Local ad agency MGH has launched a search for the quintessential speaker of Bawlmerese. Their ideal candidate is a life-long resident, over 40, with a passion for Baltimore and a great sense of...
David Simon has an interesting interview up on The New York Times' Arts Beat blog today. In it, he talks about wearying of hearing praise for "The Wire," and how, of all the characters on the...
Yesterday, I drove up to The Mallet Restaurant in Fallston for the premiere of a new docu-style comedy series called Hot Flash and Company. Readers of the magazine's monthly Publisher's Note may...
After weeks of consternation about the future of Alter Communications, which publishes the 93-year-old Baltimore Jewish Times and Style magazine, the company was sold this morning in bankruptcy...
The Baltimore Jewish Times, which has been published continuously since 1919, is in danger of folding after a U.S Bankruptcy Court ruled that Alter Communications, the company than owns both the...
My daughter tells me a recent interview with John Waters has become something of an Internet sensation among teenage girls. The interview was posted on Rookie, a site geared towards teen girls, and...
Obviously, a lot of the news today is about the same-sex marriage bill (or, more specifically, its 200 amendments) being debated right now in the Maryland House of Delegates. If approved in the House...
If you've read a couple of my past blog posts on the subject, you know that I'm no fan of the way The Sun has structured its paywall (primarily, in that it charges print subscribers an additional fee...
I’ve gotten hooked on 105.7 The Fan. Since football season began, I’ve been listening to Steve Davis more than Steve Inskeep and marveling at Ravens fans’ capacity for processing and retaining huge...
Back in September, The Sun announced that it would erect a "paywall" around it's website, requiring readers to pay for access after a certain number of views. The newspaper has yet to release data on...
