporter or producer. Post Contributor Badge This commenter is a Washington Post contributor. Post contributors aren’t staff, but may write articles or columns. In some cases, contributors are sources or experts quoted in a story. More about badges | Request a badge Post Recommended Washington Post reporters or editors recommend this comment or reader post. You must be logged in to report a comment. You must be logged ... Continue reading →
The new Tokyo Skytree is the biggest attraction in Japan — or at least the tallest. The Tokyo Skytree, twice as tall as the Eiffel Tower, and its surrounding retail and office complex opened on Tuesday to an estimated 200,000 visitors. (Haruyoshi Yamaguchi - Bloomberg) The observation decks of the tallest tower in the world opened to the public on Tuesday. Here are six important facts and figures to know about Skytree, pulled from the Associated Press. * Skytree is the tallest tower in the world. It is 2,080 feet tall (634 meters), just edging out the Canton Tower in China (1,969.5 feet, or 600 meters). * Skytree is not the tallest structure in the world. That would be Dubai’s 2,717-foot Burj Khalifa. What’s the ... Continue reading →
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But it kept getting more intense, all this boyishness from their younger daughter. She began to argue vehemently — as only a tantrum-prone toddler can — that she was not a girl.“I am a boy,” the child insisted, at just 2 years old.And that made Jean uneasy. It was weird.“I am a boy” became a constant theme in struggles over clothing, bathing, swimming, eating, playing, breathing.Jean and Stephen gave up trying to force Kathryn to wear the frilly dresses that Grandma kept sending. Kathryn wanted nothing to do with her big sister Moyin’s glittery, sparkly pink approach to the world. (Moyin attends school with my son, which is how I came to know the family. The Washington Post is using the family’s middle names to ... Continue reading →
The march by hundreds of former soldiers and their young recruits in Haiti’s capital turned violent and 50 participants were detained.On Saturday, authorities said Americans Zeke Petrie, 39, of Barberton, Ohio; and Steven Shaw, 57, of Massachusetts, were among those in jail. Police say they were driving vehicles with pro-army demonstrators in the march when they were picked up a few blocks from the National Palace.Petrie wore a black T-shirt with the army’s name on it and Shaw wore camouflage pants. “I’m friends with the guys,” Petrie told The Associated Press from behind bars at the Canape Vert police station. “These guys are working for the betterment of the country.”Petrie, an occasional interpreter for foreign journalists, said he hadn’t been formally charged but overheard police ... Continue reading →
