Join us in the #BettyWhiteChallenge by helping the wee ones and supporting your local animal shelter.
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Get ready for the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards. Download your printable ballot and play along.
I’m really happy when awards season begins. I’m really, really happy this year. The COVID pandemic has created a lot …
My New Year’s doleful weather prediciton (or why I don’t go to Vegas and gamble).
On New Year’s Day, the air in Baltimore was dense and heavy. Nearly 60 degrees outside, humidity at 98 percent …
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 …
Our neighborhood is getting a new park—the largest created in Baltimore in over a century.
The news of this extraordinary park finally becoming a reality is one of the best Christmas gifts ever. On Falls …
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 …
World AIDS Day: Remembering Don Havens and the 36.3 million others we’ve lost to HIV.
This is Don’s obiturary from the Hollywood trade magazine, Daily Variety: “Donald M. Havens, a television commercial producer, died of …
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. …
Unseen footage: A new David Bowie documentary-concert film from director Brett Morgen.
Questions around the hype abound. “What is it going to be?” “What’s the format?”“Is it a documentary or a concert …
I invited a most remarkable woman to dinner. I was 23; she was 70-something.
I phoned her the morning before our dinner. The weather had been unusually chilly, so I asked if she’d like …
It’s Tony Awards time! Audra McDonald and Leslie Odom, Jr are hosting. Here’s your printable ballot.
Last week CBS and the Tony Awards announced the hosts for the 74th Annual Tony Awards® and The Tony Awards® …
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 …
“You’ve got spunk. [CUT TO MARY FOR REACTION SHOT] I hate spunk.” Remembering Ed Asner.
I was extremely sad when I learned, last Sunday, that Ed Asner had died. Ed was so much more than …
A reminder to my fellow SAG-AFTRA members: Our union and foundation have your back.
It’s well known that becoming a SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) member comes …
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 …
Uber: COVID-19 safety guidance doesn’t have to be complicated, confusing, or cryptic.
Here we go again. COVID infections are climbing at alarming rates in the United States. Yet, safety guidance varies from …
73rd EMMY® Awards presentation is September 19, 2021 on CBS. Here’s your printable ballot.
CBS Presents the 73RD EMMY® AWARDS on Sunday, Sept. 19 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/5:00-8:00 PM, live PT) on the CBS …
Happy days are here again! Macy’s July 4th Fireworks celebration returns to NYC for 2021.
Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks first burst over the New York City skyline with a special U.S. bicentennial show in 1976. …
You can watch a James Taylor concert streaming from Carnegie Hall. Here’s how.
Live with Carnegie Hall presents James Taylor. More than 40 years after his debut in 1970, James Taylor curated a historic concert …
I’ve announced my retirement from full time work. And now, it’s time for a meat-based cocktail.
FIRST, MY RETIREMENT A note sent by my manager at T. Rowe Price to the firm: A New Chapter for …
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