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Arts & Life Today

• Kevin Cowherd: Pop-pop fulfills pigskin promise

• She used to be in control

• Coast-to-coast roles

• Good parties yield great sound bites

• Martin's 'Underpants' too stretchy, lacks snap

• 'The Godfather': The movie you can't refuse

• Kevin Cowherd: Banks tank; Fido has filet

• Sizzling on 'Top Chef'

• Visionary Arts museum returns to its inspired roots

• Who gets to be 'Grandpa'?

• Gentler note in 'Aida' speaks volumes

• Sebelia of 'Runway' headlined show

• Tapabar is not Italian — so get over it and enjoy

• Kevin Cowherd: A winning 'red' carpet moment

• Hot Baltimore bands hit tour road together

• Tressed for success

• Not Bizet, but this 'Carmen' could be called smashing

• The power of love

• Man howling as nasty ex-girlfriend holds cats hostage in breakup

• Show honors Shaw, supports BSA ballet

• Find fine bar food in loud, lively Hamilton Tavern

• Master in horror genre is home for Comic-Con

• The woman behind the Mad Men

• Kevin Cowherd: Getting a taste for a place where the drama is delicious

• Alanis is angry again

• When one party is simply not enough

• Crush could be up to the task of double duty

• This year, Emmy winners could make history

• Fireworks are just one kind of love

• A SPLASH OF FAME

• See Donahoo's taillights

• Fall TV's bait and switch

• A long life on the stage

• Avedon photo exhibit worth a thousand words

• Put down that blackberry, Dad

• Carpaccio: Some raw, some well-done

• Kickoff time for Ravens party

• Kevin Cowherd: Blowin' in the wind

• Tyler Perry branches out

• Worth more than a lick

• Capturing the curious

• Short stories, lush sound

• 'What's a Little Death' could have used more life

• Speaking of those summer vacations

• Employee growing weary of co-worker's incessant 'secrets'

• Viewers find hope on TV

• When hype meets history

• Kevin Cowherd: We're bonding, all right

• Swift picks: 10 things not to miss this week

• Piety and turmoil in 1964

• Bach fan thrills to discovery of lost 1724 pages

• Pisces swims in promising, though pricey, waters

• Stories ride on two and three wheels

• Is it a man in the ladies' room? It's unsafe to ignore your gut instincts

• A diamond in the buff

• Katie Couric sees hope after two often-rocky years at CBS

• Korean hot spot Shin Chon sizzles with customers in Ellicott City

• Swiftpicks: 10 things not to miss

• MICA building is unusual, unpredictable, exciting

• Give underrated composer a listen

• Second marriage won't replace first

• See and be seen at the Farmers' Market

• Hotel is a work of art that houses local works of art

• Susan Reimer: Writing dovetails with life's phases

• Cartoonist won't retire, adds that it's 'For Better'

• 'Clone Wars' director is a fanboy at heart

• Staff puts up Olympian effort at Jumbo Seafood

• Plump up, pucker up with saline implant

• Rules to party by, for parents and kids

• I sensed that I was being called too passive

• Photo finish

• Is Obama the first 'cybergenic' candidate?

• Susan Reimer: Scolded by all, but not sorry

• Strength of Sanders' is its breakfast on the porch

• 'The Dark Knight' video game pulls a disappearing act

• 'Panda' is hit, but China isn't pleased as punch

• Cell phone conversations interrupt workouts