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Benjamin Franklin knew what was what when it came to mindful living. In addition to his more well-known scientific and political works, he wrote about cleanliness, order, finances, and domestic life, and indeed, it was h...

Ursula O'Farrell, "Reunion (Seascape)", 20" x 30", oil on wood At Mythos Fine Art & Artifacts in Berkeley, co-curators Karen Zullo Sherr and Sue Steel are presenting the first of two exhibitions showcasing the works of w...

SERIES PREMIERE: The four-hour, two-part miniseries "Labyrinth" (CW at 8 p.m.) is a historical adventure (set in both medieval and present-day France) based on Kate Mosse's novel. In no way related to 1986's "Labyrinth" ...

"X-Men: Days of Future Past" is great many things. It's almost a sequel to "X-Men: The Last Stand"; it's almost a sequel to "X-Men: First Class"; it's almost a sequel to "The Wolverine"; it's almost a prequel to "X-Men."...

We knew House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Cookie Monster had one thing in common: a sweet tooth. Turns out Pelosi, a confessed choco-holic, and the pastry-munching Muppet also share a hunger to do nice things for ...

Celeb: Comedian and author Adam Carolla, who made his name hosting "Loveline" and "The Man Show" and now owns his own podcasting company, which produces "The Adam Carolla Show." Cause: Patent reform. Carolla, known more ...

The AAA Carolinas motor club says 977,700 North Carolinians - the most since Memorial Day 2005 - will make holiday trips by car this weekend.

Since she was diagnosed last year with a rare form of lung cancer that moved to the brain, Valerie Harper has been beating the odds. In March 2013, her doctors said she might have just three months to live. However, more...

At 15, Kellie Pickler lost her grandmother to lung cancer just one day after she was diagnosed. She wrote the song "My Angel" on her debut album Small Town Girl in remembrance of her grandmother, who was "the woman I cal...

The Fortas Chamber Music Concerts season was supposed to end on Tuesday night with a virtuoso soloist and a well-known string quartet playing a quintet by a neglected figure of the American avant-garde. Instead, it ended...

In selecting artists for State of the Art: Discovering American Art Now, Crystal Bridges President Don Bacigalupi and Curator for Special Projects, Chad Alligood, visited nearly 1,000 artists around the country. As often...

It's no question that celebrities live lives of luxury. That extends to their on-set trailers, which can cost upwards of $1.5 million or $6,000 per week to rent. This model-- which expands from 400 to 700 square feet-- i...

Behind every wall, under every paving stone, there are layers of hidden stories that ordinarily remain confined to history books. Thanks to artist Halley Docherty, however, some of these hidden histories have once again ...

Don't get mad... write a song. (That's how it goes, right?) That's exactly what musician American Opera has done in the wake of an airline losing a pretty valuable piece of luggage. The description on his YouTube video l...

It’s graduation season, which means actors, musicians, entrepreneurs, and journalists are traveling back to their high schools and colleges to impart some wisdom to students embarking on to a new chapters of their live...

Brad Paisley‘s summer just got a lot busier. The country star has a tour lined up, an album release in August, and was just announced as one of the judges for ABC’s new reality singing competition Rising Star. In fac...

In the wee hours on Wednesday morning members of the legislative, executive and judicial branches decided to work up a sweat before working together (we hope). At the 33rd annual ACLI Capital Challenge 3-miler teams with...

Curious about what inspired Margaret Atwood to write "The Handmade's Tale"? Wondering what Michael Pollan really eats for breakfast? Goodreads, the social media site for booklovers, introduced a new feature Wednesday to ...

Curious about what inspired Margaret Atwood to write “The Handmade’s Tale”? Wondering what Michael Pollan really eats for breakfast? Goodreads, the social media site for booklovers, introduced a new feature Wednesd...

Before the Metropolitan Opera began airing in high definition in theaters in 2006, Margot Therre's job in the opera's scenic department was a bit simpler. Back then, Therre and her colleagues designed scenes for a theore...

"All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts." -- William Shakespeare, As You Like It I recently took an acting c...

Last year, two creative parents, Lilly and Leon, and their baby son, Orson, decided that instead of throwing away their cardboard boxes from moving, they were going to do something awesome -- turn the boxes into movie sc...