Sandra McElwaine is a Washington-based journalist. She has been a reporter for The Washington Star, The Baltimore Sun, a correspondent for CNN and People and Washington editor of Vogue and Cosmopolitan. Currently she writes for The Washington Post, Time and Forbes.

The New Improved John Kerry

The New, Improved John Kerry

Back from Afghanistan and Pakistan, the senator is relaxed, confident-and blunt. In an interview with The Daily Beast...

Posted 10:53 PM | Nov 9, 2009
My Iranian Prison

My Iranian Prison

Sandra McElwaine talks to Haleh Esfandiari about her 105-day imprisonment and interrogation in Iran and her powerful...

Posted 6:29 PM | Sep 25, 2009
Michelles Time to Shine

Michelle's Time to Shine

A Warhol time capsule, locally sourced menus, a jazz trio-Michelle Obama's been planning for months for the G-20 summ...

Posted 11:56 PM | Sep 23, 2009
Deborah Tannen on Sisterly Love

Deborah Tannen on Sisterly Love

Bestselling author Deborah Tannen talks about her new book about sisterly conversation, the secret code sisters shar...

Posted 10:57 AM | Sep 12, 2009