Awesome Men Throughout History: Robert Moog
So last weekend was Artscape, a huge public arts festival that takes over midtown Baltimore in July, invariably on the hottest or rainiest weekend of the month. I spent that time running lights and projection for High Zero, a local experimental music...
Top Five Destinations of Baltimore
When I think of cities, I think there are three ways to experience them. One, live in the middle of all the hustle and bustle, right downtown, or in the case of Los Angeles, one of the many pockets of town that make up the Los Angeles basin, before you...
Get Off the Couch, Turn off the Tube, and Enjoy Your Senior Years
Warning: Don’t read this sitting down. Oh, and if happen to be watching “Breaking Bad” at the moment, turn off the tube. You’re killing yourself and you don’t even know it. According to a recent study published in the British Medical Journal...
Awesome Men Throughout History: Paul Cook
Okay, so you’ve probably heard of the Sex Pistols before, and there’s a decent chance you’ve heard their music before as well. I’m sure “Anarchy In the UK” has been in at least one commercial by now. There’s even a chance...
Top Five Movies of Marion Cotillard
I got to go down to Comic-Con again this year and had a good time, but two things made this year a bit more special than normal. The first reason was “The Walking Dead Escape,” which was a chance to run through Petco Park as a zombie or a survivor...
Top Five Destinations of Tampa
As far as places in Florida go, I’ve visited the Tampa/St. Petersburg area the most often. First came a spring break trip to see some baseball and the location where my friend had a hookup for free tickets happened to be in Tampa. The second time, a...
The Self-Made Man: Martin Van Buren
There’s been a lot of talk lately, as there is with every presidential election, about how rich the primary candidates are, and how detached they must be from the plight of the average American. This is a callous and unfair assumption that is nonetheless...
How to Train Like an Olympian
In less than three weeks, the 2012 Summer Olympics will be in full swing. Millions will watch as mega-athletes from 200 different countries bring it on in sporting events as diverse as archery, volleyball, fencing, cycling, and weightlifting. An estimated...
Awesome Men Throughout History: Bill “Spaceman” Lee
I’ve been getting pretty deep into baseball this year, due to the shocking ascendance of the Baltimore Orioles into a wildcard spot (which we probably won’t retain past the All-Star break, but nevermind). Because of this, I’ve decided...
Top Five Movies of Claire Forlani
Have you ever wanted to like a movie so much that you ignore gaping problems and make excuses for it that to any rational person sound crazy? Me neither, but if I did, I would have done it for “The Amazing Spider-man” this past week. If I would have...
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