Andrew Van Dam

Are some Zodiac signs, and birthdays, more widespread? And why does it seem like all my colleagues (or neighbors) have the same sign? The Department of Data is on the case.

Is it possible our (excellent) colleagues over on the printing presses accidentally ran our column in place of the horoscopes one week?

Is it possible our (excellent) colleagues over on the printing presses accidentally ran our column in place of the horoscopes one week? Because all of a sudden, you’re all asking us about astrology. For example, Leah Loeffert in Annandale, Virginia, noted everyone she meets in Washington, D.C., seems to be a Virgo; she asked if folks who share an astrological sign tend to congregate in certain places. And Emily in Maryland noted that five out of six of the people on her team at work are Cancers,

What are the top jobs that can be done at home by older or disabled Americans? Its a tremendous question. Unfortunately, were not sure who asked it!

Analysis shows some surprising recent shifts in who’s most likely to work at home.

By What are the top jobs that can be done at home by older or disabled Americans?

A Buche grocery store in Pine Ridge, S.D., in 2024. (Eunice Straight Head / For The Washington Post) By Something strange is happening with malnutrition.

Something strange is happening with malnutrition.

Shira Ovide, Andrew Van Dam A lot of students took the advice to learn to code.

By Around Y2K, the mighty American private sector hit a momentous milestone. For the first time on record, front line managers — supervisors, team leads, foremen, forewomen, etc. — outnumbered back-office managers.