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It has been 15 years since the series premiere of "The West Wing," which means it has been 15 years since viewers first discovered the palpable onscreen chemistry of characters Josh Lyman and Donnatella Moss. In honor of...

Any enterprise that begins with Jayne Houdyshell offers the possibility for true happiness. And indeed, Arena Stage's "The Shoplifters" does start off on an amusing footing, with Houdyshell in the role of a light-fingere...

The spectacle of Marie Antoinette in a striped bikini certainly announces a brash updated view of the notorious French queen at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. In the lively extravaganza of a history play "Marie Antoinet...

You've decided to take the plunge and purchase that home together - now what? Whether you are a newly married couple or two people who have decided to simply live…

Love Travel Guides by Fiona Caufield • $38 • Quitokeeto If you or anyone you know is going to India or loves travelling there, this looks to me like a very special resource. I'd love (no pun intended) to see this app...

I remember the day she brought it into the room. We were sitting in a circle, and Maia was seated to my right. We started at my left, which means she went last. When it was Maia's turn she looked down. Hesitated. Shrugge...

We are scouting NYC-based readers to be part of future sponsored features on our sites. We love sharing our readers' homes, challenges and successes with our audience, and we are often in search of participants for brand...

They say time flies when you're having fun -- and if that's true, the little girl that opens this video must have been having a lot of it. The clip above, a "live painting" from South Korean illustrator Seok Jeong-hyeon,...

Beauty pageants are frequently a source of controversy after the fact, and Miss America is no exception. Barely a week after Miss New York Kira Kazantsev won the crown, pageant officials acknowledged that she had been ki...

Chip It! Like this entry? Favorite it below! Name: Natalie Location: Ottawa Canada Division: International Inspiration for my palette: A Dwell pattern with pears and leaves I picked up as my inspiration for my first son'...

Recently a client asked me how to tell the difference between the natural anxiety a person has when they're moving forward into something new and the gut instinct that something is truly wrong for them. Good question, ri...

May we present yet another edition of Awesome Celebrity Yearbook Photos, this time featuring Adam Driver. Brian Doty, one of Driver's former classmates, tweeted photos of the "Girls" star from the Beiger Junior High and ...

Actress Zoe Saldana made her recent trip to Washington a memorable one. This wasn't your normal celebrity pit stop -- come to town, make your cameo, then hightail it out of there. Instead, after receiving the Vision Awar...

A few weeks ago, we took a look at ways to incorporate vintage furniture into your bathroom. If you love the idea of adding a little character to your bathroom but don't have space for a whole armoire, why not consider u...

We're always impressed by the tininess of tiny homes--but sometimes they just look too small to be actually livable. Tiny Project Tiny House in Sebastopol, Calif. is only 160 square feet, but has an open and airy feel.

Ned Criscimagna in Annapolis, Maryland, writes: As a semi-retired engineer, mathematics and logic are not only tools of the trade but also sources of enjoyment (my wife says engineers find fun in strange places!) I seldo...

We see breasts every day on billboards, in magazines, on HBO. They're photoshopped and perfectly lit, idealized fantasy versions of reality. Weirdly, it can sometimes seem that the breasts we see the least of are our own...

"Open yourself as wide as you can ... like a piece of unexposed, sensitized material," famed documentary photographer Dorothea Lange once said. The talented group of 11 female photojournalists included in National Geogra...

It's been said that an orchestra's season-opening gala should send artistic signals, stand up for new music, show high aspirations. Yet it's really just a big party, a back-to-school gathering, a fundraiser, a change to ...

Two dance performers recently took a waltz on the wild side. Strapped in harnesses and tethered to the facade of Oakland City Hall in California, Amelia Rudolph and Roel Seeber of the vertical dance group Bandaloop leape...

They're everywhere! And why shouldn't they be? Moroccan poufs add an incredible pop of color, are comfy to sit on, and handy for Mom to pop her feet up on while feeding. And unlike the crib, they'll only get better (and ...

Photo: Broadway World Let's face it, the first national touring production of 2013's Tony-winning hit Pippin (Best Musical Revival), didn't need all that much to lure in the masses. But now that the indelible Lucie Arnaz...