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Hitchhiking Director John Waters Picked Up In Ohio By Indie Rock Band

Posted on May 16, 2012 by atomictv

(DCist, 5/16/2012) (Courtesy @AvtarK) Earlier this afternoon, somewhere “in the middle of Ohio,” groundbreaking indie director John Waters was found hitchhiking on the side of a road. We’re trying to find out just what the Baltimore-based director of Pink Flamingos … Continue reading →

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Is the Edgar Allan Poe House haunted?

Posted on May 16, 2012 by atomictv

By Anthony C. Hayes (Baltimore Post-Examiner, 5/11/2012) Jeff Jerome is often asked if he’s ever spent a night in The Edgar Allan Poe House. His answer has always been a whimsical, “No.” But any lingering regrets on the part of … Continue reading →

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Crab Steamer

Posted on May 16, 2012 by atomictv

A man takes hard-shelled crabs out of the steamer, 1927. (© Jacob Gayer/National Geographic Society/Corbis)

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Natty Boh Tramp Stamp

Posted on May 15, 2012 by atomictv

“From the Land of Pleasant Living?” Vote at Show Your Boh.  

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