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LETTER FROM BALTIMORE: This Is My Jail

Posted on April 10, 2014 by almosthipguy

Hello Baltimore! Once again, we’re in the national spotlight for sex, drugs, murder and corruption! In this week’s New Yorker magazine (pictured left), legal columnist Jeffrey Toobin rehashes the embarrassing scandal of Tavon White, the Black Guerilla Family gang (and … Continue reading →

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Play Ball: Joan Jett Talks Orioles 2014 Season

Posted on April 9, 2014 by almosthipguy

[Punk icon Joan Jett grew up in Rockville, Md., and has been an O’s fan since the very first game she attended on August 13, 1969, when Jim Palmer threw a no-hitter against the Oakland A’s (Joan: “So how can … Continue reading →

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Pratt Library: Best Mixed Martial Arts Venue?

Posted on March 30, 2014 by almosthipguy

[According to Wikipedia, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is a full contact combat sport that allows use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, from a variety of other combat sports. Some recent regional variations may … Continue reading →

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Alex Queral lets his fingers do the carving…

Posted on March 17, 2014 by almosthipguy

…and his portraits do the talking Baltimore sculptor/painter (and erstwhile Rumba Club musician) Alex Queral takes an ordinary phone book and, using a sharp X-Acto knife and a pot of acrylic medium for detailing, carves something extraordinary out of it … Continue reading →

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