★ Comedy
Slam Up Spreads Message of Love and TMI
October 22, 2014
On a regular Thursday night in Baltimore, patrons of The Bun Shop were equal parts delighted and surprised to find…
Tig Notaro’s Boyish Girl Interrupted Tour Hits Baltimore
September 29, 2014
Comedian Tig Notaro will be taking the stage at Rams Head Live this Tuesday on the Baltimore leg of her…
The Hustle: Twitter to Riches- How to find Comedy Success and a Job at The Onion
June 17, 2014
The Hustle is a series where Ezra Winter interviews and features how people find success in creative ways in the…
Workout on a Budget!
May 1, 2014
Our friend, videographer Joey Malinski offers up some sweet workout tips on a budget. You’ll be svelte in no time!…
The Three Card Monte :: The Hustle
April 16, 2014
Have you ever heard of the three card monte game? The three card monte, an old school hustle where a…
Howard Stern’s Impact on My Identity as a Woman Who Stutters
April 9, 2014
I am a Howard Stern fan. The name on my Safeway card is Nina Bababooey so that when I check…
Interview :: Marissa Nadler
March 12, 2014
Marissa Nadler is a Boston-based musician who “wastes no time in cutting close to the bone on “July,” her latest album…
The Hustle :: New Band Goblin Mold Keeps Costs Low, Ambitions High
March 5, 2014
Super-talented photographer Josh Sisk had a chance to swing by the Copycat and see Goblin Mold practice this past weekend.…
Interview with Magician Max Major
January 30, 2014
I was recently lucky enough to sit down and talk with my friend Max Major. He is a very talented…
The Hustle: Booking It!
November 7, 2013
Adam Savage is a stalwart of the Baltimore music scene, where he is a booker and promoter for many of…
The Hustle: Get Paid to Crack Jokes
October 31, 2013
Mike Finazzo is a local comedian and filmmaker who has toured and performed extensively with the likes of Drew Carey,…
Tis The Season
October 24, 2013
It's Halloween, which means we are about to be fully immersed in the holiday season. Which in and of itself…
The BMW 3-Series in Verse
October 18, 2013
A Poem by Ezra Letters bearing law school debt and a wrapper for a Starbucks scone A short-story collection leans…
The Hustle: Professional Gambling
September 26, 2013
Bart Hanson is a professional gambler, broadcaster, and entrepreneur out of Los Angeles. Through his site: seatopenpoker.net he gives lessons…
The Hustle: The Decline of the Record Store
September 5, 2013
The Faltering But Not Quite Decline of Record Store Culture Neill Jameson via Ezra Lefko Neill Jameson is a musician…
The Hustle: How to Get Paid to Dress Well
August 29, 2013
Fashion was my first real entrée in to the world of art and culture. I have fond memories of working…
What Black Metal Taught Me About Comedy
August 15, 2013
The extreme music scene in Scandinavia may have a lot more in common with my beloved field of comedy than…
The Hustle: Terrible Cocktails
August 8, 2013
Please enjoy this list of rejected recipes; deemed unsuitable due to tastelessness, offensiveness or general grossness. …
The Hustle 4: Baltimore Improv Group
July 25, 2013
Did you know about Baltimore’s passionate improv community? I recently had the opportunity to speak with Heather Moyer from the…
