Let it Be Written, Let it Be Done
This Passover season, Michael Olesker remembers the unintended hilarity of Cecil B. DeMille’s classic “The Ten Commandments.”
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Michael Olesker
This, Too, Shall Pass
Americans will look back on the coronavirus pandemic much like previous generations recalled their “worst of times,” writes Michael Olesker.
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Sorry, Mr. President, but We Do Remember
President Trump’s feeble attempts at revisionist history can’t make Americans forget his abysmal performance in combating the COVID-19 pandemic, writes Michael Olesker.
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Morgan Spector (center) and Zoe Kazan star in HBO's "The Plot Against America." (Michele K. Short/HBO)
A Sense of Marginalization and Otherness
Netflix’s “Unorthodox” and HBO’s “The Plot Against America” explore the Jewish-American psyche, writes Michael Olesker.
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Bob Dylan's new 17-minute opus, "Murder Most Foul," is a reminder of a more innocent time and the national grief that seemed to linger for years. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for VH1)
Bob Dylan Once Again Captures the Spirit of our Changin’ Times
By raising the specter of the JFK assassination, Bob Dylan summons the zeitgeist of the coronavirus pandemic era, writes Michael Olesker.
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A Portrait in True Leadership and Empathy
Throughout the coronavirus crisis, Gov. Larry Hogan has exemplified courage and compassion, writes Michael Olesker.
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There is No Joy in Mudville
The postponement of the Orioles’ season opener is yet another reminder of the ability of sports to unite us, writes Michael Olesker.
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An Emotional Detachment
Michael Olesker writes that a sense of unreality fuels this pandemic so far.
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Longtime Baltimore educator Chandra Fernando writes that she draws inspiration from such individuals as Pope Francis, who recently walked alone through the empty streets of Rome to pray for the sick. (Photo by Grzegorz Galazka/Archivio Grzegorz Galazka/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images, via JTA)
Finding Light during Times of Darkness is Chandra’s Way
Michael Olesker writes about a revered family friend who views the pandemic as bringing together a “world of unity.”
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Where Has All The Toilet Paper Gone? Once-brimming shelves at a Pikesville supermarket are now virtually empty of all tissue products. (FIle photo)
Empty Shelves, Worried Minds and Plenty of Anxious Folks
Despite flashing mental images of the former Soviet Union, Americans need to stay calm during this pandemic, writes Michael Olesker.
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Founded in 1915, Attman's Delicatessen is headquartered at 1019 E. Lombard Street in East Baltimore, with the famed "Kibbitz Room." (File photo by Joel Nadler)
The Art of the Kibitz
For Michael Olesker, the measure of a deli comes down to the quality of the kibitz and the pungent tang of the sour pickle.
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