Cherry blossom origami: How to make the paper flowers from our Magazine cover

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When Adrian Higgins wrote about Japanese influence on American horticulture for this weekend’s Washington Post Magazine, art directors Beth Broadwater and Diamond James pondered how best to illustrate the story on the magazine’s cover.

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Map artist Matthew Picton’s paper cities — including Washington

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I can see where the Washington Post office would be on Matthew Picton’s sculpture of Washington, D.C., and it’s thankfully not one of the spots with the burn marks that char various parts of our city. Go ahead, Washingtonians, take a minute to squint and find your home or workplace:

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