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I love cherries and chocolate together, which you might know if you’ve seen my Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies. I probably shouldn’t tell you this, but I usually cheat and make this cake with a boxed mix and a can o...

Sean McComb vividly remembers the moment a teacher changed his life forever. Raised by a single, alcoholic mother, McComb was 15 and a high school sophomore when he began spending long stretches after class at the school...

Limelight hydrangea turned the gardening world upside down just a few short years ago as gardeners everywhere became introduced to the panicle hydrangea. Limelight is still in the top five,

Lorena Garcia is a busy lady. Chef, cookbook author, contestant on Top Chef Masters, and, for the past seven years, healthy eating advocate through her Big Chef Little Chef program, she’s partnered with Walmart in thei...

A couple months ago, Matt Daniels wowed wordsmiths and hip-hop enthusiasts alike with his hip-hop flow chart. It ranked 85 rappers by the size of the vocabulary in their songs. Now, Daniels has upped the ante by expandin...

It's been more than 30 years since the death of Thelonious Monk, but the pioneering bebop pianist continues to inspire a new generation of musicians through the Thelonious Monk Institute for Jazz. Established in 1986 by ...

The dog days of summer have most of us reaching for refreshing white wines, but there are plenty of reds that are equally enjoyable on a hot summer day. This 2012 La Clarine Farm Piedi Grandi Red Blend is one red wine th...

SERIES PREMIERE: The CW's second magic series of the season, "Masters of Illusion" (8 p.m.), showcases today's top magicians, mentalists and escape artists with Jan Rouven, Michael Finney, Nathan Burton and more exhibiti...

Stylish rockers are the nucleus of the classic rock and roll philosophy. One cannot survive without the other - a singer's personal style and his music are inextricably linked. From 1960s British mods to soulful crooners...

Name: Deidre Location: Riverfront in the Berkshires This is my newly built home, transformed from a dilapidated, very sad house to a modified Whidbey Tumbleweed "tiny house" set at the river on a very quiet street in Gre...

The whitewashing of graffiti mecca 5Pointz last fall has been a hard, slow-burning pill to swallow for street artists and New Yorkers alike. Here to drive the loss home are new renderings of the colossal apartments set t...

We may be at the unofficial halfway mark of summer, but there's still plenty of time to enjoy a little surf, sand, and sunshine. If your calendar includes days jetting off to island destinations, lying out at the local b...

From The Kitchn ' How To Make Creamy Ice Cream with Just One Ingredient!

Leave it to Tavi Gevinson to get Stephen Colbert to break character. (Take that, James Franco!) Colbert briefly stepped out of the political arena to answer questions as part of "Ask A Grown," a recurring feature on Rook...

Leave it to Tavi Gevinson to get Stephen Colbert to break character. (Take that, James Franco!) Colbert briefly stepped out of the political arena to answer questions as part of “Ask A Grown,” a recurring feature on ...

There are a number of reasons not to say "I'm lovin' it" to fast food in America, but these Oakland, California-based kids say it in a powerful, catchy way: With a rap song. In this film from Muse Video, a collaborative ...

Fresh off their performance on Late Show with David Letterman on Tuesday, hit guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela took their tour through New Jersey with a rocking performance at the State Theatre in New Brunswick. Kishi Bashi...

It's time for strawberries, in more ways than one. If you have a party to plan for August, or just want an easy and leisurely activity this summer, take a look at these ten great ideas and projects. Each one is cuter and...

The L-shaped living and dining room may be a typical layout, but that doesn't mean it's without space planning challenges. Here are some suggestions on how to help you improve the flow and function of this floor plan:

It's been more than a year since the debut of Chef Dominique Ansel's coveted Cronut, and the hubbub shows no sign of dulling down any time soon. At the crack of dawn, well into this year, sugar-seeking patrons were still...

Remember that time "Orange is the New Black" made a crass joke about Monica Lewinsky? It's okay if not -- the gag was featured during the 11th episode of the show's first season -- but Lewinsky just got around to the sho...

As an animal of prey, rabbits aren’t particularly prone to seeking out adventure, but that doesn’t mean they don’t make their own fun or explore the world in their own, very tentative way. Launch the gallery to see...