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The results are in! Charlotte and Ezra are the number one names on Nameberry’s list of most popular names of 2015. The Nameberry Most Popular Baby Names list provides rankings based on the number of page views each nam...

What was bad news for Mary and Joseph is very good news for theaters at Christmastime.Several box offices are turning away patrons this holiday season, prompting three local companies to extend runs of hit musicals into ...

Every week when the grosses come in, I think: "Wow, look at Aladdin go." I thought this even last winter, the winter not being known as a great time for children's musicals. It's an amazing success story. Now every indep...

Pin it If you're looking for a non traditional holiday DIY (that you could totally leave up year round), look no further than this stunning paper reindeer. It should take you about 3 days (on and off) and come in under $...

Once a month, we publish restaurant recipes in our Specialty of the House column. We're running low on requests. Please send us the restaurant dish you would most love the …

Big hunks of meat. It’s what the holidays are all about. The post All the Holiday Roast Recipes You Need appeared first on Bon Appétit.

Hi! I'm Evan, and I'm the new crossword writer for the Washington Post. This blog will recap the Sunday Magazine crossword each week, with answer grids, explanations about the themes, and background about how I put the p...

Like it or not, humanity is adapting to this fractious information age. Hungry and distracted, we now absorb our brain-vitamins from an infinity of crumbs.So if you love contemporary pop, you've surely learned to listen ...

It was exciting to hear, after a performance of Disgraced at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, that this 2013 Pulitzer Prize-winning work by playwright Ayad Akhtar is being developed for HBO. Not just because it's a play well ...

Jen and Dave's Fixer-Upper Turned Colorful, Plant-Filled Austin Home Pin it If you can say one thing about the homeowners from our tours, it's that they aren't shrinking violets. Or oranges. Or teals. Or reds, greens, or...

A church that used to be a spiritual center for the working class in northern Spain has been repurposed for a completely different kind of community. After sitting abandoned for decades, a church in the Spanish town of ...

This week in WTF art news, the makers of Cards Against Humanity -- you know, "the party game for horrible people" -- are threatening to shred an original Picasso print. Gird your loins, museums, 'cause the folks at CAH h...

As Hollywood continues to grapple with how to effectively achieve diversity across the board, there's a lot to be excited about in 2016. Some of our favorite black actors are going to be featured in big name titles in t...

Appetizers are best part of any holiday meal Recipes for six simple-but-tasty hors d'oeuvres Serve them at Christmas, an office holiday party or on New Year's Eve …

High Cotton announced the winner of its annual Collegiate Design Competition this week. Elizabeth "Lizzy" Lawrence, a junior majoring in art and design at N.C. State, earned top honors for …

Also: chef Allen Susser dishes out an Orange Bowl-inspired dessert …

Jeremy Andrias collected sneakers growing up He learned shoemaking craft from Durham shoemaker Kiernan Ionescu He also makes leather goods, such as belts with locally made buckles …

Katie Dylewski is an artist from Kenosha, Wisconsin who normally enjoys working in oils, but is not above speed-painting her favorite work -- John William Godward's "Ionian Dancing Girl" -- onto a giant sugar cookie usin...

Savory Christmas Crostata is buttery despite being butterless Fill it with veggies or whatever you like …

It took Dave Mancini seven years to get his thin crust pizza recipe right. The post Small-Town Italian Pizza Vibes…in Inner-City Detroit appeared first on Bon Appétit.

Pin it There is nothing like the start of a new year to kick yourself into gear and make changes that last. And no, I'm not talking about resolutions, which have a sneaky way of fading along with the holiday glow. I'm ta...

Like its subject matter, "The Big Short" is hard to describe. Based on Michael Lewis's best-selling 2010 nonfiction book about a small group of money managers who made millions by betting against the housing market durin...