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John Waters-inspired Russian Nesting Dolls

These John Waters Inspired Russian Nesting Dolls Are Everything Each set is based on one of the director’s most popular films by Cody Gohl (newnownext.com, 9/12/2016) Etsy seller BoBo Babushka is well-known for creating fabulous Russian nesting dolls inspired by … Continue reading

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Patrick Joust, Baltimore Street Photographer

Bravo to my colleague Patrick Joust, a librarian at the Enoch Pratt Central Library whose after-hours photography “hobby” has garnered him critical acclaim and numerous awards, including City Paper’s 2015 Best of  Baltimore award for “Best Tumblr” site. (Be sure … Continue reading

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Bikers Take a Break. Sunday Afternoon in Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, 1973

Click to Enlarge Bikers Take a Break. Sunday Afternoon in Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland, September 1973 From the series Southern Roads/City Pavements © 1973, Roland L. Freeman Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection  

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Even the Flesh Is a Mask: Reflections in the Cobbled Spookhouse of Laure Drogoul

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Excerpt from our friend Rupert Wondolowski’s ongoing “Saints & Haints of Baltimore: A Secret History of The Baltimore Underground, 1984-2014, Hidden in the Drawer of a Dust Mote” with added visuals and links from BoL. Even the Flesh Is a … Continue reading

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