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Southern Ideal Home Show is next weekend The Southern Ideal Home Show is April 8-10 at the state fairgrounds in Raleigh. Here are a few of the show's highlights: Chip …

Can love be captured in just five words? The whole sweeping, passionate arc of a romance novel? Twitter users think so! Well, sort of. In the trending hashtag #My5WordRomanceNovel, tweeters have been composing super-suc...

It's often said that smell is the strongest sense tied to memory. I don't doubt this theory, but when I think back, many of my earliest memories are inextricably tied to the sense of sound -- and the music that surrounde...

Thankfully I am able to expand on the notion of Robert and dogs from a previous Mrs. Sizzle post to announce a new book out entitled, "Robert Mapplethorpe: The Archive", by Frances Terpak and Michelle Brunnick. It is wit...

Pin it Name: Sandra Location: San Francisco, California I'm a textile designer behind the brand Happy French Gang and I live in a typical San Franciscan apartment in a very old house right in front of the famous Dolores ...

Spring officially arrived last weekend, but where I live, we still have to put on winter boots, scarves and hats before going out, and by the looks of it, we're going to have them on for a couple more weeks... But I'm no...

Later this year, Instagram will change in a big way. Rather than showing you a chronological feed of images, it will serve up photos in the order it thinks you'd like to see them. This will happen via an algorithm simila...

When Rep. Rod Blum last week tweeted a picture of the crane-filled Southwest waterfront, saying D.C. is "being built on the backs of U.S. taxpayers" and "needs a recession," the Iowa Republican might have scored some poi...

Whole grains like buckwheat and Kamut® are gaining traction in the market for those who want fiber and protein but not gluten …

Among 147 metropolitan statistical areas with at least 100,000 residential properties:Metro areas with the highest share of vacant properties:1. Flint, Mich. (7.5 percent) 2. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, Mich. (5.3 percent)

(All times Eastern).On "New Girl" (Fox at 8), Jess applies for a job at a new school, but her job prospects take a hit when she discovers the principal is dating her ex-boyfriend, Sam. At the loft, Nick gets a cold and S...

Pin it Cabinet hardware is a little detail that can have a big impact on the look of your kitchen or bathroom. The good news is that these days there are quite a few retailers offering modern, minimally styled pieces in ...

To dispel any possible doubts about her talents, the Notorious RBG, sometimes known as Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, is adding actress to her long list of accomplishments. Ginsburg will make a small appearan...

Where you see trash, Nelson Molina sees treasure.  A recently retired NYC sanitation worker, Molina started plucking collectible items from the trash some 30 years ago. His collection now takes up an entire warehouse fl...

Juicy tuna kabobs with crunchy coating great for a quick indoor grilled dinner Chopped walnuts add depth and crunch Juicy tuna kabobs with crunchy coating great for a quick indoor grilled dinner …

San Francisco Magazine Gary Kamiya Oscar Bolton Green Getting real about the city’s most intractable problem.   This story is part of our April 2016 cover story “The City Report Card,” a 24-part assessment of the ...

A new book shines a blinding, bright flashbulb on the plates really in front of us--not the styled, overhead shots of donuts you're used to. The post These ‘Real’ Food Photos Will Cure You of Instagram Fatigue appear...

Pin it Name: Seth and Maureen Conant and their cats, Frank and Lucy Location: Seattle, Washington Size: 2,000 square feet Years lived in: 6 years; Owned Walking into Maureen and Seth's house transports you to the 1950s. ...

--William Bouguereau,The Bacchante For reasons no one seems able to explain, France of late has been deluged with graphic images of the bacchanal. In case you've forgotten the bacchanal is not merely a wild sex frolic in...

Both JC Raulston and Sarah Duke Gardens are having public plant sales NC Museum of Art hosts Art in Bloom event on April 7-10 Upcoming classes on shade plants, orchids and bonsai …

In this one world, it sometimes seems a race is on between the newly empowered and the recently dispossessed. The truth is not only that both realities exist simultaneously, but that one is a condition of the other. The ...

The early-morning line for Shakespeare in the Park tickets is a realm unto itself, an eco-system unlike any other. It's Occupy Wall Street, but instead of demanding a radical redistribution of wealth, we politely ask to ...