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Fifty years ago Thursday, TV started boldly going where no man had gone before. And The Sun happily went along for the ride.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Sep 1, 2016

About 60 children and adults decked out in costume to attend a launch party for "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" at the Bel Air Library late Saturday night. The Bel Air Barnes & Noble opened at midnight for the release and had sold out of all its copies by 3 p.m. Sunday.

By David Anderson

Aug 1, 2016

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Why not enjoy the day off Feb. 13 with free popcorn and drinks at the Elkridge Branch Library? "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" will be featured at 2 p.m. for all ages to enjoy.

'Breaking Bad' prequel shows true price of survival in U.S.

By David Zurawik

Feb 6, 2015

"The Book of Negroes," based on Hopkins alum Lawrence Hill's novel of the same name, will air on BET in February.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Feb 6, 2015

Prince George's Little Theatre's production of "A Shot in the Dark" received mention in last week's roundup of coming attractions, but merits a closer look for its excellent treatment of Marc Archard's work, set in 1962 Paris.

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Writing a novel is an individual journey that requires imagination, patience and a whole lot of free time. For some, it takes a matter of months; for others, the process takes years. For Ellicott City resident and novelist Loree Lough, it took 20 years ¿ to write more than 100 books.

What better gift can you give yourself than belief in the story of Jesus?

Making predictions in science fiction movies — and newspaper columns — is risky business. But here are a few for 2015, including those on the presidential aspirations of Martin O'Malley, Ben Carson and Robert Ehrlich.

By Dan Rodricks

Dec 26, 2014

Here are some of the local-interest cookbooks that got our attention this year. Consider them for holiday giving, or as a gift to yourself.

Hampden-based illustrator David Plunkert, of Cockeysville has illustrated a collection of Edgar Allan Poe's gothic stories for Rockport Publishers.

Westminster United Methodist Church will host a Christmas concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14.

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The national media, on the right and left, has an insatiable desire for story lines so clear-cut they might as well be allegories. The problem is that life isn't allegorical. It's messy.

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] The Holy Land comes to Howard County on Dec.5-7, 5-8 p.m., at the Glen Mar United Methodist Church. The church at 4701 New Cut Road in Ellicott City, is holding its seventh annual "Walk to Bethlehem."

Aesop's fable "The Tortoise and the Hare" provides an appropriate allegory to reflect upon polling and Maryland's recent gubernatorial election.

Author Faye Green, a Laurel native, has written a new book, "Gertie," which is set in Laurel in the early 1900s. The release of her new book reminds me of an interview I did with Green after the release of her previous book, "Dicey."

Author Faye Green, a Laurel native, has written a new book, "Gertie," set in Laurel from 1909 to 1946.

At Montpelier Mansion's Tales of the Dearly Departed, Trish Hoffman, of Westminster, read from her "Ghosts and Haunted Houses of Maryland," a book of 25 supernatural tales presented from a historical perspective. Two of her stories document haunted places in Laurel. About 30 visitors gathered to hear Hoffman read excerpts titled "Laurel's Most Haunted House" and "The Friendly Ghost."

HBO again does the kind of great American drama PBS should be doing

By David Zurawik

Oct 24, 2014

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Baltimore-based book bank is collecting textbooks for children in Ebola-stricken country.

By Dan Rodricks

Oct 21, 2014

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Rita Dove and violinist Joshua Coyne appear together in a free program on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 7:30 p.m., at Howard Community College's Monteabaro Hall.

Dani Pettrey is a Harford county-based author of best-selling inspirational romantic suspense. The first four books in Dani¿s ¿Alaskan Courage¿ series have won numerous Christian fiction awards. Catching up with Pettrey, we hear about her writing adventures and her plans for future stories.

Harry potter actress proposes an opportunity to reset the dialogue between -- and about -- the genders.

Launched by BSO player to study outlook, paths for orchestras

The HPV vaccine could save thousands of lives each year. So why aren't parents vaccinating their children?