Arts & Culture

Jun 20 2013 - 4:00am

The 51-year-old actor died on Wednesday in Rome. Reports attribute his death to a heart attack. Gandolfini had been a character actor for years before he was given a chance to read for Tony Soprano in a new series about a New Jersey mob boss HBO was producing in the late 90s.

Jun 20 2013 - 4:00am

The Navajo Nation and Lucasfilm have teamed up to translate the original Star Wars movie into Navajo, entertaining those who already speak it, and teaching newcomers about the language and culture.

Jun 20 2013 - 4:00am

From ancient Egyptian bakers to Gordon Ramsey, every era has its foodies. And without them, the history of food would be pretty darn boring, says William Sitwell. His new book chronicles how these epicures shaped our palates, and the recipes they left behind.

Jun 19 2013 - 7:48pm

He re-invented he anti-hero in American TV on 'The Sopranos'

James Gandolfini, whose remarkable performance as mob boss Tony Soprano in the HBO's "The Sopranos" re-imagined the anti-hero in American television, is dead at 51 years of age.

Jun 19 2013 - 7:02pm

Tomas Drgon has fond memories of the late-night drinking songs he used to sing with friends and family back in his home country of Czechoslovakia.  He’s since become an accomplished jazz musician, and when he moved to Baltimore, he taught the old tunes to some talented American friends.  ...

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Jun 19 2013 - 6:49pm

Benn Ray from Atomic Books in Hampden joined us last week with a list of summer-reading recommendations that was quite simply too epic to be contained by the confines of one radio broadcast. He joins the Signal’s Lisa Morgan in studio again this week to pick up where they left off....

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Jun 19 2013 - 6:45pm

For every flash-in-the-pan music sensation that comes and goes in the blink of an eye, there’s another kind of band that patiently forges a path for itself with an eye on longevity.  For more than twenty years, Jen and Scott Smith have been writing, performing, and recording music together as...

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Jun 19 2013 - 6:39pm

Old folk tunes sometimes get treated with kid gloves by reverent players who are careful to recreate them just as they sounded generations ago.  There’s some historical value in this delicate approach.  But if you ask Tomas Drgon of Orchester Prazevica, the alternative is a lot more fun....

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Jun 19 2013 - 5:15pm

Nearly two months after he was injured in an accident with his motorcycle in northern Harford County, popular Baltimore radio personality Ed Norris returned to the airwaves Wednesday morning.

Jun 19 2013 - 11:14am

“When has being dishonest ever helped me, or you, or anyone?” – Spencer Hastings