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Lonnae O'Neal: I'm a black woman. I loved Luke Duke. It's complicated.
Washington Post - 3 Jul 2015 02:19
TV Land announced that it's pulling "Dukes of Hazzard" reruns because one of the main characters, the 1969 Dodge Charger called the General Lee, has a big old Confederate flag painted across the top.I knew it would just ...
'A bloodbath': Brutal summer spells doom for Miami restaurants
Miami Herald - 3 Jul 2015 02:21
At least 20 high-profile restaurants have closed in Miami-Dade in recent weeks, outpacing the clip of new openings and putting operators on edge as they head into the year's slowest months. …
Arthamptons Lifetime Achievement Award: Ruth Appelhof at the Maidstone
The Huffington Post - 3 Jul 2015 23:24
Just prior to the Arthamptons opening, I met with Ruth Appelhof, Executive Director of Guild Hall, who will receive the Arthamptons Lifetime Achievement Award on July 5. Over eggs Benedict at the Maidstone in East Hampto...
Dustin Brown lived in a Volkswagen van and other fun facts about Wimbledon's most interesting competitor
Washington Post - 3 Jul 2015 23:09
This isn’t Dustin “Dreddy” Brown’s first Wimbledon rodeo. It’s just the first time the No. 102-ranked Jamaican-German tennis player has wiped out a top-seeded opponent while the whole world was watching. John M...
This French Robot Prints Furniture Like Cake Icing -- Design News
Apartment Therapy - 3 Jul 2015 22:45
Pin it A big robot squeezes molten plastic like it's icing a cake, but it's actually 3D printing furniture. Named Galatéa, the robot is the centerpiece of the Kickstarter for Drawn, where it will travel to you and print...
How To Make a Paper Airplane -- Apartment Therapy Tutorials
Apartment Therapy - 3 Jul 2015 22:30
Pin it Along with being allowed to write in pen, chew bubblegum, and walk home from school alone, being able to construct your very own airplane is a sort of rite of passage when you're a kid. If it's been a while since ...
Muhammad Ali's Childhood Home To Undergo Restoration -- Design News
Apartment Therapy - 3 Jul 2015 20:45
Pin it This Louisville, Kentucky home where Muhammad Ali grew up in the 1950s is undergoing a restoration and conversion into a museum. A group of boxing fans are taking on the project.
Why you might never hear another posthumous Amy Winehouse album -- and why that might be a good thing
Washington Post - 3 Jul 2015 20:42
The new documentary "Amy" is re-igniting the buzz that once surrounded Amy Winehouse, but if you're hoping to hear more music from the late singer, you can forget it. The late singer's label head has revealed that fans w...
Why you might never hear another posthumous Amy Winehouse album -- and why that might be a good thing
Washington Post - 3 Jul 2015 20:42
The new documentary “Amy” is re-igniting the buzz that once surrounded Amy Winehouse, but if you’re hoping to hear more music from the late singer, you can forget it. The late singer’s label head has revealed tha...
Can't Buy Happiness: 5 Simple Ways to Turn Any House Into a Home You Love -- From the Archives: Greatest Hits
Apartment Therapy - 3 Jul 2015 20:00
Pin it What's the difference between a house and a home? A house is a structure you live in that provides for your basic needs and safety. A home is a place that provides you mental and emotional support, a place you loo...
Spend 1 Hour, 1 Day, or 1 Weekend: How To Add Texture to a Neutral Bedroom
Apartment Therapy - 3 Jul 2015 20:00
Pin it Neutral spaces are tricky. Done well and your home is sophisticated, timeless, and soothing. If you're not careful, however, your house reads 2-dimensional and dull. Interest comes in the form of texture, which yo...
10 Great DIY Outdoor Water Play Tables
Apartment Therapy - 3 Jul 2015 20:00
Pin it We love summer because we can be outside all day long, but on the really hot days it's hard to stay out for too long without some relief! These outdoor water play tables are the perfect solution for days when you ...
In Praise of the Daybed
Apartment Therapy - 3 Jul 2015 19:30
Pin it I'm here to extol the virtues of a neglected and unsung piece of furniture: the daybed. And not the twin-bed-turned-lengthwise-along-the-wall variety, although those are quite useful too, but something more like w...
Critical Thinking: Identifying What You Really Like About a Room in a Photo
Apartment Therapy - 3 Jul 2015 19:00
Olivia's Elegant Oakland Apartment Pin it When you're clicking around the internet with inspiration in mind, you sometimes come across those great photos that make you gasp. But why? Can you pinpoint exactly what you lik...
How To Arrange an Octagonal Room? -- Good Questions
Apartment Therapy - 3 Jul 2015 19:00
Pin it Q: Hi! We just bought a house that was actually featured on your website! It's the Before & After: An Amazing Victorian Remodel house. It has an octagonal bedroom and we are lost as to how to furnish it...
Sweet potatoes and a dream: Can an old-school bakery still thrive in D.C.?
Washington Post - 3 Jul 2015 18:07
April Richardson didn't know a thing about frosting. Until a few years ago, she refused to even eat cake.So Richardson, the president of a suburban Maryland bakeshop, was at a loss when Starbucks responded to a lark e-ma...
A Collector's Hollywood Bachelor Pad -- House Tour
Apartment Therapy - 3 Jul 2015 18:00
Pin it Name: Sweatson Klank Location: Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA Size: 900 square feet Years lived in: 10 years; Rented As soon as you walk into Sweatson's home, the living area is spacious, inviting and warm. My first o...
Pop Culture Highs And Lows Of 2015 Thus Far
The Huffington Post - 3 Jul 2015 17:43
We were pretty bored around the midway point last year, but 2015 has given us more than enough to celebrate (and condemn). It's been a wild six months, and pop culture is no exception. Our list of the peaks and troughs r...
How two brothers brought the tastes of Peru to a food truck -- and the Mall
Washington Post - 3 Jul 2015 17:29
An hour before opening last Sunday, the Peruvian Brothers kitchen is filled with all the flavors of home. Steam rises from a large vat of pulled chicken stew, laboriously stirred by one worker using an equally large spoo...
Unhappy Heading Home? 3 Reasons Why (And The Fixes That Will Help)
Apartment Therapy - 3 Jul 2015 17:00
Design & Chemistry in Seattle Part 2: Tyler Pin it It's been a long day at work, it's been a miserable ride in the traffic commute and you still aren't all that jazzed about walking through your front door. If that's the...
Love at first flight: A lasting connection at baggage claim
Washington Post - 3 Jul 2015 16:50
Jason Lifton and Jenna Steinberger made a lasting connection in January 2013 while waiting for their luggage at Reagan National Airport's baggage claim. Jason first noticed Jenna and her older sister, Jess, back in Palm ...
Not your average summer movie bromances
Washington Post - 3 Jul 2015 16:47
According to my records, this essay -- a midway temperature-taking of this year's summer movies -- should have been about women and Hollywood. This was the season, after all, when an impressive number of films would be r...