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This month marks 50 years since the release of one of the most influential and popular films of all time, Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey."

By Dan Rodricks

Apr 11, 2018

In 1930, Baltimore-bred jazz singer Cab Calloway first recorded “Minnie the Moocher.” Above, Calloway sings his hit at the Eubie Blake Jazz Festival, held at

As futuristic as “2001” was, it maintained a plausible connection to the 1960s with the use of familiar brand names. Interestingly, some of them were out of business before the advent of the new century in 2001.

Mark Peter Krasselt, a graphic designer who supported the arts and was an accomplished cook, died of heart failure related to hypertension Aug. 20 at his Towson home.

By Jacques Kelly

Sep 3, 2017

In 1927, the era of talking pictures arrived with the opening of “The Jazz Singer” starring Al Jolson, a movie featuring both silent and sound-synchronized

The Parkway Theatre has already introduced a great repertory schedule, and now they home of the Maryland Film Festival is bringing back Gunky's Basement, the

In 1930, Baltimore-bred jazz singer Cab Calloway first recorded “Minnie the Moocher.”

Thomas C. Schelling, a game theorist and retired University of Maryland professor who received the Nobel Memorial Prize in economics for insights credited w

As Sen. Angus King pressed national security officials to open up about their ability to wage war over the Internet, he turned not to some think tank white paper to make his point, but a 5-decade-old film about the dangers of nuclear brinkmanship.

By Ian Duncan

Oct 3, 2015

Jacob M. "Jack" Schmulowitz, a retired Social Security Administration division chief, died Wednesday at Sinai Hospital of kidney failure. He was 85.

There are enough bright colors on the wall to draw your attention in the four-artist exhibit titled "Sidetracked" at the Meeting House Gallery in Columbia.

Howard County artists explore the links between nature and environment in 'Interference'