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Twenty-five years ago the Berlin Wall started to crumble -- one of the most striking historical events of the twentieth century. World-renowned photographer Richard Avedon's visual account of this moment in history is no...

Following Taylor Swift's removal of her music from Spotify, and her subsequent explanation of why she did so, Adele's manager, Jonathan Dickins, has spoken out in favor of streaming services on Thursday at the Web Summit...

LATROBE, Pa. (RNS) The late Benedictine Brother Nathan Cochran may have lived as a monk. But he was no recluse. As curator of a Catholic art exhibit, he wanted to showcase examples of religious art as interpreted by cont...

Name: Bryant Smith Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana I live in a 1955 Atomic ranch house, located beneath stately live oaks in balmy Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I bought this 1,160 square foot home just over two and a half ye...

Often when the word "ambitious" is used to describe choreography, it's a veiled way of saying that artists bit off more than they could chew, that the work became too big and aspirational for its own good.

Bonnie & Russell's Scandi-Style Victorian You know that feeling where you look around your house and it looks like a tornado just barreled through and you're really confused because you just did your weekly cleaning? It'...

Maya Beiser, the reigning queen of the avant-garde cello, has been pushing out the boundaries of her instrument for years, but in a rapturous, high-intensity performance on Saturday night at the Sixth and I Historic Syna...

Scotty McLean, known both for his buildings and his parties, died at 64 in October.

Beth's New-Meets-Old Beach Cottage Inspired Bungalow I'm not the kind of person who feels like we should bubble wrap the world. But I have slipped -- and this is no exaggeration -- and had at least five viral video-quali...

With the holidays on their way, you might find yourself re-looking at your own dining space and wondering how you can spruce it up for when you next entertain. We've gathered ten gorgeous dining rooms of different styles...

Harry Belafonte was this year's recipient of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award during the sixth annual Governors Awards on Saturday night. The honorary Oscar is Belafonte's first, and the 87-year-old singer, actor and...

The deeply admired French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard has said that he is first and foremost a musician, for whom "the piano happens to be my instrument." It was good to keep that in mind Friday night as disappointment...

It doesn't just have to be the weeks leading up to the holidays for you to want to jazz up your interiors; rooms can feel boring and need refreshing any time of year. You won't bust your budget with these affordable room...

Leslie and Jake's "Street Cred Granny" Style in LA What's the difference between rooms that come off as full, sophisticated spaces that look like they were created by a top designer, and ones that look good but not as go...

Martha Graham was one of the 20th century's great storytellers, whether she was compressing Greek tragedy into a few terse postures or distilling American optimism and courage into her most famous dance, "Appalachian Spr...

Name: Darren Elms and Preston Ames Location: Castro; San Francisco, CA Size: 700 square feet Years lived in: 1.5 years; Rented Los Angeles natives Darren and Preston consider themselves fortunate to have found a beautifu...

Staring all day at photos of enviable bathrooms full of bold tile floors, brand new fixtures, dreamy cabinets and claw foot tubs made for soaking in, it can be easy to get discouraged and focus on what you can't do when ...

Chris and Amber's Old + New Renovated Home Do you have an image in your mind of what your dream house is? Where it's located? What kind of floors it has? What shape it's in? How many cats and dogs will fill its rooms and...

In Need of a Plan, Oil on linen, 40 x 30 inches Painter Robert C. Jackson likes things... lots of them. His current show at Gallery Henoch, Tinkering with Reality, is populated by cosmologies of pancakes, donuts, goldfis...

Elaine Showalter, a Washington area feminist scholar who occasionally reviews for Book World, sends in this item about her friend and former colleague: Joyce Carol Oates was celebrated Nov. 7 as she retires from the Prin...

Elaine Showalter, a Washington area feminist scholar who occasionally reviews for Book World, sends in this item about her friend and former colleague: Joyce Carol Oates was celebrated Nov. 7 as she retires from the Prin...

Humans express their faith in a multitude of ways -- all of which are both beautiful and infinitely meaningful. These photos capture the incredible diversity within faith practices that happen in our world in the span of...