Pie is more than a crust and filling for Los Angeles resident Rossi Anastopoulo. It’s a flaky, buttery and sometimes even sticky lens through which to view the entirety of the American experiment. The contemporary pie historian stumbled into the food history niche as a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In the years since, she has continued to nibble at … [Read more...] about What’s so American about pie, anyway? We asked an IRL pie historian
‘Juror #2’ review: In Clint Eastwood’s intriguing courtroom drama, a possible guilty verdict comes with extra guilt
In its defiantly plainspoken way, director Clint Eastwood’s “Juror #2” is full of surprises, and even the ones heavy with contrivance and coincidence-based plotting settle into the overall and rather sneaky effectiveness of the movie. It’s one of his good ones. Small, modest, a little stodgy. But good, and even a little brave in its courtroom-drama willingness to dunk the … [Read more...] about ‘Juror #2’ review: In Clint Eastwood’s intriguing courtroom drama, a possible guilty verdict comes with extra guilt
Willie Nelson on his new album, cannabis cookbook, Kris Kristofferson and what makes a good song
By MARIA SHERMAN, AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Young musicians looking for longevity would be wise to follow the sensible word of Willie Nelson: Do what feels right, and if you’re lucky enough to have a statue built in your honor in your city, remember that it is just something you’ve “got to go down and clean off the pigeon (expletive) every now and then.” On Friday, … [Read more...] about Willie Nelson on his new album, cannabis cookbook, Kris Kristofferson and what makes a good song
Grateful to see The Sun each morning | READER COMMENTARY
In this season of negativity, let’s pause to appreciate something we take for granted every day. Seeing The Sun. Plenty of us were fearful that the new ownership of The Baltimore Sun would turn the state’s flagship newspaper into something unrecognizable (“David Smith: The battle for truth in my beloved Baltimore,” Aug. 23). Sure, we’re seeing more content from FOX45 and … [Read more...] about Grateful to see The Sun each morning | READER COMMENTARY
St. Mary’s field hockey rallies to second straight IAAM B title, 2-1 over John Carroll: ‘Pure happiness’
Before St. Mary’s field hockey players hoisted their second Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland B Conference trophy in two years via a 2-1 victory, they had to wander into the woods. As the C Conference championship teams finished up their warmups — 2 1/2 hours before the Saints’ competition time — St. Mary’s shuffled into Stevenson University’s Mustang Stadium and … [Read more...] about St. Mary’s field hockey rallies to second straight IAAM B title, 2-1 over John Carroll: ‘Pure happiness’