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ANTWERP, Belgium -- In today's world of cruise ship travel, it is easy to forget how life-changing boarding a steamer once was. When young Sonia Pressman Fuentes stepped aboard the Westernland II ship in Antwerp with her...

The upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics and Paraolympics in Sochi, Russia, have shined a light on a host of environmental, migrant, labor and civil rights concerns in Russia. International observers and Russian organizations i...

It's difficult to describe what happens in the promo for Arcade Fire's post-"Saturday Night Live" special. The band is dressed in the oversized fake heads seen in the "Reflektor" video while a small aircraft flies above ...

Move over, "New Girl," Damon Wayans Jr. has a new comedy on the horizon. The "Happy Endings" alum is set to star in "Man/Child," a single-camera comedy that has earned a pilot production commitment from Fox, according to...

"Dumb and Dumber To" made a smart move in adding A-lister Jennifer Lawrence to its roster, as the ever-busy actress reportedly filmed a cameo for the sequel. Lawrence's bit took only a day to film, according to The Holly...

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Our eyes glazed over with excitement earlier this month with the rumors that two of the world's preeminent pop divas might collaborate. Alas, it turns out the speculation was indeed just that, as Lady Gaga denied that sh...

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What did our ancient ancestors sound like? Between approximately 4,500 and 2,500 B.C, the ancestors of much of Europe and Asia once spoke the same mother tongue, a language referred to as Proto-Indo-European, or PIE. Alt...

Like many events of its kind, the New York Film Festival, which is celebrating its 51st year of existence, is a massive event. This year, there are 36 films just on the main slate, and that's not counting the various sid...

It's always nice to know where your money's going, even if that money is fictional paper bills used in the beloved board game, Monopoly. A photographer named Nick Carr recently toured Atlantic City, New Jersey, snapping ...

The Riot Grrrl movement exploded in the 1990s, bringing feminist perspectives to the forefront of punk culture. Using zines, music and a general flair for the DIY aesthetic, icons like Kathleen Hanna and Allison Wolfe ta...

One of the great things about the New York theatre is its market value, aimed at an audience so vast and eclectic that revivals of old classics are every bit as welcome as the most innovative of new experiments. Until yo...

NEW YORK — Tom Hanks has had enough of playing real people. In Paul Greengrass' docudrama "Captain Phillips," which premiered on Friday as the opening night film of the New York Film Festival, he plays Richard Phillips...

If we had to think of one home that epitomizes the new season, we'd have to go with the Mayfair house in London. According to Design Milk, architect and design firm Squire and Partners covered part of this home's exterio...

Believe it or not, National Geographic has been around for 125 wonderful years. The revered travel magazine is celebrating more than a century of publication with a special anniversary issue centered around the awe-inspi...

It is timeless in its simplicity and style, with colors that, over the years, have remained as unchanged as the infield fly rule.

While popular mythology might suggest that most gay men are handsome, buff, financially secure, and enjoy active social lives, that's not always the case. Many are out of shape (both physically and financially). Others h...

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Designers say creating a welcoming home begins at the front door.

Everybody's talking about twerking since Miley Cyrus drop-kicked poor sweet Hannah Montana for good at the Video Music Awards a couple of weeks ago.