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Before & After: Sarah's Stairs Go Faux (In The Best Way Possible)
Apartment Therapy - 19 Feb 2014 16:00
After she pulled up the carpet on her stairs, Sarah tried to cover her poor quality stair treads with paint, but she wasn't satisfied. She really wanted oak, but didn't have room in her budget so she got really, really c...
Lauren's List: Baby Items I'm Glad I Bought & Ones I Wish I Hadn't
Apartment Therapy - 19 Feb 2014 18:00
Now that our second baby is getting close to a year old, It's become much clearer what items we really used and which ones collected dust during her infancy. The funny thing is, the list is completely different than the ...
Black History Month Celebrated by Philly's Roger Lee Dance
The Huffington Post - 19 Feb 2014 17:23Go out in sweat pants: Menswear collections show the athletic look has grown up from gym class days
News Observer - 19 Feb 2014 10:00
If the menswear collections coming down the runways at the recently wrapped New York Fashion Week are any indication, fall 2014 is going to be filled with laid-back luxe -
Style Blog: How people swear on Twitter
Washington Post - 19 Feb 2014 21:26
Despite every mother's exhortation to avoid posting things online you wouldn't want "out there" for everyone to see, Twitter users swear -- a lot. As in, even more than they do in real life. That's according to a new stu...
'Guardians Of The Galaxy' Trailer Introduces A Bunch Of A-Holes
The Huffington Post - 19 Feb 2014 07:13Scalloped potatoes taste even better the next day
News Observer - 19 Feb 2014 03:00
When it comes to comfort food, it's hard to top these cheesy scalloped potatoes. Even if you are cooking for two, there is nothing better than having a pan of…
Backstage: Woolly was only D.C. troupe that didn't cancel over last week's snowstorm
Washington Post - 19 Feb 2014 01:13
On Thursday, Peter never found his Starcatcher, J. Pierpont Finch failed to succeed in business without really trying and John Worthing never discovered the importance of being Earnest. In response to a storm that dumped...
Bill O'Reilly Admits He Was Obnoxious In His Interview With Obama
The Huffington Post - 19 Feb 2014 21:34Splurge, Save or Steal: Chinoiserie Dragon Fabric
Apartment Therapy - 19 Feb 2014 18:00
Schumacher's Chiang Mai fabric is a classic, and Chinoiserie lovers no doubt know it well. At $224 a yard, it's a spend-y choice, but also packs a punch in the form of a small pillow. If you still can't bring yourself to...
The Oscars and the Night That Jack Nicholson Came to Harlem to Eat Macaronis With Detective Sonny Grosso
The Huffington Post - 19 Feb 2014 01:36New York's Gentrification As Told Through GIFs -- Design News
Apartment Therapy - 19 Feb 2014 23:55
Artist and programmer Justin Blinder has used city planning data and Google Street View to create GIFs of New York City's gentrification. Watch empty lots and old buildings become shiny condos and hotels, right before yo...
Corcoran Gallery of Art and college to be taken over by the National Gallery of Art and George Washington University
Washington Post - 19 Feb 2014 23:30
The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington's oldest private art museum, and its venerable college of art and design would cease to exist as an independent institution, and its key components -- artwork, historic building an...
Interview With MoMA Curator David Platzker About the New Exhibition on John Cage
The Huffington Post - 19 Feb 2014 23:16
The uniting of the worlds of visual art and music is a trend that is getting a boost from a major new exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, focusing on the composer John Cage and his monumental -- and some would say no...
Reliable Source: Robin Wright: D.C. reporters sleep with sources
Washington Post - 19 Feb 2014 23:13
Actress Robin Wright has apparently gained much insight into the inner workings of Washington through her research into her "House of Cards" character -- the malevolent Second Lady Claire Underwood. For instance, she gle...
National Geographic Is Asking Its Readers To Capture Love In A Photograph
The Huffington Post - 19 Feb 2014 23:06The Piano Guys Give Us Chills With This Classical Rendition Of 'Let It Go' From 'Frozen' (VIDEO)
The Huffington Post - 19 Feb 2014 22:53Kathryn Hahn On 'Afternoon Delight,' Fart Jokes With Paul Rudd And 'Perfect' Tina & Amy
The Huffington Post - 19 Feb 2014 22:14A Candle That Regenerates Itself -- Design News
Apartment Therapy - 19 Feb 2014 21:55
Benjamin Shine has created the Rekindle Candlestick, a taper holder that collects melted wax in its base to make a new candle.
'Rumpelstiltskin' foregrounds transformations of a theatrical kind at Imagination Stage
Washington Post - 19 Feb 2014 21:46
Tall bales of straw (or so it looks) loom as backdrop to "Rumpelstiltskin," the artful, stylized fairy tale dramatization now at Imagination Stage. The agrarian image is a good emblem for this production, which is direct...