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12 ways to live a better life

12 ways to live a better life

More than 1,000 Americans over 65 years old share their wisdom with renowned genrontologist Karl A. Pillemer.

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Your Photos

Mardi Gras | Celebration photos

Mardi Gras | Celebration photos

Whether you’re celebrating Mardi Gras in New Orleans or at home this weekend, check out our reader photos and upload your own.

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Tell us about a time when you were more powerful than you had thought.

We will feature our favorite response in an upcoming issue of the Magazine. 

News Quizzes

2011 News Quiz

Test your knowledge of the year’s top stories, from the earthquake in Japan to Rick Perry’s “oops” moment.

Could you pass a 10th-grade standardized test?

Test your knowledge of math and reading comprehension expected of 10th graders.

What type of sports fan are you?

Tell us about your sports fandom and find out if you’re a megafan, hometown fan, social fan or drive-by fan.

Thanksgiving TV quiz

Test your knowledge of ‘Friends,’ ‘Friday Night Lights’ and more

How well do you know Michele Bachmann?

Test your knowledge of the Minnesota congresswoman and Republican presidential hopeful.

How well do you know the quotes of the debt ceiling debate?

Who said it? Test your knowledge of the best quotes of the 2011 debate over raising the debt ceiling.

Your Photos

Your sunset and sunrise photos

Send in photos of the beautiful sunsets and sunrises you’ve captured on camera. In the caption, tell us where the photo was taken.

President Obama and Gov. Jan Brewer caption contest

Readers took a guess at what was said during the heated exchange between President Obama and Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on the tarmac of the Phoenix airport.

Your squirrel photos

It’s Squirrel Week — says Post Metro columnist John Kelly. And we want to see your squirrel photos.

Show us where you live

Using the Instagram app, show us photos of where you live.

Your Protest Photos

Send us photos of protests you are participating in or witnessing. Be sure to add the context and details of what is happening in the caption.

Restaurant Week: Share your food photos with #dishdc

Share photos of what you’re eating at Restaurant Week with #dishdc. [ Read more ]

Your artistic photos

Do you love taking artsy photos? Whether you’re a budding photographer or just love capturing the world through a lens, we want to see your most artistic snapshots!

Real Art D.C. 2011

Share your work with fellow artists. Submit photos of your work — along with information on how and why you created the piece — to this gallery. We’ll run some of our favorites in the newspaper’s Style section.

Your travel photos

Readers submitted hundreds of photos to our 12th annual Travel photo contest.Check out images from around the world and share your own travel photos here.

Caption contest.

Caption contest. (Tom Toles / TWP)

Tom Toles Cartoon Caption Contest

Submit your caption for the monthly contest.

Post Tweets

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U.S. National Slavery Museum loses its tax-exempt status http://t.co/I1ubZ0qa

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President Obama pays tribute to black experience at groundbreaking of African American history museum http://t.co/HPrvSM59

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An incredible sunrise photo today from the U.S. Capitol. Trust us: http://t.co/exwp6GqR

All tweets from @washingtonpost

washpostbiz

Today's iPad trademark hearing:"A fractious four-hour session which saw the judge repeatedly admonishing both sides" http://t.co/GqHTubKN

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Many adults are finding that their parents’ finances are a hot mess. Here's what to do if you're in that situation: http://t.co/zs8CJKc9

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Critics say the Fed's push on housing policy crosses a line: http://t.co/CxFXzKok

All tweets from @washpostbiz

goingoutguide

Bad Brains, Mos Def, Wale top Howard Theatre's killer opening lineup: http://t.co/QIcenfcE

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Wale, the Roots, Bad Brains and GZA among early headliners at reborn Howard Theatre: http://t.co/44B8K2Nj

goingoutguide

RT @fritzhahn: For Fat Tuesday AND Shrove Tuesday: Our top Mardi Gras parties (http://t.co/7rhzpQHv) and D.C.'s best pancakes (http://t.co/z9E5A3NO)

All tweets from @goingoutguide

Carolyn Hax

Carolyn Hax

Hax-Philes

Carolyn taps into her inbox, so you can be Hax, too.

Michael Dirda

Dirda’s Reading Room

Readers of the world unite! Come talk about books with critic Michael Dirda