SPORTS
By Chris Korman, The Baltimore Sun | March 31, 2012
Scott Evans remembers the soft glow of the small television set, and the way his stepfather tried to calm him and his sister for the benefit of the neighbors in the apartment below. But who, on this night, was not celebrating? It was 1983 and the Baltimore Orioles had won the World Series. Evans, now 34 and a plumber living in Essex, has "always been an Orioles fan. " "I cried the day Cal Ripken retired," he said. "I remember the smell of Memorial Stadium. " But two years ago, Evans grew so frustrated with his favorite team that he logged onto Facebook to start a group he called "O's fans Peter Angelos has to GO. " The Orioles will begin a new season Friday, taking the field at Camden Yards to inaugurate what would become - barring some diversion from a streak that has persisted throughout the 21st century - a 15th straight losing season.
NEWS
February 15, 2012
People, I ask you whether all this absurd noise over contraceptives is worth our time and attention ("O'Brien's quixotic fight," Feb. 9)? This is the 21st century, for heaven's - or any other entity's - sake. What hypocrisy! What demagoguery! Enough! Mary Beacom Bowers, Baltimore
ENTERTAINMENT
By Richard Gorelick and The Baltimore Sun | February 15, 2012
John Houser III has a fun piece on burgers in Wednesday's Taste section. You can see a photo-gallery version of the story here . The focus, with one exception, is on places that specialize on burgers rather than places that have an exceptional burger on their menu. So, missing are some of Baltimore's more notable hamburgers. Among the missing is the Crosstown Burger from Hamilton Tavern, to my mind Baltimore's most influential hamburger of the 21st century so far. So enjoy the look at the burger gallery, but just know that it's not our final word on Baltimore's best burgers.
EXPLORE
February 7, 2012
Rabbi Arthur Green, an authority on Jewish thought and spirituality, will speak Sunday, Feb. 12 at 10 a.m. at Oseh Shalom congregation, 7515 Olive Branch Way. His topic is "Jewish Faith, Thought and Spirituality in the 21st Century. " Green has lectured widely throughout the United States and the world.
NEWS
December 5, 2011
In 2008, I wrote a book called "Liberal Fascism. " That title came from H.G. Wells, one of the most important socialist writers in the English language. He believed, as did his fellow Fabian socialists, that Western democratic capitalism had outlived its usefulness. What was needed was a new, bold, forward-thinking system run by experts with access to the most modern techniques. For Wells, the label for such a system mattered less than the imperative that we implement a revolution-from-above.
ENTERTAINMENT
By Chris Kaltenbach, The Baltimore Sun | November 6, 2011
For the better part of a decade, Sister Nancy Murray has been performing onstage throughout the world in a one-woman play that tells the story of St. Catherine of Siena, a 14th-century Italian teenager who was instrumental in restoring the papacy to Rome and who remains, more than half a millennium after her death, one of her country's most prolific authors. And yet, it's hardly a role as a saint that piques people's curiosity most about Sister Nancy, at least at first blush. Saints are one thing, but what people really want to hear about is her brother Bill - Bill Murray, "Saturday Night Live" alumnus, Oscar-nominated actor, the guy who whispered something into Scarlett Johansson's ear in the movie "Lost in Translation" that people are still trying to figure out. Sister Nancy, speaking over the phone from her order's headquarters in southern Michigan, offers an easy laugh and a welcoming conversational style.