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Robin Givhan, The Washington Post's Pulitzer-winning fashion critic, is covering Paris Fashion Week. Read her stories as she makes her way from runway to runway, and follow her on Twitter: @robingivhan. Balenciaga The fi...

Robin Givhan, The Washington Post's Pulitzer-winning fashion critic, is covering Paris Fashion Week. Read her stories as she makes her way fromrunway to runway, and follow her on Twitter: @robingivhan. Lanvin   Lamaire/...

Robin Givhan, The Washington Post's Pulitzer-winning fashion critic, is covering Paris Fashion Week. Read her stories as she makes her way from runway to runway, and follow her on Twitter: @robingivhan.

Usually, the first rehearsal for a new season is a straightforward affair. We make announcements, introduce new musicians and staff and get our collective chops together. Such was not the case in Detroit on a sunny Thurs...

We talked to some of our favorite florists about tips for creating stylish centerpieces at home. The post Steal These Florists’ Tips to Create Better Bouquets at Home appeared first on Bon Appétit.

Claire & Luke's Soulful Logan Square Apartment Pin it Did fall sneak up on you? Are your rooms still feeling summer-y and breezy? Are you looking to add some fall coziness fast? These four easy ideas will never let you d...

The dervish ethos goes way beyond whirling.That's likely to be one takeaway from "Dervishes and Their Belongings," an exhibition of about 300 historical artifacts at the Turkish American Community Center in Lanham, Md. T...

Photo Credit: Jack Vartoogian Lin Hwai-min is the genius behind Cloud Gate Theatre of Taiwan. He created the concept and choreography for this stunning production of dance magic presented at the Brooklyn Academy of Music...

The rain wouldn't let up on Thursday, which was appropriate for the night's theme. Singer José James was in town to cover the work of Billie Holiday, a legendary jazz vocalist whose despondency became her hallmark. In a...

It was so Washington, the way they met. She was on the dais at a panel discussion on media and politics, holding forth knowledgeably; he was in the audience, smitten. At the steakhouse dinner that followed, Jake Brewer g...

The longest-serving member of the House, Rep. John Conyers, and his wife, Monica Conyers, are divorcing.Court documents show that Monica Conyers, 50, sought the split earlier this month, citing a "breakdown" in the marri...

During the last twenty days of September, I attended twenty Seattle area theater productions. I didn't go to one each day, but some days I'd attend a matinee and then an evening show. It was a wonderful whirlwind that co...

No group is subject to more fascination and derision than teenage girls.  We track them, we gawk at them, we sexualize them, we use them to sell things, we hope they buy things. We allow them to shape the direction of o...

Dozens of notable authors are getting on the same page to support the Syrian refugee relief.  Beginning on Thursday, U.K. book retailer Waterstones is giving 100 percent of sales from select titles to Oxfam’s Syria C...

Sophia is a project to collect life lessons from fascinating people. Subscribe to get our updates directly via Facebook or email, or share your own wisdom. Alex Borstein is the profanely funny comic actor who voices�...

Pin it Name: Beth Cook, a personal and professional coach Location: San Francisco, California Size: about 900 square feet Years lived in: 1.5 years; Rented Beth is proud to be the latest in a line of lively ladies to gra...

Standard Foods -- the highly anticipated joint venture of former Herons executive chef Scott Crawford and local developer John Holmes -- opens its doors to the public today, after several tantalizing months of delays. Al...

 Playwright and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda is building a remarkable career on Broadway by highlighting the immigrant experience in masterful and tantalizing hip-hop musicals. After his Tony-winning debut with “In the He...

Pin it Catering to attendees of local sand sculpture festivals, Zand Hotel in the Netherlands has opened the world's first sand hotels. Located in the towns of Sneek and Oss, each hotel is just one bedroom hidden inside ...

In the booklet for "Studio Sacrilege," a reproduction of Amy Hughes Braden's "Placed on a Pedestal" shows that the piece includes a rendering of a Madonna-and-child icon. But in the collage painting on display at the Dis...

The exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art John Singer Sargent: Portraits of Artists and Friends is in its final days, ending October 4th. I was fortunate to be invited to give two talks during the exhibit examining S...

Every fall, there's always one show that just gets absolutely eviscerated by TV critics. This year, the winner of that special prize is "Dr. Ken," the ABC sitcom starring Ken Jeong ("Community," "The Hangover") as a bril...