Baltimore’s storm in a teacup
“Storm in teacup, Dryden” barked British General Murray concerning the war in Arabia in 1915. In David Lean’s partly fictional
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“Storm in teacup, Dryden” barked British General Murray concerning the war in Arabia in 1915. In David Lean’s partly fictional
Read moreSomewhere in the dusty storage rooms of the New Yorker building, exists a story told to me by my father.
Read moreNabeel Abboud-Ashkar, Founding Director of the Barenboim-Said Conservatory now Polyphony Conservatory in Nazareth, receiving a 2012 Courage Award for the
Read moreIn enduring last week’s Republican Convention, where the “rah rah rah” for the other team bothered me, I reasoned that
Read moreHurricane Isaac will delay today’s opening of the Republican Convention in Tampa. When it does begin, Fox News will surely
Read moreThe sun is still bright over west Baltimore this time of year. As we walk downhill toward the “bend in
Read moreMitt Romney’s return last week from overseas fundraising should signal to the GOP that, at home and abroad, their presumed
Read moreGreat Britain is celebrating this year. As it showcases itself in a return to prominence, that nation has been energized
Read moreIn Jimmy Cagney’s 1959 film ‘Never Steal Anything Small’ the actor sings and dances as loveable Labor leader Jake from
Read more(George Will attending a Nationals-Cardinals baseball game in 2006. Photo: Wikipedia Commons.) I love George Will. Like President Barack Obama, he’s a
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