Author Archives: almosthipguy

The Comical Cal Ripken Bio-Comic

Posted on August 28, 2014 by almosthipguy

In honor of Cal Ripkin’s 54th birthday this past August 24, Dan Glickman posted highlights from Baseball Superstars Comics’s 1992 bio-comic on Junior to his web site The Baseball Continuum (baseballcontinuum.com). Bizarre Baseball Culture: A Cal Ripkin Bio-Comic By Dan … Continue reading →

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Remembering the Baltimore Film Festival

Posted on August 4, 2014 by almosthipguy

The Indie Film Progenitor of the Maryland Film Festival In celebration of this year’s 16th annual Maryland Film Festival, Siobhan Hagan of the Maryland Moving Image Archive (MarMIA) compiled a history of Baltimore film festivals  and posted the results this … Continue reading →

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Woman Charged After Car Rams Into Drumcastle Center

Posted on July 31, 2014 by almosthipguy

What is it that compels people in Towson to crash their vehicles into buildings near or on York Road? This past May, Vladimir Mehul Baptiste – a 28-year-old mentally disturbed Parkville man who called himself “God” – drove a stolen … Continue reading →

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Still of the Night

Posted on July 29, 2014 by almosthipguy

A Photo Essay by Patrick Joust (Baltimore Magazine, July 2014) Patrick Joust is a librarian I work with at the Enoch Pratt Central Library. Whenever he’s not helping the good citizens of Baltimore with their queries, tech-savvy Patrick can be … Continue reading →

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