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Aspiring and professional photographers have captured incredible scenes from around the globe for National Geographic's 2014 photo contest. The competition is accepting entries until Oct. 31 in three categories: people, ...

No hay mal que por bien no venga Translation: There is no bad from which some good doesn't result. Transcreation: The bitterest trials are often blessings in disguise. Jim Estrada uses this popular Spanish dicho (saying)...

Whitney Biennial, take note. Contemporary art is taking over the city of New Orleans for "Prospect 3," a city-wide festival comprised of 58 artists and 18 locations. And, as reported by Julia Halperin for The Art Newspap...

Another current series that I'm meaning to get back into but I'm just so distracted by those girls and airplanes right now! Fly Ballet gouache and colored pencil on watercolor paper 15"x22" 2013 .kellesimonewaits.com

Reader: I am a mid-level employee on a team of five that includes a paid intern. Our intern's primary role is to maintain our library and assist when needed. In general, she is friendly but immature and disrespectful. Se...

Season of the WitchAt the beginning of "Season of the Witch," Peter Bebergal sketches an autobiographical scene right out of the movie "Almost Famous": He's 11 years old and his brother has left for the Air Force, leavin...

Brazilian Embassy cultural attache Raphael Tosti de Almeida Vieira has an ace up his sleeve. No, it's not the shorter version of his name -- Raphael Tosti -- that he uses in Washington business contexts because his full ...

Order a salad in Washington these days, and you might discover your frisee dotted with tiny, golden-brown grains that resemble brown rice, but taste like anything but. Farro, as it's known, is a mighty, protein-packed fo...

UPDATE: Yep, already pulled own. EARLIER: Taylor Swift's "1989" is due out on Monday, and though we've only heard three official tracks, another song leaked online on Friday. "Blank Space" found its way to YouTube, and p...

Two Boston-area chains venture into the North Carolina market with new locations at North Hills.

It's Friday, so here's what it looks like when Benedict Cumberbatch struts to Beyoncé's "Crazy In Love" on "The Graham Norton Show." Thanks, Earth! GIF via YouTube If more context for enjoyment of this seismic event is ...

People love looking at photos of abandoned buildings. The more opulent a structure once was -- and the more dilapidated it currently is -- the better. But why the fascination with this so-called "ruin porn"? Chicago-base...

Before you write that "Girls" think piece, know showrunner Jenni Konner will probably actually read it. Konner sat down with Slate TV critic Willa Paskin on Thursday as part of the 2014 New York Television festival's Cre...

Pow! Artist and architect Didier Faustino installed a comic-style orange starburst at La Maison Bloc in Paris. Continuing the 26-year tradition of creating installations at the concrete and stone home, Faustino also has ...

It's late on a Wednesday in September, and the boys of Polyenso -- Alex Schultz, Brennan Taulbee and Denny Agosto -- are headed to The Bends, one of their favorite bars in St. Petersburg, Florida. The walls adorned with ...

Thanks to syndication, there are plenty of family-friendly, Halloween-inspired programs to help get us in the seasonal spirit. Whether you love melodrama or comedy, these 4 shows will take you on a ghoulishly fun trip do...

"It's not comfortable." "It's famous Dad, it's called the Womb Chair." "Oh... wait... am I sitting in it upside down?" Welcome back to the great Dad and Daughter Style Cure for 2014. This week, I went on a treasure hunti...

With Halloween just a few weeks away, our worlds have been filled to the brim with DIY costumes, a ton of candy and of course, scary movies. But from a fashion perspective, iconic horror movie killers throughout history ...

This time of year, pumpkin flavored everything seems to have become almost a national obsession. According to Panjiva, an authoritative information source on global trade, shipments of pumpkin items have been increasing ...

Looking for a little more privacy and a lot more color in your home? Just break out a box of Legos! But you'd better make it a pretty big box. NPIRE, a creative studio based in Hamburg, Germany, spent almost a year build...

Here's everything, and we mean EVERYTHING you need to get inspired for Halloween. It's a collection of some of our greatest holiday ideas and finds for decorations, costumes, parties and crafts -- all in one place. Check...

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