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Our photo gallery from the Maryland SPCA's March for the Animals

Row No.1: 1. Maximus, a Boston Terrier, from Columbia 2. Buju, a Jack Russell, from Waverly 3. Roscoe from Westminster 4. Blue bandanas were popular 5. Nina in a pink sweater 6. Nala the cat in a knapsack Row No. 2: 1. Lassie and Lady from Baltimore 2. ...

From TIM SWIFT, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  20 Apr 2009
Related Topics: Jack Russell

Snap out of it! Our Portuguese water dog reality check

So it’s a pretty good bet that more people will want to make the Obamas’ new pet their new family pet after all the hoopla and news coverage over Bo. You look at that cute black puffball in the rainbow lei and think, “I want one!” But hold up, wait a ...

From TIM SWIFT, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  14 Apr 2009

Has the Bo backlash begun?

Yeah the pictures are cute, but not everyone is in love with Bo Obama. The young Portuguese water dog hasn't even had his official White House debut and GOP trash talk and the "gay" rumors have already started. Yesterday on ABC's This Week, Republican ...

From TIM SWIFT, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  13 Apr 2009
Related Topics: White House,  U.S. Republican Party,  Brit Hume,  Barack Obama,  Newt Gingrich

Playing the name game with Bo

A&E Editor Tim Swift offers this guest post on First Dog Bo Obama and the many Bos that have made the name famous before him. Sometimes short for Beauregard, it's a verstile name that works both for a man or a woman. So we did some digging and found ...

From TIM SWIFT, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  13 Apr 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Bo Jackson,  Wikipedia,  White House,  Nike

Move over, Bo: Our top five presidential pets

Arts & Entertainment Editor Tim Swift, author of the popular Swift Picks, is the go-to guy for pop culture and also happens to be a history buff. He combines both interests in this entertaining guest post on the top 5 presidential pets.  -- MC Murray ...

From TIM SWIFT, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  12 Apr 2009
Related Topics: Richard Nixon,  George W. Bush,  White House,  Caroline Kennedy,  Lyndon B. Johnson

Training dogs to fly (well, sorta)

With the circus in its last weekend at the 1st Mariner Arena, we caught up with Gail Mirabella, a dog trainer with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The big-top spectacle is known more for its elephants, but Mirabella says her dogs are ...

From TIM SWIFT, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  3 Apr 2009

A Da Vinci Code for 'Battlestar Galactica'?

's splashy poster for its fourth and final season may look like Da Vinci's The Last Supper, but series star Katie Sackhoff said today that as far she knows it was just a cool photo shoot, not a clue-riddled map to things to come.  "It's interesting ...

From TIM SWIFT, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  28 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Aaron Douglas

Golden fences come down early

A Maryland Institute student's golden fence -- a public art project that restricted access to Mount Vernon Place and angered many nearby residents -- has come down in two squares of the downtown park. MICA says the fences were dismantled Thursday ...

From TIM SWIFT, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  28 Mar 2008

Tyler Perry scores again with "Meet The Browns"

Tyler Perry may not be the best filmmaker, he never wins top Hollywood awards, but his movies continue to bring in top dollar at the box office. His latest, Meet the Browns, opened this weekend and brought in $20 million, second only to Horton Hears a ...

From TIM SWIFT, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  24 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Tyler Perry,  Angela Bassett,  Rick Fox

Baltimore artist draws for NBC's 'Heroes'

A new soundtrack album for the NBC show Heroes out this week features the work of Baltimore artist Steven Parke. Inside the album's jacket, Parke renders artists like Wilco, David Bowie and Bob Dylan in a comic-book style befitting the fantasy series. ...

From TIM SWIFT, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  21 Mar 2008
Related Topics: David Bowie,  Bob Dylan

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