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Just because you're dead and buried doesn't mean your severed head can't go on an amazing, 300-year journey -- and talk about it.  Oliver Cromwell's notorious noggin speaks in Marc Hartzman's new book, "The Embalmed He...

Immediately after breakfast I donned a wedding gown and proceeded up to the Royal Mile in order to hand out flyers. Flyer-ing (which is an Edinburgh Fringe verb), is a fact of life. It's not always easy, but it's part of...

Earlier this summer, Charlize Theron played a character called Furiosa in "Mad Max: Fury Road." But Furiosa would also make an apt nickname for her character in "Dark Places," a largely neutered, by-the-numbers adaptatio...

"I was tired of feeling myself inadequate," Olga said to me in her charming Russian accent during our interview for Waking Up in America. There was no self-pity in her voice, only a matter-of-fact manner and a passion fo...

Pin it Spray paint brand Krylon is sponsoring this year's 127 Sale, a sprawling yard sale that spans over 600 miles through Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio and Michigan, and they're making it shoppable with P...

If fashion is a language, then Jidenna is its namesake. In a world where designer clothing reigns supreme and labels create hierarchy, Wonderland Records' newest addition, Jidenna, has reincarnated the meaning of what fa...

Pin it You or someone you know has probably made the claim that it's OK to eat food that falls on the ground if it's picked up in less than five seconds. Is that how the transfer of bacteria actually works? As it turns o...

When it comes to aesthetics and public perception, the candidates seeking the Republican presidential nomination love nothing better than red ties, blue ties, boxy suits, tiny American-flag pins and regular invocations o...

When it comes to aesthetics and public perception, the candidates seeking the Republican presidential nomination love nothing better than red ties, blue ties, boxy suits, tiny American-flag pins and regular invocations o...

Pin it The Zoid Console by Meier/Ferrer • $24,000 The console table is, in our opinion, a wonderfully versatile and underrated piece of furniture. It's perfect for an entry hall, but equally perfect behind a sofa, or i...

Inside the Iron Man suit, Tony Stark is but a man. Sure, he's a man with billions of dollars and a bunch or really cool toys, but he's still a man. Take away the suit's powers, and he's forced to confront the mundane. ...

The decision to hold the Hirshhorn's 40th-anniversary gala in New York is deeply troubling and raises concern about where the museum's new director, Melissa Chiu, is taking the organization. According to the New York Tim...

The decision to hold the Hirshhorn's 40th-anniversary gala in New York is deeply troubling and raises concern about where the museum's new director, Melissa Chiu, is taking the organization. According to the New York Tim...

Emoji never cease to fascinate. We often wonder if we can eventually communicate only in these tiny illustrations of pizza slices and lipsticks, and we puzzle over whether we've been interpreting some of the symbols w...

The inspired world of Harry Potter fandom has blessed us with a truly magical joke. Author J.K. Rowling celebrated her 50th birthday on July 31, and good wishes poured in from her 5 million Twitter followers. Includin...

Pin it Always forgetting your keys? Never did come up with a smart way to store your mail (and bills)? Just feel like you need a better idea for those everyday, important items you always feel like you're losing track of...

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Pin it So your friend (sister/niece/daughter-in-law/babysitter) is getting married! And now, you're planning her a bridal shower. Don't panic--we're going to show you how to make it a huge success with minimal sweat.

Jeff Solomon had a crush on Jenna Bugge for as long as he can remember."I have always felt that Jenna was the one, even in the third grade," he recalls. "I used to imagine, even as a little kid, what if I married her one...

Perhaps the defining moment in Jason Segel's career was in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," his character standing naked in front of his girlfriend, towel draped around his ankles, receiving the news that she wants to break ...

Ives: Piano Sonata, No. 2 "Concord, Mass., 1840-1860;" Webern: Piano Variations, Op. 27; Berg: Piano Sonata, Op. 1. Alexei Lubimov, piano. Zig-Zag Territories 362. More than one new music junkie has told me that Anton We...

Sometimes a swimming pool is more than a swimming pool. Such is the case in "Diva," Heiward Mak's film about the Hong Kong pop-music industry. The 2012 movie repeatedly depicts characters in or near water -- a quiet rive...