In this week's feature, Baynard Woods compiles an
, Baltimore's celebration of the experimental and avant garde, which starts this Thursday and runs through the weekend, culminating in the 6th annual Love Parade on Sunday (check out our schedule of highlights).
In Mobtown Beat, Van Smith continues his extensive reporting on the
in light of the new federal charges against Correctional Officers in the far-reaching corruption case. Edward Ericson Jr. details the conviction of a
and the lack of oversight that allowed it, and in
he profiles a retired cop with a fear of math who built a robot.
In the Arts, Baynard Woods ponders the
street artist Gaia and Sondheim-finalist Caitlin Cunningham make of Paul Gauguin; Michael Shank stays awake at night thinking of James Kelman's
(sic); and Evan Serpick reviews
at Everyman Theatre. In Music, Josh Sisk profiles
in advance of another reunion show, and Brandon Weigel tells us what's up with
. In Film, John Barry interviews the director of
, a documentary about the Filipino frontman of the band Journey and Courtney Cousins interviews Jeff Krulik, the director of the classic
Heavy Metal Parking Lot
about the
.
In Eats and Drinks, Martha Thomas finds
sublime and, in
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, introduces us to three news chefs and details the new coffee shops of Mt. Vernon.
