Managers and players get ejected, but umpires rarely face consequences for absurd calls.
Journalism classes are pointless. What year is it (#490)?
A 1982 The MacNeil/Lehrer Report interview with former First Lady Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson vs. a 2022 XXL interview with rapper Jordan Terrell “Playboi Carti” Carter.
Two new foreign films out now in Baltimore, La Chimera and The Beast.
Out of Darkness is a better movie about primitive humanoids than Sasquatch Sunset.
Astoria was named for a man who apparently never set foot in it.
Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World will test some people's patience, but I was delighted by it.
A life of driving and biking in Oregon and Maryland.
Coup de Chance is a pleasant rehash of Woody Allen’s favorite themes.
Plus the TV actor’s moral insight.
Professional and amateur media critics click the predictable boxes over political bias. Punching the clock for the hell of it.
As Anytown favorite The Man with the Gold Car is embroiled in a controversy, Servais breaks down the situation for Brian Powell. Elsewhere, a body is found.
Jules kept thinking he was missing something.
Ten films reveal how not to end fights.
An interview with Jennifer Blowdryer.
Julie Wassmer’s Whitstable Pearl mysteries, and the town that lies behind them.
Sade and other sounds for the final journey.
Reflections on the “post-left moment” from someone who watched on the sidelines.
He delivers flowers, but also great commercial country music for this moment.
We must resist emotional responses.
New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu has endorsed Trump to the dismay of other moderate Republicans.
Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention, We’re Only In It For The Money.
As the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) embraces common sense regarding transgender athlete participation, will the NCAA be brave enough to follow suit?
This sexploitation film features a rare, early performance by Monica Gayle.
A compilation of local Baltimore City news from the 1980s.
The iconic filmmaker takes questions about his 1974 classic.
The songwriter talks to Maher about CCR and more.
Tom Dewe Mathews interviews David Cronenberg, followed by a panel including Mathews, Sheila Whitaker, Alexander Walker, and Christopher Tookey.
I’ll skip St. Louis, but never Chicago. What year is it (#489)?
The actor talks to Bobbie Wygant on the promotional tour for her iconic movie.
The author gives his first major interview since being stabbed multiple times in August 2022.
Billy Joel, Chevy Chase, and Bill Murray recall an old spat on The Howard Stern Show.
The 1980s icon grabs and gabs about Céline and Julie Go Boating, A Face in the Crowd, Dietrich and Von Sternberg, and more.
The late English author appears on this French talk show (speaking French), with English subtitles.