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Orlando Fringe review: 'Poe & Mathews: A Misadventure in the Middle of Nowhere'
Brian Kuwabara and Emily Windler have cooked up an absurd little comedy in "Poe and Mathews: A Misadventure in the Middle of Nowhere." It's slapstick a la Laurel-and-Hardy, both visual and with wordplay. A bit with confusion over trunks owes a debt to...
Tags: Entertainment
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Water bill whirlpool
There is an old adage, often heard in the local marinas, that a boat is nothing more than a hole in the water into which you pour money. Turns out the same could be said about Baltimore's water and sewer system — it is a money-soaking hole that puts...
Tags: Barack Obama, Environmental Pollution, Finance, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Economy, Business and Finance
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Review: 'Van Gogh' and 'Tell-Tale Heart' have a crazy idea
Opera was born to be mad. The first great opera concerned the demented Roman emperor Nero. In the nearly three centuries since Monteverdi's "The Coronation of Poppea," mad scene has succeeded mad scene on the lyric stage. They still do, as Long Beach...
Tags: Entertainment, Music, Nero (music group), Desperate Housewives (tv program), Music Industry
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Five books by Chicago authors appearing at Lit Fest
In Thomas Dyja's cultural history of Chicago, "The Third Coast," he writes that in Nelson Algren's day, "being Chicago's Famous Writer was like winning the heavyweight title — there was only one at a time, and you kept the belt for as long as you...
Tags: Authors, Rogers Park, Fiction, Literature, Nelson Algren
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Stewart Copeland finds synchronicity in writing operas
Though it's been 27 years since the Police disbanded, Stewart Copeland, its American drummer, remains best known for his nine years with the seminal British rock band. But that doesn't mean he hasn't been busy beyond the Police's 2007 reunion tour. From...
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Baltimore's local currency, the BNote, is 2 years old
At Liam Flynn's Ale House in Baltimore's Station North Arts and Entertainment District, two George Washingtons will get you a can of Natty Boh. But a single Baltimore BNote, with an image of Frederick Douglass on one side and an oriole on the other,...
Tags: Business, Cafe Hon, Bolton Hill, Dining and Drinking, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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COLUMN - In defense of journalistic error
Reuters(Jack Shafer is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Jack Shafer April 23 (Reuters) - Hilary Sargent, who does business on the Web as Chart Girl, compiled the best early guide to the journalistic mistakes made on the afternoon of...Tags: Sports, George H.W. Bush, U.S. Department of State, ABC (tv network), CBS Corp.
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Column: In defense of journalistic error
Reuters(Jack Shafer is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) (Reuters) - Hilary Sargent, who does business on the Web as Chart Girl, compiled the best early guide to the journalistic mistakes made on the afternoon of April 17, as broadcasters and...Tags: Sports, U.S. Department of State, George H.W. Bush, CBS Corp., ABC (tv network)
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Chicago Opera Theater steps through a Glass, darkly
Andreas Mitisek, the new general director at Chicago Opera Theater, is a man with a mission. He wants audience members to take a flyer on new and unexpected pieces of music theater that make them think, not just entertain them. The Austrian-born...
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Back Story: Buildings are gone but not forgotten
Gregory J. Alexander and Paul Kelsey Williams have combed through photo archives, and the result of their labors is "Lost Baltimore," which is a painful reminder of notable buildings that fell victim, for the most part, to fire or urban renewal. They...
Tags: Baltimore Hotels, Guilford (Baltimore, Maryland), Conservation, Entertainment, Architecture
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Looking for opera inspiration
Like every other form of art, operas can be inspired by just about anything — historical events, myths, epic poems, plays, even movies. Often, such operas go on to eclipse their inspiration. Puccini's "Tosca," derived from a play by Victorien...Tags: John Patrick Shanley, Entertainment, Canterbury, Religion and Belief, Music
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Baltimore sports: From hurrah to harrumph
For Baltimore sports fans, now is the early spring of our discontent. Could it really be that just six weeks ago, we were living in sports fandom ecstasy? The Baltimore Ravens were parading down Pratt Street hoisting a Vince Lombardi Trophy, having won...
Tags: College Baseball, Sports, Towson University, Baseball, Maryland Terrapins
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