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Baltimore’s media insurgents are changing the face of journalism in Baltimore

By Michael Yockel (Baltimore Fishbowl, 10/13/2011) Scott Huffines (48) and Tom Warner (54), founders and editors, Baltimore or Less …Scott Huffines and Tom Warner operate decidedly outside the mainstream media, cheekily celebrating the outré, the odd, the outlandish, and the … Continue reading →

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If you think watching Chris LaMartina’s low-budget horror films is unnerving, try making one

By Lee Gardner (Baltimore City Paper, 10/12/2011) A party’s getting out of hand in a paneled basement as assorted twentysomethings guzzle beer, and down the hall a buzzed dude gets ready to get busy with a buxom babe. She takes … Continue reading →

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Like Bluefins from the Bay, Nobles of the Hardshells Survive

By Jackie Nickel (10/28/1982) The day was hot, the beer was cold, and the steamed crabs were large and well-seasoned on an August afternoon in 1935 when the first gathering of the Ancient and Honorable Nobles of the Hardshells took … Continue reading →

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WJZ-13 “Porkchop Sandwiches!” Prank

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Fensler Films is a video production company, based in Chicago, Illinois and headed by Eric Fensler.[1] The company gained a reputation for a series of short films which parodied the public service announcement safety messages … Continue reading →

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