Learn the process of recording a Broadway Cast Album
If you enjoy Broadway musicals as much as I do and if you haven’t heard these four extraordinary podcasts before …
Learning
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 …
From Artsy: An Interactive tour of London Art Galleries
They say, “Take a stroll through London with Artsy this summer. Discover art through curated guides from our team, featured …
Introduce your wee ones to storytelling and theatre this summer
Over three Saturday sessions (July 12, 19 and 26), your young artists will build collaborative skills, engage in character building …
New York Social Diary writes about an important Baltimore restoration
Via CivicWorks.com: The Clifton Mansion was originally built as a two-story Federal style farmhouse, between 1790 and 1801, by Baltimore …
A celebration worth celebrating, and you’re invited
Join Baltimore Heritage and the city’s historic preservation community for a celebration of the 2014 Preservation Awards on Thursday, June 19, …
Belmont Stakes, 10 things to know about the August Belmont Trophy
The August Belmont Trophy is awarded annually to the owner of the winning horse in the Belmont Stakes . The race has …
100 two-minute videos on art
82nd & Fifth is the address of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. It is also, according …
The Preakness trophy, 10 things to know about the Woodlawn Vase
In 1860, Wilkes B. Spirit wrote in The Times, The American Gentleman’s Newspaper, “Messrs. Tiffany & Co., the celebrated jewelers, on Tuesday …
We’re leaving Baltimore
“And it’s about time that you do,” my mother said last evening—with just a touch of sternness in her voice. …
An open letter to the Beverly Hills Hotel: You haven’t been “all that” since you were owned by Ben Silberstein
Today, under the ownership of the Sultan of Brunei, you are but a troubled shadow of your former glory. There was …
MST3K, the definitive oral history is a fun read
Released in 1966, Manos: The Hands of Fate is a D-minus of a B movie: Its plot, about desert-dwelling pagans, …
Dude, the Lost Wireman
Throughout the 1960s, Dude’s alarm clock rang at 4:00 a.m.—Saturdays, Sundays, holidays included. An hour or so later he was …
At the Hirshhorn — Damage Control.
Earlier this week Jacob and I went to D.C. for a few days to visit some museums and—more specifically—to see the …
Where were we today? The VOA.
Wonderful behind-the-scenes tour at 330 Independence Ave, SW this morning. Watched a live VOA TV broadcast to Albania (in Albanian); …
Family Ties: Actor Michael Gross, Baltimore, History, and Railroads.
And, yes. it’s a Baltimore story.
I was a Junior Achiever
Junior Achievement, Wichita Kansas, 1966-67
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 …