Media & Literature

Media & Literature

Highlights: Gladys Bentley, ‘Blurred Lines”, Jonathan Majors, Trump’s indictment, banning TikTok, Canada’s dark legacy, Disney vs. DeSantis, Angela White, RuPaul x Build-A-Bear, and Chloë’s debut. 

There was a lot of news this week!

Baltimore news updates from independent & regional media

Walters workers union reaches an election agreement, Afro-Futurist Manifesto at the Lewis Museum, the dirt on The Dirt Church, Sunday Farmer's Market's New Vendors, and more reporting from Baltimore Fishbowl, Baltimore Beat, Baltimore Banner, Baltimore Magazine, and other local and independent news

Highlights: Ozempic, tattoos, lost time, spring love songs, hip-hop’s elegy, the Black Trans Advocacy Conference, a frog, living with leopards, art crimes, and Trump for prison. 

There was a lot happening on the internet this week.

Baltimore news updates from independent & regional media

Magnet Fishing "Meetups," 2023 Sondheim Semifinalists, CityLit 2023 Festival, Printmaker Jacques Callot, changes at the Jewish Museum of Maryland, three new exhibitions at the BMA, eight new restaurants in Hampden, and more reporting from local, independent publications.

Highlights: Azealia Banks, Law Roach, John Cotter on sound, cosmic burials, a FedSoc judge, Olayemi Olurin, Amber J. Phillips on the Oscars, Deloris Ja’A’Ja baker, Ja Morant, and the banks. 

The internet was good, but also a little shocking, this week.

Baltimore news updates from independent & regional media

Crust by Mack moves into Harborplace, MICA's money trouble, Bria Sterling-Wilson's EBONY cover, 'To Kill a Mockingbird' at the Hippodrome, reviews of 'I Got a Monster,' and more reporting from Baltimore Fishbowl, Baltimore Beat, Baltimore Banner, Baltimore Magazine, and more

A Conversation with CityLit Executive Director, Carla Du Pree and Festival Headline, Joy Harjo

This year marks the 20th annual CityLit Festival. And for the first time since the pandemic, the panels, readings, and performances will be fully back in person. It will be a three-day, three-venue event taking place March 25th, 28th, and 31st.

Highlights: Terence Nance and Solange, Kelela, Jane Miller on life, learning from plants, saving pufflings, long live induction stoves, anti-trans legislation, Alice Walker, and Chris Rock.

I was excited by the internet this week!

Baltimore news updates from independent & regional media

Dereck Stafford Mangus on UMBC's Rap Research Lab for Hyperallergic, Robb Lee interviews Hyperallergic founder Hrag Vartanian, Haley Tilt's review of "Let The Right One In" at CPM, Alanah Nichole Davis's rundown of the Rubys, and more reporting from Baltimore Fishbowl, and Baltimore Beat

Highlights: IMDb, bad projectors, Giancarlo Esposito, De La Soul, head injuries, the woes of skiing, Alex Murdaugh, land-grab universities, capping insulin, and the Selena Gomez-Haley Bieber drama

The internet was a lot this week.

Baltimore news updates from independent & regional media

MICA announces more layoffs, Casey McKeel's exhibit of art by incarcerated women, BSA alum Rachel Hilson, Amit Peled's Mt. Vernon Virtuosi, AVAM voted second best museum in the nation, and more reporting from local and independent news sources

Highlights: Angels of the Nile, the importances of hanging out, the US railroad industry, Chris Brown, rap’s carefree Black girls, Little Simz, Ariana DeBose, Janelle Monáe wins at basketball, and Fannita isn’t giving back that Pyrex.

The internet was insightful, but also FUNNY this week.

Baltimore news updates from independent & regional media

Abdu Ali's $50K National Grant, news from two DC museums, Changes to The Ruby Grants, J.M. Giordano's photos of the Baltimore jazz scene, Pizza, and more reporting from Baltimore Fishbowl, Baltimore Beat, Baltimore Banner, Baltimore Magazine, and more

Highlights: NYT Contributors’ Letter, Angela Bassett, Nia Long, Solange, Rihanna, Justina Miles, ‘Woke,’ “burnout,” our memory archives, and slime mold. 

This week was too much.

Baltimore news updates from independent & regional media

Learning more about Eubie Blake, Valentine’s Day with John Waters, a new Women Artist Exhibition at the BMA, a parade of emails about the MLK parade, BOPA announces Arts in Action grant recipients, and more reporting from Art- and Baltimore-based news sources.

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