INSIDE TODAY
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING
TODAY'S SUN COLUMNISTS
This motorist may go mad
What's truly, totally going to send me over the mental edge is the incessant beeping of my dear fellow drivers more specifically, those who engage in what I've come to call Unjustified Gratuitous Honking, or simply, UGH.
Maryland
baltimoresun.com/marbella
No backlash for religious spoof
Noodly madness makes barely a blip in Hampden. For whatever reason, it's a place where you can post a wacky billboard and make barely a ripple.
Maryland
baltimoresun.com/vozzella
OTHER VOICES
Michael Sragow on Gulf War films -- Today
Rick Maese on Terps quarterbacks -- Sports
Milton Kent on Bull Run Invitational -- Sports
5 THINGS TO DO TODAY
'The Pillowman' -- Dark comedy follows the interrogation of a writer whose books about murder are being acted out in real life. Mobtown Theater at Meadow Mill, 3600 Clipper Mill Road, Suite 114. 8 p.m. $10-$12. 410-467-3057 or mobtownplayers.com.
Baltimore Book Festival -- The 12th annual event starts today. 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Mount Vernon Place, 600 block of Mount Vernon Place. Free. baltimorebookfestival.com or 877-BALTIMORE.
Bob Dylan -- The music legend comes to Merriweather Post Pavilion tonight. 7 p.m. 10475 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia. $40-$125. 410-547-SEAT or ticketmaster.com.
'The Kingdom' -- An FBI team (including Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Garner) gathers evidence against suicide attackers in Saudi Arabia. The movie is in theaters today.
Classic Art Show -- 100.7 The Bay will showcase famous rock photographs, handwritten song lyrics and artwork. Today and tomorrow, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Shops at Kenilworth, 800 Kenilworth Drive, Towson. rockartshow.com.
UP NEXT
A day at the vineyard
Spend a day picking grapes at a local vineyard and reap the pleasures of Maryland's wine scene.
Tomorrow in Today
Rating the grocery experience
Ever wonder what makes one fancy supermarket better than another? Our testers graded five local markets on everything from the ambience of the store to the taste of the signature dessert.
Wednesday in Taste
5 THINGS TO LOOK FOR @BALTIMORESUN.COM
Bank robber to be sentenced
A man who pleaded guilty to robbing the same Baltimore bank branch twice in two months is to be sentenced in U.S. District Court in Baltimore.baltimoresun.com/maryland
Ravens injury report
The Ravens announce their injury report for Sunday's game against the Cleveland Browns.baltimoresun.com/ravens
Methadone case sentencing
A Harford County woman convicted Wednesday of manslaughter in the death of a 16-month-old boy who ingested methadone is scheduled to be sentenced in Harford County Circuit Court.baltimoresun.com/maryland
9 dead in Myanmar
Soldiers with automatic rifles fired into crowds of anti-government demonstrators yesterday, killing at least nine people in the bloodiest day in more than a month of protests demanding an end to military rule.baltimoresun.com/nationworld
Citizenship test redesigned
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, a branch of the Department of Homeland Security, will begin conducting new tests in October 2008.baltimoresun.com/nationworld
SUN BLOG BLOGS.BALTIMORESUN.COM
GOP debate -- Read Jean Marbella's blog account of last night's event at baltimoresun.com/gopdebate.
Mind your grammar -- John McIntyre writes about the English language at baltimoresun.com/youdontsay.
MOST VIEWED STORIES YESTERDAY AS OF 8 PM
1. J. Lewis carries sour taste into game -- Browns runningback says he knows how to attack Ravens.
2. 30-year sentence for bad checks probed -- The sentencing of a black man with no previous record investigated.
3. Analysts split on impact of debate snub -- For leading candidates, it may make sense to forgo forum.
4. O's dangling above bottom -- Team holds slim edge over Devil Rays in race not to finish as worst.
5. City razing homes -- A fund that was to provide homes for the poor is being used to demolish units.