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The faster the photography world burrows into more megapixels and bigger sensors, the faster photographer Justin Quinnell runs the opposite direction. Quinnell has been experimenting for years with pinhole photography, t...

If you are looking for something constructive to do while under winter's frigid grip then search out a source for Red Spread lantana. Lantana is one of the surefire bets…

Name: NatashaLocation: Gramercy Park - Manhattan, NY Apartment Therapy has been an inspiration as I have been renovating and decorating my new 1 BR apartment in New York's Gramercy area. I have lived in the apartment for...

Hey, isn't that top officials from all three branches of government in the audience at Wednesday's opening-night performance of "Violet" at Ford's Theater. Among those taking in the new gospel-rock musical were Attorney ...

Celeb: Philomena Lee, the real-life mother whose 50-year search for her biological son is the basis of the Oscar-nominated film "Philomena." Cause: 80-year-old Lee met with Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) on the Hill to pu...

British furniture and homewares brand Habitat has recently opened a new store in the north of Paris. Located in Saint-Ouen, home to the city's biggest flea market, Marche aux Puces de Saint-Ouen (also the largest in the ...

Curtains can really give a room that extra oomph. If you want a little (or a lot) more drama or color without committing to a patterned textile, color blocked curtains could be the answer.

Celeb: Esperanza Spalding, the genre-defying vocalist and bass player, who performed at the White House in 2009 and won a Grammy for "Best New Artist" in 2011. Cause: On Wednesday Spalding joined with top brass from the ...

Someone dims the lights, and an old video clip begins to roll. In a dank room, dozens of children with shaved heads crouch naked in puddles of urine, fight over a bucket of gruel, lie tethered to radiators. One little gi...

Best visual effects is a minor category, as far as Oscars go -- but with mind-bending films like "Gravity" up for this year's award, it seems like a good time to remember how far this bit of artistic wizardry has come.

Best visual effects is a minor category, as far as Oscars go — but with mind-bending films like “Gravity” up for this year's award, it seems like a good time to remember how far this bit of artistic wizardry has co...

Paper, the first project from Facebook Creative Labs, is the social media site's rival to Flipbook. The app, which debuts in the U.S. on February 3, is a news reader that features a clean contrast to the Facebook feed.

From the moment the spiritually and physically scarred heroine boards that Tulsa-bound Greyhound bus in "Violet," the slight and earnest gospel rock musical that formally opened Wednesday night at Ford's Theatre, a spect...

As fans of the HBO show Girls know: this is Charlie. He's Marnie's app-inventing, loft-bed building boyfriend who mysteriously disappeared from the show at the beginning of this season. We need closure! So where has Char...

The latest award season scandal is a doozy: Late Wednesday, Academy Award Best Original Song nominee "Alone, Yet Not Alone" (composed by Bruce Broughton and Dennis Spiegel, and featured in a small, mostly-unknown film of...

The latest award season scandal is a doozy: Late Wednesday, Academy Award Best Original Song nominee “Alone, Yet Not Alone” (composed by Bruce Broughton and Dennis Spiegel, and featured in a small, mostly-unknown fil...

We're glad to see the colorblock paint trend continue into 2014. Paint is always a great way to add interest to a room without major commitment or a big budget and colorblocking takes it to the next level by adding uniqu...

I don't remember when I stopped using a flat sheet, but my newish boyfriend finds it weird that it's missing. I didn't see what the big deal was, but when he mentioned it to a friend of mine she agreed with him.

A few days ago, Slate ran an article announcing the death of classical music. It was a badly written article. It opened with some sensationalist statements written in a kind of faux-cool journalese that's calculated to p...

Phew. The sprint to the finish is over, and I think everyone in my household-my chinchilla included -- is ready to have a little bit of time to cut loose. So tonight, we're playing hosts to a few guests.

Amazon wants to check you out: the online retailer plans to offer a Kindle-based checkout system to brick and mortar retailers as soon as this summer. Amazon bought GoPago last year, and that technology is helping them g...

The extreme cold temperatures gripping much of the country this winter have many of us going a little stir crazy (yes, I am hands down one of them!). Fortunately, the Winter Olympics are right around the corner, which wi...