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Here's the feature budget for Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014. The feature editor is Mary Liekweg at 202-334-7666.
Food:
ONTHEFRIDGE — Dinner in 25 minutes: Creamy Greek Noodle Soup. By Bonnie S. Benwick (Post). One photo.
BBQ — How can you not like Ike? How can you not like a president who invites people over for dinner at the White House, and throws their steaks in the fire? 1,050 words, by Jim Shahin (Post special). With recipes. Moved Friday. Three photos.
CANNING — Pickled peppers for the refrigerator. Whole Pickled Snacking Peppers. 780 words, by Cathy Barrow (Post special). Moved Friday. One photo.
VEGGIES — Seared Zucchini and Wilted Chard Tacos. By Joe Yonan (Post). Moved Friday. One photo.
FOOD-NOURISH — Farro, the grain that fed the Romans, has regained its legions of admirers. By Ellie Krieger (Post special). Moved Friday. One photo.
VINTAGES — A real sommelier, or just a pretender with a pin? By Dave McIntyre (Post special). With VINTAGES-BUY. Moved Friday.
FOOD-QANDA — Must-have knives for the cook; Q&A. 450 words (Post). Moved Friday.
APPLES — A new book, "Apples of Uncommon Character," celebrates the varieties you haven't met yet. 530 words, by Bonnie S. Benwick (Post). With APPLES-HONEY and recipes. Three photos. Moved Thursday.
APPLES-CAKE — A rethought batter rises above the ordinary. Harvest Apple Cake. 760 words, by Lisa Yockelson (Post special). One photo.
MENU — Americans are tired of long restaurant menus. 710 words, by Roberto A. Ferdman (Post). Moved last week.
NUTRITION — It may say "organic," "gluten-free," "vegan," or "protein-rich," but that doesn't mean it's good for you. 810 words, by Gabriella Boston (Post special). With NUTRITION-QANDA with one photo.
Lifestyle:
DOGFIGHTS — Wealthy collectors of vintage aircraft are engaging in a modern-day dogfight to corral the largest collection of World War II-era warplanes. Developing, by Jeremy Kahn (Bloomberg).
IPHONE-BIG — NEW YORK — The one big problem with the enormous new iPhone 6 Plus. 860 words, by Will Oremus (Slate).
GENDER — A Michigan teen without a gender struggles to fit into a world that insists on one. 4,500 words, by Monica Hesse (Post). Nine photos. Moved Saturday on National wire.
VETERANS — FAIRBANKS, Alaska — The criminal case of Staff Sgt. Robert Carlson raises questions about how the military and justice system should handle veterans with PTSD who lose control. 3,880 words, by Greg Jaffe (Post). Eleven photos. Moved Saturday on National wire.
REPUBLICANS-ESSAY — The history of the Republican Party shows why, since the Civil War, the nation has been caught in cycles of progressivism and reaction. 2,525 words, by Heather Cox Richardson (Post special). Moved Saturday on Opinion wire.
CLIMATE-MOMS — NEW YORK — Storyline: Climate change drove her from New York; a climate protest brought her back; the story of a woman who had her home destroyed in superstorm Sandy and became an unlikely climate change activist. 580 words, by Danielle Paquette (Post). Moved on National wire. Four photos.
UGLY-ESSAY — Being 40 means it's finally OK to be invisible. In my 20s and 30s, I was beautiful. Now, "inoffensive" is what I should shoot for. 785 words, by Sonia Greenfield (Post special). Moved Friday.
CANAL — A milestone hike 60 years ago ensured the legacy of the C&O Canal. 700 words, by Patricia Sullivan (Post). Moved Friday. Three photos, one graphic.
GERMAN-COMMENT — The author comes to grips with her German heritage, which was often concealed by her parents and herself in her youth. 1,050 words, by Jennifer Finney Boylan (Post special). Moved Saturday on Opinion wire.
DISTRICT-LGBT — WASHINGTON — A gay rights activist in Washington is converting the bungalow where she grew up into communal housing where gay seniors can be themselves without feeling isolated. 1,100 words, by Fredrick Kunkle (Post). Moved Saturday.l
PRUDENCE — Caring for a wayward husband; an Indiana couple's fear of flying. 850 words, by Emily Yoffe (Slate).
Home, Garden:
GARDENING — Habitats birds need to thrive are threatened, but can be restored; as the loss of the passenger pigeon has taught us, surely the worst thing we could do for our birds would be to take them for granted. 970 words, by Adrian Higgins (Post). Mvoed Thursday. Three photos.
GARDENING-URBAN — It's possible to overthink things in gardening; some lessons just aren't learnable until you dig in, plant, weed, water, grow and harvest - or in this case, 1,000 worms for home composting. 880 words, by Joe Yonan (Post). With GARDENING-URBAN-INFO.
HOMEFARM — Corn is not a great crop for the home garden, but what would a summer be without the joy of munching down rows of kernels dripping with melted butter? And you can always freeze the surplus for winter meals. 600 words, by Barbara Damrosch (Post special). Moved Thursday. One photo.
DESIGN-STRIPES — The stripe is the ultimate fix whether you need to make a room to look taller or wider or need to pull together a disparate color scheme. "Stripes are a problem-solver," designer Annie Selke. It's no wonder that while other patterns come and go in popularity, stripes are here to stay. 845 words, by Lindsey M. Roberts (Post special). Moved Thursday. Six photos.
Arts and Entertainment
TV-DOWNTON — Season 5 of "Downton Abbey" premiered in the U.K. on Sunday night. And yes, there will be spoilers. Not in this story — just pretty much everywhere else on the Internet. 425 words, by Emily Yahr (Post).
TV-MADAM-COMMENT — CBS' new drama about a female secretary of State leaves her fretting about her allure instead of letting her power enhance it. 575 words, by Alyssa Rosenberg (Post). One video.
FILM-STEVENS — NEW YORK — Two new films out this week, Adam Wingard's "The Guest" (in theaters) and Claudia Myers' "Fort Bliss" (in theaters and on demand), tell the stories of troubled 21st-century war vets in diametrically opposed styles. 1,250 words, by Dana Stevens (Slate).
TV-COSBY — How "The Cosby Show" changed the game for blacks on television. 875 words, by Danielle C. Belton (The Root).
TV-DAILYSHOW-REDSKINS — WASHINGTON — Four fans of the Redskins complain that "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" ambushed them in a tense encounter with a group of Native American activists who confronted the football die-hards and made them feel threatened. 1,380 words, by Ian Shapira (Post). Moved Friday.
BOX-OFFICE — "The Maze Runner," the latest Hollywood film about young adults caught in a life-or-death nightmare, led the box office in its weekend debut. 600 words, by Anousha Sakoui and Mary Schlangenstein (Bloomberg).
MUSIC-GRANDE — Singer and actress Ariana Grande, 21, has shot to success lately, but she's a still a very, very new name and already faces a potential image problem. 1,330 words, by Emily Yahr (Post). Moved Friday.
BOOKS-GOD — A Q&A interview with Gene Weingarten on his new book, "Me & Dog," a fun but light look at atheism geared for children. 900 words, by Michelle Boorstein (Post). Moved Friday. One photo and a video embed code for video of children talking about God
CAREGIVING-COMMENT — A clutch of Oscar contenders and big blockbusters focus on what it means to take care of someone else, and how much energy and emotion it takes to do that job well. 915 words, by Alyssa Rosenberg (Post). Moved Friday.
MUSIC-SNIDER — Longtime folk singer Todd Snider is realizing a dream, and having a lot of fun, with new band Hard Working Americans. 725 words, by Jedd Ferris. (Post special). Moved Friday. Two photos.
TV-REDBAND-COMMENT — The weepy new Fox drama "Red Band Society" follows a group of teenagers living semi-permanently in what appears to be the world's swankest hospital. 750 words, by Alyssa Rosenberg (Post). Moved Friday.
PAINE-OBIT — Howard Paine, longtime stamp design coordinator of the Postal Service and graphic artist for National Geographic, dies at 85. 950 words, by Bart Barnes (Post). Two photos. Moved Saturday on National wire.
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