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Jon Jachimowicz, an assistant professor of business administration in the organizational behavior unit at Harvard Business School, says commuting provides "a temporal and spatial separation between all the different roles we play."<br>Stars and Stripes

Need help shifting from home to work mode? Try a fake commute

A fake commute can help you reclaim precious transition time and re-establish the boundaries that have been blurred by working from home.

Tierra Haynes, the wife of Maryland basketball assistant coach DeAndre Haynes, wrote a children's book about the first African American astronaut, Guion Bluford Jr. Haynes's children —Dre, Devon and Dallas —are the main characters in the book, "The Adventures of Us: Getting to know Guion Bluford Jr."<br>Kelsey Price Tierra Haynes, the wife of Maryland basketball assistant coach DeAndre Haynes, wrote a children's book about the first African American astronaut, Guion Bluford Jr. Haynes's children —Dre, Devon and Dallas —are the main characters in the book, "The Adventures of Us: Getting to know Guion Bluford Jr."<br>Kelsey Price
It's hard to find children's books with Black characters, so a coach's family wrote its own
You can now buy cereal formatted and packaged specifically for snacking. <br>MUST CREDIT: Photo by Laura Chase de Formigny/The Washington Post You can now buy cereal formatted and packaged specifically for snacking. <br>MUST CREDIT: Photo by Laura Chase de Formigny/The Washington Post
‘Cereal snacks’ go super-sized to extend their reach beyond the bowl
ARHT Media brings holographic speakers from Australia, Greece and Germany together on one stage. <br>ARHT Media, Imverse/The Washington Post
ARHT Media brings holographic speakers from Australia, Greece and Germany together on one stage. <br>ARHT Media, Imverse/The Washington Post

Will holograms be the next innovation in the post-pandemic workplace?

It’s a pressing question that has yet to be answered: Once the pandemic passes, what will the return to work look like for millions of Americans?

This combination of photos shows Anne Alderete at a restaurant on Aug. 12, 2020, left, and a dish of natto and chives on gluten free sourdough bread. Whether it's kimchi, beets or broccoli, the pandemic has had a strange impact on food cravings. Alderete is enjoying something she never thought she would: natto. Made of fermented soy beans, natto is popular in Japan but considered too slimy and stinky for some. <br>AP
This combination of photos shows Anne Alderete at a restaurant on Aug. 12, 2020, left, and a dish of natto and chives on gluten free sourdough bread. Whether it's kimchi, beets or broccoli, the pandemic has had a strange impact on food cravings. Alderete is enjoying something she never thought she would: natto. Made of fermented soy beans, natto is popular in Japan but considered too slimy and stinky for some. <br>AP

Pandemic cuisine: Odd pairings, old favorites on the menu

Whether it's kimchi, beets or broccoli, the pandemic has had a strange impact on food cravings that goes beyond the joy of comfort eating.

Some are finding that the pandemic has helped them pare down their social networks to just a few close friends.<br>iStock
Some are finding that the pandemic has helped them pare down their social networks to just a few close friends.<br>iStock

COVID-19 is helping people realize which friendships are worth prioritizing

Just as working from home has revealed that commuting to an office five days a week isn’t necessary for every worker, some who once tried to maintain dozens of friendships are realizing they’re more fulfilled while keeping up with just their nearest and dearest.

This collection of empty beer cans, shown Jan. 1 at a home in North Andover, Mass., has accumulated since the start of the pandemic. Many people are coping with isolation by consuming more alcohol. <br>Mary Schwalm/AP
This collection of empty beer cans, shown Jan. 1 at a home in North Andover, Mass., has accumulated since the start of the pandemic. Many people are coping with isolation by consuming more alcohol. <br>Mary Schwalm/AP

Dry January a little moist for some

A raging pandemic, tumultuous presidential election and deadly Capitol insurrection have combined to make the annual tradition of Dry January more moist than airtight for some.

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Disjunction is a single-player, stealth-action RPG set in a near-future New York City. Players can control three characters -- an investigator, a father seeking justice and a hacker.<br>Ape Tribe Games
Disjunction is a single-player, stealth-action RPG set in a near-future New York City. Players can control three characters -- an investigator, a father seeking justice and a hacker.<br>Ape Tribe Games

Disjunction adds stealth to satisfying cyberpunk tale

The cyberpunk genre has been picking up steam lately. That’s partly due to the hype surrounding CD Projekt Red’s long-in-the-works and recently released Cyberpunk 2077. The buzz has nudged other developers to explore a category that’s marked by dark futures and high technology. One of those teams is Ape Tribe Games, which released its retro-style stealth genre title Disjunction. The project checks off all the cyberpunk bona fides. Powerful conglomerates? Bishop-Krauss is the defense contractor with all the robots and drones. Dystopian society? The U.S. went through an economic collapse, and a giant shanty town called Central City has risen in New York’s Central Park. Conspiracy? Central City leader Lamar Hubbard has been framed and is jailed by the police department.

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Lucy's Restaurant offers Mediterranean-style food in the middle of the English town of Bury St. Edmunds. Lucy Davis and Francois Pretorius opened the business in November 2019 but it was only doing takeout or delivery during the coronavirus pandemic. <br>Kyle M. Alvarez/Stars and Stripes
Lucy's Restaurant offers Mediterranean-style food in the middle of the English town of Bury St. Edmunds. Lucy Davis and Francois Pretorius opened the business in November 2019 but it was only doing takeout or delivery during the coronavirus pandemic. <br>Kyle M. Alvarez/Stars and Stripes

Snuggle up on the couch with a meal from Lucy’s Restaurant in Bury St. Edmunds

When my wife took her first bite of the sourdough cheese pizza at Lucy’s Restaurant in the English town of Bury St. Edmunds, her eyes opened wide and she said, “This is it.”

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Kitchen Bitte's hamburger steak with demiglace sauce, potatoes, and a cup of rice felt to me like a slice of home. <br>Daniel Betancourt/Stars and Stripes
Kitchen Bitte's hamburger steak with demiglace sauce, potatoes, and a cup of rice felt to me like a slice of home. <br>Daniel Betancourt/Stars and Stripes

Kitchen Bitte, in the heart of Japan, is meat and potatoes worth your time

A one-minute stroll from Higashi-Zushi Station near Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, will bring you to a calm, rustic restaurant that fuses Western cuisine with Japanese flair.

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the meat and potatoes of life

Anna Molinari is ready to welcome her dad back from deployment in 2008.<br>Lisa Smith Molinari
Anna Molinari is ready to welcome her dad back from deployment in 2008.<br>Lisa Smith Molinari

What I found while losing my mind

“Mom, do we have any photos of me and Dad when he came home from deployment?” our daughter asked, unwittingly sending me on a harrowing, epic journey through the storage spaces of our home.