We got to check in with Scary Mommy Jill Smokler at her book party earlier this week. Smokler — a mom of three and Mt. Washington resident — was just coming off her whirlwind New York book tour (Today show, 20/20, Huffington Post) and stopped by Charm City Kids Club for some book signing and girl gab. 

Smokler is friendly and pretty and you can see why her legions of Scary Mommies feel comfortable confessing their deepest darkest mommy secrets to her. ("Today I'm dressed as a grumpy bitch who needs more coffee. Same costume I wore yesterday." And "Every night, after supper, I hide in the bathub and eat a Little Debbie snack." Or "I need a mom jar. Anytime the kids say MOM they put a dollar in the jar. I would have enough for a cruise in no time.")

Her newest book Motherhood Comes Naturally (and other vicious lies) comes fresh on the heel of her New York Times bestseller Confessions of a...

Before violence and tragedy struck the Boston Marathon this week, Clarksville’s Tatyana McFadden won the women’s wheelchair division at the iconic race.

McFadden, who won gold medals at the 2012 London Paralympics in the 400-meter, 800-meter and 1,500 meter races, posted on her Facebook page shortly after the bombing in Boston Monday that she was okay, her family was safe, asking that all, “Please pray for those who were affected by the bomb and pray for their families and friends as well.”

Earlier today, she posted that while planning to race in the upcoming London Marathon this weekend that she and her teammates “will run in London with prayers in our hearts for all affected by the tragedy in Boston.”

McFadden was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, with spina bifida in 1989, and was later adopted by her mom, Deborah McFadden.

Baltimore magazine profiled McFadden in September 2012, shortly before the London Paralympics.

Okay, so here is Tom Brady reacting to Nick Markakis's home run in Saturday's game against the Yankees.

If you've seen it already, we apologize, but we feel it just can't be shared enough.

Also, what's up with Tom Brady being a Yankees fan? Shouldn't he be a fan of a little team we like to call the BOSTON RED SOX??

Ceding to student wishes and interests, Dr. Ben Carson said Wednesday that he’ll step aside as Johns Hopkins School of Medicine's commencement speaker after his recent controversial statements regarding gay marriage sparked a protest and flurry of media stories.

The 61-year-old neurosurgeon referenced bestiality and pedophilia while stating his case against gay marriage in a recent Fox News television interview. The dean of the Hopkins medical faculty, Dr. Paul Rothman, called Carson's remarks “offensive” and Carson apologized for his choice of words.

In an email to Rothman published today, Carson announced he will voluntarily step down from speaking at the Hopkins' graduation ceremony, explaining that it is in the best interests of the students:

“Given all the national media surrounding my statements as to my belief in traditional marriage, I believe it would be in the best interests of the students for me to voluntarily withdraw as your commencement...