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MSNBC intends to part ways with host Melissa Harris-Perry after she complained about preemptions of her weekend program and implied that there was a racial aspect to the cable-news network's treatment, insiders at MSNBC ...

Poetry editors around the world would turn green with envy if they knew about the current multimedia performance by Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company. In an era that gives short shrift to such literary writing,...

The hottest trend in 3-D printing could change the way you buy running shoes Potential to create products when the customer orders them, rather than making them in many sizes and with piles of wasted fabric left over …...

Last Saturday's performance by the Juilliard String Quartet at the Library of Congress could have been subtitled "Transitions." It was the quartet's final performance there with its long-time cellist, Joel Krosnick, who ...

This has been a week of surreal insights. While struggling to wake up one morning, I learned that the best time and place to suffer a malware attack is in your dreams. Later that day, my neighbor showed me the bullet hol...

Call it performance art, call it modern dance or call it a weird social science experiment: It's now been proved that given the opportunity, contemporary choreographers will spill ping-pong balls all over a stage, and da...

The gifted Israeli violinist Itamar Zorman has performed chamber music in the area several times under the auspices of the Marlboro Festival, but last Friday at the Barns at Wolf Trap he was centerstage in recital with p...

Pin it Hollywood's biggest night, the Oscars, is inching ever closer, so we thought it was time to reflect on the design lessons tucked away in some of this year's nominated films. From how to properly hire a plumber to ...

Pin it You're not alone on this wedding planning journey. There are plenty of books (and blogs, like our new Weddings Channel) out there to help you with advice and inspiration. And if you pick the right books, you can k...

Pin it Name: Todd and Kate Novak Location: French Quarter -- New Orleans, Louisiana Size: 675 square feet Years lived in: 2 years; Owned New Orleans is known as a city that loves color, and Kate and Todd Novak embraced t...

Francis Upritchard, Sun Worship (detail), 2013, modelling material, foil, wire, paint, cloth, 141 x 25 x 19 cm. Collection of Simon Robinson. Courtesy of the artist and Kate MacGarry, London. Francis Upritchard's Alterna...

Pin it Escape down, down, down to amazing and beautiful RIO!! Enter to win 5 free nights in The Master Room at Clubhouse and a $1,000 travel voucher to one of the most celebrated locations on the planet. Who deserves thi...

Pin it New Orleans is a city of mystery, magic, music and a whole lot of style. New Orleans homes just have that je ne sais quoi. There have been quite a few stunning peeks into the homes of New Orleanians on Apartment T...

This is the fifth feature in a series that aims to elevate some of the transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals who have played a significant role in the ongoing fight for trans and queer liberation. Check out t...

Yes, black actors weren't nominated for any Oscars this year -- but that doesn't mean you won't see them at the ceremony. Nearly every year, a tried and true mix of Hollywood royalty, like Sidney Poitier, and new, cultur...

Who will be bringing home an Oscar is not the only big issue - and controversy - facing the Academy Awards tonight. There's also the continuing protest and discussion about …

Have you ever gone into a restaurant and seen a dish name so odd it stuck in your memory, like "Moons Over My Hammy" from Denny's? I've never eaten a Moons Over My Hammy, but that didn't stop me from thinking of strange ...

Pin it Luggage, like air travel, leaves something to be desired. Away is a carry-on that gets the Warby Parker treatment: well-designed, for a reasonable price.

Will & Rebekah's Traditional with a Twist in Paris Pin it Do you live in Stockholm, Berlin, Kraków or Paris? Will you be close to home for from Mid-March to late April? Do you have a unique, stylish apartment or house t...

Where can I watch the Oscars?The 88th Academy Awards air Sunday, Feb. 28, at 8:30 p.m. on ABC.If you're a cable TV subscriber in one of eight markets (Chicago, Fresno, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, R...

Albert Pujols is taking a swing at a home sale in Irvine. …

“#OscarsSoWhite they asked to touch my hair.” That was the first tweet April Reign said she sent last year after the list for the 2015 Oscar nominees highlighted a roster that was overwhelmingly white. Reign -- a wri...