Maria Shriver cited “irreconcilable differences” in a petition filed Friday to dissolve her 25-year marriage to former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The move comes more than a month after Schwarzenegger acknowledged that he fathered a child outside of his marriage. The couple announced their separation on May 9, calling it a mutual decision made “after [...]
Now the PEN/Hemingway Award winner returns with a novel that takes us back to World War II, the Resistance in Nazi-occupied Europe, and the men and women who played out the drama on the world stage. One man in particular. The novel is based on Mason’s father-in-law, Marshall Stone, and his real-life experiences as a [...]
“The situation had become Kafkaesque,” writes Glenn Carle toward the end of “The Interrogator: An Education,” his new memoir. Boy, he ain’t kidding; the author of “The Trial” and “The Metamorphosis” would have appreciated this narrative on any number of levels. Carle worked for the CIA for 23 years, in Africa, the Balkans and Latin [...]
The busy Ellicott City intersection of highways 29 and 40 has its fair share of decent restaurants. They are attracted, no doubt, by the daily influx of shoppers and a healthy customer base in the surrounding residential areas. And it’s not a bad stop if you need a rest from chain restaurants. Across St. John’s [...]
PORTLAND — Mayor Sam Adams said Friday that the mistaken use of lethal rounds instead of beanbag rounds in a Thursday officer-involved shooting was “a tragic mistake” and he wished a speedy recovery to the man who was shot. Chief Michael Reese the incident was “a terrible tragedy.” He said he spoke with the officer [...]
Meet 27 combines elements of a classic corner bar, arty cafe and university town health-food restaurant. Depending on your outlook, Meet 27 is either a category-buster chimera or just plain incoherent. If for now I’ve decided to gaze upon it with awe and kindness, it’s because that Meet 27 exists at all is an astonishment. [...]