• Advertisement

  • Recently Added Videos

    • video still
    • video still
    • video still
    • video still
    • video still
    • video still

  • Advertisement

  • Recently Added Photos

    wish i could sleep like thathair downKris Dredz @ Mellow Mondays
    Rudy Guarding The S2000Niko In The CarFootball Sundays
    Welcome To Colonial

archives

M.M. McDermott's Articles

I'm an ad man. A former city public school teacher. A writer of unfinished books. A walker of dogs. A drinker of dark, thick beer. A critic of the lowest common denominator. A holder of sundry degrees. A spring training optimist. An admirer of those who stir the pot (but always have a recipe). I'm a Baltimorean. Email me: mmcdermott(at)getrenegade(dot)com. Follow me on Twitter: mmmcdermott.

Presidenting is hard

November 19, 2008 at 10:35 am by M.M. McDermott
Posted in jobs, politics | 5 Comments »

Our Commanders-in-Chief haven't had a good go of it in recent times.  Having the weight of the free world on your shoulders and the Big Red Button at your fingertips ... Read more..

Former Md. delegate attacked by deer

November 17, 2008 at 10:05 am by M.M. McDermott
Posted in politics, weird | 3 Comments »

If we needed any more indication of just how much sway Senate President Thomas V. "Mike" Miller holds in this state, look no further than Gilbert Genn, a former state ... Read more..

Ad Tirade: Axe ad darkly disgusting

November 14, 2008 at 10:36 am by M.M. McDermott
Posted in TV, entertainment, sex | 10 Comments »

Chances are, if you've been watching "90210", "Gossip Girl", or any other pubescent soft porn series this season, you've run across this spot for Axe's Dark Temptation fragrance. I'm ... Read more..

Jim Palmer makes list of world’s sluttiest athletes

November 12, 2008 at 7:30 am by M.M. McDermott
Posted in MLB, NFL, Orioles, celebrity, local celeb, sex, sports, weird | 6 Comments »

A nefarious new list is out, and it'll have some Orioles fans cringing.  Pop news site Nerve announced its countdown of the 30 sluttiest athletes of all time, and Hall ... Read more..

The history of viral

November 10, 2008 at 12:39 pm by M.M. McDermott
Posted in entertainment, technology | 8 Comments »

Cave people painted on walls to note important hunts.  The Egyptians charted their culture using hieroglyphics.  Fraternity guys made notches in the sides of their bed posts to mark, well...you ... Read more..

Happy Birthday, Willie Don

November 7, 2008 at 11:28 am by M.M. McDermott
Posted in Baltimore, baltimore news, baltimore politics, local celeb | 14 Comments »

Former Governor William Donald Schaefer celebrated his 87th birthday last Sunday.  For newer Baltimoreans, Schaefer may not be more than a name on a city plaque, a portrait in Annapolis, ... Read more..

Ad Tirade: Toyota wants me to kill

November 5, 2008 at 12:02 pm by M.M. McDermott
Posted in TV, rants | 17 Comments »

Welcome to a new feature.  It's about advertising and everything that's wrong with it.  As if you didn't know already. Got an awful, awful ad in mind?  Send it to me ... Read more..

Fixing the Baltimore school system in five easy steps: Conclusion

November 3, 2008 at 7:00 am by M.M. McDermott
Posted in baltimore politics, education | Add Comment »

Step 5: Send in the military. I saved this step for last because, honestly, it's my wild card. It's a solution that may not be very popular. ... Read more..

Fixing the Baltimore school system in five easy steps, an ongoing series

October 29, 2008 at 7:00 am by M.M. McDermott
Posted in baltimore politics, education | 6 Comments »

Step 4: Build social responsibility into the curriculum. My suggestions for repairing a broken school system have been relatively hard line.  Some readers have called them overly conservative.  Others have seen ... Read more..

Fixing the Baltimore school system in five easy steps, an ongoing series

October 27, 2008 at 11:04 am by M.M. McDermott
Posted in baltimore politics, education | 6 Comments »

Step 3: Treat teachers like professionals. In recent years, the public has gotten the equivalent of a backstage pass into Baltimore schools.  Mainstream media - thanks in large ... Read more..


« Previous Entries