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Life starts early in the Verona of “Romeo and Juliet,” which the San Francisco Ballet launched Thursday at the Kennedy Center Opera House. As dawn rises over the Italian city’s busy public square, even...

At age 70, R&B legend Aretha Franklin remains a musical force — still touring and working with director Taylor Hackford on her upcoming biopic. Although there have been recent questions about her health, the Queen...

Q: I use a 24-foot extension ladder to clean my rain gutters and do other high work on my house. I have never felt really safe on it and recently… Click to Continue »

Flowering kale and cabbage are favorite cool-season plants, but I recently saw them from a new perspective ? backlit by the late afternoon sun. I was amazed at the brilliant… Click to Continue »

Stefanie Garcia, 29, is an executive assistant at a health-care consulting firm. Aaron Robbins Wiseman, 30, is a compliance analyst at the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards. They live in Mount Pleasant. Read...

In 2001, Mical Owens was increasingly sure her crush on Erik Ylitalo was mutual. For two months she’d been working as an administrative assistant in the real estate firm where he was a broker. He smiled whenever h...

It doesn't have to be a dark and stormy night outside for a critic to wonder if reviewing the evening's performance will be a dark and dirty job. All kinds of questions run through a critic's mind as he sits through a le...

As a general rule, it's safe to say something has officially gone mainstream if your parents are talking about it. That’s exactly what happened when we our news editor Leila Brillson’s mother asked her if s...

Passion, jealousy, vengeance, and regicide returned to the Metropolitan Opera stage Friday night in a revival of La Clemenza di Tito that boasts a fine cast led by a superb Elina Garanca, who captures all the pathos and ...

We've never been fans of those who rush through the seasons — the people who start talking about Christmas in September or others who wish for beach days in the middle of November. Okay, in this instance, you'll h...

Spoiler alert: we don't pretend to have any idea what this look says about her marriage.

Elizabeth Reaser is one of those women you can just tell is so down-to-earth. Whether she's playing Esme in Twilight or warming our hearts in The Family Stone, this is one actress who just knows how to charm a lady (and ...

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate the holiday than with the season's most iconic craft -- the hand turkey....

When it comes to burgers, we kind of consider ourselves connoisseurs. We've tried nearly every savory option under the sun — from fried eggs to meat-free, we rarely turn down the chance to take a bite. But, when w...

Have you ever heard of a "yemmie"? No? Lucky you, because for advertisers and businesses, she's a real pain in the neck. It means "young, educated, milennial mother" in ad circles, and the term is a symbol of the stress ...

Suzy Menkes speaks with Ali Hewson, her husband Bono and Renzo Rosso about the trio’s new clothing line that sources materials from Africa.

If you ask us, there’s no better way to gussy up a Thanksgiving tablescape than with a little somethin’ from the cult-followed, Bay Area-based ceramic connoisseurs at Heath Ceramics. And sure, there’...

Though it's easy to foresee the unpredictability of NYC winters (superstorm and nor'easter, we're looking at you), somehow the winter chill always creeps up on us. We scramble to layer sweaters, plan indoor entertainment...

YANGON, Myanmar -- When Arker Kyaw heard President Barack Obama was coming to Myanmar, he gathered 15 cans of spray paint and headed for a...

It’s true that this time of year is often the going-out-iestof all. But frankly, it’s cold, you guys. And sometimes, we’d just rather stay in. And eat. There’s nothing like a big pot of yummy ...

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Grace Coddington, second in command at Vogue and the unexpected breakout star of the documentary about the magazine, “The September Issue,” now steps warily into the spotlight with her memoir, “Grace.â...