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Before their big day began, I kept telling myself the same thing, over and over. It's not about you, it's about them. It's their moment. You need to be in control of your words and emotions at all times. You can't lose i...

Still recovering from the Thanksgiving cooking marathon? Relax. Let one of these restaurants do the cooking and cleaning for your Christmas Day meal, including some Chinese restaurants for those who…

Marion Barry and Cora Masters Barry were married for almost 21 years, separated for the past 12 and remained best friends and confidants. He asked her to plan his funeral. She was the first person called when he collapse...

While working on my new film in the Bay Area this summer, I had the good fortune of being introduced to Stephen Parr and his massive 6000 sq. ft. archive aptly named Oddball Films. My colleagues and I caught a real psych...

Designer KyleSchuneman has a new collection at Apt 2B. The mid century inspired line of four new styles of sofas and chairs feature customizable contrast piping, tufting, and wood bases, creating 21 color combinations.

Andrew Forge Fragment Torso III Oil on Canvas 44 x 36 inches Andrew Forge was an influential painter and teacher for years at Yale among other places. His influence was formative for me and I know for many others as well...

There were so many oohs and ahhs, you would have thought it was a baby that Kennedy Center Chairman David Rubenstein was showing off to the crowd. But it was a shovel -- a spade, really -- though an old and historical on...

There were so many oohs and ahhs, you would have thought it was a baby that Kennedy Center Chairman David Rubenstein was showing off to the crowd. But it was a shovel - a spade, really - though an old and historical one....

Bella Bella Boutique is the 6th most Googled lingerie shop in the world... right up there with Victoria's Secret. They are an exquisite lingerie e-boutique offering a carefully edited selection of fine intimate apparel f...

You crazy for this one, Grammys! Every year, we're treated to a list of Grammy nominees that sometimes make sense -- Beyoncé! Sam Smith! -- but often totally misses the mark (acts who have been recording for years are c...

The Auditorium Theater of Roosevelt University in Chicago is celebrating its 125 Anniversary. The yearlong celebration program is one of the major performing arts series in the country. Premier dance companies from aroun...

I've been given quite a few CDs to evaluate and publicize in the past, and I've loved many of them, but none has moved me the way AN AIDS QUILT SONGBOOK: SING FOR HOPE has. I only regret that this post goes in after Dec....

There's an inner circle that hangs over all our lives, an inner sanctum to which we will never gain admittance. Of course the oedipal chamber, where the primal scene is enacted is the inner circle which all children are ...

The Dream Machine, Courtesy of the weR2 In 2014 it seems every person, place and thing has a virtual stand in, existing in a kind of parallel world on the internet. The effects of these circumstances are debatable, but o...

It seems Prince William is going to get a pretty good tour of Washington after all -- the Duke of Cambridge will be dropping in on President Obama and Vice President Biden during his brief visit Monday.

Laura Dern has had quite the career. It takes another turn with highly-anticipated "Wild" released on Friday, in which Dern stars as the late mother of Reese Witherspoon's character, author Cheryl Strayed. The role, base...

Laura Dern has had quite the career. It takes another turn with highly-anticipated “Wild” released on Friday, in which Dern stars as the late mother of Reese Witherspoon’s character, author Cheryl Strayed. The role...

We wrapped up a Style Cure the week before Thanksgiving. For those of you who haven't heard about our Cures, they are month-long group projects where a big bunch of Apartment Therapy readers and editors work through a se...

Name: Finn (12) Location: Sydney, Australia Room Size: 4m x 3m I've been talking a lot lately about creating kids' spaces that make both the grown ups and the kids happy, and Finn's room may be the perfect example of jus...

This holiday season, I've found myself spending a lot of time online, hunting for entertaining inspiration. What usually strikes me first, between the images of greenery-strewn tables and fairy light-bedecked dining room...

Robert Mapplethorpe is a household name, known for his stunning and often erotic black and white photography. His lifetime lover and patron Samuel Wagstaff is much less known. That may change now with the publication of ...

UPDATE: As all the nominations for the 2015 Grammys were announced, Beyonce pulled ahead of Dolly Parton by a wider margin to reign as the most Grammy-nominated woman of all time. She surpassed Parton's 46 nominations af...