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A tale of an American military man seeking a temporary marriage with a 15-year-old Asian girl is highly unpalatable to a contemporary audience. For that reason Madama Butterfly can be one of the trickiest operas to reali...

For the first time in 70 years, Florence's famous Duomo are undergoing some renovation. This summer, the €30 million project will clean and restore the iconic monuments that make up the Florence cathedral: the Basilica...

The North Carolina Science Festival, which runs through April 13, has events in 85 of the state's 100 counties. The Triangle in particular has a wealth of options.

We don't ever need an excuse to swoon over images of Iman. The fashion icon is considered one of the most beautiful and revered models of all time. And because she's such a superstar, Iman is still working the camera and...

The announcement of the closing of the San Diego Opera is a tale of caution for nonprofits and a good lesson about engaging the next generation of donors. There were a few philanthropic issues working against the San Die...

As March - Women's History Month - comes to a close, it's a good time to reflect on those women artists in the past who have paved the way for women artists today, challenging fiercely held stereotypes and creating great...

This week, it was revealed that Chandler Riggs, the 14-year-old boy who stars on "The Walking Dead" as Carl, has an unexpected stunt double: Emily Brobst, a 29-year-old woman. (Riggs also has another stunt double on the ...

The 19th Biennale of Sydney has opened once again in locations across the city, from smaller venues to established museums. This year’s biennale, curated by Juliana Engberg of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art...

The Washington area rivals Silicon Valley in ideas for a particular kind of start-up -- the museum start-up. It's the dream of folks with a notion they can't shake, that they're sure will catch fire and attract legions o...

Famed Lego artist Nathan Sawaya may have some competition in Malte Dorowski. The 32-year-old brick builder from Germany has a penchant for constructing fantastic recreations of cars using Legos as a medium. We, like othe...

Vivian Maier is proof that the art world is no exception when it comes to falling in love with a good mystery. Both Maier's life and work are the subject of a new documentary opening in the U.S. on Friday; the very next ...

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First be a magnificent artist and then you can do whatever. -- Francisco de Goya The filigree of tight lace panties, the flush of bright red ears, the architecture of a long and heavy braid, the tethered hovering of a st...

Hey isn't that .House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) cutting his lawn. The GOP leader shared an Instagram video of himself gassing up the good ole Toro push mower on Friday with the caption: "Spring time = yard work time....

They're a desk necessity, but that doesn't mean that your task lamp needs to be boring. Looking for lighting? Check out this gorgeous group -- from poppy and colorful to warm wood to industrial chic. Whatever your taste,...

Realtor.com recently released rankings of the ten best metro areas for first-time homebuyers. Considering its 35 most popular markets, they looked at median home price, days on market, inventory levels, and unemployment ...

In case you forgot, Leighton Meester can sing. Really, really sing. The erstwhile "Gossip Girl" star plays guitar and sings backup to musician Dana Williams in a newly released cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams." Accordin...

American Social, the gastro pub that originated on Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, said it is opening an additional site in the Brickell area.

The National Theatre of China's "Green Snake" begins with a dignified ceremony as monks march through the aisles of the Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Theater, taking the stage for a somber ritual. Um, that was fake, a monk...

I recently saw an important new film at the Crosby Hotel presented by the Dutch Consulate. As always, the Dutch support their filmmakers with the hope of "bringing not just beauty, but enlightenment to relevant topics," ...

There's a Season 2 episode of "How I Met Your Mother" in which the characters -- Ted, Marshall, Lily, Robin and Barney -- are guilt-tripped into attending a funeral on Super Bowl Sunday. They DVR the game and try to get ...

Hey, isn't that Caroline Kennedy throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at a professional baseball game in Tokyo on Friday night. The U.S. ambassador to Japan donned her support for the home team with a Yomiuri Giants T...