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Prep basketball star Aquille Carr still harbors pro dreams despite his complicated present

2013-02-23 17:51:00

LAUREL — Good luck reducing Aquille Carr's story to a tweet or a television sound bite. Has the Baltimore prep basketball sensation grown into a man? Well, the calendar says so, as do his daughter, about to celebrate her first birthday, and his...

Success of Ravens and Orioles brings back memories of 1971

2012-10-21 10:36:00

Forty-one years. Until now, that's how long it had been since Baltimore's baseball and football teams thrilled fans by making their respective playoffs in the same year. In January, the Ravens played New England for the AFC championship, and lost to the...

'Entourage' recap: 'Whiz Kid' or when Vince had to beat a drug test

2011-08-14 19:59:00

A funny thing happened during the previous season of "Entourage" -- it actually got good. And not "good" in the typically dumb but satisfying "Entourage" way (pool parties with Bob Saget followed by renting a Maserati, for example), but rather the...

Talk about the devil dancing: Nancy Grace gets ABC's 'Stars' for being bad

2011-08-29 21:50:00

I am too tired to go crazy about this. And there really are so many hugely more important things going on the world practically every day. But ... I cannot let the addition of HLN host Nancy Grace to the lineup of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" pass...

Breakouts

2011-11-16 00:00:00

Michael Fassbender, 'Shame' and 'A Dangerous Method' You likely first saw Michael Fassbender as the cheeky Lt. Archie Cox in "Inglorious Basterds" or as Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto in this summer's "X-Men: First Class." But it's the latter part of this year...

See 'Real Housewives' star Joanna Krupa's $30,000 wedding gown

2013-06-15 08:30:00

Joanna Krupa had a "million dollar" wedding when she married businessman Romain Zago earlier this week. The Polish-born model-turned-"Real Housewives of Miami" star married Zago, a nightclub impresario, on Thursday. The couple got hitched "in a...

Beacon Hill Concert Series kicks off with Parthenia

2013-06-13 00:00:00

If you're a lover of classical music, you have friends in Monroe County. Nestled in the hills of Stroud Township is the beautiful property of Dan Crawford and his wife Sidnie, who for the past five years have provided a wonderful opportunity for guests...

Mayweather-'Canelo': gran negocio detr�s de una gran pelea

2013-06-08 00:00:00

� En una decisi�n tan sensata como salvadora, la Confederaci�n Caribe�a del B�isbol autoriz� finalmente esta semana el retorno de Cuba a la agonizante Serie del Caribe. El movimiento, que se ven�a gestando desde hace algunos meses, le devolver�a...

Aviator Nation's founder always looks on the bright side

2013-05-19 00:00:00

Walking into the Aviator Nation store on Abbot Kinney in Venice is like stumbling into a frat house with a feminine touch. Steely Dan, Doors and Grateful Dead album covers and vintage skate decks nailed to the walls, a record player spinning Aerosmith's...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Paul Woody column

2013-05-19 01:14:01

David Beckham will not be remembered as the greatest soccer player in history. He will not be remembered as the greatest player of his time. But his ability to meld his performance on the field with his lifestyle off the field has made him the most...

A visit to Mission Chinese, created by Danny Bowien, Beard's latest 'Rising Star Chef'

2013-05-24 08:20:03

Earlier this month at the big James Beard Awards whoop-de-doo in New York, the "Rising Star Chef" award went to a young man named Danny Bowien. He ascended the stage at Lincoln Center in a white tux offset by a pair of Air Jordan 11 Space Jams on his feet...

'The Bling Ring' comes full circle for Alexis Neiers

2013-05-24 13:48:00

"Can you give mommy a cue? Are you hungry?" 21-year-old Alexis Neiers cooed to her crying newborn in the middle of a faux-upscale Calabasas restaurant last week. "When she puts her hands in her mouth, she's hungry. Right now, she's just tired. Maybe a...

remounting their PG-13 version of "Much Ado About Nothing." More work has been done over the last two years by this cast and the show is tighter, funnier and smarter than before. The Qs are best known for "The Bomb-itty of Errors" but I prefer "Funk it Up," it's far more interesting.

2011-01-27 10:15:26