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The British Embassy Joins Forces with the Baltimore Comic-Con to Celebrate ‘The British Invasion’

Well, the Baltimore Comic-Con is coming to you this weekend at the Baltimore Convention Center.  I’ll be there covering the fun…but who knew that the British Embassy would make their way there too?

They’ll be setting up shop in the lobby of the Con/Convention Center, bringing all sorts of groovy British goodies for everyone to peek at.  Is it too much to ask for a full-size TARDIS?  Or possibly a bit of Red Dwarf memorabilia?  I can only cross my fingers and hope….

Read on for the official word!

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Help a Baltimore singer “Sparkle”!

Sparkle.  The movie is starring Jordin Sparks and Whitney Houston.  Great voices, right?  Well, a few weeks ago I wrote about the Sparkle Singing Challenge that was to be held here in Baltimore.  And we have a winner — congratulations to Quinten White!

But it’s not over yet; Quinten goes on to compete with winners from  New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, DC, Philadelphia, Detroit, Cleveland, San Francisco, Miami, Charlotte, Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, and St. Louis for the grand prize, which includes a recording session and an appearance on BET.

Let’s show the nation that we support our Baltimore talent by voting for him to win it all! So get to voting, the votes stop tallying on August 1st.

Wanna know how to do that?  Read on; read on!

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“British Invasion” at this year’s Baltimore Comic-Con

You’re still on a convention high after all the info from San Diego Comic-Con.  The Olympics are being held in London, England this year.  Comics, the U.K….two great tastes?  You bet.  Word has it that there will be a slew of Brit-tastic talent at this year’s Baltimore Comic-Con.  Cheers!

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“Sparkle” singing challenge coming to Mondawmin Mall

If you’ve ever wanted to show off your pipes to someone other than your rubber duckie, here’s your chance.  Sony Picture and MySpace (remember MySpace?) will hold a contest to showcase/celebrate their new film Sparkle.

Not only can you belt it out to the cheap seats, you may also snag 500 bucks, be on tv and get your very own recording session!  Not to shabby, right?  Well, read on for the when, where and how….

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The Dark Knight’s Bat Pod and Tumbler come to the Inner Harbor Memorial Day!

It’s almost here!  No, not the glorious, splendiferous holiday weekend that means an extra day of awesome for everyone.  I’m talking about the Bad Pod.  I’m rather psyched for this, as I’m a sucker for all things that go vroom.

And if you’re staying in town this weekend (or will be back home Monday), you’ll get a chance to take a look at the ‘Pod & Tumbler, all up close and personal-like.  Check it out….

(Courtesy of Warner Bros.)

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Towson vs. Hopkins: who will win the Munchies Truck Tour?

Time’s running out for all you Harold & Kumar fans; their Munchies Truck Tour will be stopping in Baltimore, and only your votes will tell ‘em to stop at Towson University or Johns Hopkins!  Y’know, because they’re too tweaked to figure it out for themselves.

Hey, the swag alone is worth fighting for this visit.  ‘Cause you know it’ll be legend — wait for it — dary.

And you don’t even need a Student I.D. to get in on the action, you just need the wanna.  And you know you wanna.

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Hopkins vs. Towson in “A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas” Food Truck showdown!

Love Harold & Kumar?  Love food trucks?  Well, if you’re at Johns Hopkins or Towson, come November 2nd you could get both coming right at’cha!  No, not A Very Harold & Kumar3D Christmas, that comes later.  But it’s close; a visit from the “Munchies Truck Tour”.  Read on for details on how to Tweet to win a visit for your school!

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