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So, no, the world didn't end over the weekend. If you're reading this, you're likely alive and safe and well fed. You dodged apocalypse yet again. September 23 came and …

We've all been to a popular coffee shop where we give our name, say it's "Howard," and the barista scrawls "Harold" on the cup. There, our latte sits and chills …

Monday's Season 13 premiere of "The Voice" gave us two excellent contestants with North Carolina ties to root for. Brooke Simpson of Hollister, N.C., nearly started a fight among the …

The reality star won't be attending Paris Fashion Week this year.

Exciting news, urbanites: Now you can get items from everyone's favorite "$100 Store" sent directly to your door with next-day delivery service.

Name: Lauren Wilson Location: Farmington Hills, Michigan Size: 1,850 square feet Years lived in: 5 years, owned Interior designer -- and mom to three kids -- Lauren Wilson says it's hard to believe that she's been in her...

We're getting mixed messages.

WRAL reporter and weekend anchor Kathryn Brown will take over the anchor spots currently filled by Lynda Loveland when Loveland departs in December. Brown joined WRAL in 2014 and before …

Today is my last day as Editor of Apartment Therapy. After nearly twelve years at what I've always described as my dream job, I've (bravely /crazily /sadly/ happily - it changes by the hour!) decided that the time has co...

You may still be jumping for joy over the news that design star Sabrina Soto is returning to TV in TLC's reboot of Trading Spaces so brace yourselves, because we've got even more Sabrina Soto news for you. The "High Low ...

San Francisco Magazine Scott Lucas Courtesy Wikimedia Commons The American Dream: taxes. Immigrants! They get the job done. And, having gotten the job done, they buy houses—and pay hundreds of millions of dollars in pr...

For country star Scotty McCreery, the only trouble with girls at the moment is wedding dress designs and honeymoon spots. The "American Idol" and Garner native will wed longtime girlfriend …

Keeping your plants clean (and dust-free) is vital to their health and happiness. Along with attracting harmful pests, too much dust on your plant's leaves can make it hard for your houseplants to absorb light and proper...

San Francisco Magazine Scott Lucas Courtesy BPD/Berkeleyside Not cool. So not cool. Berkeley police seized more than $1 million in psychedelic mushrooms on Saturday night, according to a totally lame report in Berkeleysi...

You might have thought that, after thousands of years of bedroom design, we'd seen everything, but that's where you'd be wrong. Today's steel bed frames are lighter and nimbler than the wood ones of old, which frees the ...

Life's too short to doubt yourself.

I'm a stress cleaner--as in, I tend to clean and organize things when I'm overwhelmed or feeling down. And if there's one thing I've learned from my emotional clean-out sessions, it's that the sometimes the most satisfyi...

A bittersweet end.

When most people think about the most stressful American cities to live in, no doubt the ruthless rat race of NYC comes to mind, or the priciest metro Bay Area -- even image-conscious Los Angeles. But it turns out the pl...

San Francisco Magazine Ian A. Stewart Courtesy Asian Art Museum Almost doubling its exhibition space, thanks in part to a $25 million gift from Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang. Kulapat Yantrasast talks about the expansion ...

'N SYNC's Lance Bass will give NC Pride some star power in Raleigh. The 33rd annual Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Festival is this weekend, and the former boy bander …

I like to think of that moment a writer is struck with the idea of turning a real-life event into a fictional work. Intimidation? Exhilaration? One emotion after the other? …