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Alexandra & Eliot's 1890's Farmhouse When you tell people that you work from home, the first reaction is usually one of jealousy. It must be so great, people say, to be able to sit on the couch in your pajamas all day. A...

How To Get Someone to Change His Mind A film review of Diplomacy by Dr. Lloyd Sederer On a hot night in late August of 1944 the Allies, led by General Patton's army, had advanced to the periphery of occupied Paris. It wa...

When Carl Jung met Sigmund Freud, they "talked uninterruptedly for thirteen hours," writes Joshua Wolf Shenk in his inspiring book, Powers of Two: Finding the Essence of Innovation in Creative Pairs. Two people so hungry...

A proposed bridge and park in Washington, DC wants to reuse infrastructure from the old I-695, High Line style. Anacostia Crossing would be the length of three football fields, and create space for an amphitheater, hammo...

After being the subject of a media circus for years, Amanda Knox has a new job: A journalist. Knox, the former college student who became an international celebrity after she was accused of murdering her roommate during ...

After being the subject of a media circus for years, Amanda Knox has a new job: A journalist. Knox, the former college student who became an international celebrity after she was accused of murdering her roommate during ...

Owner Daniele Mastagni walks into Trattoria Luna’s dining room carrying folders and a binder filled with donation requests, brochures and thank you letters. …

We regularly ask readers to share how much they spent on a given item, service, project, or upgrade in the home. We hope this information proves helpful to anyone needing to get a basic sense of how much something costs,...

Long known as an artist with a wide following, Peregrine Honig presents a mutli-fold exhibition of ideas on narcissism, sexuality and identity for her first Kansas City solo exhibition in a decade at Haw Contemporary. Th...

Miami chefs break down misconceptions about gluten-free eating and offer pantry advice for home cooks. …

Nightcrawler is about a freelance news videographer who hunts down the most graphic shots of mangled bodies and still-warm blood he can find, and then sells them to local television news. He becomes quite good at his cra...

It's the question Angelina Jolie just can't seem to shake. Now that the former bad girl next door-turned-saintly mother of six has married her longtime partner, actor Brad Pitt, the will they or won't they inquest has fi...

Drop cloths are about as basic as it gets. Easily purchased for cheap at the hardware store, they make great blank canvases for DIY holiday decorations that are easy, relaxed takes on holiday tradition. Here are seven gr...

Aim for balance. Get both sides of the story. Those are the mantras of fair journalism, and never more so than during the political season when reporters are covering the horse race right up to the finish line. We quote ...

From Slate’s You’re Doing It Wrong kitchen guide. …

The Musee du Luxembourg has devoted a show to Paul Durand-Ruel ("Paul Durand-Ruel, The Gamble of the Impresssionists"), the Impressionist impresario who also confirmed to Flaubert's dictum about being "regular and orderl...

Food & Wine magazine editor discusses new cookbook, ‘Mastering My Mistakes in the Kitchen.’ …

Mr. Tidbit scans grocery shelves for product deals and price hikes. …

Glenn Kaino, "Bridge," 2014, Fiberglass, steel, wire, and gold paint, as part of Alter/Abolish/Address, a LAND (Los Angeles Nomadic Division) exhibition. Photo courtesy of Joshua Cogan. Throughout the fall, the Los Angel...

What’s the skinny on this Italian specialty? …

My girls' absolute favorite thing in the world? A good hideout. Whether it's a sheet fort, teepee, or even a good old cardboard box, they love the idea of having their own secret space. That's why I'm loving this easy DI...

The amorous tussle that is "As You Like It" never comes more vigorously to life in the Lansburgh Theatre than when two guys strip off their shirts and go at it on the mat. It's the wrestling match at the top of the show ...