The one about tube-based meat and workplace conversations
You know how, sometimes, when you’re walking down a hall at work and you start to pass a couple of …
Friends
Gunshots, crossbows, blood spatter, oh my!
Baltimore has so many wonderful local and regional theatre companies—Spotlighters, CenterStage, Single Carrot, Iron Crow, Vagabond Players, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, Fells …
Reason #2361 that I love Baltimore
The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University—our just-up-the-street neighbor on Charles—trains musicians; the GRAMMY Awards honor them. Hilary Hahn, Preparatory …
Again this year, I’m sharing Christmas with my good friends at 28 Barbary Lane.
Down the Peninsula at Cypress Lawn Cemetery, a woman in a paisley turban climbed out of a battered automobile and …
A. Aubrey Bodine – two silver gelatin prints coming soon to auction in Baltimore
There aren’t a handful of American photographers whom I admire as much as I admire Baltimore’s A. Aubrey Bodine. The man was …
Baltimore. Monument Lighting. December 4th. Party.
It’s about that time again—let’s all gather around our newly restored Washington Monument, raise a glass and a cheer, and wish …
Norman and Tom and Curley. (A fun interview with Norman Lear.)
Lear’s on a book tour promoting his new memoir, Even This I Get to Experience. Have a listen to the …
Just another one of my days in NYC—bank robbery, penny candy, the FBI, and a dog day afternoon.
New York. As the summer of ’72 dragged on, each day seemed a bit more oppressive than the one before. …
Need inspiration for for your next impressionist painting? Look no further.
Here’s a must see video from Bill Cunningham at the New York Times that will give you some great Edwardian …
Lunch with Dr. Ruth at Sardi’s
This could be a whole lot of fun. And, the winning bid supports the East Hampton Library. From Charity Buzz: Delight …
For my dear friend, Shirley Ray
New York City. 1981. A beautiful autumn evening in Central Park—the four of us paused to take photos after a grand dinner at …
One holiday email that rose above all the others
Doug Gansler didn’t win the primary race for governor in Maryland, but he won thousands and thousands of supporters with …
The top 8 July 4th movies (and some fountain trivia)
The 4th of July usually gets short shrift in the holiday movie category. But, it shouldn’t. Here’s the list that Jacob …
Well stated, Kathleen.
Monday afternoon, as Conor Dougherty babysat his mother while his dad went grocery shopping, he tweeted a photo of an old deposition he’d come …
Jacob and I have extraordinary friends
Last week, Jacob was at work speaking with our friend and artist, Jay Madairy about the escalating cost of limes. I’m told the …
UPDATED: My Old Friend, Sherman Hemsley—George Jefferson—Has Died
Sherman Hemsley & Jeffersons’ co-star, Isabel Sanford Way back, in the mid-70s, I was hired by Norman Lear’s Tandem-TAT Productions. From …
Announcing the Semicolon Flag
This morning I glanced up and caught a Tweet posted by my friend Nick Piche (@nickwritenow). He’s an outstanding writer and …
Remembering Margaret
My friend died today. I’d known Margaret’s pure, crystal-clear voice long before we met. And once we met, through her …
