My first thought was, “What’s this recommendation based on? You say you know me?”
I received an email from Netflix today. It offered just one show they thought I might enjoy: Word Party Presents …
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Buying champagne for New Year’s Eve? These are the best vintages of the last 100 years.
Christie’s—the venerable, global auction house—says when buying Champagne, it’s important to understand not only which vintages are great, but also …
Librarian of Congress shares the 2021 class of movies added to the National Film Registry.
From Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden comes the annual selection of 25 influential motion pictures inducted into the National Film …
I turned 13. Instead of lighting birthday candles, we watched the nation light an eternal flame.
Our family was glued to our black and white Admiral TV from Friday, November 22nd through Monday, November 25th, 1963. …
I received an email invitation last week. It was so intriguing, I had to read it and watch.
I received the invite last Wednesday, logged on to Sotheby’s Thursday morning, and watched. And for an art-lover, the announcement …
Victims of hurricane Ida need our support. Scammers pretending to be charitable organizations do not.
Know who you’re giving your hard-earned money to. Take a few minutes to do some investigation before you get out …
Truffles, the extraordinary tuber: the price, the taste, the joy—and coming very soon, the movie.
It’s no secret that I love movies and documentaries and food. I ran across the trailer for The Truffle Hunters …
On Juneteenth, I’m listening to the voices of former slaves as they tell their stories.
Last week I received an email from Dr. Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress. In part she wrote, “This June, we …
Domestic racial terrorism: Learning about and researching the 1921 Tulsa Massacre.
During the Tulsa Race Massacre, white mobs killed hundreds of Black residents and destroyed businesses in the city’s Greenwood district—a …
Why it’s called The Preakness? What’s in a name, anyhow? Who was Preakness?
According to the Maryland Jockey Club, it all started with the Minisi, a northern New Jersey tribe of native Americans. …
Storyline Online: Celebrating Black History Month through relevant storytelling.
As a little kid, my parents read to me every night. Then as got a bit older and learned to …
Guide to good writing is still relevant forty years after it was published by Ogilvy & Mather
TV series like Thirtysomething, Bewitched, and more recently, Mad Men brought the advertising industry into focus on the small screen. The 25-years that spanned …
“We need to change the world one 5-year-old at a time,” Marlo Thomas on Free to Be…You and Me.
In the spring of 1974, LaRae Petrovich and I ran into each other in the office break room. She asked …
Sharing The New Yorker’s interactive cover for June 22, 2020. Kadir Nelson’s “Say Their Names.”
Profoundly powerful on Juneteenth; tragic and relevant every single day. Click to experience Say Their Names. I lived through this …
David Oyelowo is powerful as Martin Luther King Jr—you can watch the movie, SELMA at no charge.
Selma, director Ava DuVernay’s biopic about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is free to watch and rent on streaming services …
Connecting the World with Words: A conversation on relevance during a time of virus and unrest.
Connecting the World with Words From the National Book Festival Presents series—Dr. Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress, and Lonnie Bunch, Smithsonian Institution …
It’s PRIDE month and the 50th anniversary of the post-Stonewall march. Here’s a must-see video.
I know a thing or two about LGBTQ marches and parades—I joined my first one in Greenwich Village five decades …
Video vignettes from Baltimore Heritage are showcasing the city’s rich and colorful history.
In this time of pandemic-related work-from-home days, Baltimore Heritage (BH) has created a clever and smart way to engage with …
Baltimore Museum of Art receives $3.5M gift supporting the world’s largest Matisse collection.
The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) has the largest collection of works by Matisse of any art museum in the …
Register for a series of free photography webcasts produced by the Leica Akademie.
My invitation from Leica arrived via email. It read, “Though we are separated, we are still able to come together …
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