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The owners of these cleverly concealed beds make do in small homes: one family of three lives in just 409 square feet. Their decision to hide the bed increases usable space, opens up living areas, and in one case, create...

These days Christmas manages to span two months and completely overshadow Thanksgiving. But let's be honest, you're probably just as excited as everyone else. To help you get into the…

A rare book up for auction this week has revealed haunting images of 19th century London, each demonstrating the squalor and hardship of the metropole's streets. John Thompson, a then-famous photographer who traveled Asi...

In the mid-1980s, after a long dinner party at the Leonard Bernstein residence in Manhattan, I went to the back of the apartment where Bernstein had his studio to tell him I was leaving. He was sitting behind his desk lo...

Finally, Thomas Kinkade paintings are interesting. Artist Jeff Bennett created a series called "War On Kinkade," inspired by Star Wars and Kinkade's successful line of scenic paintings. Bennett was able to seamlessly inc...

The producers of a newly announced revival of "Gigi" -- a stage musical adapted from the Academy Award-winning movie -- are hoping that Washington audiences remember it well. The launch of this latest version of the musi...

Brutal, seafaring warriors that they were, it appears some of the Norwegian Vikings also had a more refined side. Researchers believe that the Norse marauders, when not conquering villages and enslaving peasants, maintai...

Because not even Marvel could think of viral marketing this great, a movie theater in China mistakenly used a fan-made "Thor: The Dark World" poster to promote the film. The artwork in question shows Thor (Chris Hemswort...

For much of the past year Representatives Eric Cantor (R-Virginia) and Lamar Smith (R-Texas) have led a call for tighter control of National Science Foundation (NSF) funding. Cantor and Smith have singled out NSF social ...

Every couple dreams of having a killer wedding. These two set their sights on a killer wedding cake. Texas newlyweds David and Natalie Sideserf decided to take the phrase "Till death do us part" to a whole new level by c...

With two discretionary nights available in London, I asked my favorite expatriot "what's good?" He sent me off to two plays that I very much enjoyed but surely would not have found on my own. My first playstop was at the...

NEW YORK -- NEW YORK (AP) -- Kanye West's temporarily sidetracked Yeezus tour will kick off again Nov. 16 in Philadelphia. A Wednesday news release from his publicist says West has rescheduled dates in his hometown of Ch...

CHICAGO -- CHICAGO (AP) -- Christie's auction house in New York says Pablo Picasso's model of his famed downtown Chicago sculpture didn't sell at auction after bids failed to meet a minimum reserve. Authorities had hoped...

Name: Matt Gagnon, designer - Matt Gagnon StudioLocation: Glendale; Los Angeles, CaliforniaSize: 1,300 square feetYears lived in: 3 years It is such a pleasure to see an architect's home with such a lived-in feel There a...

We've been safely swimming in Florida lakes our whole lives, but never without a tingle of awareness that at any moment we might see an alligator hurtling out of the deep, headed right for us. That terrifying scenario ha...

By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES, Nov 6

This month, New York will once again become the center of the performance art world for twenty-four days of incredible programming, as Performa 13 makes its biennial appearance. Forty venues, one hundred events, fifty ar...

Bill de Blasio's liberal policies aren't the only thing on display as he moves onto the national stage as New York's mayor-elect. His family's hair is also front and center. For those just tuning in:

The owners of these cleverly concealed beds make do in small homes: One family of three lives in just 409 square feet. Their decision to hide the bed increases usable space, opens up living areas, and in one case, create...

Don't think of the time you spend on the tarmac anymore as the takeoff. No, from now on you're going to have to call it the opening number. At least that's how it might feel on Virgin America, which is applying a catchy ...

Virgin America makes a song and dance out of an all-too-familiar airline ritual.     

Yesterday you voted on which French Country style dining room was higher end and, if you voted for this one (choice B!), then you nailed it! Survey results though were pretty close, with roughly half of you choosing A an...