The Emmy Awards are this weekend. I share a memory of the Emmys and your printable ballot.
I was invited to join the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 1974 at age 24 when I was …
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Some of the earliest recorded sounds of patriotism are up for adoption—just in time for 4th of July.
The Univesity of California, Santa Barbara (USCB) Library, with funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Grammy Foundation, …
Everything you should know about the Belmont Stakes—in 137 pages: The official 2017 media guide.
It’s all here. Facts, figures, minutiae, and more. Click, read, learn, and astound your horsey friends with your in-depth knowledge …
It’s going to be a Broadway weekend. Here’s your printable Tony Awards Ballot for 2017.
Click, download, and enjoy! And, by the way, I think there are going to be more than a few surprises …
WAR PAINT: The Broadway cast album dropped to the cloud today; CD to follow. #SublimeVoices
Here’s a preview of Patti Lupone and Christine Ebersole knocking it out of the park as they lay down tracks …
Just released: JFK speaks from his Harvard past in the earliest known recording of his voice.
Harvard has released what its archivists believe is the earliest voice recording of future president, John F. Kennedy, who, as …
A printable ballot for your Tony Award weekend
2016-Tony Awards Ballot (pdf) Here are some fun facts to look over while you’re printing your ballots: Play productions with the …
You can’t beat a free suite of sweet Photoshop plug-ins.
On March 24, 2016, Google made their latest version of the Nik Collection of photography tools freely available to download. …
Free art books from the Met. 438 of them, and counting.
It’s no secret that art books are expensive. They’re wonderful resources and often great reads, but just a few titles …
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 …
Every month, a free eBook from University of Chicago Press
The University of Chicago Press (UPC) has an outstanding catalog of publications—writers know them as the home of the Chicago Manual …
The Jews of Baltimore, a 1910 reference
Some time ago I put a digital copy of Groeninger’s New Baltimore online as a free download and happily a whole lot …
On Finding the Perfect Ringtone for Baltimore’s Dog Days of Summer
Yesterday, it played out in my brain like a Tonight Show routine from long ago. Johnny Carson would say, “It …
