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Public Poetry

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Baltimore Is Reads is responsible for this flyer right outside our door.

Friday Review - Alone With His Guns

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Benn read Armed America: Portrats Of Gun Owners In Their Homes by Kyle Cassidy: In 1999, the NRA said there were 215 million guns in the US owned by 50% of the population. The Brady Campaign said there were 192 million guns in the US owned by 39% of the population. Judging by Kyle Cassidy's fascinating collection of portraits of gun owners, I'd estimate that 75% of all the guns in the US are owned by Pennsylvanians (seriously, PA, what's wrong with you?). No matter how it shakes out, there are a lot of gun owners and even more guns in this country. Cassidy travels America and photographs gun owners in their homes with their guns. While the diversity is broad, balanced and fascinating, what is truly compelling is the glimpse at how these gun owners live. Out of the 100 families profiled, 48% of them own pets while only 25% own a book (visible in the pictures). Cassidy asks them a simple question, "Why do you own a gun?" The answers vary from well-reasoned ("

Battle To The Death

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Larry Doyle and Emily Flake , BFF, tomorrow night at atomic POP, 3620 Falls Rd. Starts at 7pm!

Wire Season 5 - It's A Wrap

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photo by lisa_h McNulty 's moving out of the hood and he's having a yard sale this Saturday!

Dame Darcy Hearts Flava Flav

Dame Darcy is competing to be a contestant on the next season of Flavor Of Love . She needs some votes to catch up. Help her dream come true, won't you? Vote for Dame Darcy to be on Flavor Of Love. Tell a friend. She could use the votes. Currently, she's not even in the top 20. Here's hoping she doesn't end up on Rock Of Love . That show is just gross. Perfectly hair metal. But gross.

Bunnies & Bees

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Just in !

Something For Everyone

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Maggie's favorite new magazine (check out her new shiner - she got hit in the head with a skate at the last roller derby bout)! Don't you just love this country?

The Invisibles

Tonight is the meetup for the Invisibles Volume 1, our August book for the Shank Reading Club . atomic POP, 7pm!

My Hunger For Venison

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It's finally here in a different format than expected but it's beautifully done.

How To Visit Atomic Books From Work

A lot of you folks out there are unable to get to atomicbooks.com at work. You email us with your bewilderment, "I can get to Amazon from work, and they sell dildos on their site!" Yes, some work filters think we're pr0n and there's just nothing we can do about it. But you can visit boingboing's handy guide on how to get by or around those pesky filters. I hope you're at home because some work places filter boingboing, too. (thanks for the link, baltimike!)

Fart Party - The Book

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Our latest book can now be pre-ordered !

Baltimore Today

Baltimore is everywhere ! And only 2 of those links are related to crime!

Curmudgeons In Cleveland

Anthony Bourdain's had some writers on previous episodes of his food and travel show, No Reservations, but now... Harvey Pekar ? Bourdain all drawn and comic-y ? Cleveland...cuisine? Can't wait!

Reading Poll

One in four Americans didn't read a single book last year . But that means 3 out of 4 did? Liars.

Poe Toaster Revealed?

This is one mystery that I wish hadn't been solved: "The legend was almost too good to be true. For decades, a mysterious figure dressed in black, his features cloaked by a wide-brimmed hat and scarf, crept into a churchyard to lay three roses and a bottle of cognac at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe. Now, a 92-year-old man who led the fight to preserve the historic site says the visitor was his creation."

Hampdenfest Entertainment

Updated schedule of bands is here .

It's Almost 2008

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Seriously. We have calendars & planners already.

Upcoming Events

Whoa, it's Wednesday again? This is the fastest moving Summer ever! Upcoming events: Sept 1 - Larry Doyle and Emily Flake at POP ! Sept 7 - First Friday and another shot for Hampden Idol, at the Hon Bar, starts at 9pm! Sept 8 - We'll be set up over at Load of Fun which should be a load of...you know. From 1-6pm! There'll be bands from Wham City and loads of other vendors. Sept 15 - HAMPDENFEST - right here on the Avenue. Sept 28 - Found Magazine dudes are back! And this time, it's all crime ! Over at POP, starts at 7pm!

Have A Good Baltimore Weekend!

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photo by Sidereal What's cuter than a little girl with a Boh?

Friday Review - Smoker's Lounge

This week Benn read DUKE Magazine 1 & 2 by Raquel Welch & Emily Hunt: Maybe Flight of The Conchords has given me a case of the Land Down Under-itis (yes, I realize the Conchords are from New Zealand and Duke is from Australia and, evidently, when Australians and New Zealanders are put into a room together, they will fight each other to the death unless stopped - much in the same way we Americans behave with Canadians), but I am obsessed with Raquel Welch. Not THAT Raquel Welch, although she's not bad either, but Duke Mag's Raquel Welch, and her partner Emily Hunt , too! Somewhere in between Cheap Date and Ben Is Dead lives Duke Magazine, a cultural zeitgeist (sorry, girls) of thrift shopping, quirky collecting habits, anti-fashion, artist and collector friends, etc. And in full color no less! They ask questions like Michael Jackson vs. Prince? They battle over who loves Bowie more. They create fake ads. They play dress up, a lot. Witty, compelling, and just downright

John Waters Movie Marathon

Check out the original move Hairspray , along with Polyester and Desperate Living , in a free John Waters movie marathon this Friday!

Adorable! Just Like Smoking!

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Emily Flake's latest book goes on sale tomorrow! She'll be here in Baltimore on September 1st, in our latest author mashup with Larry Doyle !

Friday Review - Everyone But Maggie

This week Eamon read Only Skin by Sean Ford: Only Skin begins with a brother and sister arriving to claim their birthright, a gas station in the middle of nowhere. It's unclear where their father has gone and why he would leave his business. He's one of the several people that have recently vanished from a small mid western town. The pacing of Only Skin is quiet and seems like it could be a Twilight Zone episode. Questions such as "Who or what killed the deer?" and "Who is the ghost?" suggest a larger narrative unfolding - hopefully one full of satisfying horrific events. All in all I enjoyed the subtle mood of the drawings and am looking forward to seeing where the story will continue in the next issue. Lauren used Rilakkuma Relax Bear Container Set : First I have to point out that they are adorable. There are 4 containers that nest within themselves. Each one is a different color with different pictures on the front. The first size is perfect for a sand

Invisibles

Say You Want a Revolution is August's pick for our Reading Club . As always, 15% off for the month, and the discussion is the last Wednesday of the month at POP, 7pm.