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Friday Buffet: First look at 'Assassin's Creed III' gameplay, 'Minecraft's' record-breaking week and more

2012-05-11 11:10:00

News Roundup •••• "Minecraft's" release on Xbox Live has gone about as well as anyone could have hoped. Early sales figures project that the game sold over 400,000 copies in the first day it was available. [Major Nelson] ••...

Eagle Archive: Carroll County Pasta Growers Association faced serious issues in spring 1917

2012-04-01 06:59:00

In March and April of 1917, chaos and confusion in the global agriculture markets led to a series of testy meetings between local farmers and the canneries in Carroll County. As World War I ended, "county farmers found themselves in an increasingly...

Former Islamic jihadist teaches Middle Eastern politics at Washington College

2012-04-14 13:11:00

Shiraz Maher went to the mosque in search of answers. Why, he wanted to know, had 15 young men from Saudi Arabia, the country where he spent most of his childhood, just crashed jetliners into prominent U.S. buildings? The men who gave him clarity wore...

Holding the line

2012-04-21 07:34:00

A BBC article this week on language issues quoted me briefly on who/whom, but you already know what I think about that. Some of the other issues mentioned in the article, though, are worth considering as we consider where we want to draw the line. Begs...

Netflix series 'House of Cards' to film at Baltimore Sun

2012-03-16 11:09:00

"House of Cards," the Netflix series starring Kevin Spacey, will be filmed in part in the Calvert Street offices of the Baltimore Sun, it was confirmed Friday. “We are pleased that we were able to accommodate the production needs for this series,"...

'House of Cards' brings Hollywood to Harford County

2012-03-21 19:31:00

Being on TV is nothing new for Baltimore. Think of the recent political dramas like "Game Change" and "VEEP" or earlier crime shows like "Homicide" and"The Wire." But what's going on within a five-acre area of production offices and massive warehouses...

Director David Fincher said to be in budget fight on 'House of Cards'

2012-03-09 03:50:00

Even as sets are being built in the Baltimore area for the $100 million Netflix remake of "House of Cards," a report out of Hollywood says producer-director David Fincher might not be on board. Fincher, who directed "The Social Network, and star Kevin...

Catonsville High student sees politics from ground floor

2012-03-25 19:04:00

About eight years ago, Reiter Boldt made a current events presentation to his Hillcrest Elementary School classmates. When he came home, he was more shocked that his peers knew nothing about the topic than pleased with his talk, which was likely about an...

Chocolate can help you stay thin, study shows

2012-03-27 10:30:00

Eating chocolate can make you thin, new study shows. The article, Association Between More Frequent Chocolate Consumption and Lower Body Mass Index, was published Tuesday in the Archives of Internal Medicine. The full text of the article costs $30...

Center Stage's Kwame Kwei-Armah is finally putting his vision on stage

2012-03-30 12:46:01

Kwame Kwei-Armah is doing his utmost to speed up the transitions. Center Stage's new artistic director strides back and forth along the stage where the troupe's production of "The Whipping Man" is being rehearsed, scrutinizing the set from all angles....

Netflix to film political thriller 'House of Cards' in Baltimore

2012-01-05 09:13:00

"House of Cards," a political thriller starring Kevin Spacey and directed by David Fincher, will be filmed in Baltimore starting this spring, it was confirmed Thursday by Gov. Martin O'Malley. The production, which involves 13 one-hour episodes for...

Best week ever: Baltimore events, movies, music and more

2011-12-18 08:59:00

Just because it's the holiday weekend doesn't mean there isn't stuff to do. MOVIES OPENING (subject to change) Tuesday The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Wednesday The Adventures of Tintin Friday The Artist We Bought a Zoo Sunday The Darkest Hour War...

Premieres: Wednesday, June 20 at 10 p.m. ET on BBC America Why we're watching: We love a good heist. This four-part BBC miniseries stars Steven Mackintosh, Ashley Walters, and Warren Brown as three security officers who examine their decision to carry out a multimillion dollar burglary.

2012-05-15 07:15:00

Highclere Castle serves as the country estate of the fictional Crawley family in the BBC TV series "Downton Abbey."

2012-05-09 00:00:00

Practically every word out of Sherlock Holmes' mouth in the BBC's re-boot of the classic mystery series is quotable. But, in the interest of not taking up the Internet's entire bandwidth, we've gathered a few of our favorites here.

2012-05-07 14:03:00