Trương focuses on the anticolonial politics of Vietnamese and Palestinian solidarity, which she highlights through hanging silk pieces printed ... a small opening in a plywood fence enclosing ...

There are a few techniques that can be used to get bone-straight hair, but one that continues to stand the test of time is the silk press. A silk press is a hair straightening technique used ...

Museums are continually searching for ancient counterparts to contemporary phenomena, and the British Museum’s new show Silk Roads appears to be just that: an exploration of the ancient ...

Maria Bakalova looked sensational as she took to the red carpet in London on Tuesday for a screening of her latest film. The actress, 28, looked chic in a green patterned silk dress as she posed ...

Doctors can provide alternative forms of screening for colon and rectal cancer but sometimes have a good reason to stick with the colonoscope. By Gina Kolata This year about 53,000 Americans are ...

The best silk sheets enhance your sleep experience with a high-end feel designed for ultimate relaxation and pampering. Silk sheets can be quite pricey, but they’re praised for their ...

The world is full of legendary highways but none can compete with the Silk Road – the storied route set to fascinate the masses at the British Museum in a new exhibition (September 26 to ...

Silk Roads, which opens at the British Museum next week and brings together an extraordinary group of images, artefacts and objects that reveal the interconnections that held much of the world ...

Silk Roads is about lots more than silk. John Masefield summed up the allure of trade with the east in his poem Cargoes: “Quinquireme of Nineveh from distant Ophir,/Rowing home to haven in sunny ...

In addition to being smooth and soft on the skin, silk is temperature-regulating and hypoallergenic, making it an excellent material to sleep in. And while it isn’t exactly known for being cheap ...

and wood products such as plywood from Asia and South America. Other major ports affected include Boston; New York/New Jersey; Norfolk, Virginia; Wilmington, North Carolina; Charleston ...

From pattern-drenched chintz to modernist cool, we've done a House & Garden archive dive to reveal the best lessons from a period where boldness was king ...