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Baltimore native, actor Josh Charles appears in Taylor Swift's new "Fortnight" music video
BALTIMORE - Baltimore native and actor Josh Charles has an appearance in one of Taylor Swift's new music videos from her new album "The Tortured Poets Department."Charles, along with Ethan Hawke, can be seen in the video for "Fortnight," a collaboration with Post Malone.The actor is known for his roles in "We Own This City," "The Good Wife," "Hairspray" and "Dead Poets Society."Charles played Knox Overstreet in the 1989 movie "Dead Poets Society.""I'm still laughing from getting to work with the coolest guys on earth, Ethan Hawke and Josh Charles (tortured poets, meet your colleagues from down the hall, the dead poets)," Swift said on social media. Charles is a self-proclaimed "Swiftie.""I've admired Taylor for a long time, but meeting her in person took my fandom to a whole new level," Charles said on social media. "Genuine, kind, approachable, and just an all around stellar human being.""The Tortured Poets Department" was released on April 19. She announced the album was coming out at the Grammy Awards on February 4.
Top 5 Best Steakhouses in Maryland
Maryland has some of the best steakhouses, like one of our favorites, Lewnes' Steakhouse, located on 401 Fourth Street in Annapolis. Lewis offers various cuts, including two sizes of filet mignon, ribeye, and New York strip. The restaurant also offers other dishes like lobster and crabcakes. Below are a few of our staff's picks for the Best Steakhouses in Maryland.
Civil Rights Activist Helena Hicks passes away at age 88
The iconic Civil Rights activist Helena Hicks passed away last Thursday. In 1955 she led a sit-in at Read’s Drugstore that led to the desegregation of the chain’s stores throughout Baltimore. This was five years before the lunch counter sit-ins at the Woolworth’s in Greensboro, NC, which drew national attention.
Sydney's Ice Creams is bringing sweet treats to Baltimore
On Saturday, Sydney's Ice Creams held their ribbon cutting in the Belair-Edison area. They welcomed in the community to celebrate their first spring season. Sydney Newton, the owner, is a Baltimore native who is deeply rooted in the culinary community for ten years. Newton began Sydney's Ice Creams in her...
"Ghost Rivers" run below Baltimore, but an art installation reveals them
TV is a visual medium, as is the website where you are reading this now. But today's "Where's Marty?" was about an invisible series of large underground streams that flow beneath the city, and have for 10,000 years. They are called "Ghost Rivers." They are mostly found under North Central Baltimore City around Johns Hopkins University, and the Remington neighborhood. But it is not like I could take pictures of them to post in this blog I make for you daily. The water is under streets and sidewalks, but a public art project is making those rivers visible. The 1.5-mile-long installation and...
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