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Q: After many years of renting in NYC, I bit the bullet and started shopping for studios in Manhattan. After seeing what can only be described as glorified dorm rooms on a champagne budget, I finally stumbled upon a gem ...

When I moved to Seattle a few years ago I became a lover of a delightful caffeinated hot beverage. It's just not the one synonymous with this town. Move over coffee -- it's all about the tea. So let's honor this soothing...

After two seasons, Katie Couric's daytime talk show is coming to an end; of course, she has that major deal with Yahoo! to keep her busy. (AP) Nigella Lawson's former assistants have been acquitted in the fraud trial, wh...

The guest list for the White House holiday parties is even more exclusive than usual this year (blame that late Thanksgiving for the truncated season), but among those who made the shorter list is actor/comedian Kevin Ha...

The matchmakers that run the Washington Post Magazine's Date Lab have been responsible for four marriages and only one mid-date sneak exit in the past eight years. But there's no actual science to their pairing system, D...

Last night I was reading “Thank You for Your Service,” my colleague David Finkel‘s book on the veterans of America’s latest wars, and checking Twitter between chapters, because Twitter is meant to be checked. My ...

Last night I was reading "Thank You for Your Service," my colleague David Finkel's book on the veterans of America's latest wars, and checking Twitter between chapters, because Twitter is meant to be checked. My feed was...

Frosty Friendship by John Paul Previous On the Wall print

"Her" sounds like a gimmick. In not-too-distant-future Los Angeles, Joaquin Phoenix falls in love with an operating system, voiced by a never-seen-on-screen Scarlett Johansson. As an elevator pitch, it gets a grin. But a...

Growing up, New Year's morning was always something to look forward to. We started it off with a brunch, complete with monkey bread, and watched the parade together. As an adult this is one tradition that I love to keep ...

I'm letting you in on a little secret. We're working away behind the scenes on our new book and the time has come to let you in on the project. We're hoping that some of you will share your interior design style with us ...

Name: Sonja Rasula, Founder of UNIQUE USALocation: The Unique Space // 1275 E 6th Street, LA CA 90021 //Los Angeles Arts DistrictSize: 18,000 square feetYears lived in: I've been renovating the space for the past four mo...

Name: Swoop Platform Bed in Kendrew Linen (not shown above)Store: DwellStudioValue: $2475.00 As we wrap up our week of seriously amazing gifts, it seemed fitting to end on an ultra-cozy, dreamy high note. This upholstere...

The dubbing of "Radiant Orchid" as Pantone Color of the Year may not inspire people to dart out to the store to buy buckets of the pinkish-purple paint, but children and their parents have long been inspired by this puzz...

Rita was excited when she spotted this dresser on Craigslist and even more excited when she saw the price -- only 35 smackers! Not only did she refresh the dresser, she repurposed it in a completely new room.

The figure of Brunhilde, a metal Valkyrie constructed from found parts by Kathleen M. Ramich, might seem a benign figure. The largest sculpture in "How Do We Arm Ourselves?" is imposing yet not inherently sinister. The s...

In 1971, in a bare gallery space in Santa Ana, Calif., artist Chris Burden filmed himself being shot with a rifle. The bullet went through his left arm, causing more damage than expected. The moment after he was shot, th...

Tyre in Lebanon is a Unesco World Heritage site, built by the Phoenicians whose city of Carthage rivaled Rome. Civil wars in the 70s and 80s caused damage and neglect, though the raffle of a Picasso drawing, valued at �...

It drives Diane Paulus nuts, seeing people asleep in their theater seats. Not because she considers it a breach of playgoing etiquette. No, the torture for this Tony-winning director is the possibility that what's happen...

The last night that she performed as a professional ballerina, Katelyn Prominski danced "Swan Lake" with a staph infection. A corn on her right foot had become infected, and sixth months of antibiotics had not helped. Sh...

Ways you can tell a stage role is for the ages: An actor just won't let go. Take Yul Brynner and "The King and I": From the premiere of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical in 1951 through national tours in the 1980s ("Et...

A French grotesque. I have a project I've wanted to paint forever, and I finally found someone to pay me to do it. He's European and she likes French antiques, so it was a match made in heaven. Let's take a look...