Ty Pennington To Host New HLN Series

NEW YORK — Ty Pennington is doing some traveling again, this time for the HLN television network. HLN said Wednesday that Pennington, who stars in “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” will …

Bobby Womack Alzheimer’s: Soul Singer Reveals Battle With Degenerative Brain Disease

01/02/13 12:15 PM ET EST NEW YORK — Bobby Womack has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member told the BBC in a recent …

Michelle Obama Illinois Senate Buzz Intensifes As Poll Shows FLOTUS Leading Mark Kirk

Illinois has voiced the “Obama For Senate” call before, but according to one poll, the Prairie State may want to repeat it — for Michelle. In a Dec. 5 roundup …

Together – never; except in an exhibit of their graphic designs at the Art Museum

Caroline Tiger, For The Inquirer Posted: Friday, November 30, 2012, 2:53 PM Reporters are always asking Paula Scher and Seymour Chwast when they’re going to collaborate. That’s what happens when …

Mariah Carey Improves Her Christmas Classic

By David Haglund Posted Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, at 10:21 AM ET The man who books musical guests on Jimmy Fallon has said the show’s strategy for getting great acts …

Dave Brubeck Dead: Legendary Jazz Pianist Dies At 91

AP  |  By PAT EATON-ROBB  | Posted: 12/05/2012 11:55 am EST Updated: 12/05/2012 9:18 pm EST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Jazz composer and pianist Dave Brubeck, whose pioneering style in pieces …

UVA Forgotten Cemetery: Archaeological Survey Uncovers 67 Graves, Likely Black Slaves

The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Va.  |  By Ted Strong Posted: 12/04/2012 2:53 pm EST Updated: 12/05/2012 9:41 am EST The nameless graves follow the line of a long-gone fence. They’re …

Richest Black Woman In The World, Folorunsho Alakija, Was A Major Fashion Designer In Africa

The Huffington Post  |  By Julee Wilson Posted: 12/05/2012 2:55 pm EST Updated: 12/05/2012 10:43 pm EST We didn’t think it was possible, but Oprah Winfrey has been dethroned as …

Stanley Kubrick Art of the Americas Building, Level 2 November 1, 2012–June 30, 2013

Stanley Kubrick was known for exerting complete artistic control over his projects; in doing so, he reconceived the genres in which he worked. The exhibition covers the breadth of Kubrick’s …

Museum to open balcony where U.S. civil rights leader Martin Luther King was shot More Information: http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=58711&b=african%20american#.UKjtBeQ73lc[/url] Copyright © artdaily.org

WASHINGTON (AFP).- The motel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee where US civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968 is being opened to the public, a …

“WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath” opens in Houston

HOUSTON, TX.- On November 11, 2012, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, debuts an unprecedented exhibition exploring the experience of war through the eyes of photographers. WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed …

Girl on Trail: Proper foot striking … is it really that important?

I’m becoming pretty familiar with my feet. More specifically, I’m becoming familiar with how much abuse they’re getting while I’m training for this half-marathon. My ankles are covered in blisters, …

Coolest commutes on two wheels

Over the last 5 years, commuting by bike has risen 25%, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Dozens of companies have sprung up to fill the demand. Oakland-California based Xtraclycle …

Killer street art by El Mac

April 3, 2012 | New Art | by  William LeGoullon | For everyone who is interested in street art and hasn’t heard about El Mac, it’s about time we take …

Brazilian artist Raoni Marqs’s portraits of rap icons (Photos)

New Art/ April 12, 2012 | New Art | by  Mark Round | As Jay-Z says in his book, Decoded: ‘Hip hop is the only art that I know that’s …