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Poetic passions, tragic partings among Baltimore's greatest romances
Baltimore has witnessed love and loss. From the banks of the harbor to Mount Vernon's cobblestones to the grassed-over burial plots of Greenmount Cemetery, embedded in this city are vestiges of some of history's great romances, stories of people coming...
Tags: Druid Hill, Mount Vernon, Edgar Allan Poe, Rentals, France
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Best week ever: Baltimore events, music, movies and more
A rundown of what's going on the week of 2/13-2/19.
MOVIES OPENING (Friday)
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
The Secret World of Arriety
A Separation
This Means War
NOTABLE TV
MONDAY
BET Honors (special; 9 p.m.; BET)
Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show...Tags: College Sports, Black Entertainment Television (tv network), CNBC (tv network), Amos Lee, Miami Heat
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Maryland's most royal sites
When the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit the United States as part of their forthcoming North American tour, no doubt their host city of Los Angeles will provide plenty of pomp and circumstance.
Yet Marylanders could show Will and Kate a jolly good...Tags: Westminster Abbey, Personal Service, Metal and Mineral, London (England), Anglicanism
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Breakouts
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...Tags: Minority Groups, X-Men: First Class (movie), Twilight (movie), Steven Soderbergh, James McAvoy
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Why we're still intrigued by the duchess from Baltimore
At a time when much of the English-speaking world is fixated on the royal wedding, it's worth pointing out that if it weren't for the original Baltimore bad girl, Wallis Warfield Simpson, Friday's nuptials might not be taking place.
Without her, there...Tags: History, Homes, World War II (1939-1945), Mount Vernon, Television
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OFF TOPIC: Madonna hard to pin down but at top of game in 'MDNA' kickoff in Philly
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGMadonna has always prided herself in her ability to redefine herself, morphing from character to character over the years to keep it fresh and maintain her popularity. Well, it felt like all of those characters showed up in Philadelphia Tuesday night,... -
Nuclear stories
Kristen Iversen grew up in Colorado, in a small town near a secret nuclear bomb factory, although she didn't know it at the time. The factory was so under the radar that many believed the plant made cleaning supplies, like Scrubbing Bubbles. After years...
Tags: Cancer, Entertainment Events, Radiation Therapy, Nobel Prize Awards, Awards and Prizes
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Even when you keep your head -- it's not easy being queen
Liz Smith"A QUEEN ... must live and suffer under the world's eye. No woman is above her but the Queen in Heaven, so she can look for no companionship in her troubles. If she suffers she suffers alone, and she needs a special grace to bear it." Those are the...Tags: Elizabeth II, World War II (1939-1945), Charles, Prince of Wales, Diana, Princess of Wales, Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton (2011)
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Movies: 'W.E.' follows couture's titled couple
Los Angeles Times Fashion CriticIt was a love story between two fashion icons for the ages. Wallis Simpson, the chic (and twice-divorced) American cast such a spell that, in 1936, her lover, England's King Edward VIII, gave up the throne to marry her. Together, as the Duke and Duchess...Tags: Elsa Schiaparelli, Christian Dior, W.E. (movie), Arts, Andrea Riseborough
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'W.E.'
Zap2ItMadonna's stamp is on this drama as its director, as it explores the history-shaking relationship of King Edward VIII (James D'Arcy) and Wallis Simpson (Andrea Riseborough), as a contemporary woman (Abbie Cornish) finds letters that detail the famous,...Tags: Blu-ray Discs, Andrea Riseborough, DVDs, Oscar Isaac, Madonna
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Home theater: Robert Pattinson makes ladies swoon in 'Bel Ami'
24 FramesIn this new column on 24 Frames, we look at some of the most interesting titles coming to VOD, DVD and Blu-ray. This week, "Twilight" heartthrob Robert Pattinson makes ladies swoon in the French period drama "Bel Ami."... -
Madonna's 'W.E.' all dressed up, going nowhere -- ✭ 1/2
They split in 2008, but apparently Madonna stayed married to director Guy Ritchie just long enough to absorb his most grating cinematic instincts — shooting in every style, in an addled, shuffle-mode, falsely glamorizing way until all is chaos. And,...Tags: Madonna, Guy Ritchie, Abbie Cornish, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Auction Service
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