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A bit of Washington lore is moving further into the category of fact: It's an oft-cited "legend" that a young John F. Kennedy proposed to Jacqueline Bouvier at Booth Three of Martin's Tavern in Georgetown on the evening ...

Legendary film composer James Horner died in a plane crash on Monday, but he will always be remembered for his music. Horner was best known for his two-time Oscar-winning score to James Cameron's "Titanic," as well as hi...

One courageous woman wants to spread awareness about breast cancer by sharing gorgeous images of her body after surgery. (Some images below may be considered NSFW.) Jennifer, a mother of two and breast cancer survivor, c...

The New York City Ballet is reeling from the untimely death of one of its stars: Albert Evans, 46, a retired principal dancer and a current ballet master. Evans, tall and dignified with a playful streak, was one of the h...

An Aventura couple have grown a variety of plants including snap peas, lavender and zucchini from their soil-less, vertically grown gardening system that basks by their backyard pool. …

Cutting edge, trendsetter fashion? Yes!But in Boston? Don't make me laugh! C'est impossible, right? Wrong. When I moved back here three years ago from Washington, DC (not exactly the epicenter of fashion either but sever...

Batman attempts to deactivate an exploding collar on Catwoman in "Arkham Knight." Months after GamerGate first set video game culture ablaze with unbelievable resistance to the idea of feminist perspectives in the gaming...

Pin it Popular fashion blog Cupcakes and Cashmere is making the jump from the screen to the store. Emily Schuman's first namesake collection hits racks at Nordstrom and online at Shopbop on July 6.

LONDON -- Now is not the time to be a politician in one of Europe's established political parties. Across the continent, interlopers are breaking into the halls of the power. In southern Europe, new parties are emerging ...

Pin it One of the simplest ways to prepare fresh or even frozen vegetables is to steam them over simmering water. If you find steamed vegetables too plain, don't want to smother them in butter, or would just like to infu...

It's 7:30 on a Sunday morning, but my partner and I are already up, dressed, and swigging hasty sips of coffee as we pack a pair of typewriters, a long card table, two chairs, and a cigar box filled with business cards i...

One of the highlights of Art Basel in Basel 2015 was German artist Julius von Bismarck's artwork Egocentric System in the Unlimited sector of the fair. Egocentric System is a live performance by Julius von Bismarck on a ...

REVIEW: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has some of the greatest modern dancers in the United States, with choreography by masters coming from a rich source of creativity and exacting expertise. Its well never runs dr...

An op-ed in an Ivy League school's student newspaper was enough to incite a national debate on trigger warnings for classic texts, but not enough to sway school policy. Members of Columbia University's Multicultural Affa...

Pin it You never know when you're going to need a slime recipe- and this one's a good one- so pin it, bookmark it, copy it, do whatever you have to do to get it in your craft armory. The oozy green gunk will bounce, blow...

Dana & Steve's Sunny Southern Craftsman Pin it After a long summer day of biking to the farmer's market, swimming pool, ice cream shop, and fireworks emporium, where will you put away your bike? Strewn about the entryway...

At the Expotattoo in Colombia, you can see tattoos from head to toe, titanium horns, dental "fangs" and numerous facial piercings ... and that's just on one woman. Maria Jose Cristerna, Mexico's famous "Vampire Woman," w...

Bette Midler arrived onstage for Monday's show at the Verizon Center beneath a massive reworking of Michelangelo's "The Creation of Adam" that had her taking God's place. By the end of the 100-minute performance that fol...

Pin it Instagram has rapidly become one of my favorite places to get inspiration for my home. Nowadays, most boutiques, makers, and online retailers have beautiful Instagram feeds that feature their products and display ...

By now we've all heard about which baby names were most popular last year, but what about the names that are attracting the most heat now and into the future? Here is Nameberry's behind-the-scenes look at our 100 hottest...

Apparently muggles have a little bit of magical power after all -- at least when it comes to understanding their own personality. According to a recent small study from Stetson University, the University of Washington, T...

During my 30 years at Americans for the Arts, I have had the great privilege to visit and learn about a different community nearly every week. While they differ vastly from one another, there is one common strength I hav...