WHAT WEEKLY

★ Cover Story

Artist Open House & Future Islands

March 2, 2011

Jason Bender & Barbara Wilgus · Art, Charm City, Music

In the vibrant cultural social scene that grounds Baltimore’s arts community the Creative Alliance can always be relied upon to…

★ Documenting the Baltimore Renaissance

Inward, Outward: The List

August 22, 2013

Jeff Brunell · Inward And Outward

The new haul: unfamiliar bloating by my left upper molar and the mosquitoes that have infiltrated my calm room. Stomach is intermittently a mess. Today was

Netflix Find :: Dogtooth

November 20, 2013

Dan Gvozden · Film

The best thing about the growing availability and quantity of streaming titles is that audiences are no longer subject to the very narrow cinematic interests of the

Windows by Eton Corrasable

August 29, 2013

Eton Corrasable · Art Criticism

  Where is the Window? You sit or lay in a building welcoming you to some reminder of light. I remember there is such a

Cameron Blake Double Album Release

January 6, 2011

Matt Kelley · Music, Nightlife

On Monday, December 20th Cameron Blake, accompanied by an ensemble of brilliant musicians, debuted his two newest albums ‘Hide and Go Seek’ and ‘Cameron Blake

Fiction: Ringo Starr is a Beautiful Man by Dave K.

May 2, 2013

Timmy Reed · What Lit

When our dog died, my dad told us he would get another dog for the house. My brother Pete had a whole list of names

Baltimorean to Summit World’s 14 Highest Peaks

August 1, 2013

Gatsby · Sports

The World’s Toughest Expedition is neither a clever marketing phrase nor hyperbole. This expedition is the most daunting physical challenge ever attempted. Via major social

The Temporary Nature of Ideas

September 9, 2010

Justin Allen & Theresa Keil · Art

If humans weren’t social animals, civilization wouldn’t have evolved into what it is today. Considering the amount of time life has existed on this planet,

The Art of Writing About Your Bad Students

September 4, 2014

Hannah Ehlenfeldt · Charm City

One of the things we must do at my English academy is write end-of-semester comments about all of our students. One of the rules about

J’Accuse — Munich 1972

August 9, 2012

David London & Theresa Keil · Art

Gigi McKendric has been a professional artist for more than six decades. Her work spans many mediums, including poetry, sculpture, film, paintings, life masks, and

BOB :: Saint Michel

October 23, 2013

whatweekly · Music, Video

Check out the latest from one of our favorite animators, Laura Sicouri. Her latest  is a video for a new single from the French electro-pop

Hail The New Queen of Hampden Eduardo I

September 12, 2013

Theresa Keil & Larry Cohen & Philip Laubner · Events, Photo Essay

Photo by Larry Cohen Hampden will never be the same after Gallery 788’s Grand Opening at their new location on the Avenue last week. It’s

The Last Dance – and Why it Needs to Slow its Roll

May 7, 2014

Heather Clark · Commentary

Ah, summer. As it sits enticingly on the horizon, our nation’s future sits in stuffy high school classrooms and dreams of a juicy three-month block

The Clown With No Circus

February 2, 2011

whatweekly & Justin Allen & Brooke Hall · Music

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, freaks of all shapes and sizes! Gather ‘round while I spin the tale of a poet turned performer extraordinaire!

Tig Notaro’s Boyish Girl Interrupted Tour Hits Baltimore

September 29, 2014

Amanda Fortner · Comedy

Comedian Tig Notaro will be taking the stage at Rams Head Live this Tuesday on the Baltimore leg of her nationwide Boyish Girl Interrupted Tour.

Gunwife Gone

January 13, 2010

whatweekly · Music

We initially intended to launch What Weekly with a band that we sincerely miss and one we always look forward to seeing. Here’s to Gunwife

Portraits from Sowebo Fest 2011

June 15, 2011

Theresa Keil · Art, Music

Check out Theresa Keil's beautiful photos from this year's Sowebo Festival.

fashion

The Happy Hatter of Waverly

Photography by Brittney Sullivan In the world of fashion, there are many different pieces of the wardrobe and most people…

Charm City Makeup

Lexington Market 10th Annual Fashion Show

Fighting Rape in Underwear

The Littlest Fashion Truck Ever

LOT 201

social innovation

Give Corps turns 1!

Give Corps collaborative string art! Local crowd-funding site GiveCorps celebrated its first year of grassroots philanthropy in a one-of-a-kind anniversary party…

Little Free Libraries

Baltimore Time Bank

What is a Tool Library?

Ultimate Block Party

Challenging a Culture of Low Expectations

artist profiles

Bart O’Reilly

Bart O’Reilly Paints, Without Painting Dublin, Ireland native Bart O’Reilly is one of eight participants in MICA’s Summer MFA in…

Telesma: Secret Origins

When Everything Disappears :: An Interview with light artist Sean Michael Kenny

The Copycat Project

Travels with Jack Radcliffe: Michele Li Murphy

Jeramie Bellmay

sustainability

Fixing The Future

Photos courtesy Gabby Carroll Last week at the Creative Alliance, the Baltimore Green Currency Association (BGCA), founder of Baltimore’s regional…

Welcome to the Free Farm

Farmageddon

Small Time

Baltimore Free Farm

Strange Folks at Ash Street Garden

technology

Pure Bang Games

A few blocks east of Patterson Park, people are playing with rocks. Rocks with names and faces. Rocks with personality.…

Data For The People: How Does OpenBaltimore Work?

Real Science Fiction

Smart Textiles

Inside The Electric Pharaoh

The God Particle