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NAPERVILLE, Ill. - While the Straka family chats around the kitchen table, its 5-year-old German shepherd, Essie, relaxes in her corner doggy bed. Life is good. …

For a second year in a row, Mexican director Alejandro G. Iñarritu helmed the most Oscar-nominated film of the year* with the critically-acclaimed "The Revenant." When it comes to diversity in Hollywood, that's as far ...

Today is Facebook Nudity Day. Were you not aware of this glorious holiday? Well, it's not too late to embrace its magic. Art historian Kathy Schnapper and artists Stephen Pusey and Grace Graupe-Pillard are responsible f...

The average age of first-time mothers is at an all-time high in the U.S - over 26. The change is largely due to a big drop in teen moms. But …

This post originally appeared on The Cut. By Ann Friedman I've decided that 2016 is the year I learn to play the piano, work fewer hours without taking a pay cut, and call my grandparents more often. You've probably made...

Glass makes tiny spaces appear larger Reflective surfaces bounce light …

We have just one question: WWKJD?Model Hilary Rhoda started her career while still in high school at the urging of her mom-turned-manager Marianne Rhoda. The Reliable Source reported that the two happened to hear about a...

This furniture style dominates the marketplace Design Within Reach made style more attainable …

Zack Braunstein was reading the Bhagavad Gita, an ancient Hindu scripture, several months back when he stumbled upon a compelling term: Shraddha, a Sanskrit word that translates loosely as "faith" or "devotion" but can...

Eleven years ago, Palestinian-Syrian computer engineer and activist Bassel Khartabil dreamed of reconstructing the historic Syrian city of Palmyra. Khartabil wanted to share Palmyra's ancient culture with the world, fre...

The slight sense of longing that runs through the six episodes of PBS's utterly average Civil War drama "Mercy Street" is not about the characters' wants and desires or the ample metaphors evident in a tale of disunion. ...

From one-night stands to marriages that have lasted six or seven decades, romance has always been a curious ingredient in relationships. Primitive cultures that relied on agriculture for survival often practiced fertilit...

Eight new wines to look for in 2016 With more than 10,000 grape varieties out there, it's time to start drinking …

There's no fool-proof way to predict who is going to take home an Oscar on Feb. 28. But that's not going to stop me from trying.Let's take a look at two of the best picture front-runners. "The Revenant" follows real-life...

There’s no foolproof way to predict who is going to take home an Oscar on Feb. 28. But that’s not going to stop me from trying. Let’s take a look at two of the best picture front-runners. “The Revenant” follows...

When your job involves tasting mozzarella sticks and pies all day like our editors, you learn a few things about how to eat (mostly) healthy-ish the rest of the time. On our latest foodcast, our editors share how they ba...

Pin it If you ask me, this color doesn't get the credit that it deserves. It's a powerhouse - playing well against the entire spectrum of natural wood shades and pairing up nicely with a rainbow of colors, from navy blue...

The death of Alan Rickman at age 69, following a battle with cancer, has hit movie fans, both serious and casual, for innumerable reasons. He starred in "Die Hard," "Love Actually," "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves," and "...

11pm Sunday January 3, 2016 is when the doors of P3Studio at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas closed for the last time. The final residency project titled Shelf Life by New York artists Kate Gilmore and Franklin Evans remin...

Take a step back in time to 1963... ROBERT BERMAN GALLERY recreates a legendary art event...the long awaited retrospective of the conceptual artist Marcel Duchamp captured by famed photographer Julian Wasser. After a suc...

Malcolm Harris, Curator-of-Cool, TEDxSanMigueldeAllende Recently, I was asked to be a speaker during the TEDx Talks held in San Miguel de Allende, in the central highlands of Mexico. Initially, I hesitated as I began hav...

When North America awoke to a fresh set of Oscar nominations on Thursday morning, Nick Hornby was already midway through his day. The British novelist and screenwriter was reveling in his Oscar recognition from across t...