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Kirby dug Grandpa's old hanging chair out of the garage, and it had seen better days. A clear gem despite its condition, Kirby put in the work and now it looks better than ever:

Beatriz & Fernando's Eclectic Mix + Match Trying to really go for a certain atmosphere in a room? Hit a certain mood in a space? Want your home to feel a very specific way so you and your guests are the most comfortable?...

Name: Andy & Sam Location: Tokyo, Japan After a whirlwind romance and a couple of countries, we decided to leave sunny England and fulfill our dream of living in Japan. It is truly a magical place and we feel so fortunat...

NEW YORK (RNS) The directions, if a little stilted, look familiar: "The Order Of The Diagram Written Here Teaches The Return Home." Think Parcheesi or Sorry. But then think again. The board is not cardboard or plastic; i...

San Francisco Ballet in Helgi Tomasson's Romeo and Juliet (Photo:Erik Tomasson) Helgi Tomasson's Romeo and Juliet made a comeback at San Francisco's War Memorial Opera House last night, buoyed by a vivid and sensitive pe...

German composer Kurt Weill was no stranger to Nazi harassment. A prominent and popular Jewish composer, he fled to Paris in 1933. Well known for his theater hits, such as The Threepenny Opera and Rise and Fall of the Cit...

Sam & Linsey's Thoughtful Chicago Home No matter where you're headed to bring home some new furniture -- a retail store, Craigslist or maybe even mom's basement -- you'll need bring along some basics before bothering to ...

Looking to decorate like a modernist Willy Wonka? Mayice makes art by painting acrylic lightboxes with melted gummy bears. The Madrid design studio sells them for a modest $162.

Leslie and Jake's "Street Cred Granny" Style in LA You can't go wrong with recurring decorating advice that pops up again and again -- the little nuggets of wisdom whispered in our ears by mentors or mothers -- and make ...

When you compose an opera based on William Hogarth's famous and guardedly beloved series, The Rake's Progress, you build in a certain expectation. Spectators in large numbers will have the highly populated depictions of ...

When you compose an opera based on William Hogarth's famous and guardedly beloved series "The Rake's Progress," you build in a certain expectation. Spectators in large numbers will have the highly populated depictions of...

The rise of iLoveMakonnen has been a blur of unexpected twists.Roughly a year ago, the peculiar rapper was slowly gaining viral traction on the strength of the infectious "Club Goin' Up on a Tuesday." Unbeknown to everyo...

The whole point of travel is to experience something different, right? So why do so many vacations wind up feeling like a marathon sprint through new sights, resulting in many Instagrams but few lasting impressions? Sure...

For the first time in the history of Men's Health magazine, the man on the cover will have been born a woman. That is, if he wins a competition to be "The Ultimate Guy."Aydian Dowling, a 27-year-old YouTube star and entr...

Cinco de Mayo was celebrated a couple of days early but in fine style at the Organization of American States on Saturday, where Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez and his excellent New Orchestra of Washington held forth with a s...

This post contains details about the episode of "Mad Men" that aired April 26.It's disappointing to know that the employees of SC&P will be leaving the Time-Life building, the setting for so many great moments: Don and P...

While the PEN American Center in New York remains mired in bitter disagreement over its decision to honor French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, the PEN/Faulkner organization in Washington was a model of gentility at i...

Good news: there's finally a trailer for a Black Widow standalone movie.Not so good news: it's not real. In keeping with Marvel's treatment of Natasha Romanoff as "The Girl Character" who keeps getting shunted off from t...

Christopher & Sara's Dream Home I hate statements that divide the entire world into two groups of people, but here I am doing it: There are two types of people -- those who love the feel of wide, airy, open loft-like hom...

Name: Anne-Claire, John (not pictured), and daughter, Anna Location: Rockville, Maryland Size: 2,400 square feet Years lived in: 1 year, owned We were first introduced to Anne-Claire in a house call; when I tracked her d...

"Saturday Night Live" alumni tend to form predictable career paths: They star in broad comedies that double as extensions of their work on the series, then attempt to wow us with an off-kilter dramatic performance that c...

For the first time in the history of Men’s Health magazine, the man on the cover will have been born a woman. That is, if he wins a competition to be “The Ultimate Guy.” Aydian Dowling, a 27-year-old YouTube star a...