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Every day, usually more than once, Curtis Doyle reminds his dad about the trip they're planning for next summer to Walt Disney World. It's an obvious source of excitement for…

There is one thing that truly unites people around the holidays. Is it family? Is it friendship?

Feeling tired? Let this hyperkinetic time-lapse video of New York City, called "Rumble and Sway," wake you up. It'll work better than any cup of espresso. The Seventh Movement compiled this incredible "mixtape" of "321 d...

Lorde took the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for her song "Royals" this week, making her the youngest artist to do so in 26 years. The 16-year-old singer, who was born in New Zealand, rose to the top of the c...

"Ted" has a sequel, and it's landing in theaters on June 26, 2015. The follow-up to Seth MacFarlane's smash comedy will see the return of Mark Wahlberg and the titular teddy bear. MacFarlane wrote, directed and voiced th...

Visual Pleasure at Night, 2013. Ink and oil on gesso on linen, 18 x 30 in. In this painting I harken back to my early passions for Rajput painting, as a figure engages with knowledge and beauty on a summer night. This pa...

Have you ever been wandering in the woods, alone, and longed for a word to describe the feeling? Now you have one: waldeinsamkeit. Ok, if you're an English speaker that might not say a lot to you; but if you're German it...

Often you hear, fifth-hand, someone say, "Shakespeare gave us the word puking" or "Milton coined the word dreary." The problem with this is, of course, we cannot be sure that those writers actually invented these words -...

"I work full-time as a designer and part-time on my own artistic endeavors. My husband and I are both passionate about art. We want to have kids, but I am afraid that doing so will take away time from my own artistic end...

When artist Alex Chinneck came across one abandoned home in Margate, England, he decided to turn it into something amazing. In his project entitled "From The Knees Of My Nose To The Belly," Chinneck took a vacant buildin...

LOS ANGELES -- LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A story like that at the heart of "Runner Runner," about a young American gambler who gets sucked way above his head into the criminal doings of a big-time offshore operator, would have...

Here is a list of upcoming food events, farmers markets and wine tastings:

The piercing cheers of over 500 New York City school kids trumpeted the kickoff event at Symphony Space for the free album, Songs for a Healthier America. Hip Hop Public Health and the Partnership for a Healthier America...

Didn't love the "Lost" finale? You're not alone, but showrunner Damon Lindelof is done apologizing. In a guest column for The Hollywood Reporter, Lindelof said that he's simply going to stop talking about the show's cont...

We always love Jimmy Fallon's "Do Not Play List," but he really outdid himself when he dug up Tony Joe White's "Dangerous." The song "Do You Have A Garter Belt" might be the worst thing we've ever heard... although, Fall...

A beautiful, functional, new kitchen is a wonderful thing. The act of renovating a kitchen, maybe not so much. It's a job that causes even the calmest heads to get a little stressed over the decisions that need to be mad...

"The Art of Taxidermy" hit bookstores this week. The new book examines the history of taxidermy and its controversy. Taxidermy is not only used for hunting trophies. It is also used in museum displays, media, film, inter...

Brief news from here and there: -- You know who's a planner? That Chelsea Clinton, that's who. "We sat down and said, 'Here's what we want to do.' The first thing on the list was simple: We want, God willing, to start a ...

A beautiful, functional, new kitchen is a wonderful thing. The act of renovating a kitchen, maybe not so much. It's a job that causes even the calmest heads to get a little stressed over the decisions that need to be mad...

Cleveland Orchestra Audience at Severance Hall (c) Roger Mastroianni This week's news from the Minnesota Orchestra and New York City Opera is deeply troubling to all who care about classical music organizations and the a...

The following is an excerpt from "Fan Phenomena: Twin Peaks" [University of Chicago Press, $20.00], a collection of essays edited by Marisa C. Hayes and Franck Boulegue. David Lynch's film and television works have often...

John Legend debuted the music video to his single "All of Me" on Tuesday. The black-and-white visuals offer a romantic peek into Legend's life with his wife Chrissy Teigan. The couple, who tied the knot last month, is sh...