Monthly Archives: November 2010

Urban Atrophy: The Enchanted Forest

Urban Atrophy has an amazing photo gallery of the dilapidated Enchanted Forest on Route 40 in Ellicott City. Luckily many of the storybook items have been moved to and restored at Clark’s Elioak Farm. “The Enchanted Forest was the first … Continue reading

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Christgau Reviews Natty Boh

The Great Gulp: A Consumer Guide’s to Beer By Robert Christgau and Carola Dibbell (Oui, 5/1975) “Eighty percent of the beer in this country is consumed by 20 percent of the drinkers. That’s why the most effective beer slogan ever … Continue reading

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Essex, 1982: Who do the Gigolos Portray?

Two are obviously Village People, but who is the third guy? Doug Henning? And the last guy, is he some sort of 80s mafioso? Please submit your guesses.

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HBO’s ‘In Treatment’ is steeped in Baltimore references

Executive producer Anya Epstein explains why the city crops up in the series so often by David Zurawik, The Baltimore Sun, 11/19/2010 For a TV series neither set nor filmed in Baltimore, the city sure plays a prominent role in … Continue reading

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