Just another day in Manhattan: A bank robbery, some penny candy, the FBI, and a dog day afternoon.
New York. As the summer dragged on, each day seemed a bit more oppressive than the one before. As the …
31,000 Stop & Shop workers went on strike in 45 minutes. Deli manager, Kristen Johnson, shares why.
It’s no secret that the current administration would like to shut down all trade unions. This morning, I received an …
For Broadway fans: An Easter Bonnet Competition with song, dance, stars, silliness—and it’s all for good.
Imagine a Broadway musical that opens with a production number. Happens all the time, you say? How about a production …
Wire sculptures draw attention to UK’s homeless youth through the new #NOWYOUSEEME campaign.
In the UK last year, 103,000 16-25 year-olds asked their local authority for help because they were homeless or at …
Film: Amazing Grace. Aretha Franklin & choir at Watts’ New Bethel Baptist Church, 1972.
Last week I posted the trailer for the documentary, Amazing Grace, without comment because the power of the content speaks volumes …
Meet the late Hilma af Klint. The New York Times calls her work “jaw dropping, staggering.”
Hilma af Klint was born in Stockholm in 1862. Af Klint started to create radically abstract paintings in 1906—years before Vasily …
Love a parade? This year you can watch New York City’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade online. Here’s how.
Truth be told, I’ve a wee bit of the Irish in me. And, from time to time, I love pint …
Never before released. A must see. Aretha Franklin’s Amazing Grace. Prepare to be moved.
This post needs no comment from me. Variety reports: “Aretha Franklin is going on tour—or, rather, the concert movie she …
Through April 21 at David Zwirner Gallery, a life-spanning exhibition: The drawings of R. Crumb.
I’ve been fascinated with Robert Crumb’s illustrations and the off-center mind that created them for decades. I discovered Crumb’s work …
THE MET celebrates International Women’s Day with a Heilbrunn Timeline of Women artists.
New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art created a timeline of women artists and their work as part of their …
A discussion with Marvin Kalb and Ted Koppel around Kalb’s new book, Enemy of the People.
This afternoon, I watched an insightful conversation hosted by Carnegie President William J. Burns It was an hour of discussion …
It may still be winter, but Mason’s Famous makes it feel like summer year-round.
I’ve had my eye on this opening for months now and finally—it’s just a week away. Mason’s Famous Lobster Rolls® is opening …
A holiday tradition with spirit—Anthon Berg’s dark chocolate, foil wrapped, boozy bottles.
I don’t exactly remember how many decades ago it was that I discovered the little chocolate bottles from Denmark filled …
Longest running scripted primetime TV show, The Simpsons renewed for two more seasons.
Remember Quantum Leap with Scott Bakula & Dean Stockwell? Doesn’t it seem like an eon since that show was on the …
Unexpected pleasantness. In the car, waiting for Jacob. Snowy. Icy. Mount Washington, Baltimore.
The weather folks said a winter storm was on the way, so this afternoon, I left work a little early. …
Cleveland Museum of Art makes 30,000 works of art available for download, remix, and reuse.
The Cleveland Museum of Art announced on Wednesday, January 23, that it is now an Open Access institution, using the …
“got milk?” was a great ad campaign. It ran for 20 years. Trump’s take on it won’t play so well.
Based on this recently discovered spec ad, imitation may be the best form of flattery. But, satire—most often—isn’t.
You know Megan Mullally is hosting the Screen Actors Guild Awards, right? What to expect? Here’s a clue.
How much fun do you think this year’s SAG Awards will be? I’m thinking a laugh riot with some wonderfully …
Available to download now: Your printable 2019 ballot for the 91st annual Academy Awards.
Click the Oscar to download your 2019 Academy Awards ballot. Happy awards watching! Cheers!
Super Blood Wolf Moon lunar eclipse—don’t let the frigid temperatures keep you from seeing it.
According to ace weatherman, Justin Berk, CBM, the wind chill in Baltimore at midnight tonight—the time of the Super Blood Wolf …
Ed Asner performing in Baltimore this weekend at the Gordon Center for the Performing Arts.
Did the Nazis make soap from the bodies of murdered Jews? That thought creates the central question that Baltimore native, …
