From and Fuller: Primary Results and Trump Holds Affordable Housing Act Hostage
Every Thursday, the Spy hosts a conversation with Al From and Craig Fuller on the most topical political news of the moment. This week, From and Fuller discuss the important primary state election results, including Maryland and New York, and President Trump holding a bipartisan housing bill hostage until his Save America Act, which […]
Cambridge From the Couch: Hallmark Movie
Cambridge once showed up on a publication’s list of 12 Maryland towns that were perfect for the setting of a Hallmark TV movie. Recalling that, the fiction writer in me couldn’t help thinking: what would be the story? So, here’s my idea, one that follows the Hallmark formula of romance, gentle humor, and quirky small-town […]
Looking at the Masters: Gilbert Stuart, John Trumbull, Joseph Siffred Duplessis and the Founding Fathers of the USA
Gilbert Stuart, John Trumbull, Joseph Siffred Duplessis and the Founding Fathers of the USA We will celebrate this year on July 4th the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Portraits of our nation’s founding fathers, painted by master artists, remind us of the beginnings of our country. The term Founding […]
Sharks to the Rescue? by Angela Rieck
Nature continues to be a source of inspiration to scientists. Today, scientists are looking to inhibit bacteria spread by using the pattern of shark’s skin. That’s right shark’s skin. While it looks like shark’s skin is sleek and smooth like a dolphin’s, in fact it feels like coarse sandpaper to the touch. For decades, […]