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Nature is beautiful as it is, but James Brunt is constantly finding new ways to make it look even more appealing. James creates artworks using natural objects he finds around his home in Yorkshire, England, and their int...

Whether you're celebrating Valentine's Day, Galentine's Day, or Pal-entine's Day next week, one new study gives us an all-new reason to cancel plans and stay in. Why? Because it turns out that being a couch potato is act...

Let's pour one out right now for all the personalized matchbooks and mesh-wrapped Jordan almonds of the world. They get left behind on wedding reception tables and probably tossed in the trash at the end of the night. No...

Does your home need an organizational overhaul? Whether your wardrobe needs a refresher or it's time to tackle your junk drawer, there's one person who can help--Martha Stewart, aka the queen of... everything (honestly, ...

Even though libraries are citadels of silence, guarding humanity’s best thoughts, it doesn’t mean that humor is forbidden there. To prove that a giggle can easily accompany a pleasant read, A&D has collected a list o...

It wasn't too long ago that Jason Brown had a multimillion-dollar contract to play as a center in the NFL. So some might find it odd that the North Carolina …

Sure, you've probably heard that retail is dead (and malls along with it). And while some abandoned malls are becoming something more, like schools, others like Los Angeles' Westfield Century City mall are busy revamping...

Did Valentine's Day sneak up on you this year? Do you and your partner usually not really do Valentines but they happened to mention they got you something? Have you spent so much time trying to figure out the perfect so...

Art is supposed to challenge us. Challenge our beliefs, our prejudices and even our concepts of what we believe to be possible. Sculptures are a great medium for this, as they allow the artist to play tricks on the eye a...

For many of us, the appearance of an Amazon package on the doorstep isn't newsworthy -- just a regular part of our modern consumer life. But at an increasing number of North American addresses, the packages just keep com...

Whether you're working from home, getting started on that novel you always told yourself you'd write, or just paying a few bills, having a dedicated workspace is really nice. If your home is a bit on the small side, this...

Lately there's been a bit of a disturbing trend in design, which is: everything from the '80s is back. Only a few years ago pretty much all designs from the '80s were agreed to be unequivocally terrible. Then, all of a s...

We certainly are fans of IKEA around here. Affordably priced Swedish furniture is practically our love language, and bargain meatballs aren't anything to sneeze at, either. But we draw the line at, you know, sneaking in ...

Here is a confession: I read IKEA catalogs not just to discover new products, but also for entertainment. Their designers create pieces with the end use in mind, and their catalogs are often chock-full of small space sol...

No matter what the (probably hungover, definitely underpaid) tour guide told you when you visited campus the first time, dorm life is not "the best." It's expensive and crowded and you have to wear flip flops in the show...

We're all guilty of trolling Facebook during intense moments of boredom and landing on a seemingly harmless quiz. "What celebrity is your personality twin?" Or "Which winter color represents your mood?" To your surprise,...

Sometimes, the best kind of kitchen cleaning isn't the top-to-bottom overhaul that takes a whole day to execute, but little blitzes of work you can put in while you wait for your leftovers to heat up. You know the tasks ...

In New York City, restaurants will usher in the year of the dog with their own interpretation of holiday dishes.

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