Maryland Morning Culture Calendar

In 2010, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank financial reform law.   The idea was to prevent another global recession. But has it worked?  We ask former regulator and University of Maryland law professor Michael Greenberger.

Thursday, September 13
The 39 Steps at The MarylandEnsemble Theatre 

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The big event on everybody's mind this week is Artscape. It's that time of year again--Friday through Sunday Baltimore will host America's largest free arts festival. This year, 173 exhibitors will fill 12 city blocks with art, crafts, food, music, and merchandise.

Major websites like Boing Boing and the English version of Wikipedia have taken themselves offline for today. They’re protesting anti-piracy legislation in Congress that they believe infringes on their free speech rights and on a free-wheeling Internet culture that they believe drives American innovation. We’ll look into the controversy with intellectual property lawyer Ned Himmelrich.

Dr. Dawn Alley on her study of the impacts of foreclosure on health.

Gus Sentementes of the Baltimore Sun talks tech with Nathan Sterner.

On Friday, Google’s YouTube site on Friday announced a list of the nearly 100 online “channels” of original content that will launch by the middle of next year. Tom Hall takes a look at the evolution of web-based television with McDaniel College’s Roger Casey.

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About one out of six teachers in the Baltimore public schools is a current or former Teach for America corpsman. How is the program affecting the way we teach kids? We’ll ask an alumnus who teaches at Digital Harbor High … and TFA supporter and Baltimore Schools CEO Andres Alonso.

Did you know that 75% in fact of a typical landfill is stuff that could be composted? Gardener and journalist Anne Raver tells us HOW to compost, whether you live in an urban or rural environment.

Treats for aesthetes!

Chris LaMartina is brewing up something horrifying!

How much chicken litter does it take to power up a light bulb?

Certain people become focused on healthy eating to an extreme degree–a condition that’s been termed “orthorexia.” It’s not been accepted to the DSM. Tom Hall talks with nutritionist Monica Reinagel and psychologist Angela Guarda about how it works.

Treats for aesthetes!

Planning way in the future for Baltimore transportation.

Tim Kabara reviews Future Island’s new album “On the Water.”

What’s the best beer in the Land of Pleasant Living? Baltimore Beer Week is the time to find out. Beer and food reviewer Rob Kasper tells us what lies beyond Natty Boh.

Treats for aesthetes!

The paywall has arrived. If you’re going to read more than 15 articles at the Baltimore Sun’s website, you’re going to need to pull out your wallet starting October 10. We’ll talk to American Journalism Review editor Rem Rieder about the Sun’s new “digital subscription model.”

A visa program that allows foreign nationals to make investments in American companies in exchange for permanent residency is being used more frequently in Maryland. Those looking abroad for money include the Cordish Company, which needs investors for the Arundel Mills casino.