What Weekly ran from 2010 to 2016, documenting Baltimore’s creative culture and helping spark Light City. The Pronoia Effect tells the story of the magazine, the festival that grew from it, and what happened when we lost it all.
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fashion
Otakon 2010
Besides Dragonball Z, Ninja Scroll and that game show where the contestants have to run full speed through paper walls…
Otakon 2010
Besides Dragonball Z, Ninja Scroll and that game show where the contestants have to run full speed through paper walls…
nightlife
Comedy Noir
Sexual deviance, death, stupidity, mental illness, brutality, murder: don’t you love ‘em? I do, but not in the form…
Comedy Noir
Sexual deviance, death, stupidity, mental illness, brutality, murder: don’t you love ‘em? I do, but not in the form…
social innovation
Ultimate Block Party
On October 2, Baltimore City Public Schools is partnering with the Learning Resource Network, Johns Hopkins University, and a host…
Ultimate Block Party
On October 2, Baltimore City Public Schools is partnering with the Learning Resource Network, Johns Hopkins University, and a host…
artist profiles
Living Illustrated with Alex Fine
I should know better than to ascribe one’s artistic work as wholly representative of the artist himself. Still, I feel…
Living Illustrated with Alex Fine
I should know better than to ascribe one’s artistic work as wholly representative of the artist himself. Still, I feel…
sustainability
Big Green Pirate Party
The Big Green Pirate Party was a fundraiser for Baltimore Green Careers, a Civic Works project that has a kick-ass…
Big Green Pirate Party
The Big Green Pirate Party was a fundraiser for Baltimore Green Careers, a Civic Works project that has a kick-ass…
technology
A Programmer’s Life: A Conversation with OrderUp’s VP of Engineering, Kyle Fritz
Cover photo by Nick Pellegrini Kyle Fritz is now VP of Engineering for the Baltimore-based company, OrderUp—a digital franchising firm that…
A Programmer’s Life: A Conversation with OrderUp’s VP of Engineering, Kyle Fritz
Cover photo by Nick Pellegrini Kyle Fritz is now VP of Engineering for the Baltimore-based company, OrderUp—a digital franchising firm that…
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