Annie Lennox: 'Strange Fruit' Criticism Was 'Painful'
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Annie Lennox says online criticism leveled at her remarks about the anti-lynching song "Strange Fruit" was hurtful and unfair. "It was so painful. I can't even begin to tell...
View ArticleJane Wilson, Artist Of The Ethereal, Dies At 90
Jane Wilson, a painter whose best-known works were landscapes that occupied a niche nestled between representation and abstraction, died on Jan. 13 in Manhattan. She was 90. The cause was heart...
View ArticleChewbacca Actor Peter Mayhew Recovering Following Pneumonia Hospitalization
Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew, who portrays the lovable Wookiee in the "Star Wars" universe, was recently hospitalized for pneumonia. As TMZ reports, the 70-year-old star is expected to make a full...
View ArticleSleater-Kinney: Return of the Roar
The following article is provided by Rolling Stone. By JONAH WEINER A decomposing skull hangs beside Janet Weiss' doorbell: one bulging eyeball, jagged teeth, strips of flesh. Halloween was a few weeks...
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Animals Are What They Eat (PHOTOS)
If we are what we eat, then we are mostly string cheese. Mmmm! These animals, who are the creation of artist Sarah DeRemer, are also what they eat. There's a half-lion/half-wildebeest, a...
View ArticleJames Patterson's Disappearing Book: Sales Gimmick Or Future Plot Device?
How many books have you been “meaning to read”? Personally I’ve avoided contact with the third of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels since Christmas (I know it’ll be all-consuming) and am ashamed to...
View ArticleSquabbles Are Damaging Hopes Of Rebuilding Afghanistan's Beautiful Bamiyan...
It is always a shock reaching Bamiyan, coming face to face with the two huge cavities in the cliff face. The upright tombs stare out over the valley, a splash of vegetation surrounded by wild...
View ArticleMichael Urie Helms 'What's Your Emergency' Web Series, To Debut This Month
It's been estimated that 240 million calls are made to 911 in the U.S. each year. Still, only a select few have been privy to the behind-the-scenes goings-on at the call centers responsible for...
View ArticleA Whole Year Of Motherhood In Just 6 Minutes
A lot can happen in a year. If you need proof, try documenting it. Photographer and mother Fally Afani used a GoPro camera to film moments of her life every day in 2014. She then pieced together one...
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Orange Is The New Red: In Praise Of A Condiment Better Than Ketchup
It's time again to take a magnifying glass to one of the best things in life. In case you missed the last two installments, this is the latest in a new HuffPost series, Popular Things That Are Also...
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The Bright Light Social Hour's 'Space Is Still The Place' Lays Out The...
No matter how much research you put into figuring out who will be the hottest new artists of each year, another act comes into your vision with an output that absolutely blows you away. Today, that...
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Dark Knight Fanatic Gets Awesome Batmobile Baby Stroller For His Son
Dad and Batman super-fan Josh Earl has certainly passed his love for the Dark Knight on to his toddler son, Collin. In fact, Earl's wife Maressa told the web show "Super-Fan Builds" that some of...
View ArticleCountry Star Craig Morgan Slams Seth Rogen Over 'American Sniper' Tweet
Country star Craig Morgan took issue with Seth Rogen after the actor posted a tweet mocking "American Sniper." On Sunday, Rogen tweeted that he felt Clint Eastwood's new movie, which focuses on...
View Article'Selma' Director Ava DuVernay Shares Powerful Description Of White House...
Best Picture nominee "Selma" screened at the White House on Friday for Barack and Michelle Obama. In an Instagram photo posted on Tuesday, director Ava DuVernay explained what it was like to show the...
View ArticleMichael Franti's Proposal Video Reminds Us That Love Happens In The Little...
There are certain advantages to falling in love with a talented musician and this is one of them. On Tuesday, singer and poet Michael Franti shared the news of his engagement to nurse and jewelry...
View ArticleSam Smith Reportedly Splits From Boyfriend Jonathan Zeizel
Just weeks after their romantic Australian vacation, singer Sam Smith and boyfriend Jonathan Zeizel have reportedly called it quits. The 22-year-old Grammy nominee, who is currently in the midst of a...
View ArticleVan Gogh the preacher? New show to explore artist’s life before painting
This summer the Grand-Place in the Belgian city of Mons will be transformed into a blaze of yellow, a field of 7,500 sunflowers celebrating the city’s turn as European capital of culture, and the...
View ArticleRainn Wilson Sees No Difference Between Art And Spirituality
Rainn Wilson is an intensely spiritual man, but he doesn't find that to be at odds with his existence as part of the Hollywood machine. During a conversation with HuffPost Live's Ricky Camilleri,...
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You Don't Love Anything As Much As This Man Loves Nintendo
Some people will just never have enough video games. YouTube user Lithium017 is a 27-year-old from Ontario, Canada, who's amassed a Nintendo collection that he says is worth about $50,000. Of course,...
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Dancing Mom-To-Be Reveals Baby News To Hubby With Cue Cards And Choreography
When dance instructor and choreographer McKenna Lynch learned she was pregnant, she knew she wanted to surprise her husband Sam with the news. Coming up with a specific idea for the big reveal was a...
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