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Jasper's Joyous Jungle Did our style quiz return your results as Happy Modern? Welcome. Here's a primer on you! Didn't take the quiz yet? Get your results right here.

Interfaith awareness is at the heart of Texas-based music ensemble Riyaaz Qawwali, which has a story that starts roughly 700 years ago in a shrine in Delhi, India. Qawwali is a musical tradition credited to Amir Khusrow,...

Throughout the history of art, many brave and creative spirits have exposed their souls, their imaginations and their ideas about the world through the power of visual expression. Today, we're honoring eight individuals ...

A decade ago, actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio bought Blackadore Caye, 104 acres of unpopulated land off the coast of Belize. Now, he's partnering with eco-conscious developer Delos to create an eco-res...

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Islamic State extremists at Iraq's ancient city of Hatra destroyed the archaeological site by smashing sledgehammers into its walls and shooting Kalashnikov assault rifles at priceless statues, a new mili...

Vases are nice, but hulk-ish mint green action figures holding a yellow flower? SO MUCH BETTER. Yeah, it's a little weird, but it's also so refreshing to see something different. Here are six somewhat strange suggestions...

Name: Hannah Wareham Location: Northampton, Massachusetts After four years of living in our current duplex apartment, my wife Kristie and I finally got our living room decor right for us. It's a mixture of vintage finds ...

Dani and Dave's Scandinavian Minimalistic Home After years of talking about it, we're finally diving headfirst into the process of moving. Although we love our little house, our family has outgrown it, and we'd all like ...

You can read graphic novels and learn art history. British publisher SelfMadeHero is putting a fun twist on biographies with their new Art Masters graphic novel series. Distributed in the US by Abrams, Vincent is already...

Looking for something a little more to help make this holiday more visible in your home? We've got five fun DIY decor projects that could help make your home feel more festive in no time.

In Ashley's family farmhouse, only main floor bathroom (and only shower) hadn't been touched in decades--and was carpeted. She decided to make it more welcoming, without spending a ton of money.

This Little Street Felt balls are so little and unassuming and, yet, have so much potential for embellishing (or even being the star of) diy projects. They're ultra-versatile, available in a wide variety of colors and si...

Julien & André's Industrial Condo in Montreal This weekend, we wanted to give you a simple project that could have a big impact on the look and feel of your space, but be something easy enough you could scale to whateve...

We tour the homes of all kinds of people, but we're always especially intrigued when we get the inside access to the home of someone who designs homes for a living! Here's how these five decorated their own spaces.

Project by: Sarah Stacey Design Location: Austin, Texas This 1960s ranch style home is located in Austin off Shoal Creek and is owned by a young family with a 5-month-old. The homeowner contacted us before they had even ...

This post is basically one big spoiler. If you don't want to know what happens to Paul Walker's character at the end of "Furious 7," stop reading.People were discreetly wiping their eyes and sniffling as inaudibly as pos...

You have to admire David Rosen. Even after everything he's been through, he still believes in justice. And white hats.I believe in white coats, like the fierce white trench Olivia wore in tonight's episode. But I digress...

Robin Givhan is the fashion critic for The Washington Post. This article was adapted from her new book, "The Battle of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled Into the Spotlight and Made History" (Flatiron Books,...

Humanities, the arts, words, culture, character, the language that people really speak when they speak to each other -- oh, these are creatively deep waters for somebody like Anna Deavere Smith to swim through. The accla...

My old friend Debi Cable, an exceptional LA-based curator and artist, forwarded me a press release about two years ago, which announced a free introductory class at the Fresco School -- an introduction to buon fresco, ta...

"Wolf Hall," a splendidly somber six-part "Masterpiece" series premiering Sunday on PBS, deserves the cartload of praise being heaped upon it -- t'would be a shame if it gets lost in the usual Sunday-night TV gridlock.

"Privilege is plastic," artist Kenya (Robinson) explained in an interview. "Just like 'race' is a plastic material. It's totally made up. It's a story. It has no space in reality." Kenya carries a white man in her pocket...