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WTOP and PodcastOne Announce Return of ���American Nightmare Series��� Podcast 02/01/2021 07:03am • WTOP and PodcastOne Announce Return of ���American Nightmare Series��� Podcast Award-winning podcast returns for stunning 2nd Season February 2021 Washington, D.C. (February 1, 2021) ��� WTOP News and PodcastOne, a leading podcast platform and a subsidiary of LiveXLive Media (NASDAQ: LIVX), anno Wine of the Week: Super Wines for the Super Bowl 01/29/2021 08:22am • As the championship game of professional football looms large on the horizon, it���s nice to know that even a pandemic cannot stop the tradition of annual Super Bowl parties. Several friends are opting to host a Super Bowl bash on Zoom and have asked me to suggest a few wines for all of us to ope Data Doctors: Best smartphone apps for scanning documents 01/29/2021 05:00am • If you need to scan a document but don't have a scanner, Data Doctors' Ken Colburn has a solution with your smartphone. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/Prostock-Studio) Q: What���s the best scanner app to use on my smartphone? Our smartphone cameras have become so sophisticated ��� they���re capabl Wine of the Week: Inaugural wines 01/22/2021 04:20am • Regardless of one���s political persuasion, the process of handing off the mantle of administrative power in the U.S. from one president to the next in a peaceful ceremony is something to be respected and celebrated. Joe Biden was sworn in Wednesday, Jan. 20�� as the 46th President of the United Best days to shop in 2021 01/12/2021 05:00am • Getting the best price on both necessities and splurges boils down to timing. By knowing when seasonal items are likely to go on sale and when major sales take place, you can buy everything you want but pay significantly less. Given the pandemic, 2021 is a difficult year to forecast. However, ret Attack on the Capitol: Twitter bans Trump; impeachment plans accelerate 01/08/2021 09:32pm • A flag flies at half-staff in remembrance of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick above the Capitol Building in Washington, Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. Sicknick died from injuries sustained as rioters stormed the Capitol. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) The nation is still reeling two days after sup Data Doctors: What to know about smartphone widgets 01/08/2021 03:38pm • FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019 file photo, a staff member holds a Huawei "Mate20 X 5G" smartphone at the IFA 2019 tech fair in Berlin, Germany. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, file) Q: What exactly are smartphone "widgets," and how do I use them? Our smartphones have become the center of our 2020's biggest winners and losers in business 12/30/2020 07:14am • In a year of widespread and often devastating hardships, no business or industry came through 2020 untouched by the Covid-19 pandemic. But for some key sectors, the news wasn't all bad. Here's a look at the biggest winners and losers in 2020 and a preview of what the yea Wine of the Week: Champagne wines for New Year���s Eve 12/30/2020 04:10am • There is nothing quite like wine with bubbles to create a festive atmosphere and elevate the last night of the year to celebratory status. F. Scott Fitzgerald once proclaimed, ���Too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right.��� Let���s face it: Champagne was made for New Capitals forward Garnet Hathaway joins NHL cooking series 'Skates & Plates' 12/21/2020 10:49am • Caps' Garnet Hathaway on NHL cooking series 'Skates & Plates' originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonNow that NHL players have gotten used to dining at home, some are putting their culinary skills to the test on the cooking series "Skates & Plates" just in time for t The Atlantic moving its operations to The Wharf 12/21/2020 08:18am • The Atlantic has signed a lease for the top two floors at 610 Water St. SW. (Courtesy Hoffman-Madison Waterfront) The Atlantic, one of the nation���s oldest news publications, will relocate its D.C. operations from The Watergate to a new building under construction in Phase 2 of Hoffman-Madison Data Doctors: End of the road for Adobe Flash 12/18/2020 03:21pm • Q: With Adobe Flash expiring soon, what should I do to make sure my computer is safe? Adobe���s multimedia platform known as "Flash" was an instrumental tool in the evolution of the internet that brought animation and video capabilities to a text-based world. Some of the most amazing interacti Strathmore presents virtual 'Hip-Hop Nutcracker' for Tchaikovsky remix 12/16/2020 12:31am • "The Nutcracker" has become an annual holiday tradition, but��if you're looking for a new twist on the classic story, check out the virtual remix "The Hip-Hop Nutcracker." Strathmore will stream the event this Saturday at 7 p.m. and again Sunday at 3 p.m. "We were actually lucky enough to Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet' finally hits streaming for quarantined audiences 12/15/2020 02:49pm • When Christopher Nolan's sci-fi/action flick "Tenet" stubbornly opened in theaters back on Sept. 3, many folks chose to skip it due to COVID-19 restrictions, reducing its domestic box-office to a measly $58 million compared to $302 million internationally. That's a huge drop from Nolan's bigg Starbucks suspends 'Happy Hour' promotions as COVID-19 cases rise 12/15/2020 11:47am • Starbucks is temporarily suspending its buy-one-get-one drink deals, better known as "Happy Hour," in an effort to reduce the number of customers in its stores as U.S. COVID-19 cases rise. In an announcement Tuesday the company scrapped the next planned Happy Hours, scheduled for December 17 and