SPORTS
By Aaron Oster | August 16, 2014
In 2013, Summerslam might have been the best pay per view of the year, with two Match of the Year candidates. While it might not reach that level, the card this year certainly has the potential to be memorable. Last year, both the Brock Lesnar/CM Punk match (which was my pick for match of the year) and the John Cena/Daniel Bryan match were showered with praise both from fans and critics. They were the top of a great pay-per-view, which also included an overlooked match featuring Alberto Del Rio and Christian.
ENTERTAINMENT
By Erik Maza, The Baltimore Sun | March 17, 2011
Paula Campbell can't remember the last time there was a bigger hip-hop show in town. Salt-n-Pepa played 1st Mariner Arena in February, but though they're pioneers in the genre, they're now better-known for their reality TV show. Wu Tang Clan performed in Baltimore in December, but that was at Sonar , not an arena. Wiz Khalifa sold out two nights at Rams Head Live in December, but he's still an upstart. The last time there was this much star power on stage, Campbell said, would have to go back to the start of the decade, when Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Dr. Dre and the recently deceased Nate Dogg played the arena on their Up in Smoke Tour.
FEATURES
By Dave Rosenthal | March 4, 2013
Book lovers in the Baltimore-Washington area should circle September on their calendars, to save dates for a pair of big festivals. The Library of Congress National Book Festival will be held Sept. 21 and 22 on the mall in Washington. The event always attracts an all-star lineup of authors, poets and illustrators. In 2012, featured authors included T.C. Boyle, Geraldine Brooks, Junot Diaz, Patricia Cornwell and Jeff Kinney. The Baltimore Book Festival will follow a week later in the city's Mt. Vernon neighborhood.
FEATURES
By John-John Williams IV, The Baltimore Sun | September 6, 2012
New York Fashion Week kicked off last night with a star-studded bang. Celebs were in full force attending shows and parties in the name of good fashion. It started pretty early -- 5 p.m. to be exact -- at the Joseph Abboud menswear show at the New York Public Library. There, Kellan Lutz ("Twilight" series), Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte, Hunter Parrish ("Weeds"), Daniel Gillies "Vampire Diaries") and Alexander Ludwig ("Hunger Games") provided the star power for the iconic menswear designer.
ENTERTAINMENT
By Luke Broadwater | July 22, 2011
It's a busy Friday in the newsroom. So what are we doing? We're wasted time arguing about stupid stuff, of course. The topic of today's debate: Kristen ("K-Stew") Stewart and her relative worth to society. b music guru Wes Case misguidedly made up the sole member of the office's pro-Kristen Stewart faction. His reasoning? "She's a great actress. She has depth. She has star power. When she's on screen you want to watch her. Also, she smokes weed, which makes her one of us. " Assistant editor Jordan Bartel and I, however, failed to see Stewart's value in movies or, well, any other area of life. That was the case until I saw the below video.
ENTERTAINMENT
By David Zurawik and The Baltimore Sun | April 27, 2013
Baltimore-made "House of Cards" brought some extra Hollywood star power to the White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday night in Washington. Here's Kevin Spacey starring in the "House of Nerds" spoof video (above) that topped the event. He's superb. Maryland Congressman Steny Hoyer gets some nice face-time as well in the video. #sigshell { float: left; width: 320px; height: 52px; margin: 20px 0px; display: block; } #sigheadshot{ float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; }