Urban Beehive by Philips
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I know several people in Baltimore who have built their own beehives and even small apiaries within city limits in back yards and rooftops. For those who don’t have enough time to make their own, here’s this slick, pre-made one by Philips.
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Laser cut wooden jewelry by Sonho
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Sonho makes sweet, unique charms that separates itself from the rest of the laser-cut jewelry out there. These pendants are handmade in Baltimore using birch, brass components and a whole lot of cuteness.
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Bath Time is Fun Time at the 10 Minute Play Festival
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During the recent 10 Minute Play Festival in Baltimore, some of my friends performed in this amazing piece written by Arther M. Jolly from the perspective of a rag, a toy submarine, a rubber ducky, and a sponge.
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New single from Future Islands: Balance
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Here’s the video for the track Balance off Future Island’s new album, On the Water. It really captures the youthful romanticism that is the trademark of the Baltimore-based indie-pop band.
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Consensus in Occupy movements
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One of the most compelling features of the Occupy movements around the world is the use of consensus decision making, aka direct democracy. The above video explains it pretty well, and I’ve written an essay regarding its place in the world on the Occupy Baltimore website.
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Wooden rings by Greenshock
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My good friend Kit (her Etsy handle is Greenshock), who used to live in Baltimore and now lives in Rockland, Maine (she moved there to go to boat-building school), makes really amazing wooden rings which you should totally buy for your loved ones this coming holiday season.
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Swans and Sir Richard Bishop on tour together
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A couple of nights ago, I got to see Swans, one of my favorite bands ever. Their set was much louder and dare I say doom-influenced than I would have expected. Not that I’m complaining. It was definitely one of the best shows of the year, and it was my first time seeing them seeing [...]
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Nation’s largest pinball museum to open in Baltimore
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People are often skeptical when I tell them Baltimore is one of the best cities in America, mainly because they only know the city via The Wire and John Waters movies. Maybe this will convince them: the country’s largest pinball museum will open in Charm City by the end of the year.
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Lower Dens Exxon Ad
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At the risk of tarnishing my metal cred (if it ever even existed), I really love Lower Dens. I think front-woman Jana Hunter writes gorgeous lyrics, and the band’s music is catchy and accessible without being too polished or safe.
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Art on transgressive female sexuality by Rita Minissi
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Baltimore-based artist Rita Minissi is an amazing designer, and puts forth an incredibly consistent and highly composed aesthetic with her photos and images that involves riding gear, horses, and dark, transgressive female sexuality. She plays with identity, obscuring her own with masks, wigs, and hidden faces.
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No Mas Fuckface tee
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My Baltimore friends might appreciate this t-shirt homage to Billy Ripkin, brother of Cal Ripkin Jr., whose 1989 Fleer card showed him holding a bat with the words ‘fuck face’ written on it.
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Save Silent Barn
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Silent Barn is one of the best and most important DIY venues in NYC, as important to its home city as it is to all the underground bands and artists in the country who tour regularly. I had the honor of performing there with the Baltimore Annex Theater last year, and it was a blast. Recently, the space was broken into, burglarized, and severely vandalized.
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Luther: a BBC TV series starring Idris Elba
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There aren’t many performances in TV history more memorable than Idris Elba’s turn as Baltimore drug czar Stringer Bell on The Wire. So I was thrilled to discover Luther, the BBC show that flips Elba from robber to cop, on Netflix Instant. Set in London, Luther finds the British actor back in his hometown playing [...]
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Abiku mash-up metal music with electronic and techno
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Combining metal with electronic music and techno is nothing new, but the raw and unpolished way Baltimore’s Abiku does it makes it feel really punk and urgent.
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Awesome summer track by British hard rock band Gun
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Summer is in full swing here in Baltimore, so I’ve been blasting this awesome song by the British hard rock band Gun, which was active in the late ’60s.
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