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Walmart sells Misshapen Wooden Maryland Object

Posted on February 28, 2018 by atomictv

This Maryland-shaped Walmart item … doesn’t really look like Maryland By Wesley Case (The Baltimore Sun, 2/28/2018) It happened again, Walmart. After a 2016 blunder involving a University of Maryland T-shirt, the retail company has been criticized by Free State … Continue reading →

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National Brewing Company’s “James Bond’s 007 Special Blend” (1968)

Posted on February 1, 2018 by atomictv

“A subtle blend of premium beer and malt liquor.” Bond Lifestyle: “The James Bond’s 007 Special Blend cans featured attractive women posing in front of famous London backdrops. The brand was pulled when National Brewing learned that it might have … Continue reading →

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Why have Baltimoreans been hoarding this rye whiskey?

Posted on January 25, 2018 by atomictv

(By Andrew Zaleski, Washington Post, 1/25/2018) Baltimore writer Van Smith has stashed away nearly three cases of Pikesville Supreme. (André Chung/For The Washington Post) In the summer of 2016, Naomi Karzai, the bar manager of Pen & Quill — a … Continue reading →

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Serious Comics: 1987 Baltimore Comic Book Stores article

Posted on January 17, 2018 by atomictv

By Lou Maistros (Baltimore City Paper, 10/30/1987) Click to enlarge images:

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