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Jimmy Buffett performs onstage in Gulf Shores, Alabama, in July 2010.
I felt Jimmy Buffett’s magic most strongly far away from the beach
Jimmy Buffett, who died last week, was all about the beach and the sun — and resonated in places with neither.
Is work your not-so-secret identity?
For many Americans, our jobs define who we are. They don’t have to.
"What do you do?" is often among the first questions we're asked. On this Labor Day, a commemoration dedicated to celebrating the American worker, I wanted to know why.
MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle, left, and Under Armour founder and president Kevin Plank.
When the line between journalism and personal relationships is crossed
MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle had a personal relationship with Under Armour's Kevin Plank. It's complicated. And also not.
This well-dressed young man is developing his own sense of style — and of everything else.
With each first day of school, my kid is growing away from me
As my son goes back to school, it reminds me how much he has come into his own — and how much less he may need me.
Back to school is about more than buying classroom supplies. It’s about getting children back into the mindset of being able to learn (and catch the bus on time).
Tips and tricks to transition your kid — and you — from summer to school
Back to school is about more than buying classroom supplies. It’s about getting children back into the mindset of being able to learn (and wake up early).
Leslie Gray Streeter got to take a photo at Mystic Pizza in Connecticut. But she almost missed the next leg of her trip due to weather and the results of climate change.
Climate change and weather wreak havoc on your vacation? ‘It’s only gonna get worse.’
Weather-related travel issues are only going to get worse. Welcome to the new normal.
Felicia Pride of Honey Chile Fest poses for a portrait
With this weekend’s Honey Chile Fest, local Black female creators send a love letter to their Baltimore
Baltimore-born filmmaker Felicia Pride on Honey Chile' Fest, a one-day celebration of the Black women that form Baltimore's heart and the premiere of her short film "Look Back At It."
FILE - Carolina Panthers’ Michael Oher speaks to the media during the first day of their NFL football offseason conditioning program in Charlotte, N.C., April 20, 2015. Oher, the former NFL tackle known for the movie “The Blind Side,” filed a petition Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, in a Tennessee probate court accusing Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy of lying to him by having him sign papers making them his conservators rather than his adoptive parents nearly two decades ago.
Is ‘The Blind Side’ a cruel fairy tale built on a lie?
Former Raven Michael Oher alleges that “The Blind Side” was a fractured fairy tale.
“The idea of impoliteness is survival,” said Michaela Frischherz, associate chair and associate professor in Towson University’s Department of Communications Studies.
Being polite is ‘gendered.’ It’s time for women to get rude.
The crushing weight on women to have an expectation of politeness can make a life or death difference.
The Statue of Cristo Negro, or the Black Christ, at Iglesia de San Felipe in Portobelo, Panama.
I saw Jesus in Panama and He is a Black man
Exploring the depth and complexity of Afro Panamanian history and culture was a definite emotional highlight of my recent trip.
Leslie Gray Streeter zip lines in Panama.
To break out of your comfort zone, sometimes you have to go zip lining in Panama
A trip to Panama on Copa Airlines’ new direct flight from BWI was an opportunity for me to step outside my wheelhouse and finally live in the moment.
Taylor Fikes, a ballerina from Columbia, now dances professionally in Romania.
A Black ballerina from Maryland finds unexpected purpose in uncharted territory: Romania
From Baltimore to Bucharest, Columbia-born Taylor Fikes is en pointe about dance, commitment and being the only Black ballerina onstage, no matter what country she's in.
Donny Osmond, seen here in April 2022 in Las Vegas, will bring his Sin City show to National Harbor on Wednesday.
At 65, Donny Osmond has generations of fans. He aims to please them all.
Donny Osmond reflected on his long career, staying fresh and, of course, "Mulan," as he prepared to bring a little bit of rock and roll and a lot of nostalgia to his show at National Harbor.
Ryan Gosling as Ken and Margot Robbie as Barbie in Greta Gerwig's “Barbie.”
How ‘Barbie’ made me feel better about my righteous feminine anger
Women are allowed to express their displeasure or rage, whether it’s Vice President Kamala Harris or Barbie, an 11.5-inch doll.
"Prom Mom," Laura Lippman's latest novel, comes out July 25.
Laura Lippman on her new novel, co-parenting with David Simon and the status of ‘Lady in the Lake’
Baltimore's Laura Lippman talks about her book "Prom Mom," life after divorce and why we all want to think we're the good guy.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott speaks at a press conference at City Hall on June 23.
People are mad Mayor Brandon Scott is having a baby. People are dumb.
My first reaction to the announcement that Mayor Brandon Scott and girlfriend Hana Pugh are expecting a child was delight. My second reaction? Shame and disappointment … in some of you.
U.S. and Panamanian flags are held from the windows of the cockpit on a Copa Airlines plane.
Does Copa Airlines’ new direct flight from BWI to Panama City soar or sink?
Copa Airlines’ nonstop flights from BWI to Panama City are just OK — and that’s great.
From left, “And Just Like That...” cast members Nicole Ari Parker, Karen Pittman, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon and Sarita Choudhury attend an event on June 20 in New York City.
The kernels of truth that Black women can find in HBO’s ‘And Just Like That’
The second season of ”And Just Like That…” takes on grief, aging and respectability politics with a fabulous Baltimore connection.
People look down on Inner Harbor from the Baltimore World Trade Center as the city is covered in haze from Canadian wildfires June 29.
Worried about flight cancellations? Here are 7 tips to save your vacation.
How has travel been affected by weather changes? Is it going to get better? I talked to a travel consultant to help answer those questions.
The front of the US Supreme Court building in Washington, DC.
Affirmative action wasn’t about unfairly planting a flag. It was about just getting on the map.
Affirmative action wasn’t about giving unqualified people a leg up, but about leveling a playing field that was never, and still is not, level.
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