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Angela Merkel is sick of cleaning up everyone else's messes. After confirming that Vladimir Putin had begun a partial withdrawal of troops from the Ukrainian border, Merkel (Kate McKinnon) stopped by "Saturday Night Live...

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If there was one sketch on Anna Kendrick's episode of "Saturday Night Live" that was worth nerding-out on, it was the "French Dance." The recurring sketch is always an exercise in ridiculous exuberance and French stereot...

Project by: Tas MadrasLocation: San Francisco, California Itching for a bedroom that makes you feel like you're spending every night in a rich, boutique hotel somewhere? You need only take inspiration from this compact b...

Top 10 Films "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" crushed the competition in its opening weekend. The number of weeks open for each film is in parentheses. Weekend Total in millions of dollars 1.  Captain America: The...

COLLEGE STATION, Tex. -- About 600 of George H.W. Bush's closest friends, administration officials, political allies and family members headed to his presidential library in Texas this past weekend to celebrate the 25th ...

Photos courtesy of Eugene Lee; collage courtesy of Stephanie Butterworth. "Orpheus: A Junkyard Opera," directed by Mat Sweeney and Sebastian Peters-Lazaro, marks Four Larks' auspicious Los Angeles debut. It's an odyssey ...

Name: Sara KnowlesLocation: Beacon Hill Neighborhood, Seattle, Washington My partner Logan and I recently relocated to Seattle from Washington, DC, and found a lovely little house to rent in the Beacon Hill neighborhood ...

Many go-go fans have suffered the heartbreak that comes when a favorite band splits up, loses a key member or goes on indefinite hiatus. But one of the beautiful things about the scene is that disbanded go-go bands almos...

Just a few days after James Franco's questionable Instagram texts with a 17-year-old girl leaked onto Imgur, the first trailer for "Palo Alto" was released. The film is based on a short story collection of the same name ...

Mahan Esfahani came home Friday night, in a sense, to play a recital at the Library of Congress. The American harpsichordist, who grew up in Potomac, Md., offered a tribute to C.P.E. Bach, the son of J.S. Bach who was bo...

Project by: Lisa HershmanLocation: Greenwich Village, New York, New York Looking for some small space inspiration for small homes that also house young kids? You'll love the ideas in this New York City apartment -- the c...

It doesn't matter your home's size -- if it feels small to you, look to one of these top tips for maximizing space in a home. Squeezing in as much usable space as possible makes rooms their most livable by helping a home...

In one of the best scenes of "Camp David," the alternately talky and affecting new play at Arena Stage about the 13 grueling days of negotiations that led to the Middle East's most durable peace treaty, President Jimmy C...

Cher's been in folks' faces and ears for about half a century. But she's talked up her latest road trip as her "farewell farewell" tour. Near the beginning of her Friday show at the Verizon Center, Cher, 68, insisted she...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" has set a record as the biggest domestic April release ever. The Disney sequel debuted with $96.2 million topping the previous record holder, 2011's "Fast Five," ...

Tea can knock the sleep out of your system early in the morning, is perfect to sip on to keep naps at bay in the afternoon and can soothe before going to bed in the evening. And did you know you could be growing plants t...

Not only does wine pair fantastically with food and bring friends and family together around the tasting table, but put it all in a fabulously-designed cellar and you've got a space that everyone will flock to. Just a fe...

Italian authorities manage to recover two French masterpieces after they were stolen from a London home in 1970.

Maya Angelou has been slowed by age. Tinted shades cover her cataract-laden eyes. She is rolled about in a wheelchair by an assistant. She wears thick socks and no shoes. In the green room, before taking the stage for a ...

Design favorite DwellStudio always has items we covet, and the furniture found in their booth in this year's High Point Spring Market is no different! From a fashionable wood media cabinet making our jaws drop to a gorge...

Name: Mandy and MattLocation: Amsterdam, CentrumSize: 1,200 square feetYears lived in: 1 year; Rented Before packing up their belongings and moving back to the United States, Mandy and Matt wanted to share their lovely A...