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Brandon Snook & Jason Switzer in Glory Denied (ph: Bob Bezushko/VulcanLyric) Conductor Andrew Kurtz has established a new opera troupe in Philly called Vulcan Lyric, building on his previous venture, Center City Opera Th...

Before "normcore" was a runner up for the Oxford English Dictionary's "word of the year," before Jerry Seinfeld became the trend's unofficial brand ambassador, before New York Magazine introduced it to the world, there w...

Sabrina Ali and Leonid Gaiazov are living proof that good things come to those who wait.It was July 27, 2012, and, on a whim, Sabrina decided to attend the Identity Festival at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Va., with a fri...

Pin it Obviously we know our new book-Complete + Happy Home, out soon on September 15th-is the best shelter book out there right now, and it seems many of you agree. We just reached #1 Best Seller status on Amazon.com in...

"Have you ever had a question you wanted to ask the one black friend that you know, but refrained because you didn't want to run the risk of sounding racist?"  That's the question Gabriel Green asked at the College Unio...

We all know that Bernie Sanders recorded a spoken word album. But not a lot of people know that Bernie has a robust catolog of musical work. So I thought it was important to look at all of Bernie Sanders' albums and see ...

Pin it Have you noticed your clothes smelling... musty? Even if you've switched the load from the washer to the dryer immediately after the cycle has ended? Before you run out and buy a strongly scented laundry detergent...

Photo Credit: Anna Bottinelli Edsel Khaled al-Asaad, 83-year-old retired Syrian archaeologist known admiringly as "Mr. Palmyra" for his extraordinary knowledge of that revered 2,000 year-old Roman era city, has been kill...

Pin it If you're a fan of the illustrated stylings of designer Lisa Congdon, you can decorate a room with them, courtesy of her new collection of temporary wallpaper from Chasing Paper.

"Barren Optimism" Photo Credit: Heather Hummel Photography I captured this self-portrait, titled "Wading Through," at King Family Vineyards in rural Crozet, Virginia. When I asked the owner, James King, about the field's...

Pin it The power of DIY pattern is well within the grasps of even the most amateur of crafters thanks to the can't-mess-it-up charms of stamps. From throw pillows to hard surfaces and other spots on your home, a cute pat...

In two weeks, Stephen Colbert will be on network television every night and he will have to be funny. During his time off between the end of "The Colbert Report" and the beginning of "The Late Show," he's been honing his...

In two weeks, Stephen Colbert will be on network television every night and he will have to be funny. During his time off between the end of “The Colbert Report” and the beginning of “The Late Show,” he’s been ...

Reading my diary from elementary school always manages to be a hilarious experience, and I can't help but wince at my "boy dilemmas" and my lists of cute boys in my class. I am in love with words. I love reading them, fo...

I have developed a super power while here in Edinburgh. The minute I put a stack of flyers in my hand and approach a stranger, there's a 75 percent chance I become invisible. Since I have no control over this invisibilit...

Hello, everyone. It is the year 2015. We still punctuate our emails and texts with little human faces; we've just moved on to emojis, where the faces are a little cuter. And there's one that looks like poop. We're not t...

The conversation that artists are most likely to enjoy having with buyers concerns what inspired them to create this or that and the ideas they seek to express in their work. Less enjoyable are negotiations over price (h...

Pin it Name: Aubin Crowell of Rebuilt Inc., Florice Houde, and Monkey, Shy Girl, Lil' Pi, and Ninja Location: Silver Lake - Los Angeles, California Size: 2,200 square feet Years lived in: 4 1/2 years Aubin and Florice's ...

Pin it Fox's hit show Empire has gained fans for its drama, music, and its fashion. Saks Fifth Avenue is teaming up with the show for the fall season.

It used to be that people talked about romantic love and there are all kinds of stories of star crossed lovers in the Romeo and Juliet or Tristan and Isolde vein who either overcame or succumbed to enormous obstacles. In...

In a recent interview with The Guardian's Alison Flood promoting his hefty new novel, Purity, Jonathan Franzen made a startling admission. As Flood put it, "He once considered adopting an Iraqi war orphan to help him un...

It seems that there is a plethora of avenues these days for writers and artists to get their work out in the public: bookstores and art galleries, museums and exhibition spaces, reading series and conferences. But someth...