Tom Chalkley's feature is
. In Mobtown Beat, Charles Cohen examines community resistance to a
that would dislocate East Baltimore homeowners. The Nose notes renovations underway at the
and a gusher of an ongoing water leak at the
in the middle of a prolonged drought. Natalie Davis' Campaign Beat yawns at the campaigns of
, Democrats seeking re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives. Ballot Stuffing reports that Baltimore mayor Martin O'Malley (D) and Baltimore County state Del. Bobby Zirkin (D) didn't perform at a
concert at Power Plant Live!, though publicists had promised they would. Brennen Jensen's Charmed Life remembers the
of 1816, after a volcano at Indonesia's Mount Tambora. In
, Michael Anft reports on spat between Fox News and
The Baltimore Sun
, staffing issues at
The Sun
, and radio host Marc Steiner's handling of a half-cocked Maryland U.S. Rep. Helen Delich Bentley (R).
has letters from state Del. Samuel "Sandy" Rosenberg (D-42nd District), Jamie Kendrick, Kim Bernstein, Medina Krause, and Christine Huff. The columns are: Suz Redfearn's Germ Bag, on
; Joe MacLeod's Mr. Wrong, on
; Mink Stole's Think Mink, on
; and Wiley Hall III's Urban Rhythms, on
. Scocca & MacLeod's proto-blog,
, reads the comics so you don't have to. In Imprints: Heather Joslyn finds Augusten Burroughs'
a worthy and humorous piece of victim lit; Joab Jackson calls Mike Daisey's
a testament to irrational exuberance; and Frank Diller pillories the "mess" that is
, Adam Davies' first novel. Art is Mike Giuliano, on the promising works of
at Gomez Gallery. The Arts is Christopher Skokna, surveying the comics world of
. In Feedback, Rjyan Kidwell is awed by
at Arundel Mills Mall and Ian Nagoski interprets
at Recher Theatre. Know Your Product is Bret McCabe, understanding The Pupils'
. In Film: Adele Marley can't quite pinpoint why
is bad; Eric Allen Hatch finds
's bark doesn't match its bite, and takes
's temperature; Ian Grey finds
bloodless; and Richard Gorelick drowns in
. Michelle Gienow's Dish tries out
. In Cheap Eats, Michelle Gienow gushes over the same-as-it-ever-was
on Pulaski Highway.
