Category Archives: Kitsch

“Believe Your Noodly Master, Hon”

Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster “The Flying Spaghetti Monster In Baltimore” Something all powerful and delicious has hit the streets of Baltimore. The Flying Spaghetti Monster is here! For anyone not familiar with the almighty Italian entrée, He is … Continue reading

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Baltimore Hontroversy

“In which our favorite Baltimore young professionals wax philosophical about the hontroversy.” View Parts 1 and 2 at xtranormal.com. Visit the “No one owns HON, hon” Facebook page.

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“Tron” Inspires Name Change

Video game designer Todd Hartley became ‘Tronster” for the love of the movie by Michael Sragow (The Baltimore Sun, 12/15/2010) The Parkville boy’s parents had deemed him too young for “Tron” when it played in theaters in 1982. But he … Continue reading

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“Friends In Low Places” Baltimore excerpt from PEOPLE LIKE US: SOCIAL CLASS IN AMERICA (2001)

In America, social class is the elephant in the room that nobody says exists, but it’s hard to ignore in Baltimore, whose blue collar charms have been given national exposure via the films of Barry Levinson and John Waters. This … Continue reading

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