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Pin it Sold this month for a reported €275 million (or $301 million), this Paris mansion now holds the record for the highest price paid for a home.

Pin it Q: I'm considering an apartment in a high-rise. It has three rooms: a living room/kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom. There is plenty of cooling and heating, and each apartment has a thermostat. The living room and be...

More than 4,500 singers and instrumentalists filed into London's high-Gothic Westminster Abbey to perform George Frideric Handel's "Messiah" in 1784 -- a quarter-century after his death. By 1859, "Handelomania" had becom...

Sam Most was a first call studio musician on the jazz flute. The instrument was often seen as a secondary instrument for reed players in many jazz ensembles, but Most believed in the right hands it could stand by itself ...

Fifty years ago, I spent my summers at a sailing camp run by the Greater Providence YMCA. Having failed as a counselor-in-training, I was moved into an administrative position (running the camp's office and store). Howev...

The Boston-based Borromeo String Quartet has had a long, fruitful association with the Library of Congress, just short of "quartet-in-residence," which came to a peak Friday with a spectacular marathon presentation of al...

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A muse and a band seemed to battle it out for Savion Glover's affection Saturday night. At times during the now-rapt, now-meandering "Dance Holiday Spectacular" performance at George Mason University's Center for the Art...

Alexis & Fido did what they were supposed to do. They came out in a blaze of strobe lights and smoke gusts. They delivered a tight, efficient set full of bangers. They wore the right combination of leather and gold chain...

Emily Henderson's Bedroom Makeover Exclusive Pin it It's great to be able to turn to the experts for decorating advice, but they happen to think there's somebody else more qualified to design your home: You. Here are fiv...

Two writers are suing Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, "Ballers" creator Mark Levinson and HBO for copyright infringement, alleging that HBO and the "Ballers" producers stole the basis of the show from an original work, a ...

Architectural Digest Pin it In a time of modern, matte finishes for everything from kitchen cabinets to cars, I'm ready for a little shine, aren't you? Put it down to the holidays, but I'm loving a luxe, gleaming finish ...

Nicki Minaj -- pop princess, Beyoncé pal and booty popper -- won't let little things like human rights violations put her in a corner -- or keep her from getting a check.On Saturday, the rapper performed in Angola at a ...

Pin it Name: Jessie and Jon Location: Brooklyn Heights; New York, New York Size: 710 square feet Years lived in: 7 months; rented Within every couple-cohabited space there is a love story: the how, when, and why a house ...

Pin it Patrick Mele is a young interior designer (Vogue named him one to watch) living on his own for the first time in New York City, and dealing with many of the same frustrations that other renters deal with. He decid...

Santa Claus is coming to town! And you'll see exactly where he is this Christmas Eve, thanks again to the North American Aerospace Defense Command -- or NORAD -- at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado. ...

Pin it The grownups in my family have stopped exchanging gifts for Christmas, but we haven't given up on slipping small things into each others stockings (plus, a lot of candy). Chapstick, lotto cards and the like are al...

Yes, the ol' cheese-and-butter on spaghetti combo works like a charm. But now that you're all grown up, isn't it time to get a little fancier with your pasta routine? The post Adult Pasta (That You’ll Want as Much as K...

Pin it Measuring just 8.2 square meters (88 square feet), the Ecocapsule is an adorable, self-sustaining pod dwelling. The mini-homes are now available for preorder.

Pin it Lest you think that Megha's 'before' bathroom was merely ugly, you should know what the pictures don't show, which is that up close, finishes were peeling and the whole thing was starting to fall apart. After livi...

Just when you think we've reached peak "Star Wars" hype. These talented artists recreated the entire "The Force Awakens" trailer in Snapchat art -- and it seriously rocks. YouTube channel Yoda Didn’t Die posted the cli...

Andrea Weigl shares Triangle-area home cooks' go-to recipes …