Monthly Archives: November 2011

Mortville: The Queer Encampment at Occupy Baltimore

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Scott Huffines

By Corey Reidy (The Baltimore Independent Reader, 10/21/2011) “…Mortville comes and sets up tents. They put on silver leashes, crawl around on the ground. They do not limit themselves to acting on what is traditionally defined as queer subject matter. … Continue reading →


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Folie’s “Map of Baltimore and Environs” (1792)

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Scott Huffines

By “The 59 King” (Curator, The Big Map Blog) “Plan of the town of Baltimore and its environs. Dedicated to the citizens of Baltimore. Taken upon the spot by their most humble servant A. P. Folie, French geographer.” View the … Continue reading →


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Tribune Co. to auction Sun collection of 7,000+ Bodine prints

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Scott Huffines

By William P. Tandy (Eight Stone Press, 11/15/2011) A Baltimore Sun photographer for nearly 50 years, A. Aubrey Bodine documented life in Baltimore and around Maryland from the 1920s until his death in 1970. Decades before Photoshop and desktop publishing, … Continue reading →


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Spider Man Meets Mayor Kurt Schmoke

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Scott Huffines

Blog Into Mystery: Spidey vs. The Printed Word – The Amazing Spider Man: Adventures in Reading Vol. 2, #1 Tags: kurt schmoke


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Bunny Trail

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Scott Huffines

Before honoring a Bird, it housed the Bunnies. Such is the saga of 28 S. Light St. By Brennen Jensen (Baltimore City Paper, 8/19/1998) Since 1993 the slender building at this address has been adorned with the looming likeness of … Continue reading →


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Confessions of a Baltimore Playboy Bunny — Part Two

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Scott Huffines

Ultraswank.net Interviews Playboy Bunny Sharon Bernstein Peyton.  In 1964 when Sharon Bernstein Peyton was 18 years old she worked as a Showroom Bunny at the brand new Baltimore Playboy Club. Join Ultra Swank as we continue our journey into a … Continue reading →


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Denise Gets a New Pair of Glasses

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Tom Warner

Denise wouldn’t listen to us—the people who live here—but she had a change of heart in front of someone who will put her exploitation of real Baltimoreans in several million living rooms. By Rafael Alvarez (Baltimore Patch, November 7, 2011) … Continue reading →


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Confessions of a Baltimore Playboy Bunny — Part One

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Scott Huffines

Ultraswank.net Interviews Playboy Bunny Sharon Bernstein Peyton In the summer of 1964 when Sharon Bernstein Peyton was 18 years old, she saw an ad for the new Baltimore Playboy Club opening. This stylish, sexy and glamorous world was quite different … Continue reading →


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Twilight Zone: The Patricia Modell You Never Knew

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Scott Huffines

By Michael Yockel (Baltimore Fishbowl, 11/4/2011) Not surprisingly, local obits/tributes for exquisitely coiffed philanthropist and socialite Patricia Modell, who died October 12 at age 80, emphasized her significant charitable giving to a host of Baltimore educational, health, and cultural organizations … Continue reading →


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How Do the Occupy Baltimore People Occupy Themselves?

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Scott Huffines

By Dorothy Adele (dorothyadele.wordpress.com, 11/1/2011) The supporters and residents of “Occupy Baltimore” at McKeldin Square come from various backgrounds and occupy themselves in unique ways. Some of the occupants have jobs, others are homeless. Many of them want change. Tom … Continue reading →


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