Dashing through the snow, one horse open sleighs, bells on bob tails, spirits bright -- such things can only mean one thing: Christmas! While the most wonderful time of the year may be stereotypified in such US...

In many ways, Peter Jackson’s middle chapter in The Hobbit trilogy is its predecessor’s doppelganger. There’s the familiar cast of characters: homebody hobbit Bilbo Baggins, wizard extraordinaire Gandalf the...

In one of Norwegian artist Simen Johan’s most striking photographs, a pair of carrot-colored foxes sits together. Their bodies twist toward each other like those of lovers and their eyes droop down dreamily. These...

You come face to face with the man who tried to kill you. You’re not in a courtroom. You’re not visiting a prison. You’re not having a nightmare.

When we think of France, love and wine come to mind, but jazz? To paraphrase an old American standard, “You can’t take that away from the good ol’ U.S.A.!” Well, think again. In Le Jazz Hot, How the French...

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire — the second movie of a four-part adaptation from Suzanne Collins’ fantastically unique trilogy — opens with a pensive Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), the most...

Though Moscow may be home to more billionaires than any other city on earth, this has not translated into clout in the fashion world as a trendsetting center of style. Famous designers still prefer to operate out of New...

When was the last time you ever truly cared about anything, without reservation or sneaking self-interest? Young professionals scoff at their artistic peers — misguided idealists, they say. The good old days of...

I’ll be the first to admit to my meager knowledge of the feminist framework. Indeed, I’d be hard-pressed to name any aside from those most prominent in the domain of women’s liberation — Susan B. Anthony,...

Meet Toymail, an immersive, amusing and intuitive way to send voicemail to kids via five animal-shaped mailmen. If you have ever wished that you could play with your child while you’re shopping at the supermarket,...