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Sassy and Sophisticated: Diablo Ballet all Grown Up at 20
The Huffington Post - 9 Mar 2014 04:25
Rosselyn Ramirez and Derek Sakakura of Diablo Ballet in George Balanchine's Who Cares? (Photo: Ashraf Habibullah) After 20 years of charming East Bay audiences, Walnut Creek-based Diablo Ballet tipped its hat to the past...
At World Stages: 'Green Snake,' from China
Washington Post - 9 Mar 2014 03:43
"Green Snake" March 27-30, Eisenhower Theater Country: China Description: An interpretation of a timeless Chinese myth about two sister snakes becoming human and attempting love, adapted from the novel by Lillian Lee (Li...
Cackalacky: one man’s saucy vision
News Observer - 9 Mar 2014 03:00
Page Skelton of Pittsboro has turned his spicy Cackalacky sauce into a whole line of products.
3 Ways Meditation Will Make You a Better Writer
The Huffington Post - 9 Mar 2014 23:21A Tiny & Pleasant Paris Apartment -- Professional Project
Apartment Therapy - 9 Mar 2014 23:00
Project by: Jean-Bastien LagrangeLocation: Le Marais district, Paris, France What's better than a lazy Saturday spent slowly making your way out of bed, enjoying the late-morning light streaming in through your bedroom w...
Two Beautiful Ways to Refinish Your Furniture -- Apartment Therapy Video Roundup
Apartment Therapy - 9 Mar 2014 22:30
Has this happened to you? At a thrift shop or a junk store, you see a beautiful piece of furniture, with a not so beautiful finish. The price is right, and you long to take it home -- but re-finishing furniture just seem...
I Ain't Gonna Work on Maggie's Farm No More: 'True Detective' and the Deep Dark Secret of the American Psyche
The Huffington Post - 9 Mar 2014 22:19Adam and Ashley's Modern Plant-Filled Portland Home -- House Call
Apartment Therapy - 9 Mar 2014 22:00
Name: Adam Baz, with his girlfriend Ashley VaughanLocation: Portland, Oregon Our spacious North Portland apartment is filled with plant life, Danish-modern furniture, vibrant textiles, and many DIY furnishings. We wanted...
Adam's Modern, Plant-Filled Portland Home -- House Call
Apartment Therapy - 9 Mar 2014 22:00
Name: Adam BazLocation: Portland, Oregon Our spacious North Portland apartment is filled with plant life, Danish-modern furniture, vibrant textiles, and many DIY furnishings. We wanted the space to strike a perfect balan...
Joffrey Ballet nimbly performs a fantastic parade of international pas de deux
Washington Post - 9 Mar 2014 21:53
It has been far too many years since Washington audiences saw Chicago's Joffrey Ballet do anything besides "The Nutcracker." That was beautifully, and almost painfully, apparent Friday night when the company performed at...
Style Blog: Lena Dunham hosted 'Saturday Night Live,' and yes, she got naked (Liam Neeson and Jon Hamm showed up, too)
Washington Post - 9 Mar 2014 21:50
The always-polarizing Lena Dunham hosted "Saturday Night Live" this weekend, and if you bet in your "SNL" pool that she was going to make fun of all the nudity on her HBO show, "Girls" -- congratulations! You earned some...
Lena Dunham hosted 'Saturday Night Live,' and yes, she got naked (Liam Neeson and Jon Hamm showed up, too)
Washington Post - 9 Mar 2014 21:50
The always-polarizing Lena Dunham hosted “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, and if you bet in your “SNL” pool that she was going to make fun of all the nudity on her HBO show, “Girls” — congratulations! Yo...
Rapper ScHoolboy Q turns it up at the Fillmore Silver Spring
Washington Post - 9 Mar 2014 21:47
The charm of ScHoolboy Q can be narrowed to one word, repeated multiple times over the hardest groove you can find. "YAWK! YAWK! YAWK! YAWK!" Who knows what it means, and really who cares? It's ScHoolboy's signature, an ...
Before & After: From Boring Bathroom to Bold! -- Professional Project
Apartment Therapy - 9 Mar 2014 21:00
Looking for the inspiration + resources to transform a boring bathroom into something that wows? Darlene Chimaliro and Caty Tillman of Studio MOD(ish) were tasked with adding some personality to a boring condo for a youn...
Jon Favreau On 'Chef' & Why He Still Likes Doing 'Big Movies'
The Huffington Post - 9 Mar 2014 20:50Ryan McKinny and Kim Pensinger Witman perform 'Winterreise' at Wolf Trap Barns
Washington Post - 9 Mar 2014 20:27
It was a perfect "Winterreise" setting -- a dark winter's night, a small rustic hall with ideally intimate acoustics and the partnership of a wonderfully sensitive pianist. Bass-baritone Ryan McKinny wove his heartsick j...
The Orwells perform at U Street Music Hall
Washington Post - 9 Mar 2014 20:22
Saturday night was either typical or atypical for The Orwells. Their thoroughly entertaining set at U Street Music Hall featured the audience regularly parading across the stage, thinly veiled insults directed at the clu...
The Elias Quartet at the Library of Congress
Washington Post - 9 Mar 2014 20:17
If, like any sensible person, you love the string quartets of Joseph Haydn with a passion beyond all reason, you would have done well to be at the Library of Congress on Friday night. The Elias Quartet -- a young-ish, mu...
Faces; When Dogs and Culture Collide
The Huffington Post - 9 Mar 2014 20:12
The series Faces is on Faith, a female greyhound, both beauty queen and racing dog. An "exceptional" animal which German photographer Julia Christe chose to emphasize in a series of portraits. Responding initially to an...
Brian d'Arcy James at Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater
Washington Post - 9 Mar 2014 20:11
Brian d'Arcy James listens to the anthem "Who I'd Be" from the Broadway version of "Shrek" and hears Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes." He convincingly mashed them together to wrap up his 90-minute concert Friday in the Ken...
Be Ready to Entertain: High-end and Budget Bar Cart Inspiration, Buys & DIYs
Apartment Therapy - 9 Mar 2014 20:00
There's just something so grown-up about a bar cart. A stylish one packed and stacked with delicious liquids to imbibe just totally throws off a "I've got my act together" kind of vibe. Not to mention it's a great additi...
3 Common Color Missteps (And How to Fix Them)
Apartment Therapy - 9 Mar 2014 19:30
Color warms, brightens and enlivens; it's why we often advocate for its frequent use! Adding in color with accessories, furniture and art is an easy way to create a color palette that fits your personality. But sometimes...