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...Baltimore. I wanted Omar to look, sound and feel like someone who was born and raised in Baltimore - not a New York kid trying to portray that. So I had to learn the Baltimore dialects so the writing could sound authentic. They'd write things like "Do tell?" and "How do?" We don't talk like that in Brooklyn. I thought, What does that mean? "Do tell?" That's not gangster. But in Baltimore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Actor Michael Kenneth Williams | 11/25/2009 | See Source »

...fixing a cup of coffee is a private matter. From years of practice, I’ve learned to furtively palm sweetener packets and hold them tightly together, tearing them as one, so it’s impossible for a casual observer to tell how many I actually use. Why? Well, I use a lot. And I mean...

Author: By Molly O. Fitzpatrick | Title: Our Coffees, Ourselves | 11/25/2009 | See Source »

When it comes to coffee, I say: to each his own. It should be an unalienable human right to enjoy what you eat and drink. Anyway, under the anonymity of the lid, who can tell the difference...

Author: By Molly O. Fitzpatrick | Title: Our Coffees, Ourselves | 11/25/2009 | See Source »

...tell you, it wasn’t easy to get information out of my three aunts,” New said, laughing. “They mostly liked to talk about hors d’ovueres and how that girl looked...

Author: By Julie R. Barzilay, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Elisa New Discusses Her Memoir, Family History | 11/24/2009 | See Source »

...awful travel gripe? The Avenger may be able to sort it out for you. Click here to tell us your problem...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Airline Bag Fees: As High as the Cost of a Seat? | 11/24/2009 | See Source »

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