Author Archives: atomictv

Crab Shoveller

Posted on May 15, 2012 by atomictv

A woman shovels hard-shelled crabs after they cool, 1927. (© Jacob Gayer/National Geographic Society/Corbis)

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The New “Harry” (May 1991)

Posted on May 15, 2012 by atomictv

20 Years Later: Same Town, Same Needs By Tom Warner (Accelerated Decrepitude, 5/10/2012) “Going through the bottomless piles of papers, magazines, and assorted rubbish/detritus in the firetrap I like to call Tom’s Toxic Townhouse, I ran across the May 1991 … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Hoeland

Posted on May 14, 2012 by atomictv

Who Stole the M from Homeland, Baltimore? (The Baltimore Fishbowl, 5/10/2012) Continue reading at The Baltimore Fishbowl. Related: Welcome to Homoland

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Michael Phelps and his High-Altitude Sleeping Chamber

Posted on May 14, 2012 by atomictv

By Jill Rosen (The Baltimore Sun, 5/7/2012) “Once I’m already in my room i still have to open a door to get into my bed,” he said, laughing a bit. “It’s just like a giant box. It’s like ‘boy and … Continue reading →

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