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IKEA products have proven their value time and time again -- useful not just in the way they were originally designed, but in the endless ways people have adapted them in multiple contexts. IKEA's KVARTAL ceiling mounted...

There are plenty of bicycle baskets on the market that are both affordable and attractive, but if you're a "ride or DIY" type --this project is for you. It's easy, super affordable, and the best part: your look will be o...

Los Angeles sure looks beautiful from 10,000 feet in the air -- a kaleidoscopic circuit board of a city. Photographer Vincent Laforet has taken aerial photos over several major American cities, including New York, San Fr...

The complete guest list as provided by the White House for the state dinner honoring the Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe.

Laura & Ray's Art-Filled Austin Home Some days I feel like I'm on auto-pilot: wake up ("time to make the donuts..."), drop off the kids, go to work, pick up the kids, make dinner, put the kids to bed, work a bit more, go...

Kurt Schmoke, Baltimore's first African American mayor, has dedicated most of his career to the city were he was raised and attended public school. Schmoke, who left Baltimore to attend Yale and then studied at the Unive...

If you haven't already tried free language education app Duolingo, here are a couple more reasons to download it. The company announced a slew of new language courses that have just launched or are in the works, includin...

He's photographed Daniel Craig, supermodels and AK-47-wielding, crack-crazed Sierra Leonean rebels. He's created poster campaigns for King Kong, Casino Royale and over 150 other major films. He's published five photograp...

Could Shakespeare Theatre Company's hit production of "Man of La Mancha" be a stepping stone for a 50th-anniversary Broadway revival? That speculation was fueled Saturday when Martha Nelly Wasserman, who holds the rights...

I go around and around about classical music and opera not being popular, especially with younger audiences. It really bugs me. How do you get them to enjoy it and not make it feel so foreign? For years, arts organizatio...

Buoy vases, $20-23 from $25-$29, West Elm Show the design-savvy mom in your life a little love with these charming finds -- all less than $50.

When it comes to faking beachy hair, there is no shortage of products that can help you achieve it. But as with anything else, there's nothing quite like the real thing. Apparently, that sentiment has been true for years...

Josh Groban has a majestic voice that soars to the top of the adult contemporary music charts. He also embraces weirdness at every turn.The singer appeared on Jimmy Kimmel's show a few years ago singing Kanye West's best...

A puppet fire. Mirror-generated hordes. A tent that seems to be made of molten gold. These are some of the niftier effects in "Alchemia," the striking, if gimmicky and sometimes over-solemn extravaganza from the dance-il...

TK the Vibe of the evening as guests arrive. Subdued? Excited? Anyone practicing their bowing and/or chop stick skills/ Any failed attempts at speaking Japanese?This is the eighth state dinner of the Obama administration...

TK the Vibe of the evening as guests arrive. Subdued? Excited? Anyone practicing their bowing and/or chop stick skills/ Any failed attempts at speaking Japanese?This is the eighth state dinner of the Obama administration...

Following last week's news that Netflix is rebooting "Full House," Lifetime reportedly jumped on the nostalgia bandwagon and will be producing a made-for-television movie about the ABC sitcom.This is weird, right? A spin...

Following last week’s news that Netflix is rebooting “Full House,” Lifetime reportedly jumped on the nostalgia bandwagon and will be producing a made-for-television movie about the ABC sitcom. This is weird, right?...

Akie Abe, wife of the Japanese prime minister, confessed to being more than a little disappointed when her husband traveled to the U.S. without her a couple of years ago. Michelle Obama's schedule was packed and could no...

Akie Abe, wife of the Japanese prime minister, confessed to being more than a little disappointed when her husband traveled to the U.S. without her a couple of years ago. Michelle Obama's schedule was packed and could no...

The Kitchn's Beer School: 20 lessons, 7 assignments to brew your first 1-gallon batch of beer. Beer School Starts: Monday, May 4 Enroll here: The Kitchn's Beer School Have you been wanting to try brewing your own beer, b...

This was a poetry-filled week for me. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining (at least not now that all the hard work is done). I love poetry, always have and probably always will. I actually once considered becoming a ...