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Stadshem via La Maison d'Anna G At once sort of retro-looking, futuristic and with a touch of timeless thrown in, the best part isn't the great aesthetics of this tile trend; it's the fact that it's an affordable and eas...

Curtis Booker has spent the last 40 years trying to preserve the story that his family's farmstead tells about Durham. On Saturday, he joined residents and Durham city and parks…

Fourth annual walking tour of historic Raleigh churches features eight iconic houses of worship.

The North Carolina same-sex ruling is particularly relevant in the race for the US Senate. The constitutional amendment was put on the ballot by the GOP-controlled General Assembly and was…

Bastille is that rare band that gets to headline arenas largely on the success of a single tune. The UK quintet stopped by the Patriot Center on Saturday and, along the way to keeping the building bouncing for 80 minutes...

Mark Padmore has an unconventional voice, but the British tenor knows how to use it to the best effect. This he demonstrated once again in a recital heard on Friday night at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, perf...

Singer-actress Selena Gomez has sold her picture-perfect house in Tarzana for $3.45 million.

Yesterday Shifrah talked us through how she was cleaning some neglected parts of her home, namely her doors and light switch covers. Today, we're seeing the results: Oh, so much better!! Cleaning the doors, door knobs, a...

Among opera companies, putting on musicals is all the rage. There are, the companies assure us, plenty of artistic reasons to do it: Musicals are the contemporary equivalent of opera, or musicals are a historical success...

Earlier this year, we shared this one minute tip, from professional organizer Jeni Aron, about five things you can do with a clear shoebox. These little guys, easily had from The Container Store or Target or anywhere els...

This is the twenty-second installment in HuffPost Gay Voices Associate Editor James Nichols' ongoing series "After Dark: NYC Nightlife Today And Days Past" that examines the state of New York nightlife in the modern day,...

It's not often that tile takes center stage in a room. Sure, a bold painted wall or a beautiful piece of statement art can really start a conversation, but stunning tile is a definite rare occurrence. But thanks to the t...

Want to do some decluttering this weekend? Or trying to get closer to a more minimal lifestyle every weekend? Many of us struggle with getting rid of things. "But I could still use it!" or "It's perfectly good!" Do you e...

Who knew that a paid day off from work could be so divisive? The Seattle City Council's unanimous vote last week to rename Columbus Day "Indigenous People's Day" had Native American activists cheering and Italian heritag...

"Red Army" is one of the year's most talked about documentaries, with critics raving after its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Examining the Soviet Union's Red Army ice hockey team's Cold War era domination of the ...

  What started as an animation on a vinyl coin purse made in Japan has turned into the worldwide phenomenon that is Hello Kitty. The animated Sanrio character turns 40 this year. The Japanese American National Museum in...

Name: Kevin Location: Singapore Living in an urban concrete jungle the likes of Singapore means it is unlikely one can experience a slice of nature close to home. Yes, perhaps man made greenery abounds in the city, but n...

Painter Bruce Lieberman's exhibition East End is about many of things: among them are his daily life on Long Island, his endless experimentation with paint and his need to "escape" from the pressures of the world. Bold, ...

Sarah Yates and Lou Mora of A House in the Hills These ideas are what you call "showstoppers." They're not for every room or every personality of home dweller, but they are for those who are seeking rooms that excite, th...

The third episode of "Saturday Night Live's" 40th season began with "Ladies and gentlemen, Bill Hader!" Because the "SNL" alum was technically the night's host. But once Kristin Wiig showed up, it was the charisma betwee...

The third episode of “Saturday Night Live’s” 40th season began with “Ladies and gentlemen, Bill Hader!” Because the “SNL” alum was technically the night’s host. But once Kristin Wiig showed up, it was the...

Nothing made sense in "rapture," a new work that PearsonWidrig DanceTheater performed Saturday at Dance Place. But if this first showing was a jumble -- a big jumble, to be exact -- at least it was a big jumble with a bi...