Sitting in the Land of Kush (840 N. Eutaw St., [410] 225-5874, landofkush.com) one morning…
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300 Gangstas give away turkeys and counter the non-profit industrial complex
Last year, 300 Gangstas, a radically pragmatic collective of organizers and reformed gang members, gave…
Writers In Baltimore Schools students interview Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Back in September, three high school students involved in Writers in Baltimore Schools—Anastasia Farley, Maia Washington, and Cin’Shea Williams—were tasked with delivering remarks on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s 2003 novel, “The Purple Hibiscus,”…
Blue Frost, a menthol-like strain that’ll make you think too much
Right after swallowing a big, unforgiving bong hit of Blue Frost, an indica dominant strain that crosses Blue Monster and Jack Frost that—although it’s 40 percent sativa—feels almost entirely like a lumbering…
“Planes, Trains and Automobiles” screening at the Parkway conjures solidarity, skewers rich dicks
Like 1987’s dystopian satire “Robocop,” John Hughes’ 1987 romp “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” is a late, Reagan-era comedy about what happens when machines that were built to make society run smoother (especially…
The Real News: Kids counter cops on Officer Goodson trial, housing activists challenge City Hall
What we can learn from the 10th grade mock trial of Caesar Goodson Last week, an all-police panel cleared officer Caesar Goodson on all 21 administrative charges he was facing for…
Tariq Toure’s “Colin Kaepernick: For the Love of The Game”
Yes sir Coach, Yes sir Coach, Yes sir Coach, Yes sir Coach, I throws the ball coach I runs the ball coach I catches the ball coach I knows the ball coach…
“Intimate Apparel” and “Origin Of The Species,” two plays about women forming connections in the face of erasure
“Intimate Apparel” Depending on who you ask, a corset is either a symbol of feminine beauty and sexuality, or one of women’s subjugation—a literal and figurative means of suffocation—or both. In the…
Anti-Trump emo from Chaz Monroe, slow-motion trap music from It’s Tadoe, and more local singles reviewed
Bully Preston, ‘Tony Iommi’: Rapper Dwell teams up with low-key boom-bap unraveler Jumbled for Bully Preston (named after an iPhone autocorrect fuck-up of Billy Preston). The two keep it simple, stupid, and occasionally…
Blue Mountain Durban provides a smooth body high and some self-loathing
Many of us would never make it through the day without weed, for whatever medical conditions we suffer from. And people who suffer from anxiety know what a relief a good toke…