A Love Affair in its Grandest Hour
Michael Olesker recalls the day 65 years ago when the Colts defeated the Giants and America’s sporting culture changed forever.
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Author: Michael Olesker
An official portrait of Barbara Oberfeld "Bootsie" Mandel hangs in the Government House, the official residence of the governor of Maryland.
Hell Hath No Fury …
Michael Olesker remembers those surreal days when Maryland’s First Lady Bootsie Mandel was known as the most famous scorned woman alive.
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Hometown Hero at the Plate?
Word that Baltimore-born billionaire David Rubenstein might buy the Orioles has the hearts of local baseball fans pounding, writes Michael Olesker.
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Known for her accuracy, integrity and clarity in reporting, Pat Warren worked at WJZ-TV for nearly three decades. (FIle)
An Honest Voice in the Wilderness
Michael Olesker pays tribute to his former WJZ-TV colleague Pat Warren, who passed away last week at age 70.
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In "Network of Lies," media mogul Rupert Murdoch is depicted as privately admitting that former President Trump’s lies are “terrible” and “damaging everybody.” (File photo)
Playing for Chumps
A new book chronicles the damage perpetrated by Fox News against the nation in its reporting of the 2020 presidential election, writes Michael Olesker.
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Robert Kennedy (far left), Jacqueline Kennedy, Caroline and JFK Jr. are shown leaving the funeral of President John F. Kennedy, on Nov. 25, 1963. (Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons)
Echoes of an Assassination
Sixty years ago today, President John F. Kennedy was struck down in a motorcade in Dallas, and America became a different place, writes Michael Olesker.
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When Rosalynn Met Mimi
Michael Olesker recalls the time that the late First Lady Rosalynn Carter met the one and only Baltimore City Councilman Dominic “Mimi” DiPietro.
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Nikki Haley (left) speaks with former President Donald Trump in the White House after announcing her resignation as U.N. ambassador in October of 2018. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
The ‘Scum’ of All Fears
Why are GOP presidential contenders like Nikki Haley still so skittish about criticizing former President Donald Trump, wonders Michael Olesker.
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An Inferiority Complex Revisited
As Harborplace lost its way, Baltimore became a city that reverted to its old, self-loathing ways, writes Michael Olesker.
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Wages of Sin
These days, you can’t turn on a ballgame without seeing commercials for sports betting, writes Michael Olesker, who remembers a different time and a different type of bookmaker.
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Leaping of Faith
Michael Olesker contemplates how the community teaches today’s youngsters about Jewish culture and identity.
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