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For well over a century, "fusion," the osmosis-like seeping of jazz and folk and their relatives, rock and soul, into the classical idiom, has enlivened offerings at concert halls. For its season opener Friday at Georget...

WINSTED, Conn. -- If you're building the American Museum of Tort Law and locating it in this hard nut of a town, along Main Street near Tattoos by Candace, the Flip N Grill and down the road from the Sunday morning turke...

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

Almost as soon as he discovered the story, Robert Zemeckis knew he had to make "The Walk."It was a decade ago when the creator of "Back to the Future," "Forrest Gump" and other blockbusters came across a children's book ...

Biotech firms explore using microorganisms to produce flavors, fragrances Number of natural ingredients is vast - but can be expensive and hard to get Cracking the genetic code is the key to synthesizing high-end scents ...

Lauren's Warm & Light Chicago Condo Pin it Living in the cultural melting pot of London, my social circle hails from, well, everywhere. I'm always interested in people's aesthetic tastes, and am always curious, between t...

Richard Wagner might be delighted to know that his "Ring" cycle is still performed to audiences of passionate devotees around the world. He might be shocked, though, to know that "Rienzi," his third opera and one of his ...

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

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

Pin it Supermodel Kate Moss is the latest celebrity to try out the world of interior design. She has partnered with Philippe Starck-founded architecture firm Yoo to decorate a home in the English countryside.

A new book by former U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, youngest son of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, openly discusses what he says are the mental illnesses and addictions of himself and his family members, and takes on what he ...

Things were bound to feel festive Saturday night at the 19th annual national dinner hosted by the Human Rights Campaign, a group advocating for LGBT rights: The 3,500-some guests gathered at the Walter E. Washington Conv...

Pin it To pull off a truly spectacular IKEA hack, you need tools, talent and an unflappable vision. You need to be able to look at a footstool and see a shelving unit. Can you tell what IKEA products inspired each of the...

Did we see a version of Miley Cyrus in the season premiere of “Saturday Night Live” that was toned-down for network television or have we become so inured to her antics that they just don’t register as shocking any...

Did we see a version of Miley Cyrus in the season premiere of "Saturday Night Live" that was toned-down for network television or have we become so inured to her antics that they just don't register as shocking anymore? ...

Pin it So orange isn't really your color. And you don't quite subscribe to the Party City definition of "spooky." That doesn't mean you have to skip halloween decorating at all. It just means you need to get a little mor...

Hey, isn't that... Rocker Steven Tyler, enjoying a low-key early dinner at the cozy Georgetown Italian joint Il Canale on Saturday? The Aerosmith frontman, in the after-hours rock star uniform of a plaid flannel shirt an...

Debbie Moose is fascinated by fishing - on TV She wonders what it would be like to try fly fishing …

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

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

Pin it Name: Wilson & Cullen Hanks, Annie and Henry the dogs, Aeva the cat, Sweetpea and Peapod the peacocks, 8 chickens, 4 guineafowl, and a rescue tortoise named Teddy Location: Barton View; South Austin, Texas Size: 6...

Last week, a new effort called #CONNECTTHEWORLD was announced in full page ads in all the major newspapers. Founded by the Bill and Melina Gates Foundation, Facebook, and many others, CONNECTTHEWORLD said: "The Internet ...