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While watching the season premiere of Boardwalk Empire this Sunday, I kept focusing on the wallpaper that popped up. Much of it was dark and moody (a la gangsters and illicit trade), but it all had a refined style befitt...

A New Jersey cabinetmaker has built a 350-pound replica of a .44 Magnum that he uses as a mailbox. The Lopatcong Township resident says he's had nothing but compliments about the mailbox, which he built in an effort to d...

DEMOS is one of the only documentaries to truly delve into the world of independent hip-hop. Through interviews with Black Thought, Talib Kweli, Naughty By Nature and many more, DEMOS provides artists with an inside look...

The Kennedy Center is making amends with the Latino community. The prestigious arts organization honored guitarist Carlos Santana and opera singer Martina Arroyo this year, a year after the National Hispanic Foundation f...

Amy Herzog's savvy "After the Revolution" is set in New York and Boston, but it's a first-rate Washington play. The drama, being acted with heart and intelligence at Theater J, follows a family of hard-core lefties throu...

He's only a little over a month old, but Prince George may have already learned his greatest lesson from his benevolent parents. Prince William and Kate Middleton usually shirk gifts for special occasions, but they recen...

All you Disney lovers out there take note, "The Lion King" is real. These incredible photos were taken by traveler Brandon Heuser during a trip to the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya last month. He said he took nea...

Here's Fiona Apple's cover of "Pure Imagination" from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory." The singer produced the track in conjunction with Chipotle, for a new ad campaign about the horrors of "processed food." The ...

Though there are about 25 million lightning strikes a year, being struck is rare. In fact, you have about a 1-in-1,000,000 chance of getting hit. That doesn't mean you shouldn't take some precautions, though! Watch the v...

If you feel like revisiting your childhood, but not for that long, you should watch this one-minute music video that sums up "Aladdin," "The Lion King," "The Little Mermaid" and "Beauty and the Beast." That was one quick...

"Big Brother's" most controversial season ever is coming to an end, and CBS is giving it another go. On Thursday, the network renewed the reality series for Season 16, set to air Summer 2014. Season 15 of "Big Brother" h...

There's an inordinate amount going on in the new trailer for "Homefront," which stars Jason Statham as a former DEA officer who rumbles with Gator, a meth drug lord played by James Franco. The opening shots show two chil...

Like this Room for Color 2013 contest entry? Favorite it below! Name: Sarah Location: Minneapolis, MN Division: Dark Inspiration for my palette: I wanted my bedroom to remind me of a garden at dusk, so I chose a soft gra...

-- Gary Sinise lunching at the Daily Grill near Dupont Circle Thursday. Black sports coat, jeans, loafers. Drank an iced tea. The actor, a frequent celebvocate in town on veterans' causes, was back to join Michelle Obama...

But really, can you trust your eyes? We can't be so sure after watching this short video from ASAP Science, which shows just how deceiving our vision can really be. An onslaught of optical illusions is making us reevalua...

Welcome to "Moving Image," our weekly roundup of the best photos from around the world. The following images tell the story of the past seven days' most compelling events, capturing happenstance moments and monumental oc...

Like many celebrities, Rick Ross has grown tired of TMZ's ever-present cameras and questions. But while Kanye West prefers to tell the paparazzi, "don't talk ever again," Rozay has a different plan. Watch as Ross turns t...

I love fall. The only downside is that it means summer has come to an end and winter is around the corner -- and with the shorter days and colder nights, we end up spending less and less time outside. Outdoor fire pits a...

For the past 89 years, Ireland has sent a succession of charmers to serve as ambassador to the United States. This summer, the country continued the streak -- with a twist -- by appointing the first-ever woman to replace...

Like this Room for Color 2013 contest entry? Favorite it below! Name: Sarah Location: Bowling Green, KY Division: Cool Inspiration for my palette: I wanted a color that felt both vintage and fresh at the same time, and t...

LOS ANGELES -- Radio station giant Clear Channel has signed a deal with Warner Music Group that will for the first time give a major recording company and its artists a cut of revenue generated from traditional radio sta...

Angel Otero is a Brooklyn-based artist who is known for his sculptural paintings that continue a dialogue with art historical themes while grappling with his own history and sense of self. On the eve of his show at Lehma...