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“Baltimore or Less”: Short Films About Baltimore

Posted on August 18, 2010 by almosthipguy

(This was a film program I presented in 2005; the flyer was by Mike Rios. Many of the films are available at the Enoch Pratt Free Library.) BALTIMORE OR LESS Short Films About Baltimore Saturday, November 19, 2005, 2 – … Continue reading →

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Baltimore’s Playboy Magazine

Posted on August 14, 2010 by almosthipguy

by Tom Warner While we’ve all heard of Hugh Hefner’s famous girlie mag, Baltimore’s Playboy Magazine (shown left) is relatively unknown. Alternately known as This Week In Baltimore: The Playboy Magazine or The Playboy Presents: This Week In Baltimore (with … Continue reading →

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Wild Bill Hagy

Posted on August 13, 2010 by almosthipguy

Wild Bill Hagy as featured on WJZ Channel 13’s “Evening Magazine” in Baltimore in 1979. Wild Bill died on August 20, 2007. Producer: Tom D’Antoni Editor: Yvonne McGhee

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John Waters’ “Role Models” reviewed

Posted on June 20, 2010 by almosthipguy

By Jonathan Yardley (Washington Post, Sunday, June 20, 2010) ROLE MODELS By John Waters Farrar Straus Giroux. 301 pp. $25 It’s just about impossible to believe, but John Waters, the ineffable Bad Boy of Baltimore — “The King of Puke,” … Continue reading →

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