Brennen Jensen's feature pours through the history of
. In Mobtown Beat, Van Smith digs into
's city-granted franchise to connect Baltimore's central business district with fiber-optic cable. The Nose sniffs out some stinky cash in
. Michael Anft's
examines the non-story of state Sen. Clarence Mitchell IV's non-defection to the GOP and the trend among TV-news reporters to shoot crime stories outside of police headquarters instead of at crime scenes. In Charmed Life, Brennen Jensen goes to
, an African grocery in Waverly. The columns are: Suz Redfearn's Germ Bag, on
; Joe MacLeod's Mr. Wrong, on
; Mink Stole's Think Mink, on
; Wiley Hall III's Urban Rhythms, on
; and Tom Scocca's 8 Upper, on
. Scocca & MacLeod's proto-blog,
, reads the comics so you don't have to. In Art, Mike Giuliano goes to a group show at
and Ned Oldham likes Julie Benoit's prints and Barbara Johnson's paintings at
. Stage is: Brennen Jensen, finding that Paul Rudnick's
, playing on AXIS Theatre's stage, isn't as great as it used to be; Jack Purdy, beside himself with joy over Vagabond Theatre's production of Terrence McNally's
; and Anna Ditkoff, taken by Everyman Theatre's production of August Wilson's
. John Duffy's Music piece catches up with
. In Film: Lee Gardner says
is just another action movie but finds
to be true entertainment; Luisa F. Ribeiro wants everyone to see
; Jack Purdy promises
is a worthy trip down a dusty road; Adele Marley half-heartedly recommends a visit to
, if you have nothing better to do; and Eric Allen Hatch claims the 1946 version of
has its advantages. Michelle Gienow's Dish says the food finishes last at
.
