A well-built and well-maintained stone or brick fireplace can last a lifetime. They can have an open or closed hearth. Open-hearth fireplaces are more for aesthetics nowadays and should not be ...

Every installation is unique, thanks to the natural character of each stone and the wide variety of pattern possibilities. So what will all these benefits cost you? Materials and labor tend to ...

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On June 3, 1984, the Unspunnen Stone was stolen by separatists in the Swiss canton of Jura. The “political hostage” was found, but was then stolen again in 2005 – and it hasn’t been seen ...

In the town of Westford, Massachusetts, as far back as the mid-19th century, locals discovered a stone carving on a rock face that appeared to show a figure of a person. They debated whether it was ...

A top-flight cast led by Sarah Jessica Parker and Diane Keaton sparks this funny and poignant farce about a starchy Manhattan career woman (Parker) who muddles through the Christmas holidays with ...

Less than a century ago, a London home would have had a fireplace in almost every room ... Earlier mantelpieces might be marble or stone, but these were later usurped by cast iron designs with a wood ...

Tom Selleck stars as New England police chief Jesse Stone in this strong whodunit about the murder of a troubled 14-year-old prep-school girl found floating in a local lake. The investigation ...

In a recent interview at a live taping of the Happy Sad Confused podcast, David Harbour recalled the cast’s tearful table read of the final episode of the series, set to conclude with its ...