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The Sun Also Rises

Two years after a major newsroom purge, a scrappier, Web-savvier Baltimore Sun has arisen. Is there hope for quality local news after all? By Michael Anft (Urbanite, 2/1/2011) On September 16, when a troubled son shot his mother’s surgeon at … Continue reading

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HBO’s ‘In Treatment’ is steeped in Baltimore references

Executive producer Anya Epstein explains why the city crops up in the series so often by David Zurawik, The Baltimore Sun, 11/19/2010 For a TV series neither set nor filmed in Baltimore, the city sure plays a prominent role in … Continue reading

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Michael M. Hughes – Teonanácatl: The Secret History of Magic Mushrooms

Baltimore author Michael M. Hughes recently presented his talk on the history of magic mushrooms and their active ingredient, psilocybin for the Ignite Baltimore lecture series, sharing interesting and not-so-well-known information from ancient history, popular culture, and cutting edge neuroscience. … Continue reading

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