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City Paper’s BoB 2009 – How I Voted pt. 2

August 19th, 2009 | Add a Comment

(pt. 1 here) The deadline to submit your Best of Baltimore votes for 2009 is September 1st. Go vote, people! (mouseover for text blobs) Nightlife (Best) Local Beer: Heavy Seas Hang Ten Happy Hour: Hands down, Ra Sushi. 1/2 off sushi and a huge list of drink specials, and a true air of “happy hour.” Neighborhood Bar: Captain Larry’s Dive Bar: SILKS, SILKS, SILKS Upscale Bar: Bwahahahahaha I’m not rich $15 beers no thaaaaanks Drunken Hookup Bar: MY BEDROOM …..LADIES. Sports Bar: No Idea Tavern Hipster Bar: My eyes actually deflect the visual reception of hipsters so I wouldn’t know. Gay Bar: The Reserve Lesbian Bar: Any Charm City Roller Girls event and subsequent parties Karaoke: Kelly’s Jukebox: You mean like those huge touchscreen things that look like Ipods hanging on the walls? Bartender: ColleenKimberly, Mother’s Federal Hill Grille Strip Joint: The Gentlemen’s Gold Club Dance Club: Grand … Read entire article »

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City Paper’s BoB 2009 – How I Voted pt. 1

August 6th, 2009 | 2 Comments

The time has come, dear Baltimore, to cast your votes for City Paper’s 2009 Best of Baltimore list. I went to the ballot party the other night at Max’s on Broadway and the turnout was in the …tens, nevertheless I did my civic duty and tried to come up with a nomination for every category I was capable of filling – sorry, I don’t know the best place to get shoes or who the best drag performer is! Anyway here’s the breakdown of my voting (all links have mouseover text): … Read entire article »

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Shropshire, you’re finished.

May 22nd, 2009 | 3 Comments

I spotted this article in the Sun the other day about Sam Shropshire and his troubles with being accused of fondling a midshipman from the Naval Academy recently, and while the legal and otherwise circumstantial evidence is pending in some sort of media-circus court case, there’s one thing that cannot be denied and should be considered the most damning evidence of all: Shropshire’s pedosmile. It is a well documented and scientific fact that pedosmiles equal guilt (take the quiz if you don’t believe me!), and Shropshire has an award-winning platinum status pedosmile. Granted, the pedosmile generally only applies to cases of underage molestation, but in this case it is indicative of improper sexual groping of a 21-year old as well. BEWARE THE PEDOSMILE. IT NEVER LIES. … Read entire article »

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David Simon on the future of journalism (again)

May 6th, 2009 | Add a Comment

Baltimore’s favorite angry writer and producer of the best show ever fucking made is testifying today in front of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation regarding the Future of Journalism. The list of speakers is fairly high-powered, including the VP of search products and user experience at Google (Marissa Mayer), Steve Coll formerly of the Washington Post, and Arianna Huffington (to whom I will not link). You can watch the whole thing go down here – or if you only care about what Mr. Simon has had to say, read his speech. It’s a fairly good read, and despite the fact that Mr. Simon hasn’t been in a news room in quite some time you cannot deny the fact that he’s passionate about the issue and is quite … Read entire article »

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The Baltimore Sun starts a zine

February 20th, 2008 | 6 Comments

It’s not really news that The Baltimore Sun’s subscription base has been bleeding out uncontrollably for the past few years and there’s nothing stopping it. Journalism is dead, blah blah blah. So they’ve done what several other publications have done and created a free, daily rag targeting a ‘younger crowd’. I suppose what they mean by that is essentially people like myself or those ‘emerging adults’ who enjoy spending there life’s hours on Myspace, Facebook and Perez Hilton.com. Even the name of the print “b” SCREAMS “Yes I recycle and love Project Runway. Who doesn’t?” See, the lower case “b” is saying, “Hey I’m pretty chill. I’m not all business and important issues like an upper case “B” might suggest. That’s not the kind of Baltimore I’m reppin’ dawgz. Check out … Read entire article »

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