Tom Scocca's feature shows how the
is for the birds. In Mobtown Beat, Afefe Tyehimba examines the potential
hold for improving Baltimore's public schools. The Nose tells of
, city Comptroller Joan Pratt's
, and Scarlett Place condo owners' loss in a
. Charles Cohen's Charmed Life admires the torch-work of
. The columns are: Suz Redfearn's Germ Bag, on
; Sandy Asirvatham's Underwhelmed, on
; Mink Stole's Think Mink, on
; Wiley Hall III's Urban Rhythms, on
; and Tom Scocca's 8 Upper, on
. Scocca & MacLeod's proto-blog,
, reads the comics so you don't have to. In Books, Eileen Murphy praises Claire Messud for three works of fiction:
,
, and
. Art is Mike Giuliano, on the Baltimore Museum of Art exhibit,
. Bones is Kate Korrow's poem,
." In Music, Lee Gardner celebrates alt-country heroes
. Adele Marley's Television previews the boob-tube premiere on PBS of Frederick Wiseman's 1968 documentary,
. Film is: Ian Grey gnaws on the gristle of
; Adele Marley is not an
fan; Luisa F. Ribeiro recommends multiple viewings of
; and Jack Purdy says
bears fruit. Susan Fradkin's Belly Up loves the food at
, but not the throngs it attracts. (Editor's note: This review is exactly a decade old, so take it with a shaker of salt.)
