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The first things you might notice about Aitor Throup's 23-piece debut collection of apparel and accessories are the skulls _ one out-sized, hollow-eyed and upside down, rendered as a black…

"Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art," Andy Warhol once said. Andy Warhol made pop art ubiquitous with brand names. In the current era, Jeff Koons follows in the lineage of the Warhol school of tho...

Owners of Gulf Rim Cafe and Wooden Nickel pub team up to open new restaurant.

When you are little and the world seems so big, it's hard to understand why someone you love is here one day and gone the next.

In the past year, the New York-based editor of Cosmopolitan--that splashy monthly compendium of sex and celebs, health and beauty--has made a dozen or so forays down the tracks to the far less fashionable city of Washing...

Notable recordings from the world of pop music. WARNING: The songs streaming below contain explicit lyrics. Gorgeous Children This rising duo's extraordinary new mixtape, "Ice," proves how vivid rap music can be 20 years...

Notable recordings from the world of pop music. WARNING: The songs streaming below contain explicit lyrics. Gorgeous Children

This is a roundup of cooking classes, wine tastings, food events, farmers markets and more across the Triangle.

It's chilly and there's not much going on outside, but that doesn't mean you can't remember your garden-loving friends this Christmas. Whether the green thumbs in your life are beginning gardeners or experienced pros, cu...

Geometrics are still trending strong in the design world, but one shape is pulling ahead of the pack: diamonds. Long associated with rings and romance, the new take focuses on the strong lines of their symetrical, facete...

Stephen King has been on Twitter for all of four days, and he seems -- oddly! -- at a loss for words. The prolific novelist, who has penned something like 29 million words in his lifetime, has managed only four little mi...

Stephen King has been on Twitter for all of four days, and he seems — oddly! — at a loss for words. The prolific novelist, who has penned something like 29 million words in his lifetime, has managed only four little ...

Deborah F. Rutter, president of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association, will become the third president of the Kennedy Center in September. The center made the announcement at a press conference on Tuesday, after an ...

Aunt Peaches made three of these recycled album cover gift boxes for three different friends -- one of whom is fond of Christmas (album: Christmas Wishes), one who is fond of folk dancing (album: Polka Festival), and one...

Go homemade! Not only can you get exactly the look you want, but it makes gift giving more personal. Here are thirty fabulous homemade holiday gift wrap ideas to make the people on your holiday list feel extra special wi...

We know and love the traditional Christmas crackers we grew up with. Stuffed with puzzles, plastic figurines and other items you may not have kept for too long. We love ...

I've wanted to host a White Elephant Party ever since my little cousin Emily told me about the ones she and her mom host every year -- any party with an official "Steal From Your Neighbor" component sounds surreally fun!...

Engaged: Sen. Robert Menendez to girlfriend Alicia Mucci in the Capitol Rotunda on Monday, reports Politico. Menendez, 59, is the New Jersey Democrat and Senate Committee on Foreign Relations chairman; Mucci, 45, is a re...

Name: Lorenzo Diggins Jr/The Essential Man Location: The Unique Space | Downtown Los Angeles (Arts District)Size: 180 square feetYears lived in: A little over a month -- Rented Last week I took a visit to the new Unique ...

Today is the last day the voting public can make their selections for who they think should be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and in the last days of its campaign, Washington's Voices for Yes, a bipartisan...

Arrrrrrggh. My neighbor redid her kitchen last year and is now annoyed that the cupboards in her island are on the side furthest from the oven. Whoever designed my kitchen crammed a big fridge into a too-small space. We ...

Hmm, who do you think was named MTV's Artist of the Year? Was it the singer who made sure people are still talking about the VMAs? That's right -- Miley Cyrus has won the honor. Not surprisingly, her twerking-centric "We...