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For the third time in my career in corporate Financial Services, I was called for an interview in Executive Management. Unlike the previous times, when I had doubted myself and…

This fall, our founder Taylor Sterling is a fan of anything pink--especially when it comes to fashion. Her favorite way to style pink? By pairing it with soft, feminine neutrals ...

The Washington National Opera's American Opera Initiative commissions work from young composers. This is a good thing. I am not completely ready to embrace its premise that the best way to start is by commissioning 20-mi...

The time warp happens pretty fast in "Five Guys Named Moe" at Arena Stage: One minute a 1940s drunk named Nomax is moping about troubles with his gal, and the next he is getting advice from five modern singers who have p...

The IKEA catalog is a staple around here, but now it's also a table. A Design Boom user submitted this piece, completely created from crumpled catalogs, water, and glue and molded into the exact dimensions of a LACK end ...

President Obama doled out some pretty serious bling today when he bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 18 recipients, including Stevie Wonder, Tom Brokaw and Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.). But POTUS revealed that ...

Need a paw-filled pick-me-up? Well, prepare yourself for puppies -- in Disney costumes. Yes, these little pups recreate classics from "Frozen" to "The Little Mermaid" through clothing and cuteness. And if you're worried ...

Saxophonist Michael (not Mike) Blake is one of those artists who have a sustained appreciation of the tradition and for those who have come before him. In 1984 while still in Canada he had an opportunity to work with jaz...

Two things happened in theater yesterday that had me thinking -- The New York Times reported Sting was going into The Last Ship, which he wrote the score for, and The Country House closed. These two things are totally un...

We know from his interviews with the likes of Men's Health mag that famously fit Rep. Aaron Schock's diet includes plenty of organic fruits and veggies, but it seems the Illinois Republican's entertainment tastes include...

Wines, beers and ciders to mix it up for your guests this holiday season. …

"My friends and I are all beginning to look into graduate school and what our future may hold for us as fine artists. We range in age from our mid-20s to mid-30s and are at all at different stages of our adult life. We a...

Our campaign dresser love shows no sign of waning, and is appearing in kids' rooms all over the place. And why not? Fantastic for storage and just crying out to be painted bright, the campaign dresser + kids room is a ma...

The New York City apartment of legendary screen actress Lauren Bacall was placed on the market for $26 million earlier this month by listing agent Rebecca Edwardson of Warburg Realty. The apartment is located in The Dako...

It's holiday party season, and we're looking forward to welcoming friends and family into our homes to celebrate. One of the best ways to decorate for holiday parties is with that good old standby, white fairy lights. Th...

Q: We are replacing our windows (well, actually replacing EVERYTHING because we had a house fire....) and I am not sure if I should go with white or black windows. We are trying to get back as much of the mid-century fee...

photo by Craig Schwartz British playwright Joe Orton, who rose from a working class background and a stint in prison to a short but prolific life as one of Britain's most outstanding playwrights, never lived to see a pro...

Artist José Parlá created the massive mural in the lobby of One World Trade Center. Meant to stand as a symbol of diversity, ONE: Union of the Senses took eight months in his studio and two weeks on site to complete.

The Daily Show is considered primarily a comedy program finding it's provenance in That Was the Week That Was and the media parodies on SNL. However, there's undoubtedly a substantial segment of The Daily Show's audience...

This unofficial Lego strip club features the popular G-rated toys wearing G-strings. The set, produced by Citizen Brick, includes four minifigures and a club with zebra-print couches and a pole. And like a night at an ex...

Sparkly lights? Check. Traditional holiday shapes and sayings? Another check. Combine the two and you have the makings for some great DIY decorations to fill your walls and make your mantels. These are fun, bold and tota...

WRAL reporter Scott Mason, known for his 'Tar Heel Traveler' segments, will be talking at 3 p.m. Sunday about his new book, 'Tar Heel Traveler Eats.'