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Gallery walls often conjure up visions of floor-to-ceiling walls filled with large, matted artwork in heavy, expensive frames. But if you're short on space and budget, it's easy to scale back without losing the visual im...

Today I took the plunge and decided to test out a grocery delivery service. Living in a city, my grocery options tend to be limited to insanely high priced "convenience" stores, walking a mile uphill (quite literally) to...

New York-based Barbarian Group built the Superdesk, a 4,400 square foot undulating workspace made of resin and plywood that offers different types of work surfaces and nooks for escape. Chairman Benjamin Palmer says that...

British designer Tom Dixon has released his latest throwback collections, inspired by old factory parts. The Cog and Arc collections are cast in brass, and include candle and tealight holders, a bottle opener, trivet, an...

New York has a new wave of luxury home buyers: under-40 multimillionaires. These young buyers care less about status and amenities and more about privacy, quality, and character. The new crop of buildings catering to thi...

A portion of a wall from Red Hook, Brooklyn will be up for auction during Fine Art Miami's street art exhibition. The wall features a bandaged heart from Banksy during his month-long New York residency, plus a tag from a...

The experience of viewing our house tours is a little like stepping into the home of a (very stylish) stranger. To be afforded a glimpse into a stranger's home is intriguing to most, yet I was still taken by just how exc...

Sandra Gutierrez returns to Southern Season to teach another class based on her latest cookbook.

Q: I am vegan and use coconut, soy and almond milk and yogurt to substitute for animal products. I read about an additive, carrageenan, that can cause stomach problems. What is it and should it be avoided?

Pretzel sticks don’t get much respect. They’re neither burly like rods nor twisted like knots.

Ordinarily, one would cheer heartily for the decision that was announced Tuesday morning at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library: The architectural team of Mecanoo and Martinez + Johnson has been chosen to renovat...

Name: The Cool SchoolLocation: Glendale; Los Angeles, CaliforniaSize: 1,000 square feetYears in Business: Opened January 6, 2014 When designing a workspace, it can be tricky to create a functional design without using ty...

Midway through his concert Monday night, Los Angeles rapper Earl Sweatshirt asked the crowd, "Are you guys proud of yourselves?" Like most of his interactions with the audience, the sentiment was somewhere between sincer...

This Giant Pacific octopus got a little hands-y (or arm-y) with a cameraman at Bluefish Cove near Carmel, Calif. Watch as the eight-armed beauty reaches out to grab the camera, and then accidentally captures some cephalo...

When I was on my way to visit contemporary artist Scott Campbell's studio in Brooklyn in the middle of a frigid afternoon, I wondered if he was one of those tough tattoo parlor guys, wearing leather and speaking with a s...

Beyond Right and Wrong: Stories of Justice and Forgiveness is a film that needs to be seen, and now, thanks to an inventive distribution method, which promotes the film at the same pace as raising money for worthy nonpro...

Years before one of Chris Farley's most beloved characters made its television debut on "Saturday Night Live," he performed it with writer Bob Odenkirk on the main stage at Chicago's Second City. In a video posted on Mon...

The weekly roundup of cooking classes, farmers markets, food tours, wine dinners and other food events from Cary to Pittsboro.

Name: AidanLocation: Northern Germany in HannoverRoom Size: 4.7 x 3.2 meters (15 x 10 feet) I'm a long-time fan of the work of Holly Becker of Decor8, so I was thrilled to find out she was pregnant and working on a nurse...

The first winners of a literary prize honoring the late co-owner of Politics & Prose Bookstore are Anthony Marra for "A Constellation of Vital Phenomena" and Washington Post writer David Finkel for "Thank You for Your Se...

The first winners of a literary prize honoring the late co-owner of Politics & Prose Bookstore are Anthony Marra for “A Constellation of Vital Phenomena” and Washington Post writer David Finkel for “Thank You for Y...

Gravy and The Raleigh Wine Shop team up for this five-course meal with wine pairings.