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Election rhetoric is all fun and games until a former heartthrob targets you online
A local native and author got a reminder several years ago of the perils of social media politics when a celebrity insulted her to his followers. Expect more of that this election cycle.
Scott Baio during his speech on the first day of the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Labor Day: 10 workplace movies to watch and celebrate that you don’t work there
From "The Devil Wears Prada" to "Monsters Inc," here are ten workplace comedies to delight you and make you happy you're not working there.
"Office Space," the 1999 movie starring Ron Livingston, is the ultimate workplace comedy.
The kids are back in school. Thank goodness.
The end of summer means kids are back in school and the end of being with your kids 24/7. Ring those school bells!
As students head back to school for the first week, it’s a relief for parents, as it the break they need from their kids.
Blake Lively’s movie is about a serious issue. Her press tour mostly isn’t.
Blake Lively’s press tour for her latest movie, “It Ends With Us,” seemed more about florals, friends and self-promotion than domestic violence.
Blake Lively’s choice of florals and themed cocktails on a press tour for “It Ends With Us,” a movie about domestic violence, generated criticism. Here, she attends the London premiere on Aug. 8.
‘Lady in the Lake’ season finale recap: Life and/or death
Follow along as we recap the season finale of the Apple TV+ series “Lady in the Lake,” based on the book by Laura Lippman and starring Natalie Portman and Baltimore native Moses Ingram.
Moses Ingram as Cleo Johnson in the season finale of "Lady in the Lake."
Candidate Kamala Harris hasn’t sat for interviews. I don’t blame her.
Vice President Kamala Harris has avoided sit-down interviews since entering the presidential race. Even though I'm a journalist, I get it.
Vice President Kamala Harris, at Prince George’s County Community College on Thursday, hasn’t sat for press interviews. Our columnist Leslie Gray Streeter says she gets it.
‘Homicide: Life on the Street’ is finally streaming. Here are 7 things to watch for.
“Homicide: Life on the Street” is finally streaming on Peacock. Here are some things to look out for — both character and Baltimore-wise — while you watch the show.
Andre Braugher as Detective Frank Pembleton in Homicide: Life on the Street.
‘Lady in the Lake’ recap: It was all a dream
Follow along as we recap the Apple TV+ series “Lady in the Lake,” based on the book by Laura Lippman and starring Natalie Portman and Baltimore native Moses Ingram.
A hallucinatory scene in “Lady in the Lake” takes place in Baltimore's George Peabody Library at the Peabody Institute.
Raygun’s terrible Olympic breakdancing bordered on the disrespectful
I was always a bad dancer. Australia’s bad breakdancer, Professor Rachael “Raygun” Gunn, got to go to the Olympics.
B-Girl Rachael “Raygun” Gunn competes for Australia at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 9.
‘Lady in the Lake’ recap: Why nobody likes reporters
Follow along as we recap the Apple TV+ series “Lady in the Lake,” based on the book by Laura Lippman and starring Natalie Portman and Baltimore native Moses Ingram.
Moses Ingram as Cleo Johnson in "Lady in the Lake."
‘Lady In The Lake’ recap: What happens when you don’t stay out of folks’ business
Follow along as we recap the Apple TV+ series “Lady in the Lake,” based on the book by Laura Lippman and starring Natalie Portman and Baltimore native Moses Ingram.
Maddie (Natalie Portman), right, interviews accused killer Stephan (Dylan Arnold) on "Lady in the Lake."
‘Lady in the Lake’ recap: Dreams and nightmares
Follow along as we recap the Apple TV+ series “Lady in the Lake,” based on the book by Laura Lippman and starring Natalie Portman and Baltimore native Moses Ingram.
Moses Ingram as Cleo Johnson in Episode 3 of “Lady in the Lake.”
Kids experience racism, too. Talk to them about it.
Being called a racial slur is an unfortunate rite of passage for many kids, and it’s not going to stop just because we ignore it.
Racism affects everyone. Children included.
We have a problem talking about Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris has been covered inaccurately by media and others who don’t know the intricacies of her cultures. They’d better learn.
Vice President Kamala Harris boards Air Force Two on July 22 at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland.
Shannen Doherty’s death is personal for Gen X
Shannen Doherty was an undeniable Gen X icon whose death further cements the truth that if our famous contemporaries are getting cancer and having strokes and heart attacks, we can, too.
Shannen Doherty at a gala in 1990.
‘Lady in the Lake’ recap: Do you see me?
Follow along as we recap the Apple TV+ series “Lady in the Lake,” based on the book by Laura Lippman and starring Natalie Portman and Baltimore native Moses Ingram.
Natalie Portman as a younger and older version of Maddie Schwartz in “Lady in the Lake.”
‘Lady In The Lake’ author Laura Lippman gets why the series differs from her book
“Lady in the Lake” author Laura Lippman discusses what it’s like to see her book as an Apple TV+ series, the creativity of the crew, and the beauty (and oddity) in capturing Baltimore.
Laura Lippman attends the New York premiere of Apple TV+‘s ”Lady In The Lake” on July 11.
Nature, quiet and Wi-Fi: Discover glamping less than 3 hours from Baltimore
Not sold on camping and roughing it? Try glamping in a WiFi-enabled tiny cabin in rural Virginia.
Our front yard for four days consisted of trees and a campfire. It was shockingly luxurious.
Local malls are restricting teens. Gen X would never have survived.
If Gen X faced the same curfews and rules at malls that today’s teens do, the trajectory of an entire generation’s adolescence would have changed.
The entrance to the food court at Florida’s Boca Town Center Mall in 1983.
A single dad and his daughter navigate her heart transplant — and a lack of cheese
Mya Coleman, 9, and her dad, Albert, have had to navigate a new life of doctors and financial worries since her heart transplant. But Mya’s strength, faith, pluckiness and stubbornness have sustained them.
Alfred Coleman, 64, and his daughter Mya, 9, talk about what life was like in the hospital.
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