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The 2014 Met Ball may have come and gone, but we’re still scrolling through the photos of gorgeous celebrities in their spectacular gowns--and some of the best hair and makeup we’ve ever seen. Most of us mere mortals...

Almost 800 mothers and 18,000 young children die each day, mostly from preventable causes. Not the sexiest of statements, huh? According to AdWeek, the models in the video above were caught off guard when an actor posing...

Photographer Ali Smith spent twelve years capturing candid moments in women’s lives. Her book, Momma Love, is a beautiful collection of moving images and honest moments between mother and child. See a sampling of Smith...

Many decorators have a list of dream clients. Some are lucky enough to work with those people, while some ... just keep dreaming. Painter, Designer, Curator and Bon Vivant Deborah Buck didn't sit around and wait for her ...

Just a little note to thank you all for your feedback in the past 24 hours concerning the readability of the new post text font: Baskerville. While we moved from a sans serif font (Arial) to a serifed font in order to in...

After almost three years of marriage, Sherri Shepherd‘s husband Lamar Sally has filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. According to public records, Sally filed for divorce on May 2 in Los Angeles Superio...

Actress and singer Maria Conchita Alonso stood amid hundreds of fired-up Venezuelan-Americans in front of the White House Friday afternoon holding her rescue Chihuahua Tequila with her right hand and an American flag in ...

Actress and singer Maria Conchita Alonso stood amid hundreds of fired-up Venezuelan-Americans in front of the White House Friday afternoon, holding her rescue Chihuahua Tequila with her right hand and an American flag in...

Jon Favreau's new culinary delight "Chef" is 115 minutes of food porn. The comedy opens in limited release on May 9 and will expand wider in the weeks to come. Starring Favreau as a lauded Los Angeles chef who goes bonke...

Success is the best maestro to perception. I can't say it much simpler other than affluence and influence are two attributes that can undoubtedly change public opinion. How is it that the man once running the streets of ...

"Teach me how to shimmy," goes one of the songs in the Leiber and Stoller revue "Smokey Joe's Café," and shimmying is what the venerable Arena Stage is doing with its energetic revival of this low-calorie showcase.

From The Kitchn ' Kitchen Before & After: Two Bedrooms Become a Gorgeous Galley Kitchen

Nick Cannon has a lot on his plate these days. He and Mariah Carey are raising twin toddlers, he's gearing up for season 9 of America's Got Talent, and this weekend, he's participating in the nation's largest single-day ...

Lately for D.C.-based painter Regina Miele, art imitates strife. Though a great deal of her portfolio includes dreamy portraits of lackadaisical women and seated figures deep in thought, she recently found herself painti...

Museums are an odd business they make a star by hanging a painting on a wall or installing a sculpture in a gallery. We often accept a work is worthy simply because it is exhibited within a coveted institution. It is, af...

Bach's Suites for Solo Cello represent the beginning and end of my relationship with music. They were among the first pieces I played as a child and the rest of my life will be spent working toward their mastery. Generat...

If you've ever wondered what a dog was thinking, apparently you're not alone. YouTuber Brendan Biondi recently published a video of a song he wrote ... as if he were his dog. The adorable clip doesn't just include dog-th...

Poet and performer Imani Cezanne loves the "Hunger Games" fantasy series, but that hasn't stopped her from noticing a peculiar aspect of the trilogy. "I can't help but notice how painting poverty in whiteface makes it fa...

Bittersweet, the work of longtime Raleigh baker Kim Hammer, opens tonight at 5 p.m. on East Martin Street.

Alert! You have just a few days left to get Mom's gift all wrapped up. Lucky for you, we found lots of Mother's Day sales on everthing from Company C to Horchow to Oopsy Daisy. Looking for a fun way to spend the day with...

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It's been a while. As I read through my last articles, I can see how much my photographic preferences have changed. I am different. My world is different. How I view life is different. My photography has changed. I am so...