Category Archives: Festivals

City Paper “Sex Issue” recalls Carousel Coupling ‘toon

Posted on February 11, 2016 by almosthipguy

The “Sex Issue” cover of today’s City Paper (shown above), drawn by Charlie Herrick, recalls the infamous 1987 City Fair cartoon (shown below) that promoters published in The Sun and Evening Sun, while reminding us of how times have changed. The infamous … Continue reading →

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Suzanne Muldowney at 2015 Hampden Christmas Parade

Posted on December 8, 2015 by almosthipguy

By Tom Warner (Baltimore Or Less) An old ‘dog learns new parading tricks Though her appearances as 1960s cartoon superhero Underdog have become a parade (and Atomic TV) tradition, this year the versatile Suzanne Muldowney instead reprised her 2000 portrayal … Continue reading →

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Remembering the Baltimore Film Festival

Posted on August 4, 2014 by almosthipguy

The Indie Film Progenitor of the Maryland Film Festival In celebration of this year’s 16th annual Maryland Film Festival, Siobhan Hagan of the Maryland Moving Image Archive (MarMIA) compiled a history of Baltimore film festivals  and posted the results this … Continue reading →

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Les Bons Temps for a Baltimore Native

Posted on February 23, 2014 by almosthipguy

[Baltimore Or Less loves beautiful, talented people – they’re so unlike us, yet allow us to live vicariously through their exploits. Jenny Campbell is one of those peeps we love – and now the Baltimore Sun loves her as well. … Continue reading →

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