The Joy of (1960s) Cooking. Don’t forget to bone your lobster, especially if it’s canned.
Jacob and I love to cook and have a library of vintage cookbooks. This evening we were talking about some …
Tony Awards voting this year looks like a tricky proposition; category nominees are so disparate.
For Best Book of a Musical, how do you choose between Sponge Bob Square Pants: The Musical and the Pulitzer-winning script of Angels …
I just received one of the coolest invitations of all time: Cocktails and Cryptology with The New York Times.
Receiving an invitation from the New York Times is always pretty special. But, this one pressed all of my buttons. …
Showtime’s documentary, The Fourth Estate, shatters the very notion of #FakeNews.
Trump understands that in order to galvanize his followers, they need someone to be angry at. And, it’s us. — …
50 years ago this month, the Catonsville 9 burned draft records in a suburban Baltimore parking lot.
What led a group of nine ordinary Americans—including an artist, a nurse, and three clergymen—to seize several hundred draft records …
AFL-CIO, “At the Triangle factory, women had to leave the building to use the bathroom.”
107 years ago today, the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire occurred—it was the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of New York …
The Caros font family is on sale at MyFonts.com. The uppercase Q is a joy; the K is quirky.
Caros is a delightful san serif, but for me, the K is a deal breaker. If it works for you …
Award Season: Just in time for the Academy Awards, your printable 2018 OSCARS Ballot
Click. Download. Print. Enjoy. Oscars-2018-ballot 2018 Oscars Printable Ballot Download PDF
Baltimore’s Corradetti Glassblowing Studio: “Easter is coming. Let’s make an egg.”
Visit Corradetti Glassblowing Studio and celebrate Spring. You can work with one of their artisans to create your very own …
Artists: Learn to better protect your work. Join a no-fee clinic from the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance.
If you’re involved in creating artistic works of any kind, here’s an invitation from GBCA to make note of. To attend, …
Attention Designer Types: MyFonts.com has deeply discounted the Artegra Sans family.
It’s a simple truth: I love fonts. A font can do a lot of heavy lifting. The right font, in …
A Wienermobile, Old Number 7, is headed to a museum as an interactive exhibit for kids. I’m glad.
The days of taking the 1952 Oscar Mayer Wienermobile—known as Old Number 7— for a ride are over. The sculpture …
Falcon Heavy is scheduled to launch today; it won’t be on NASA TV. Here’s how to watch.
When Falcon Heavy lifts off this afternoon, it will be the most powerful operational rocket in the world by a …
Think you know music? Check out Seth Rudetsky. He KNOWS music & his song deconstructions are a riot.
In the autumn of 1970, I showered, brushed my teeth and hair, and put on just a smidge of bronzer …
The Trumps asked to borrow a van Gogh from the Guggenheim; head curator had a better idea.
The Washington Post’s Paul Schwartzman is reporting that the White House asked the Guggenheim for a loan of Vincent van Gogh’s 1888 …
For your voting pleasure: Here it is— your 2018 SAG Awards printable ballot. Enjoy!
Here’s the pdf: 2018 SAG Awards printable ballot And since data is such a big deal, here are a few …
This 28-lesson acting class will benefit anyone who makes presentations—and actors, also.
There’s a reason why so many well-informed, well-connected business people—attorneys, salesmen and women, lobbyists, politicians, educators, and others—quietly take acting …
