I didn't expect an Andy Warhol Rorschach piece to turn up on the cover of the new Jay-Z book, Decoded, but there you go...
And it looks great—a perfect mix of elegance and edge.
If you like what you...
During Downtown Partnership's annual meeting at the Meyerhoff last Wednesday, keynote speaker Malcolm Gladwell began his talk with an apology. If you've read The Tipping Point—a best-seller for the...
Amidst all the hoopla surrounding the publication of Keith Richards' autobiography, Life, the best music he's made in 30 years has been largely ignored. It's a shame because the new project says...
Legendary comics artist R. Crumb (above, with fan) spoke at the Prince Theater on Saturday as part of the Chestertown Book Festival. The talk was moderated by Robbi Behr (of Idiots' Books), and she...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
In 1964, Paolo Pasolini made a black and white film, called The Gospel According to St. Matthew, with amateur actors in a southern...
Michael Buckley, author of the Sisters Grimm and NERDS books, was an unexpected highlight at this year's Baltimore Book Festival. I should clarify that—it was unexpected for me, but not for my two...
This weekend is crazy with festivals: the Baltimore Book Festival, Virgin Mobile FreeFest, the High Zero Festival, and the Chesapeake Film Fest (for anyone up for a road trip to the Eastern...
CityLit Project, the local literary arts organization, is partnering with the University of Baltimore's School of Communications Design. It's a timely move considering CityLit's growth, which...
I’ve never read much Carl Hiaasen—just Team Rodent, his book about “how Disney devours the world”—but his name kept popping up this summer. So I took his new book, Star Island, to the beach, and it...
Dan Fesperman, an ex-foreign correspondent for The Sun, sharpens his storytelling acumen to cut through various global issues in his latest thriller, Layover in Dubai. As usual, it's set in some...
