Just like writing cursive, it seems that reading an old-school analog clock is the sort of skill that has fallen by the wayside in our smartphone age. That lapse was revealed when NYC public schools ...

This nostalgic list explores twelve once-beloved American traditions slowly disappearing, highlighting cultural shifts, ...

Quills required single smooth flows of the nib; printing would have caused far too many blots and smudges. However, long ...

I started using plastic bags to freeze baked goods in. They hold up well. I now save all the food bags that contain products ...

Here’s a true Christmas story starring the U.S. Postal Service and Santa Claus. Earlier this week, my wife Colleen went to our local post office in Los Angeles to mail a present to her relatives ...

Forget cursive. Statistically, given the sad state of our government schools, he’s lucky he can read at all. As is well known, and has been reported in the media for decades, more than half of all ...

As Illinois rolls out a new law requiring early literacy screenings beginning Jan. 1, some educators question whether it will ...

Despite losing her father early and her best friend to suicide, Yahmani McKayle became the first in her family to attend ...

After winning an Oscar for "The Brutalist," the English composer takes on a musical about the founder of the Shakers — a close collaboration with Amanda Seyfried.

Explore some favorite visual stories of designers, developers and art directors from The Washington Post’s Design, Graphics ...

Buyout firms have struggled to sell companies they own and have instead found a workaround to get cash back to clients: ...

The Macomb County Clerk and Register of Deeds offices will be moving documents, books and microfiche into the new, secure, climate-controlled space.