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Walk into the young adult section of any library, and you'll find shelves full of novels about kids fighting off the forces of evil. Mountain trolls, white witches, and dystopian regimes, all defeated by the power of tee...

Plan your meals a week at a time or pick and choose your favorites. Each meal comes with a shopping list.

"The Other Hundred" is a unique photo book project aimed as a counterpoint to the Forbes 100 and other media rich lists by telling the stories of people around the world who are not rich but whose lives, struggles and ac...

On July 27, 2013, the world lost one of it's most renowned mountaineers, New Zealander Marty Schmidt, as well as his 25-year-old son Denali, in an avalanche on K2, one of the world's deadliest mountains. And as it turns ...

Springtime in New York City. I was walking down Broadway off of Houston Street and stopped into one of those deli grocery marts for a bottle of water. It was a tiny store, with two small aisles; every square inch utilize...

Is it even possible to cram an entire continent's sound into a listicle? Probably not. With more sovereign countries than the U.S. has states, Africa has too many musical traditions (and modern pop variations) to name of...

If you noticed a lot of people #wokeuplikethis Sunday, you can thank Beyoncé, who released a surprise remix this weekend of her song "***Flawless," featuring Nicki Minaj. As noted by my colleague Emily Yahr, the origina...

More and more artists, filmmakers and storytellers are turning to crowdfunding campaigns to build communities, find support, and raise funds and awareness. Very special projects find platforms like Kickstarter and Indieg...

You may have read that this summer's Melissa McCarthy vehicle "Tammy" flopped at the box office and signaled the end of McCarthy's blockbuster success. It turns out that's not really true, but the narrative surrounding M...

These days, Greek-style yogurt makes everything more marketable

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I'll admit, when I think of courtyard gardens, I naturally think of sprawling estates with hidden outdoor rooms, bordered by perfectly manicured boxwood hedges boasting a grand urn water fountain. Perhaps I've been watch...

Here's what we've learned from reports that Malia Obama caught the the Lollapalooza tour in Chicago: The teenage first first daughter has music-festival chic (no really, that's an actual sartorial category) down pat.

Cirque du Soleil has evolved from charming circus nouveau into a showbiz behemoth. In its 30th anniversary year, with a roster of shows touring the world and running in Las Vegas, the Cirque concept -- acrobats, clowns, ...

File this under "behind-the-scenes drama you may have never known was happening and now is already resolved": After some lengthy contract negotiations heading into the sitcom's eighth season, Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons ...

File this under “behind-the-scenes drama you may have never known was happening and now is already resolved”: After some lengthy contract negotiations heading into the sitcom’s eighth season, Johnny Galecki, Jim Pa...

This dish makes a showstopper entrée for brunch, yet is quite easy to assemble. The rich popover batter is poured into a casserole dish, rather than into popover pans, and rises dramatically up the sides of the dish whi...

Rainbow Eye Claw, acrylic, Aqua-Resin, armature wire, chicken wire, hydrocal, newspaper, oil enamel, and plaster, 27"L x 25"W x 20"H, 2014, Courtesy of the Artist Liz Insogna: I've been drawn to your Rainbow Eye Claw sin...

Italian company Gervasoni recently released the Nuvola collection, designed by one of our faves, Paola Navone. Cushy and inviting, the pieces look like huge pillows folded into sofa shapes. We're even digging the silvery...

In Part and Parcel, Hannah Stephenson talks with writers and artists about a fascinating facet of their creative work. The image of an island carries a number of emotionally-charged, conflicting connotations: isolation a...

A conversation with Kazuhiro Tsuji from Major POP on Vimeo. Of all the art I have seen in recent years, his is to me the most impressive. It's not because of my love for Andy Warhol, who is a repeat subject of his, but b...