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Posted September 20, 2012

We’ve talked about many different kinds of entrepreneurs in this column, and they come from all sorts of backgrounds, but we haven’t spent a lot of time talking about s ...

The Self-Made Man: Hugh Hefner

Posted September 13, 2012

Since we’re pretty much all guys here at TSB, I don’t think I have to explain who Hugh Hefner is. After all, Playboy introduced a lot of guys to the glories of women, s ...

Awesome Men Throughout History: Harry Caray

Posted August 21, 2012

Well, we’re now more than halfway through August and the Orioles are still playing relevant baseball (or at least, they were when I originally wrote this), so I’ve been ...

Awesome Men Throughout History: Bill “Spaceman” Lee

Posted July 10, 2012

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 ...

Awesome Men Throughout History: Jello Biafra

Posted February 28, 2012

Okay, so I’m going to try focusing on a living person again for this week’s Awesome Men Throughout History. With any luck, I won’t unintentionally kill our subjec ...

The Self-Made Man: Fredrick Douglass

Posted December 15, 2011

Any column about self-made men that’s worth anything owes a lot to Fredrick Douglass. For one thing, his lecture about self-made men is a must-read, a stunning piece of orato ...

Awesome Men Throughout History: John Krubsack

Posted December 13, 2011

I must say, this week’s Awesome Men subject – John Krubsack – caught me off guard. He was a banker, for one, and certain current events (meaning the last three years or s ...

Awesome Men Throughout History: Kroger Babb

Posted November 25, 2011

It’s been too long since we talked about the film industry in this column, and no, we’re not going to be talking about more actors. Guys like Richard Harris are a rare ...

Awesome Men Throughout History: Voltaire

Posted October 6, 2011

This week’s Awesome Men Throughout History focuses on Voltaire, and not the goth guy who sings about atheism at nerd conventions. Screw him. The real Voltaire, born François ...

Awesome Men Throughout History: Rosey Grier

Posted September 22, 2011

Thanks to the Grand Prix screwing up Baltimore traffic patterns all weekend, I’m stuck in my apartment over Labor Day weekend with nothing better to do than celebrate my birt ...