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Guardians - Andy Freeberg
Freeberg takes us to Russia’s great art museums - the Hermitage and the Russian State Museum in St. Petersburg, and the Pushkin Museum and State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow - where retirement-aged women guard national treasures.
“ for many years North Korea has been the largest single customer for Hennessy cognac.
Jonathan Manthorpe: Will Beijing impose a cognac drought on North Korea?
The Lunch of Champions
“ More than 40 percent of 25-year-olds owe student loans, with an average balance of $25,000, CNBC reported.
Student loan debt pushes down home prices - Baltimore Business Journal
“ With a new [financial] crisis every 60 to 90 days, our sense of urgency has waned and our confidence in our leaders has been severely diminished.
The Sequester, and the Consequence of Crying Wolf - Forbes
“ Since when did the Catholic church agonize over its inability to respond to change? Not responding to change is what the church does best.
Satire: The real reason the Pope is quitting - a disposable penis? - The Globe and Mail
Standout titles.
I can’t get enough of this lately. Its appearance is blood red, and its taste is tart.
“ In all the best neighborhoods in the world, there’s a shortage of parking, said Donald Shoup, a professor of urban planning at the University of California,
In Canton, parking woes part of growing pains - Baltimore Sun
“ there are nearly 600 derelict vacant houses [in Baltimore] that were slated for demolition years ago.
Book on Hopkins redevelopment by a leader of the opposition | Baltimore Brew
“ The average family of four paid $520.69 to watch a Ravens game at M&T Bank Stadium last year, according to Chicago-based Team Marketing Report.
Ravens to raise ticket prices in 2013 - Baltimore Business Journal
I really dig complaining about the Baltimore Sun.
Rocko’s Modern Life: “I’m a Wild Pig!” (by arikun)
