Search
Post Categories
- Art
- Atomic Books
- Atomic TV
- Baltimore Babylon
- Baltimore Films
- Baltimorons
- Bikini
- Celebrities
- Crime
- Deaths
- Decades
- Dining
- Dreamlanders
- Entertainment
- Events
- Festivals
- Films
- Gallery
- Holidays
- Kitsch
- Media
- Museums
- Music
- Neighborhoods
- Nightlife
- Nightspots
- Obituaries
- Pets
- Politics
- Pranks
- Religion
- Roadside Attractions
- Shopping
- Sports
- Uncategorized
- Urban Legends
- Vices
- Weather
Archives
Recent Comments
- Ed Mazerski on Burlesque and the Girl on the Sign at the Gayety Theater
- Joe on Old Hampden/New Hampden
- Leslie Margerum McLemore on What’s Up with the Golden Eggs?
- Scott Yisroel Russell Bartlett jr on Mega Millionaire ‘Bunky’ Bartlett says life of a lottery winner isn’t easy
- Scott Yisroel Russell Bartlett jr on Mega Millionaire ‘Bunky’ Bartlett says life of a lottery winner isn’t easy
- Dave sanders on DC Star – 1980s Rock Videos and Commercials
- Heather Boffardi on Divine: “This Place Designated A Museum”
- Tom K on Negro Mountain History
- Franklinsmith on Baltimore Colts – “1958 World Champions” 45
- Walter Hynson on The Only Place To Go (The Bluesette, 1967)
Category Archives: Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe, Interior Design Critic
What scared the author of ‘The Pit and the Pendulum’? Bad design. By Jimmy Stamp (Smithsonian.com, 2/19/2014) In Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “Landor’s Cottage,” the author paints an idealized picture of his own New York Cottage. He describes the building in painstaking–some might even … Continue reading
Posted in Baltimorons, Edgar Allan Poe
Leave a comment
The Death and Burial of Edgar Allan Poe
(Maryland Historical Society, 10/22/2015) The mysterious death of writer Edgar Allan Poe still haunts and fascinates his fans and biographers. The facts of his untimely passing in 1849 have been obscured and confused since he was found barely conscious in … Continue reading
Posted in 1840s, Baltimorons, Deaths, Edgar Allan Poe
Tagged maryland historical society
Leave a comment
Mandy from Animal House recites Edgar Allan Poe
From the National Lampoon 1964 Yearbook parody. Amanda Peppridge later became “Mandy” in “Animal House.” “Bluto’s Midnight Peep”
Posted in Edgar Allan Poe
Leave a comment
Edgar Allan Poe Sculpture by Colin Batty
The Tell-Tale Heart, in Poe’s hands. Colin Batty’s latest sculpture, available exclusively at the Peculiarium. Be quick. There were only 12 made and they are signed and numbered by the artist.
Posted in Art, Baltimorons, Edgar Allan Poe, Shopping
Leave a comment