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Q: I rent my landlord's basement apartment. She has about 4 cats that she lets roam the backyard, as if it's their natural habitat. There's a deck, which is where they spend most of their time. I know this because my bed...

What are people doing today and tomorrow at the Villa del Palmar, the mystery resort you've never heard of, south of Loreto, on Mexico's Gulf of California? For some, the…

Food writer Andrea Weigl learns how to make tonkatsu, a fried, breaded cutlet popular in Japan that uses North Carolina-raised silky pork.

As Jabba the Hutt might say, bargon wan chee kospah ooh ("There will be no bargain!"). But don't let that stop you from getting something nice for the Star Wars fan in your life this holiday season. Now's the perfect tim...

I hope you enjoyed part one of the Senior Studio Class from Pratt Institute (if you missed it, click here!). Both videos represent a strong sense of how these students are viewing today's world and creating thoughtful so...

Q: I have a Zanotta Dorian table that my puppy decided made a better chew toy than the ones I bought him. As you can see, he managed to take a chunk out of one of the legs at the base. I was wondering if anyone knew of a...

POCATELLO ** 1/2 out of **** THE ELEPHANT MAN ** out of **** POCATELLO ** 1/2 out of **** PLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONS What a pleasure to see actor T.R. Knight back on stage in a role that might have been written for him. Knight...

Aside from the very serious and important diplomatic implications, the announcement Wednesday that the United States will ease travel restrictions to the island nation means another very important thing: Jay Z and Beyonc...

As U.S. and Cuban governments announced a renewal of diplomatic relations on Wednesday, many in America may have already started dreaming of a trip to the island nation. A long-standing tourist destination for the rest o...

If you want to become a screenwriter in Hollywood, you need to write an exceptional screenplay. That part is obvious. What happens next is not. Your script lands you a manager and an agent, who will shop your work around...

If you want to become a screenwriter in Hollywood, you need to write an exceptional screenplay. That part is obvious. What happens next is not. Your script lands you a manager and an agent, who will shop your work around...

Economic development? Sure. Fine. But there's an even better reason to toast the new normalized relationship between the U.S. and Cuba: More mojitos for all!Cuba has long had a "Cuban Interests Section" in Washington (ma...

At our sold out December Maker Talk, the breakout star of the evening was the Senior Studio Class from Pratt Institute. We had a whopping 14 students who had exactly :54 seconds to present each of their furniture designs...

Makeover by: Pam Location: Canada Last Spring, I started envisioning how my artwork would look at a larger size. The mountain design I created for a calendar was doing really well, so I decided to start my first large pi...

The premiere of VH1′s controversial new reality show "Sorority Sisters" was met with an overwhelmingly negative reaction on Twitter. Now, after pressure from the show's critics, who say it portrays black Greek life in ...

The premiere of VH1′s controversial new reality show “Sorority Sisters” was met with an overwhelmingly negative reaction on Twitter. Now, after pressure from the show’s critics, who say it portrays black Greek li...

After the initial hellos, a few glasses of champagne and the exchanging of white elephant gifts, holiday parties can experience a bit of a lull. The next time you find yourself facing boredom, but unable to leave without...

Back in March, Snapchat secretly acquired Vergence Labs. The company makes Epiphany Eyewear, a product that subtly records video with the press of a button on the side of the frame. It's suspected that Snapchat paid $15 ...

Street art is not what you expect to encounter in the elegant lobby of Santa Monica's luxurious Hotel Casa del Mar, which makes the hotel's newly installed temporary street art installation a most welcome surprise. This ...

Four of the largest movie theater companies have reportedly dropped "The Interview" after threats from the Sony hack. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Regal Entertainment, AMC Entertainment, Cinemark and Cineplex Ent...

Just in time for the holidays, NASA has released a new photo showing a spectacular light show created by a pair of merging galaxies 130 million light-years from Earth. The photo is a composite image of the spiral galaxie...

JT Burke in his studio You know how some people deal with thorny topics and controversies by using humor? Self-deprecating or satirical, comedy can go a long way toward defusing tensions and broadening access to complex ...