Tag Archives: Baltimore

My friend Scott, a forefather of teabaggery

I don’t like to brag, but I have a personal connection to the patriotic teabaggery presently sweeping across this great nation of ours… You see, my friend Scott, the founder of Baltimore’s Atomic Books, was instrumental in the mainstream popularization of the formerly-gay practice which spawned this historic conservative movement. You might not be aware […]

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What you would have seen, if you were my friend on Facebook

You would have just seen me pose the following question to my friend Scott, the founder of Baltimore’s Atomic Books: Do you wear your snuggie to the movie theater, or change into it there? I find Snuggie culture absolutely fascinating. I’m especially intrigued by these courageous pioneers, like my friend Scott, who are pushing the […]

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Baltimore’s Book Thing

I just stumbled across yet another reason to love Baltimore. It’s called Book Thing. According to the story, the founder of Book Thing – a guy named Russell Watterberg – was a bartender in Baltimore five years ago when the idea first struck him. He was there, at the bar, talking with drinking schoolteachers about […]

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Really, CNN?

My friend Scott Huffines, the founder of Baltimore’s beloved Atomic Books, claims to have taken this shot of his television this morning. I’m hoping, for the sake of our country, that he’s lying, but I don’t think that he is. Regardless of its authenticity, I think it’s beautiful.

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Ok, so here’s my obligatory post on the hipster grifter

Every once in a while, something wonderful happens that brings us together as a nation. A hot, blonde teacher beds a burnout eighth-grader in front of his buddies. A bug-eyed bride-to-be lies about being abducted in order to escape her impending wedding to some poor schlub. Or, a certifiably insane narcissist convinces a shady fertility […]

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