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Basement Selector is Staging a Quiet Rebellion Against the Digital Streaming Age
DJ John Canale's new vinyl listening party “The Evening Ritual” digs deep into the power of sound.
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Jill Orlov is Making Big Waves in Miniature Art
The local artist is one of 70 worldwide who were recently profiled for the fine art hardcover, “L’art du minuscule,” from the esteemed French publisher Gallimard.
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Soul of the City
One hundred years ago this month, the Royal Theatre opened its doors on Pennsylvania Avenue and over the next half-century played host to some of the greatest talent in American musical history.
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Billy Crystal Is Not Walking Through That Door: Thoughts on This Year’s Oscar Nominations
The snubs, surprises, and frontrunners.
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Theo Anthony’s Life is as Curious, Open-Minded, and Unpredictable as His Films
Antony's first two feature films—'Rat Film' and 'All Light, Everywhere,' both set in Baltimore—have a cult following and have been critically revered.
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Women Who Move Maryland 2026
Women are an essential part of the engine that makes our region thrive. In our annual section that follows, Women Who Move Maryland, we spotlight women professionals who play a leading role in Baltimore and beyond.
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GameChanger: Alanah Nichole Davis
Cultural worker, MICA alumnus, and former nurse technician established a fund for artists in the wake of the pandemic.
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Ten Non-Cliché Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day in Baltimore This Year
Break (up) with tradition by seeing a comedy show, shopping local makers, and enjoying other unconventional events this week.
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Art Space: Local Artist Spotlights Black Maternal Health
Through lush, acrylic portraits, Lauren J. Turner creates positive images of childbirth for Black people.
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Experience the Northern Outer Banks
Corolla, North Carolina is where wild beauty meets coastal luxury this vacation season.
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Deirdre Aikin Has Artistic Designs on the Baltimore County Seat
The owner of Towson's Triple Crown Tattoo & Piercing sets her sights on beautifying the county hub with local artwork.
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WYPR’s ‘Essential Tremors’ Celebrates 50 Episodes This Month
We talk to hosts Matt Byars and Lee Gardner about the series, which asks musicians about the three songs that have impacted them most.
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Dean Bartoli Smith’s ‘Baltimore Sons’ Captures City’s Struggles, As Well As His Own
Smith discusses the new collection, which ultimately forms a broad story of acceptance and empathy.
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Nineteen of Baltimore’s Best Bookshops
Visit any one of these neighborhood stores to find your next read.
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The City that Writes
The mysterious death, general strangeness, and undeniable genius of a certain macabre poet casts a large shadow over the city’s literary legacy. But Baltimore’s writing tradition is as rich and diverse as the city itself.
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Movie Review: Parallel Mothers
Almodóvar has done it again with pitch-perfect melodrama about the ties that bind us.
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Crankies Artist Katherine Fahey Inspires Baltimore With the All-But-Lost Folk Art
How the 19th-century practice that combines storytelling and a hand-cranked scroll of illustrated images became Fahey's niche.
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Jerrell Gibbs Aimed to Capture Elijah Cummings’ “Presence and Aura” in Official Portrait
We chat with the West Baltimore native, whose painting of the late civil rights leader will be on view at the BMA through Jan. 9 before heading to the U.S. Capitol.
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Sorry, My Weekend’s Fully Booked
Nothing stacks up to starting your own Little Free Library.
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Movie Review: The Beatles: Get Back
Behind-the-scenes Beatles doc is like a dream come true for fans.
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Movie Review: Don’t Look Up
Heavy-handed climate change satire is more exhausting than enlightening.
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Art Space: Sarah Manley’s Bubbly Illustrations Boast the Power of Song
Meet the local artist, and musician by trade, whose drawings have gone viral on Instagram.
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Black Creatives Pay Cinematic Homage to Baltimore With ‘A Black Girl’s Country’
The film, inspired by Nia June's poem of the same name, was recently acquired by the BMA.
