Uncultured Club

We had a tiny blow up yesterday. It was uncouth and ill-timed, but heartfully meant. Some background:
Sometimes our existence in Baltimore (academia + overwhelming Democratic majority + progressive art scene + poor people everywhere) leads us to believe the world is full of socially concerned citizens who are nail-bitingly conscious of inequity, la la la. [...]

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Tiny Fey as Palin

Everyone already saw this SNL skit, but it’s too great to let it pass without a mention.
Here you have it–Tiny Fey as Sarah Palin in Tina Fey glasses, posing at a podium next to Amy Poehler, holding court as Hillary in a pants suit. In her swan-song season, no less.
The comedic dream team somehow sucked [...]

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Hurricane Cancels Plans, Diverts Attention back to Election

Just when my superintendent agreed to replace my dog-wrecked door, forecasters tell us to take cover cause Hanna’s coming through. According to the Baltimore Sun,
“The Tropical Storm Watch posted for Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay yesterday has been upgraded to a Tropical Storm Warning, meaning tropical-storm force winds of 39 mph and higher can be expected within [...]

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Vote for A Baltimore Block

The City Paper’s annual reader poll offers you the chance to decide what is Best of Baltimore in 2008. Like we said, Rock the Vote (don’t forget to choose A Baltimore Block for best local blog!).

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I am an undecided voter

I never thought I’d be one of those clueless people who decide when they enter their neighborhood polling place, maybe looking for a sign from god or if a pigeon looks at me funny. But seeing Obama speak to 13,000 in the Mariners Arena in downtown Baltimore made me rethink my go-Hillary-go mantra. (I had [...]

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