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What makes a perfect pen name?

What makes a perfect pen name?

Ever wanted to be someone else? Readers share their pen names — and how to come up with your own.

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

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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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Justice Scalia steps into the middle of work-life balance debate http://t.co/U1NzakbG

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Show us your pics! Send us your #MardiGras photos and see what others have shared: http://t.co/H3wGoYgL

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If Romney wins, he would be #2: The 10 richest U.S. Presidents http://t.co/kpqsyRFt

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Strauss-Kahn questioned in prostitution probe: http://t.co/ckHM9OA2

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YouTube's enlisting Hollywood's help to grow its audience: http://t.co/hwiUyCnP

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Google sued by Safari user over privacy flap: http://t.co/GB6mfksl

All tweets from @washpostbiz

goingoutguide

In honor of Presidents' Day weekend, eat like the Obamas: http://t.co/tdVRHmUK

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RT @postlocal: Check out @goingoutguide's picks for the best events this weekend: http://t.co/wcmxQxxx

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Weekend planner: the Wammies; Chappelle's pal Neal Brennan; "Every Four Years" at the Newseum and more: http://t.co/pERlsP8B

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