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Tucked into a booth at Copper Canyon Grill in Silver Spring on Friday, Benjamin Jealous talked about what has been a closely guarded secret: his decision to step down as president of the NAACP, come January.

That's the problem with remodeling. In trying to build his own Alpha House, Garry Trudeau says he has hit an immovable wall. The "Doonesbury" cartoonist has been on sabbatical this summer as he readies his Washington-bas...

Vine, Twitter's micro-video social network, is perhaps the best form of entertainment for Generation Distraction. With a limit of 6 seconds per video, it's easy for viewers to absorb a diverse array of content in just a ...

Ah, the indignity! Queen Elizabeth's son Prince Andrew was briefly detained last Wednesday by armed police demanding to know who he was after they spotted him strolling the grounds of Buckingham Palace -- you know, his m...

This story originally appeared on Idealists in Action. - Believe The Beat Trailer from Urban Body Project on Vimeo. As a child I played with National Geographic magazines. I cut the photos carefully from their binding an...

The Vancouver Art Gallery is seeking architects to shepherd plans for its brand new facility, but according to an open Request for Qualifications (RFQ), only the most experienced need apply. The 48-page document makes cl...

Marc Masterson's direction of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" at South Coast Rep's Segerstrom Stage is more than a good sell, it's a gift, a powerful story told with understatement, without a trace of histrionic ex...

Bruno Mars confirmed a major rumor on Sunday afternoon, announcing that he will be performing at the halftime show of Super Bowl XLVIII. Rumors that Mars had been booked for the gig began swirling this week without word ...

There's a saying in design circles that a good designer is a great borrower. Here, presented for your viewing pleasure, is a smorgasboard of ideas from creative folks around the globe, just begging to be 'borrowed.' Jump...

TORONTO — Matthew Weiner is accustomed to anxiously guarding the secrecy of "Mad Men." Talking candidly about his feature film directing debut, "You Are Here," goes against his practiced paranoia. "It's weird," he says...

Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman Jared Leto returns to the big screen this fall with his role in the upcoming film "Dallas Buyers Club." The movie, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival this week, sta...

When you're spending a lot of time or money on something for your home, you might be tempted to play it safe and choose a neutral color. I'm talking about buying sofas, lounges or a set of dining chairs here. Sometimes t...

Last month, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg shared some questionable advice on how to become successful at work: Don't go to the bathroom. "I always tried to be the first one in in the morning and the last one to l...

"Sons of Anarchy" actor Charlie Hunnam has nabbed one of the most talked-about roles in Hollywood with his casting in the upcoming adaptation of EL James' "Fifty Shades of Grey." Hunnam will star in the film as the male ...

James Q. Wilson -- to the bookstore, stat! The huge front window of Kramerbooks in Dupont Circle was broken last week by a drunken pedestrian. An employee at the fabled bookstore said that early in the morning of Sept. 1...

James Q. Wilson — to the bookstore, stat! The huge front window of Kramerbooks in Dupont Circle was broken last week by a drunken pedestrian. An employee at the fabled bookstore said that early in the morning of Sept. ...

As a member of a tight-knit Catholic community in Lemont, Ill., Steve Grand could often be found making money in recent years by singing Christian songs at his local church. But Grand, now a rising Internet pop star who ...

VENICE, Italy — The Italian film "Sacro GRA," a documentary about life along the highway that circles Rome by director Gianfranco Rosi, won the Golden Lion for best film at the 70th edition of the Venice Film Festival ...

By David Rosenberg Eva Stenram has removed people having sex from hardcore pornographic images, covered up pinup photography models with a curtain, and in some cases, has decimated their bodies, leaving only one leg behi...

Jeff Koons, the father of shiny balloon dog sculptures, is used to smashing records at auction. His last oversized, exceedingly glossy work of art sold for a whopping $33.7 million at Sotheby's, a record for the kitsch-h...

Today we're giving major Instagram props to Rachel Ryle, a stop-motion maven with an eye for turning everyday machines into preciously packed narratives. On her almighty Instagram feed, Ryle brings latte machines, typewr...

In an alternate universe, Jake Gyllenhall just finished filming "Prince of Persia 4." This alternate universe isn't too hard to imagine, because if Jerry Bruckheimer's plan had worked, the "Prince of Persia" movies would...