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Q: I recently finished an evening class in furniture making, where we learned a number of joints and techniques using this small table pattern. The legs and rails of the table are a lovely maple wood but the top, which I...

Looks as if Adrian Fenty took the phrase "Go West, young man" to heart -- and has done very well for himself. Last year, the former D.C. mayor scored a plum job with Andreessen Horowitz, one of Silicon Valley's hottest v...

A belated birthday dinner for President Obama: he and the first lady dined at Rasika West End Thursday night. The Indian restaurant is a favorite; Michelle Obama visited two months ago. The dinner -- in a private room on...

NEW YORK -- On a recent afternoon in the heart of Chinatown, Scott Stringer sat in a Greek diner talking about his dreams. "I wanted to be a pro quarterback for the New York Jets," Stringer, the doughy and bespectacled M...

THE father of consumer choice theory, Alfred Marshall, believed that the more of something you have the less of it you want: a phenomenon economists...

Just two weeks ago, Stanley Young, an unemployed construction worker and single father of eight, was living in a Holiday Inn with his children after a fire burned down their home on the 500 block of Kennedy Street NW in ...

Just two weeks ago, Stanley Young, an unemployed construction worker and single father of eight, was living in a Holiday Inn with his children after a fire burned down their home on the 500 block of Kennedy Street NW in ...

Hey, look -- it's Pablo Picasso, his daughter and a dog! Just when you thought artists couldn't get more cuddly, or dogs more sophisticated, the...

When news spread that an 18-year-old Miami graffiti artist died after being tased by police, tribute murals have popped up from South Florida to Australia....

Fire up your ballots, Oscar voters: Sharon Stone is going au naturel in the new movie "Lovelace," which hits theaters this weekend. Stone portrays the...

That trumpeter Terence Blanchard has one of the best bands in jazz is no secret. Followers know the quintet for its keen sense of melody, drama and adventure, as well as the phenomenal empathy its members share. Less rem...

NEW YORK -- Vinyl record collectors are flocking to New York City's Lincoln Center for a sale of albums that were donated to the New...

Lee Daniels, Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey are the main faces out in front of "Lee Daniels' The Butler," but neither the filmmaker nor his...

Dear New Yorkers, if you happen upon a massive dome floating down the Bronx River, you are not hallucinating. It's just a stunning public art...

Showtime just released the third season trailer for "Homeland," and be warned: It's three minutes chock full of achingly sad music, crying, and Carrie and Brody's tearful goodbye. The series, which scored 11 Emmy nominat...

Amy Poehler, Mindy Kaling, Bill Hader, Lewis Black and Phyllis Smith will lend their voices to "Inside Out," a new Pixar film from "Up" director...

It's hard to imagine "Friends" without Jennifer Aniston, but during a recent visit to "Conan," Aniston admitted that she was almost replaced as Rachel before...

The closing credits of a Discovery Channel Shark Week special barely end before "Shark After Dark Live" fills the screen. Host Josh Wolf sits in the fish tank-themed studio and banters with guests on a couch about what t...

It's crazy but true: it's almost time for back-to-school! Find supplies on sale at Artsy Modern. Bedroom a little boring? Outfit your bed on the cheap this week with discounted linens at Au Lit and Thomas Paul, as well a...

The first "Homeland" trailer for Season 3 is here and you may want to grab your tissues or a stiff drink. Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes),...

It's not going to be easy saying goodbye to "Breaking Bad" (Season 5 resumes Sun., Aug. 11 at 9 p.m. ET on AMC), but we've...

With Showtime's racy new drama "Masters of Sex" right around the corner, Showtime has released a trailer that lets viewers know exactly what they're in...