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At first glance, the stark photographs in Polly Brown's new book, Little Deaths, seem bound together only by their banality: A rumpled sofa, an office chair, the row of reading lights and flight attendant call buttons ha...

There are more new emojis coming. You asked, and Unicode answered. Seriously, though, the folks at Unicode took into account which emojis were most requested on Emojipedia, searched on Google, requested from Apple and wr...

Sitting in my living-room armchair every day, I sometimes remind myself of my late grandmother. I write from my chair. Momma Susie used to loan-shark from hers, Godfather-style, in her PJs. Townsfolk would parade before ...

Like this entry? Favorite it below! Name: Brian Location: Las Vegas, NV Square Feet: 850 Division: Small What I Love About My Small Home: The thing I love most about my small home is its so easy to keep clean! One swiffe...

In less than two decades, "The Truman Show" and "Gattaca" have become relics. Hold them up, in all their mind-bending glory, and you might feel a pang of nostalgia for a bygone era when studios bankrolled movies made for...

In less than two decades, "The Truman Show" and "Gattaca" have become relics. Hold them up, in all their mind-bending glory, and you might feel a pang of nostalgia for a bygone era when studios bankrolled movies made for...

And you thought the stamp your favorite coffee shop uses to decorate its cups was cool. Adrian Hogan, an illustrator living in Tokyo, has been crafting stunning panoramas of local scenes as part of his daily sketching pr...

Pin it Whether you're just pulling out your sweaters or putting them away for the season, a moth repellent is key to making your winter wools last. Forget the stinky, toxic moth balls--and who really has the space for a ...

JERUSALEM -- One of the earliest known copies of the Ten Commandments was written in soot on a strip of goatskin found among the trove of biblical material known as the Dead Sea Scrolls, widely considered to be one of th...

If only we could design a world like this. France-based photographer Sofiane Samlal has a talent for creating incredibly delightful scenes using Lego characters. Samlal, who goes by Samsofy, arranges the tiny toy people ...

Like this entry? Favorite it below! Name: Amy Location: Chattanooga, TN Square Feet: 950 Division: Small What I Love About My Small Home: I live on the second floor of a 1930's brick fourplex in the historic Highland Par...

Jay Z starts one of his singles from 2013's "Magna Carta Holy Grail" by claiming, "I just want a Picasso in my casa, no, my castle." At Oberlin College, students fulfill Jay Z's dream by hanging a Picasso in their very o...

The film Margarita With A Straw is so unexpectedly brilliant, on so many levels, that I was completely mesmerized. Focused on taboo within taboo, the fragility of our collective human condition and the joy and possibilit...

High school students Robin Jeter and Jordan Dickerson made headlines across the country in spring 2013 when they found themselves in a situation that resembled a movie. Their respective D.C. high school track teams were ...

The American Express Centurion Lounge is set to open in early June in MIA's North Terminal. …

Pin it Just in time for summer gardening, Brooke from Prettyography shares this great idea for transforming a common thrift store find into something awesome for everyday use in the kitchen.

Written by Julia Rocchi Modern Ruin: A World's Fair Pavilion - Promo I from Matthew Silva on Vimeo. For the past three years, the futuristic New York State Pavilion -- a National Treasure looking for a new future of its ...

Documentaries about food can often be found in the programs of minority film festivals (CAAMFest 2015's program is certainly no exception). However, if one chose their viewing opportunities carefully, 2015's festival off...

"Melissa Williams," Aja Monet reads, "Darnisha Harris." Her voice is strong; it marches along, but it shakes a little, although not from nerves. She's performing a poem that includes the forgotten names of girls and wome...

Like this entry? Favorite it below! Name: Matthew Location: South Boston, MA Square Feet: 818 Division: Small What I Love About My Small Home: I live in a 110 year old printing press factory in Boston. In 2004 it was con...

The Laotian Painter Thép Thavonsouk. Photo: Enric Boixadós. As a young boy of four Thép Thavonsouk began drawing and sketching. In the early 1950's his father travelled frequently to Paris. He would return to Laos wit...

It's a problem faced by many television characters we know and love, from Kristina Braverman on "Parenthood" to Samantha Jones on "Sex and the City." But breast cancer has rarely made it into animated series. Artist AleX...