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Hikers who climbed up Hawaii's popular Lanikai Pillbox Trail on Saturday to watch the serene sunrise were met with something much more intense: A group of Polynesian dancers performing a powerful haka. Gee Tuitele-Mart...

Every summer, on a town in the very northwestern corner of Connecticut -- a community of roughly 1,700 people, a farmer's market and some acclaimed Berkshire hiking trails -- a rough-hewn group of artists descend. During...

The image was supposed to illustrate post modern middle-Americana fun: In the center of the frame was Kid Rock, lunging forward, split-open cardboard Budweiser 24-pack box in his hand, aiming to cover the front of a woma...

Jonathan Franzen’s new novel, “Purity,” won’t be released till Sept. 1, so we’ve still got three weeks of staring at that young woman staring back at us. But who exactly is she? Rodrigo Corral, the creative dir...

Jonathan Franzen's new novel, "Purity," won't be released till Sept. 1, so we've still got three weeks of staring at that young woman staring back at us.But who exactly is she?Rodrigo Corral, the creative director at Far...

A new book is showing what it means to be a woman in your prime.  Photographer Peter Freed just completed a Kickstarter campaign for PRIME, a book of portraits and essays featuring women ages 35 to 104 who Freed say...

The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden's decision to hold its 40th anniversary gala in New York City is part of a larger plan to raise the museum's profile and boost private donations for the struggling institution, o...

Rapper Vic Mensa came to Washington as a solo act, but he quickly amassed what could pass for a choir during his performance at U Street Music Hall. It wasn't a chorus in the religious sense, but the gig took on a reviva...

Faster, faster! Learn how to make quick pickles from market-fresh cucumbers. And nope, you don't even have to can them. The post How to Choose the Best Cucumbers for Pickling (‘Cause Yep, It Matters) appeared first on ...

One of the great privileges about covering culture in New York is the constant opportunity for discovery. Stacey Kent is a Grammy-nominated jazz singer with more than twenty years experience, but I heard her for the firs...

Mayor Bowser at rooftop energy news conference on new energy initiatives. pic.twitter.com/qhV5Ntk4ToAfter years of sporting the safest "I'm in public office!" hair possible, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser debuted a new look on...

Dawn's Fabulous '50s Suburban Home Pin it Do you love really sleek, modern designs but like traditional details, too? Do you like both a lot of color as well as spaces that are peaceful and monochromatic? You don't neces...

Ernest Jones wrote a book called Hamlet and Oedipus where he argued that Hamlet's ambivalence about avenging his father results from his own incestuous wishes. Hamlet was in this case the perfect embodiment of the Oedipu...

photo by Berry Behrendt I had the opportunity to talk with En Esch (KMFDM, Pigface, Slick Idiot) before his performance here in New York at the STIMULATE 7th Annual 4th of July Industrial Barbeque. It turns out my friend...

Tom Brady appeared in a federal court in Manhattan on Wednesday as part of his lawsuit against the NFL over his four-game Deflategate suspension. This is an artist's rendering of what Brady looked like at the proceedin...

Kristin & Derek's Musical Laurel Canyon Lodge Pin it So you have a huge open space on your hands? Great! Not so great is the feeling that it's just one big, undefined area. Never fear. You can strategically use the thing...

Liz Sloan always knew she was an artist, but she never felt comfortable pursuing it as a career. In her mind, she was to be anything but. Reared as the middle child in a family of athletes, Liz excelled at sports -- her ...

It sounds like Chelsea Clinton's book tour is shaping up to be much like the public image of the former (and future?) first daughter herself: highly scripted and a little tedious.Beloved local bookseller Politics and Pro...

Props running to a few lamps, a ubiquitous wooden coffin, a bloody body bag and little more are all that's needed to make a strong impression by Project: Theatre, a Canadian team. The play the troupe's lending its all an...

Pin it Name: Music industry executive Sam, designer Anne & Vizsla pup Indiana Location: Bouldin -- Austin, Texas Size: 2400 square feet Years lived in: 2 -- owned You could say that creativity's been in the center of Sam...

Feel like resurrecting Tupac in your own home? No problem.  U.K.-based tech enthusiast Mrwhosetheboss posted a now-viral tutorial on YouTube that shows how to turn any smartphone into a hologram projector. The video was...

The TV world was briefly rocked this week when after the opening credits of "Late Night" rolled across the screen, host Seth Meyers was shown already seated at his desk instead of standing for the monologue.