NEWS

NewsGate: The Sun's purge of its editing staff is part of an ominous trend | Mobtown Beat by Edward Ericson Jr.

Bad Scientists: Second NASA researcher pleads guilty to child-porn charges in Maryland | Mobtown Beat by Van Smith

Councilmania | The Mail | Murder Ink

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COLUMNS

Encoded Clowning: It looks like Wanda Sykes' act got most of the coverage of this past weekend's White House Correspondent's Dinner, but I was more interested in President Obama's comments. | Social Studies by Vincent Williams

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COMICS

Dirt Farm: by Ben Claassen III

Important Comics: by Dina Kelberman

Lulu Eightball: by Emily Flake

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ARTS

Well Hung: Group show shirks the traditional gallery wall for works that sit on the floor and descend from above | Art by Bret McCabe

Redefining Black?: Essay collection explores the meanings of "African" and "American" in "African-American" | Books by Makkada B. Selah

Quick Sketches

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MUSIC

Love Buzz: R&B flower child Lynee' Michelle spreads a message of peace, love, and happiness | Music by Al Shipley

Minor Keys: Bob Dylan sticks with the tried and true on Together Through Life | Music by Michaelangelo Matos

Long Live Death: Year after year, Maryland Deathfest only gets stronger | Feature by Michael Byrne

Arve Henriksen: Cartography | Review by Lee Gardner

Double Dagger: More | Review by Bret McCabe

Hearts by Darts: Hearts by Darts | Review by Lee Gardner

The Short List

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FILM

Jon Blair: Documentary filmmaker looks to connect with Baltimore witnesses to Robert F. Kennedy's funeral train in 1968 | Film by Bret McCabe

Cargo 200 | Review by Bret McCabe

Lymelife | Review by Justin Strout

Sugar | Review by Justin Strout

Kansas City | Review by Bret McCabe

Tyson | Review by Jeff Niesel

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EAT

Kabob Place and Subs | Review by Lee Gardner

Taverna Corvino | Review by Mary K. Zajac

Julianna's Bar and Grill | Review by Erin Sullivan

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