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Vanity Fair cover

Not to be outdone by the controversial New Yorker cover of Sen. Barack Obama, Vanity Fair has released its own satirical cover of Sen. John McCain.
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Have you tried Verbotomy yet? Come on … you know you want to show off your cleverness before the world. Each day, we provide the illustration and definition – and you invent the term for it. And your winning entry will be published in b, the paper. Go ahead — give it a whirl.

Guess who’s coming to Baltimore? It’s the store with the cute little white dog as its mascot. That’s right — Target.

And if you’re asking why it matters, consider the fact that there are very few options for this type of big box shopping in Baltimore.
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From today’s b, the paper

project runway
9-10 p.m. {BRAVO}
After last week’s disastrous grocery store challenge, I have high hopes for this “green-themed” episode. Who knew Al Gore had so much sway?

dog the bounty hunter
9-10 p.m. {A&E}
Dog visits a home for children in need, just in case you forgot his blatant racism.

scare tactics
10-11 p.m. {SCI FI}
It’s somehow even more difficult to take this show seriously now that Tracy Morgan is hosting.

If you’re an hourly employee making Maryland’s minimum wage of $6.15, you’re getting a raise.

But, don’t expect it to matter much. Instead of making $6.15 an hour, you’ll now be making $6.55 an hour. Let’s look at that a different way.
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You think you know Baltimore? We have a challenge for you — check every Wednesday on bthesite.com to see if you can identify where we’ve taken some close-up photos in and around the city. Guess what and where this is. As the day goes on we’ll show you more of the photo. First person to get it right wins something fabulous (and by fabulous we mean movie tickets, passes to an upcoming show or possibly some b swag).

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From today’s b the paper…

Dave Frank considers himself to be a pretty stress-free guy. Not many things give him grief. But since he graduated from Towson University in May, the 22-year-old Cockeysville native has struggled to fight his way into the workforce. Stress has ensued.

“Right now I’m unemployed, looking for a job, so I’m pretty stressed out,” said Frank. “It’s hard right now. I’m trying to find anything right now.”

The lack of steady income or even an entry-level job has given Frank his fair share of anxiety, but he reads, goes on bike rides and runs to blow off some steam as he continues to hunt for a job.

With home values plunging, gas and food prices surging and layoffs straining an already tight job market, Frank — and others — are feeling just as stressed as their wallets. Read the rest of this entry »

Here is your astrological forecast for Wednesday, July 23, courtesy of your resident scopetress, Jen Bem.

See what lies in your cards…
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From today’s b, the paper

QUESTION: I don’t like when my man performs oral sex on me. When he’s doing it, I am thinking about something else or watching TV. Some of the men I have been with noticed this, but I really didn’t care because they weren’t around long. But I am really in love with this guy. He notices that I don’t like it. He loves to perform oral sex on me and I let him but I would rather be doing some other foreplay than that. What’s wrong with me? Aren’t all women supposed to enjoy oral sex?
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From today’s b, the paper

About a week ago in b, I read a rant saying, “We need to return to family values.” What are these values? Can anyone define them? Are they “good” values? I’m more concerned that a nation that champions family values actually downgrades and maligns in the process the values of the individual.

How come society and our government praise the lives, wishes, worries, demands and concerns of those that made the choice to unite and procreate, yet those of us who stand as individuals seem to have our values sidelined? The upholding of “family values” or, more specifically, the concerns of the average American family, is a symptom of an embedded notion of excommunicating the individual as a viable, worthy member of society.
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