game of thrones

• Entertainment

Name of 'Thrones': Why Baltimore-area parents are naming their kids after characters from the HBO series

Five years ago, Lauren Kucharski knew that Arya — the name of a "Game of Thrones" character — was the right choice for her spirited daughter.

By John-John Williams IV

May 19, 2019

• Maryland

South Carroll: Trio of organizations hosting drug awareness discussion; 'Game of Thrones' dragon egg painting

On April 29, the community is invited to a drug awareness discussion with guest speakers, a question-and-answer session and information tables sponsored by the American Legion Gold Star 191, Counties Four VFM Auxiliary and the LCPL Robert W. Deane Marine Corps League Auxiliary.

• Entertainment

Baltimore events to make 'Game of Thrones' season 8 outlast the Long Night

A rundown of Baltimore establishments offering 'Game of Thrones'-themed celebrations, etc.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Apr 14, 2019

• Maryland

An Ellicott City native's handbag line for 'Game of Thrones' fans

After successful collections for Harry Potter, Looney Tunes and Trolls, winter has come to the Danielle Nicole brand.

By John-John Williams IV

Jan 31, 2019

• Sports

Iron Throne to visit Camden Yards on Aug. 22 as part of 'Game of Thrones' night

The Iron Throne will be in Baltimore on Aug. 22 as part of the Orioles' "Game of Thrones" night promotion

By Jon Meoli

Jul 20, 2017

• Opinion

'House of Cards' gets two Screen Actors Guild nominations

“House of Cards,” the Maryland-made Netflix political drama that was shut out in Golden Globes nominations this week, picked up a couple today from the Screen

By David Zurawik

Dec 14, 2016

• Food & Drink

Grand finale for ‘Game of Thrones’-themed burlesque comes to Ottobar

"Burlesque is Coming," a "Game of Thrones"-themed burlesque show, will have its final performance ever at Baltimore's Ottobar on Sept. 25.

By Wesley Case

Sep 21, 2016

• Entertainment

'Game of Thrones' Season 6 to end with supersized finale

"Game of Thrones" will end Season 6 in typically epic fashion, with a supersized season finale that will stretch to 69 minutes, making it the longest episode of

• Opinion

'House of Cards' gets multiple SAG nominations

"House of Cards," the Maryland-made Netflix political drama, picked up three major SAG nominations.

By David Zurawik

Dec 9, 2015

• Entertainment

'Game of Thrones' recap: 'Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken'

That was a disturbing episode.

By Luke Broadwater

May 17, 2015

• Maryland

Westminster grad wins Pulitzer for television criticism

Mary McNamara wins the Pulitzer for pieces analyzing television's impact.

• Literature

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• TV

'Game of Thrones' recap: 'The House of Black and White'

In ¿The House of Black and White,¿ the latest episode of HBO¿s hit ¿Game of Thrones,¿ Dany is trying to avoid being like her father

By Luke Broadwater

Apr 19, 2015

• Maryland

McDaniel hosts original play 'Wendell'

Show updates German play 'Woyzeck' by Georg Buchner

• TV

'Game of Thrones' Season 5 premiere recap: 'The Wars to Come'

HBO's "Game of Thrones" returned for a fifth season Sunday night, and promptly did what the show¿s writers do best: killed off a would-be king. Now we can add Mance Rayder's name to the above list.

By Luke Broadwater

Apr 12, 2015

• Entertainment

Spring movie preview: It's a new season at theaters, too

From Shailene Woodley and Vin Diesel to Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart, the stars of March and April movies run the gamut.

• Maryland

Westminster Target employee's 'epic' Black Friday speech turns viral video

• Features

Wedded: Ann Sosnowski and Joseph Stader

This romance has a modern beginning, but a medieval wedding

• Opinion

Obama's small-screen world view [Commentary]

The U.S. president seems to think that the world operates like a TV show, with the heroes always prevailing, writes Jonah Goldberg

• Opinion

Obama's small-screen world view [Commentary]

• Maryland

Girl didn't show remorse in father's death, doctors say

Morgan Lane Arnold said she was "glad" her father was dead and wished her boyfriend had also killed her father's girlfriend, a forensic psychiatrist testified in court Wednesday.

• Opinion

'House of Cards,' 'Veep,' 'Treme,' Josh Charles earn major Emmy nominations

There was a strong Baltimore flavor to the nominations for the 2014 Emmys announced today.

• TV

'Game of Thrones' season finale recap, 'The Children'

The show¿s parricide storyline is invoking major literary themes

• TV

'Game of Thrones' recap: 'The Watchers on the Wall'

In 'Game of Thrones,' blockbuster movie entertainment in an hour of TV.

• Alternative Medicine

Like/Dislike with Molly Szpara, yogini

• TV

'Game of Thrones' recap, 'The Mountain and the Viper'

'Game of Thrones' recap: 'The Mountain and the Viper'

• TV

'Game of Thrones' recap, Littlefinger's plot

Who's winning the 'Game of Thrones'? Lord Petyr Baelish

• TV

Game of Thrones recap: 'First of His Name'

Jon Snow saves an otherwise meandering episode

• TV

'Game of Thrones' recap: 'Oathkeeper' takes the action north

And, if you hadn't figured it out yet, Joffrey's killers are revealed

• Colleges and Universities

Former Hopkins professor eyes Afghan presidency

Ashraf Ghani left a comfortable life as an anthropology professor at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore to help rebuild his war-torn homeland of Afghanistan after U.S.-led forces toppled the Taliban government. Now, he is a step away from becoming its president, expected to compete in a runoff election against the front-runner, Abdullah Abdullah.

• TV

'Game of Thrones' recap: Daenerys, the 'Breaker of Chains'

Starks and Lannisters aside, Daenerys Targaryen is the real star of this series

• TV

'Game of Thrones' recap: The Purple Wedding gives viewers a satisfying kill

Ding, dong, the boy-king's dead

• Features

'Game of Thrones' duo to adapt Baltimore author Stephen Hunter's novel

David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, the men in charge of HBO's "Game of Thrones," will be filming Stephen Hunter's 'Dirty White Boys'

• TV

'Game of Thrones' Season 4 premiere recap, Arya the Assassin

'Two Swords' had nice symmetry

• Entertainment

A little time with Littlefinger

Aidan Gillen talks playing shady characters on both 'Game of Thrones' and 'The Wire'

• Opinion

'Veep' honored for making Baltimore's Engineers Club into Helsinki

Talk about the magic of television. HBO's "Veep" won an Art Directors Guild Award over the weekend for a most impressive act of TV transformation.

• Movies

Julia Louis-Dreyfus wins SAG Award for 'Veep'

Julia Louis-Dreyfus won a top SAG Award Saturday night for her work in Baltimore-made "Veep."

• Entertainment

'The Walking Dead' recap, 'Isolation'

This week's episode of "The Walking Dead" was especially quotey but not especially bitey.

• Opinion

What Emmys mean to 'House of Cards,' Internet TV

When the Maryland workers building the sets for "House of Cards" started sawing and hammering the offices and homes of characters like Francis and Claire Underwood 20 months ago in Harford County, most of them were thinking only of earning a steady paycheck, not being part of TV history.

• TV

'Game of Thrones' season finale recap: Daenerys, The Great Emancipator

On 'Game of Thrones' season finale, Stannis heads north to help at The Wall

• Opinion

'Game of Thrones' enters the therapist's office

When a TV show strikes the kind of psychic chords that HBO's "Game of Thrones" did last week with its blood-drenched Red Wedding sequence, the morning-after conversation is just as likely to find its way into the very private realm of a therapist's office.

• TV

Listen to the 'Game of Thrones' soundtrack a month before it's released

Still an emotional wreck after last week's heartbreaking Red Wedding episode? Maybe some music will cheer you up.

• Turkey

Things you need to know for Monday

Good morning, Baltimore. There's a leaker in jail next door, Game of Thrones is a fantasy, and Turkey's flirting with anarchy. Welcome to your post-weekend trends report for June 3, 2013.

• TV

'Game of Thrones' recap: The Red Wedding was horrifying, unsettling TV

'The Rains of Castamere' achieves the terror of the books

• TV

'Game of Thrones' recap: 'Second Sons'

Samwell discovers the secret to killing White Walkers

• TV

'Game of Thrones' recap: 'The Bear and the Maiden Fair'

Is Jaime Lannister becoming a good guy?

• TV

'Game of Thrones' recap: 'The Climb'

Jon Snow's chance for heroics

• TV

'Game of Thrones' recap: 'Kissed by Fire'

A Sansa-Tyrion wedding?!?

• TV

'Game of Thrones' recap: 'And Now His Watch Is Ended'

All hail, Daenerys Targaryen: Queen of dragons, multilingualism and the double-cross

• TV

'Game of Thrones' recap: 'Walk of Punishment'

The cruelty of Westeros is catching up to the Lannisters