Normal’s Books and Records, Charles Village/Waverly’s essential subcultural secondhand retail outlet, turned 21 years old June 1, and it’s marking the occasion with a weekend-long sale on all used merchandise and a special birthday concert. Everything used (books, vinyl, CDs, what have you) is 30 percent off Friday, June 17, through Sunday, June 19,...
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Actual treasure hunts are scarce these days, which makes The Clock Without a Face, McSweeney’s latest book/art object, an old-fashioned interactive piece. This wittily designed product—the book itself is a horizontal rectangle with an isosceles triangle on top—contains the clues to actual buried treasure: 12 “emerald-studded numbers designed and hand-crafted” by New York jewelry...
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The March issue of Harper’s serves as a reminder of what a great magazine can be. Gideon Lewis-Kraus’ “The Last Book Party” recalls the tight-lipped feel of an 1960s Esquire bit by Gay Talese or Truman Capote. Washington Editor Ken Silverstein’s “Invisible Hands” conveys an intimacy with the secret world of oil deal brokers...
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Real-Life Embarassing Sex Stories Feature: Submitted by City Paper readers 2/13/2013
Murder Ink Murder Ink: Murders this Week: 5; Murders this Year: 77 By Edward Ericson Jr. 5/15/2013
Crazy Horse Film: Filmmaker Frederick Wiseman puts his focus on Le Crazy Horse de Paris, the French cabaret By Lee Gardner 4/4/2012
Sociable Satanist City Folk: Occult investigator “Dr. Daniel Rumanos” doesn’t need a day job By Van Smith 8/8/2012
Parks and Rec Sizzlin’ Summer Calendar: Blackwater Falls State Park, Carroll Park Skateboarding and Bike Facility, Patapsco Valley State Park, and more 5/15/2013
Summer Concert Guide Sizzlin’ Summer Calendar: Maryland Death Fest XI, Roomrunner, The Melvins, and more 5/15/2013