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Arundel follies, Dwyer's drinking, Ravens on the wrist
All the world's a stage, especially Anne Arundel County. It has produced, far and away, the best shows of the season: a County Council member sent to prison, followed by a long squabble over his replacement; a congenial county executive charged with being...
Tags: Essex (Baltimore, Maryland), Same-Sex Marriage, Maryland General Assembly, Politics, Community College of Baltimore County
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Building a family history is better with some company
"Do you think we're related to Jessica Brown Findlay?" one of my cousins asked the other day. We were standing in the kitchen of our Aunt Gayle's house in Georgia. "We can always hope," I chirped, even though when I look in the mirror I see absolutely...
Tags: Washington, DC, Pneumonia, Diphtheria
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Jesse Jackson Jr.'s Spending Spree
The Hartford CourantSay what you will about Jesse Jackson Jr., but I'll tell you this. He's the guy you want waiting across the street in the car for your tag sale to begin. I mean, the man will buy anything. The former Illinois congressman pleaded guilty last week to using...Tags: Bruce Lee, U.S. Congress, Richard Blumenthal, Government, Michael Jackson
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'Mr. Selfridge': The man who invented retail therapy
Until recently, the Vera Wang bridal shop in Singapore imposed a non-refundable $482 fee to try on dresses. And last month a health food retailer in Australia posted this notice on its door: “As of the first of February, this store will be...
Tags: Entourage (tv program), Netflix Inc., Music Box Theatre, United Kingdom, Meryl Streep
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To Xfinity, and beyond: A critique of television providers
Even now, even as paid critics become an endangered species, there remains a lot of television criticism, discussion of the import and meaning of the various filmed entertainments that flicker across our ever-larger screens. Much rarer are critiques of...
Tags: DirecTV Group Inc., Media Industry, Netflix Inc., Environmental Issues, Marketing
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Recent Obsessions: The Pope's Shoes, Stress And Cheese Puffys
The Hartford CourantNot that anybody asked me but … >>I don't think Pope Francis should wear red shoes. I'd also rule out running, boat and work shoes, and, oh, white go-go boots, although they would definitely make a statement. Francis should limit his footwear...Tags: Cheese
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Our special relationship with 'Downton Abbey'
America has a remarkably close relationship with its previous owner. It seems we no sooner threw off the yoke of George III than we started collecting mugs decorated with the images of royal wedding partners. England and the United States have been...Tags: The Sopranos (tv program), Seth Meyers, Jim Carter, United Kingdom, Weddings
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School rezoning brings out cattiness
There's nothing like a good school rezoning to bring out the cattiness in us. Seminole County is trying to even out the disparity between schools with empty classrooms and those with space shortages so severe that students meet in former storage rooms...
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Visit to Ringlings' mansion offers echoes of a 'Downton Abbey' world
I'll admit I'm a bit obsessed with television's "Downton Abbey," returning to PBS tonight (Jan. 6) for its third season. I've learned a lot from the show about life in England's "stately piles" in the World War I era. (In Season 3, we're roaring into...
Tags: Heavy Engineering, Arts and Culture, World War I (1914-1918), Museums, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Highs, lows — and a graceful exit
It's my final column of the year and, for that matter, the new millennium — not to mention of all time. Unless it isn't. I'm so confused. Anyhow, let's look at the highs and lows of 2012 — not that you have much choice if you're going to...
Tags: Schindler's List (movie), Beasts of the Southern Wild (movie), Peter and the Starcatcher (play), Episodes (tv program), The Walking Dead (tv program)
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Thoughts while (not) watching 'Downton Abbey'
South Bend TribuneIdle thoughts while pretending not to watch “Downton Abbey” with my lovely wife: - After a three-day visit with our older son and his family in Evansville, Ind., just after Christmas, can you believe that I’ve shoveled more snow down...Tags: Celebrities, Daniel Day-Lewis, Meryl Streep, Lincoln (movie, 2012), Anne Hathaway
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Spielberg's 'Lincoln' leads Golden Globe nominations with seven
The nominees for the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards were announced Thursday by Jessica Alba, Megan Fox and Ed Helms. Steven Spielberg's epic on the 16th president, "Lincoln," stood out in the film categories with seven Golden Globe nominations, followed...
Tags: Eric Stonestreet, Bryan Cranston, Denzel Washington, John Hawkes, Meryl Streep
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