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.
Contributors
fashion
La Cakerie
Baked goods can take a significant amount of skill and artistry to prepare and create, and among our favorite treats…
La Cakerie
Baked goods can take a significant amount of skill and artistry to prepare and create, and among our favorite treats…
nightlife
Brian Baker
Brian Baker creates life-size pieces of art with, as he puts it, "gods and goddesses, angels and demons, spirits and…
Brian Baker
Brian Baker creates life-size pieces of art with, as he puts it, "gods and goddesses, angels and demons, spirits and…
social innovation
The Merchants of Dissonance
It’s a good thing we lost faith in politicians a long time ago, folks. Otherwise we may have been stunned…
The Merchants of Dissonance
It’s a good thing we lost faith in politicians a long time ago, folks. Otherwise we may have been stunned…
artist profiles
When Everything Disappears :: An Interview with light artist Sean Michael Kenny
In the sometimes empty space between technology-driven special effects and ethereal, heartfelt poetry, artist Sean Michael Kenny uses ingenuity and…
When Everything Disappears :: An Interview with light artist Sean Michael Kenny
In the sometimes empty space between technology-driven special effects and ethereal, heartfelt poetry, artist Sean Michael Kenny uses ingenuity and…
sustainability
Farmageddon
On Halloween nothing’s more frightening than a bobble headed Mr. Boh hanging out with the Gorton’s fisherman guy. Over the…
Farmageddon
On Halloween nothing’s more frightening than a bobble headed Mr. Boh hanging out with the Gorton’s fisherman guy. Over the…
technology
Create Baltimore, Take 2
Story by Daniel Stuelpnagel Some artists don’t like technology, but I’m not one of them. All the more reason to…
Create Baltimore, Take 2
Story by Daniel Stuelpnagel Some artists don’t like technology, but I’m not one of them. All the more reason to…
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