A dolphin (Reuters).
Dolphins are fascinating. Intelligent and interested in humans, the cetaceans have been part of the entertainment business since long before Sea World. In a strange twist, though ...
takemetoklinghovillage/flickr I sat at my breakfast table a few weeks ago preparing to meet a new patient. I'll call him Mr. B. Admitted to the hospital overnight, he ...
(Michael Conroy / AP) This morning, Starbucks announced that starting next Tuesday it will post the calorie content of all its coffee drinks and food items in all its company-owned stores ...
RL Hyde/Flickr PROBLEM: Standard symptoms associated with infectious diseases can include fatigue, loss of appetite, apathy, decreased social interaction, impaired concentration, and sleep disturbances. The current thinking is that ...
Target practice on the USS Underwood, patrolling international waters near Panama, where U.S. Army troops, Air Force pilots, and Navy ships outfitted with Coast Guard counternarcotics teams are routinely ...
Cars have been around longer than people realize, with larval versions dating back to the early 1800s. What's also been around a long time is people's infatuation with ...
Mexico's active Popocatepetl volcano erupted yesterday, spewing ash and incandescent rock almost three miles high. And as you'll see in this dramatic video, the explosion produced a massive ...
Do you want to be a superhero? Rest assured you don’t want to be Spider-Man or Daredevil. Their lives suck. Seriously, their lives are fraught with tragedy, loss, pain ...
We discovered the elusive Higgs boson last year, but it wasn't exactly what we expected. According to some physicists, that means the universe itself isn't quite what we ...
Check out this story of a super-assassin versus a magical thief with demonic powers, by up-and-coming fantasy author Django Wexler. Warning: You'll probably be hooked on Wexler's insane ...
As 'MMMbop' pop trio turn 21, fans pack NYC show for night of crowd faves and songs from June 18 release.
By Kimberly Reynolds, with additional reporting by Christina Garibaldi
Max Martin-produced single sets the mood for their July 30 album of the same name.
By Jocelyn Vena
Backstreet Boys In A World Like This cover art
Photo: BMG Rights ...
'Voice' alum Allen reveals why she thinks the country star has the competition in the bag before tonight's episode.
By Jocelyn Vena
In his new book of portraits, artist William Stout renders the blues in just about every color. Lucille Bogan smiles amid bubble-gummy swirls of pink. Willie Dixon radiates amber rays ...
Like any adolescent, the face of One Teen Story is changing fast. Just a year old, the monthly magazine of short fiction for young people is getting a new editor-in-chief ...
S.J. Bolton is very good at figuring out how to make people want to read about things that horrify and even disgust them. Her novels’ often-inviting British Isle locales ...
Good news for readers with good taste: The Hay-Adams Literary Series is starting back up. When its founder, Hay-Adams President Kay Enokido, retired last year, Washington's most elegant literary ...
Eight years have passed since Neil Gaiman published “Anansi Boys,” his most recent novel for an adult audience, and now his new story, “The Ocean at the End of the ...
Today marks the eighth day of Bradley Manning's court-martial for leaking more than 700,000 United States government documents to Wikileaks. Although the 25-year-old former Army intelligence analyst has ...
ASmall World, the invite-only social network for rich wastrels, seemed destined to go the way of MySpace. After all, what's a socialite network good for besides Style Section stuffing ...
A photo that took China's Twitter-alike Sina Weibo by storm this week claims to show the country's latest fashion trend: "Super sexy, summertime anti-pervert full-leg-of-hair stockings, essential for ...
National Review writer Daniel Foster thinks that assassinating Edward Snowden would be hilarious.
Welcome to Hit List Wishlist, where we feature excerpts from some of the best manifestos and tips we've received so far. We still want more — so keep 'em comin ...
Designer Merel Karhof’s collection of upholstered furniture pieces, called Windworks, is made using materials produced using wind, an inexhaustible, and free, energy source.
Watch the video for a little ...
The Fagerström House, designed by Claesson Koivisto Rune Architects, is a curved L-shaped residence located in Sollentuna, Sweden. Built for a growing family, the home had to be large enough ...
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The art of Jeff Koons captivates me, not because of the price, his life, or his factory-like process. For me, the “art” is in the unworldly perfection of his objects ...
When I think of wool felt rugs, for some reason I picture boring, flat solid-color rugs made of a simple sheet of felt, but San Francisco-based company Peace Industry has ...
Life-changing awakening
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In Wes Anderson’s 2012 film Moonrise Kingdom, one of the protagonists carries a small collection of stolen library books wherever she goes. If Wes Anderson movies had a scent ...
Today’s Biz Ladies post comes to us from previous Biz Ladies contributor and the creator of the Playing Big women’s leadership program, Tara Sophia Mohr. Tara has authored ...
Photo by Jose Villa
Today’s Biz Ladies Profile comes to us from creative director and stylist Joy Thigpen. Joy’s journey began in the freelance world – stress upon “free ...
A few years ago, it seemed like everyone and their brother agreed that there was something special and absolutely necessary about print publications. We accepted that they needed to grow ...
Today’s Kansas City City Guide comes to us from Kansas City resident Rachel Porter. Rachel has lived in Kansas city with her two children and husband for the past ...
Strangely taking its time for a movie whose cast we’re pretty sure is just Skyping on a green screen, Sin City: A Dame To Kill For has been pushed ...
After introducing an impoverished Muppet in 2011, Sesame Street will continue to help America's preschoolers cope with society's ongoing collapse by introducing Alex, a Muppet whose dad is ...
While Zack Snyder’s Man Of Steel has endured some criticism from the way it deviates from the established Superman character, it’s earned praise for the way it shows ...
World War II changed production in Hollywood, with the government taking tighter control to ensure a supportive home front and producing pro-Allies propaganda. But until now the narrative has been ...
“Basketball” (season one, episode five; originally aired 4/19/2005)
In which it’s definitely about whether you win or lose—and how you play the game…
It’s telling ...
When most people think of a Monday night in the District, home-cooked meals and early bedtimes likely come to mind. But surveying the packed club at U Street Music Hall ...
Low's set at Sixth & I Synagogue on Monday night was, in my opinion, fantastic. The band's minimalist arrangements sounded especially haunting in the domed sanctuary, and the new ...
It’s a fallacy to think that community theater or community opera are necessarily altogether different from their larger and more polished brethren. Take the InSeries, which has been presenting ...
On Monday, like heaven releasing manna down to the Earth, the Internet dropped into our unworthy laps two extraordinary videos dare we say, bite-size cinematic masterpieces that we have only ...
The National Gallery of Art’s new exhibition is “Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes” and, in its honor, pianist Michael Arnowitt has put together a beautifully thought-out program — a bits-and-pieces ...
You didn't think Brangelina & Co. would hole up in just any old shack, did you?
Of course not! Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie—along with kids Maddox, Pax, Zahara ...
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West welcomed their first child Saturday in Los Angeles, five weeks earlier than the expected due date.
Here's everything we know about the Keeping Up...
Looking for a highly skilled assistant that might also be one of Hollywood's biggest stars? We might just have a few references for you!
Whether its Emily Blunt or ...
Who said yellow has to be mellow?
When it comes to summer purses, celebs such as Miranda Kerr, Busy Philipps and Jamie Chung are opting for an electric version of ...
No surprise here!
Kate Middleton, who consistently causes the frocks she wears to sell out—even while pregnant!—has been crowned the most fashionable icon of modern...
Sister shopping trip!
Shiloh and Zahara Jolie-Pitt were spotted out in NYC on Monday on a shopping outing together.
Shiloh donned a sporty look, wearing a white polo with black...
Prince William must be gearing up to give the royal baby plenty of raspberries!
The 30-year-old expectant father playfully stuck out his tongue Monday at that St. George's Chapel ...
Adrienne Bailon has a new project on her hands—or nails, to be exact. The actress has launched a line of DBP- and formaldehyde-free nail colors called Fingertip Fetish.
"As...
Johnny Depp is finally breaking his silence on his split from ex Vanessa Paradis, more than a year after the couple of 14 years called it quits.
"The last couple ...
The zombie apocalypse is almost here!
Brad Pitt's highly anticipated action movie World War Z hits theaters this Friday and we thought we'd prepare ourselves by checking out...
Photos Dreaming in Chinese
