City Paper's Year In Photos

City Paper's Year In Photos

2014 was a year of anger and sadness in Baltimore. Hundreds took the streets to protest everything from a proposed pipeline to police...  more...

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Ranking the Covers of Future Islands' 'Seasons (Waiting On You)'

Ranking the Covers of Future Islands' 'Seasons (Waiting On You)'

From a crazily crappy karaoke take to a blunted soul-rap remix from BadBadNotGood, City Paper listens to every cover, remix, refix, music-...  more...

Whistle-blowing former Baltimore police detective sues department for retaliation

Whistle-blowing former Baltimore detective sues dept. for retaliation

The end of former Baltimore Police Department (BPD) detective Joseph Crystal’s career was...  more...

FBI's release of confidential memo about BGF targeting 'white cops' becomes issue in Baltimore gang trial

FBI's memo about BGF targeting `white cops' becomes issue in trial

Buried in Justin Fenton’s article in The Baltimore Sun on Dec. 20 about the killings of two...  more...

Murder Ink 12/31/14

Murder Ink 12/31/14

Progress on the homicide front is hard to celebrate in Baltimore, but as of Christmas this year—when one person was...

The Mail 12/31/14

The Mail 12/31/14

Editor’s Note: On Saturday, Dec. 27, President Obama announced the end of the U.S. combat mission in...

Save for a fearless Reese Witherspoon performance, 'Wild' loses the map

Save for a fearless Reese Witherspoon performance, 'Wild' loses the map

“Wild” begins with Cheryl Strayed (played with great physicality by...

Clicking and Streaming: 'Safe'

Clicking and Streaming: 'Safe'

Modern life is killing Carol White (Julianne Moore). She wheezes. Her nose bleeds. Her head throbs. Her skin breaks out...

'The Babadook' is like Roman Polanski's 'Repulsion' for moms

'The Babadook' is like Roman Polanski's 'Repulsion' for moms

Few ordinary aspects of life carry as much latent terror as being a parent. Frazzled, middle-aging Amelia (Essie Davis)...

The Short List 12/31/14-1/7/15

The Short List 12/31/14-1/7/15

WEDNESDAY:Ā J. Roddy Walston & The BusinessĀ count down to 2015 at Baltimore Soundstage withĀ ...

Crimson Wave's DIY scene-saving bummer pop

Crimson Wave's DIY scene-saving bummer pop

When Crimson Wave opened for sunny, stoner guitar-pop band Best Coast at a sold-...

The Short List: Chain and the Gang, Rumba Club, J. Roddy Walston and the Business, and more

The Short List: Chain and the Gang, Rumba Club, J. Roddy Walston and the Business, and more

WEDNESDAY:Ā 'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through Baltimore, the only live music wasĀ John &...

Conflicts of Interest: "Sainthood is also a thing that human beings must avoid"

Conflicts of Interest: "Sainthood is also a thing that human beings must avoid"

A lot of people have hated me this year: Mayor $RB, Pussy Riot, Thomas Dolby, other...

Baltimore artists blur the lines between the culinary and visual arts

Baltimore artists blur the lines between the culinary and visual arts

At Terrault Contemporary’s “Salon Show” in October, a group of people stood...

Conflicts of Interest: A tale of two Charlies

The other day at brunch, a guy sitting on the other end of the bar at Tavern on the Hill asked me...

Jason Tinney's 'Ripple Meets The Deep,' a short story collection suffused with music

Jason Tinney's 'Ripple Meets The Deep,' a short story collection suffused with music

Life is a constant stream of transitions. Whether it is aging, growing closer, or growing apart,...

'The Future for Curious People' is the print equivalent of a shitty rom com

'The Future for Curious People' is the print equivalent of a shitty rom com

Gregory Sherl’s debut novel “The Future for Curious People” had promise of...

Thomas Stanley's new book 'The Execution of Sun Ra' blasts off with free jazz philosopher

Thomas Stanley's new book 'The Execution of Sun Ra' blasts off with free jazz philosopher

I’ve been pondering the words “It’s after the end of the world, don’t you...

The thrills and meta-plot of 'Deathtrap' at Everyman have not aged well

The thrills and meta-plot of 'Deathtrap' at Everyman have not aged well

O “Deathtrap,” where is thy sting?

Like a Homeric bard, Charlie Bethel brings Odysseus to life

Like a Homeric bard, Charlie Bethel brings Odysseus to life

Just before intermission in his one-man show, “The Odyssey,” Charlie Bethel stands...

Alice in Hampden-land: Glass Mind Theatre debuts 'Welcome to the White Room,' an impressive surrealist one-act

Alice in Hampden-land: Glass Mind Theatre debuts 'Welcome to the White Room,' an impressive surrealist one-act

At the beginning of “Welcome to the White Room,” we are introduced to three of the...

Lobo's unpretentious good food reminds us of what we love about Baltimore

Lobo's unpretentious good food reminds us of what we love about Baltimore

In the last five years Baltimore has upped its culinary game considerably. So much so that the...

The City that Drinks: 444 Liquors and Sports Bar, an utterly charming dive bar

The City that Drinks: 444 Liquors and Sports Bar, an utterly charming dive bar

Nestled comfortably on the main drag in Essex, among various pregnancy counseling centers, the iconic wastewater-...

Baltimore Beer Baron: Is 2015 the year of the can?

Baltimore Beer Baron: Is 2015 the year of the can?

2015 might be the Year of the Can in Baltimore. Once a matter of great debate, it has been emphatically decided that...

In Season: Massaged Kale Salad

In Season: Massaged Kale Salad

A healthy salad can be a welcome respite from the holiday meals, cookies, booze, and general indulgences of the holidays....

Fitbitting Across America: Fitbitting Across America

I’ve spent a lot of time in airports in the last month. And I mean a lot of time. It’...

Free Will Astrology 12/31/14

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Most salamanders reproduce by laying eggs, but the alpine salamander...

Mr. Wrong: The Resonation of my Personal Revolution in New Year's Resolutions

Mr. Wrong: The Resonation of my Personal Revolution in New Year's Resolutions

This is the final installmentĀ of The Mr. Wrong Column for The Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen and Zero Cents,...

Mr. Wrong: I'm Totally Keeping the X in Xmas and it Doesn't Mean There's a War on Jesus Christmas

Mr. Wrong: I'm Totally Keeping the X in Xmas and it Doesn't Mean There's a War on Jesus Christmas

If you read the Mr. Wrong column in the form in which it is reproduced on...

Savage Love: Only the Lonely

Savage Love: Only the Lonely

I’m a short guy and I need advice. I don’t want a small paragraph’...

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