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We've seen what a Barbie doll would look like if modeled after the average 19-year-old woman. But when you juxtapose a doll's facial features with a real woman's, the results are startling. That's what photographer Sheil...

Kelly Clarkson, "Wrapped in Red" (RCA Records) The goal of any artist making a holiday record is to put their own signature on these time-honored songs. On "Wrapped in Red," Kelly Clarkson does so with about five exclama...

I had the opportunity to sit with Performa 13 artist, Vishal Jugdeo, who created a new video installation where live and pre-recorded footage from French Guiana and Los Angeles, unfolded simultaneously within a construct...

Image: Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com, Flickr Life used to be so easy. You ate to live. Then, man discovered fire and realized mastodon tastes a lot better with a nice sear on it. Around 500,000 years later, Homo foodieu...

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The first few moments of "Caucus," a new documentary from filmmaker A.J. Schnack, make clear it is not only a film about the politicians who took part in the 2012 Iowa caucus. It is also very much about the ordinary Amer...

Every week, one of our photographer colleagues goes to a party for a regular feature in the Sunday Style section called The Scene. This week, photojournalist Kate Warren headed to the Corcoran Gallery of Art at the silen...

Jack O'Brien, in his enchanting and highly recommended memoir Jack Be Nimble, enlightens us on the career of a modern-day regional theatre director. Independent directors pick and chose their plays, usually with a future...

A tweet about Jimmy Buffett on Tuesday morphed into an ongoing online musical tribute for Virginia state Sen. R. Creigh Deeds (D-Bath). The former gubernatorial candidate was injured this week when his son Austin, 24, ap...

The photos you are about to see will amaze and enthrall you. No, they are not Photoshopped, and yes, they are 100% real. All facts about the dirds have been cited directly from dird expert and enthusiast, Dr. Derdly Dird...

"A Belle in Brooklyn" relationship columnist Demetria L. Lucas, who grew up in Prince George's County and hit it big as a blogger with columns on dating advice for African-American women, is set to star in a reality tele...

"A Belle in Brooklyn" relationship columnist Demetria L. Lucas, who grew up in Prince George's County and hit it big as a blogger with columns on dating advice for African-American women, is set to star in a reality tele...

It's Christmas morning, 1980-something, and the Braxton sisters of Severn, Md., have just unwrapped the gift that will change their lives: a VHS camcorder. There's no tripod, so the camera whirs away on the coffee table ...

Most successful artists are driven to create, but a love of cars has steered Ian Cook into new directions. Cook, 29, specializes in paintings of automobiles. In order to get the right feel of movement, he uses a fleet of...

Shopping season is officially here and retailers are ramping up savings as we near the pinacle of the shopping calendar, Black Friday (stay tuned for our super-huge Black Friday shopping list next week). Traveling somewh...

Every week, one of our photographer colleagues goes to a party for a regular feature in the Sunday Style section called The Scene. This week, photojournalist Evy Mages went to the Belgian ambassador's residence for an au...

Kings of Leon have released the music video for the band's upcoming single, "Beautiful War," off their most recent album, "Mechanical Bull." A seven-minute narrative that pulls you in from the start, fans should saddle u...

The biggest Christmas Parade between Washington and Atlanta will include bands, floats and a reality TV star - but not a morning radio show that was strongly criticized for its…

Hosting Thanksgiving is a major endeavor, but hosting overnight guests is an even more fraught proposition because nobody leaves when dinner is over. Nothing makes overnight guests feel more out-of-place than a stressed ...

Smiles on: Parody band The Arena has released "Reaping Ball," a song that combines elements of "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" with Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball." (Sample lyrics: "I used to often say we should run away,...

The March 29 event will bring beer and bacon lovers to Cary's Koka Booth Amphitheater.

Carrie Underwood stars as Maria in NBC's live, televised version of "The Sound of Music" -- the first trailer is here, and people have some very divisive opinions about the film. (THR) On Andy Cohen's talk show, Jennifer...