It’s that time of year again: OSCARS
Here’s your downloadable and printable OSCAR ballot: Oscars 2015 Printable Ballot And here’s a link to a great slideshow of …
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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 …
Those were the days, my friend—
One May morning in 1972 my manager phoned and said, “I’ve got a great gig for you. A four-hour photo shoot next week. It …
You’d think, of all places, the art world would be less gender focused
I’ve read several accounts of this price-setting sale of a Georgia O’Keeffe painting and they generally read like this one. From …
Renaissance Man with multiple dark sides
From David Lynch, the mastermind behind such productions as The Elephant Man, Dune, Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks, and Mulholland Drive: Paintings, …
2014 CLIO Awards will stream live October 1st
Think movie’s Oscar, television’s Emmy, music’s Grammy, theatre’s Tony—in advertising and marketing, the big-deal award is the CLIO (yes, it’s all …
1972, NYC. I knew Sal Naturile—a first-hand account of the actual Dog Day Afternoon.
Calmly, Sal said, “I’ve got to hang up. I think there are police at the back door. Tell Joe hi …
The next Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award will go to one hell of a great gal.
It’s a long press release, but she deserves every single word. She’s a dame who has never been afraid of …
Here’s your printable 2014 Emmy Awards Ballot.
Print, vote, and party: 2014 Emmy Awards Ballot from BrockelPress
A 57-pound book that looks as wonderful as it is heavy.
And I really, really want it. But at $5,000. for the art edition, it’s not going to happen. (When it’s …
VIDEO: Andy Warhol – The Complete Picture
IMDb says, “Andy Warhol: THE COMPLETE PICTURE is the definitive account of the life and work of the most enigmatic …
Forty years ago tonight Nixon resigned the office of President of the United States
Here is his speech: Good evening. This is the 37th time I have spoken to you from this office, where …
“Being a woman, you have to work twice as hard.”
From Variety (and with shame on us as an industry): Anna Behlmer has earned 10 Oscar nominations while working as …
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 …
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 …
Video: Not Lebanese, Blanche. Lesbian.
Bea Arthur was a wonderful woman, a friend of mine, and I miss her.
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 …
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, …