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    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.
    Eric Allen Hatch is the director of programming for the New/Next Film Festival, which takes place this weekend.
    The New/Next Film Festival is on the hunt for Hollywood’s next star director
    With an eye toward burgeoning talent, Baltimore's three-day New/Next Film Festival will make its debut at the Charles Theatre amid the Maryland Film Festival’s hiatus.
    Joan Smith stars in the one woman show, "Grounded" at Maryland Hall in Annapolis through Aug. 20.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in 7 days
    You could see a one-woman show by a new Annapolis theater company, play some serious pickleball at the mall, or snag one of the few remaining seats for the final performance of Melissa Ethridge’s summer concert tour. There's lots to do in the week ahead.
    Actor Paul Reubens, playing the character Pee-wee Herman, launches his "Pee-wee Herman Show" at a press conference at Club Nokia on Dec. 7, 2009, in Los Angeles.
    Commentary: Nothing could keep me from seeing ‘The Pee-wee Herman Show’
    Charlie Vascellaro, a lifelong fan of Paul Reubens, aka Pee-wee Herman, recalls that he wasn't about to let a historic blizzard keep him from making the trip from Baltimore to see "The Pee-wee Herman Show" on Broadway.
    Producer and screenwriter Wayne Johnson is a native of Baltimore City.
    How a Baltimore writer and producer is handling the Hollywood strikes: ‘It’s a mess’
    Despite a writer and actor strike, Wayne Johnson — a screenwriter, film producer, president of his own company and the chief content officer of a soon-to-be-launched digital network — still has aspirations to build Baltimore.
    Zachary Grant has collected Black Barbies, in their original packages, for his daughter every year since 1992, the year she was born.
    Commentary: What collecting Black Barbies for 30 years means to this dad and daughter
    Zachary Grant, a father who has collected Black versions of Holiday Barbie for his daughter for 30 years, says the collection offers lessons about family tradition and the importance of representation for African American girls.
    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.
    GLENDALE, ARIZONA - MARCH 17: Editorial use only and no commercial use at any time. No use on publication covers is permitted after August 9, 2023. Taylor Swift performs onstage for the opening night of "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour" at State Farm Stadium on March 17, 2023 in Swift City, ERAzona (Glendale, Arizona). The city of Glendale, Arizona was ceremonially renamed to Swift City for March 17-18 in honor of The Eras Tour. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)
    What to do this weekend, from an outdoor movie at AVAM to a Taylor Swift brunch
    Whether you want to enjoy some great R&B music, learn about some of Baltimore’s most interesting locations or sing music by Tina Turner, we’ve got you covered.
    MIAMI, FL - MARCH 31: Michael K. Williams is seen in his award show look for the 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on March 31, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Due to COVID-19 restrictions the 2021 SAG Awards will be a one-hour, pre-taped event airing April 4 on TNT and TBS.
    Michael K. Williams: Man sentenced to 2½ years in prison for ‘The Wire’ actor’s death
    The sentence for Carlos Macci, 71, who was linked to a crew of drug dealers blamed in the death of actor Michael K. Williams, benefited from support from Williams’ nephew and “The Wire” co-creator David Simon, who urged leniency.
    Actor Kevin Spacey walks outside Southwark Crown Court in London, where he was acquitted of sexual assault charges Wednesday.
    Baltimore resident Kevin Spacey acquitted of sexual assault charges by London jury
    On Wednesday, a London jury acquitted Kevin Spacey on sexual assault charges stemming from allegations by four men dating back 20 years.
    "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.
    May Brittingham has a large collection of Barbie dolls that she buys and sells at Slim’s Pickings, her Glen Burnie thrift shop.
    It’s a Barbie world, and these Maryland collectors are just living in it
    Decades have passed, but Barbie has proved she’s worth her sales by dressing to the nines and changing with the times. (And of course having a highly anticipated movie doesn’t hurt.)
    Josh Charles (C) joins SAG-AFTRA members on the picket line outside of Netflix and Warner Bros on July 20, 2023 in New York City. Members of SAG-AFTRA — Hollywood’s largest union, which represents actors and other media professionals — have joined striking WGA (Writers Guild of America) workers in the first joint walkout against the studios since 1960. The strike could shut down Hollywood productions completely with writers in the third month of their strike against the Hollywood studios.
    Josh Charles reps the Orioles at actors’ strike because Baltimore is forever
    This fashion choice — in the heart of New York Yankees country, no less — did not go unnoticed by another striking Baltimorean in the entertainment business.
    “Oppenheimer,” courtesy of Universal Pictures.
    Why you’ll have to travel 100 miles for the ‘gold standard’ ‘Oppenheimer’ theater experience
    The Maryland Science Center is not showing Christopher Nolan’s latest film on its five-story screen. Even if it were, you’d still have to travel to watch the 70mm film print.
    Keivonn Woodard attends the Los Angeles Premiere of HBO's "The Last Of Us" at Regency Village Theatre on January 09, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
    A 10-year-old from Bowie just made history for his Emmy nomination
    Bowie resident Keivonn Woodard is the first Black deaf actor and the second-youngest actor ever to be nominated for an Emmy for his work on HBO’s “The Last of Us.”
    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.
    Baltimore resident David Simon won two Primetime Emmys for "The Corner" and was nominated twice for "The Wire."
    ‘The Wire’ creator David Simon asks judge for leniency in sentencing man charged in death of Michael K. Williams
    Simon wrote that Williams, more so than other actors made famous by “The Wire,” took heed of the show’s message to challenge mass incarceration and drug policy and “continued to deliver on that message in word and deed.”
    Bishme Cromartie, a contestant on season 20 of Project Runway on Bravo.
    Bishme Cromartie returns to reality TV for Project Runway All Stars’ new season
    Bishme Cromartie, the Baltimore native fashion designer, returns to reality television for Project Runway All Stars.
    Gov. Wes Moore, Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller and Maryland first lady Dawn Moore lay a wreath during a ceremony memorializing the victims of the 2018 Capital Gazette shooting Wednesday in Annapolis.
    Commentary: WMAR’s removal of Capital Gazette shooting video was the right call
    WMAR-2 News made the right choice in pulling down a documentary trailer about the 2018 Capital Gazette killings in Annapolis, Baltimore Banner Public Editor DeWayne Wickham says.
    The Broadway Pier in Fells Point, where Annie (Meg Ryan) has a pensive moment.
    A Baltimore tour of ‘Sleepless In Seattle’ on its 30th anniversary
    As “Sleepless In Seattle,” the (first) Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan rom-com, turns 30, here is a guide to the Baltimore sites that appeared in the film.
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