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Rye Whiskey, I Cry

A journey into Maryland rye’s past . . . and future By Baynard Woods (Baltimore City Paper, 11/14/2012) Rye Whiskey used to be the drink of Maryland. There were two styles, in fact: a Pennsylvania and a Maryland style. The … Continue reading

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Remembering Chris Toll

Poet Chris Toll died on Sept. 27 at the age of 64. By Bret McCabe (Baltimore City Paper, 10/10/2012) On Sept. 27, 1905, the scientific journal Annalen der Physik received a paper from Albert Einstein that included the famous equation … Continue reading

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Porn Again

Satanic texts, dirty readers, and radical manuals make a potent library By Baynard Woods (Baltimore City Paper, 10/3/2012) A few years Ago, when the peep booths over at Sweden Books on the Block switched to DVD, Kevin I. Slaughter happened … Continue reading

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Baltimore’s National Premium Returns: “Lager of Love”

Lager of Love: One man’s unplanned quest to re-create Baltimore’s long-lost National Premium Beer By Edward Ericson Jr. (Baltimore City Paper, 8/8/2012) The Waldorf Astoria’s Art Deco lobby is seasonally attired in lighted wreaths, but the ballroom pumps disco and … Continue reading

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