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
Charm City Makeup
Hidden behind the scenes in both print and on the runway is someone whose work is often the most visible…
Charm City Makeup
Hidden behind the scenes in both print and on the runway is someone whose work is often the most visible…
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
A Dream in Cherry Hill
“Who controls the media in Baltimore City?” reads the construction-paper sign, in a basement computer lab in Cherry Hill Public Homes.…
A Dream in Cherry Hill
“Who controls the media in Baltimore City?” reads the construction-paper sign, in a basement computer lab in Cherry Hill Public Homes.…
artist profiles
A SOGH Story
“There are a kazillion self-taught artists out there, and I don’t have an idea of others that have the same…
A SOGH Story
“There are a kazillion self-taught artists out there, and I don’t have an idea of others that have the same…
sustainability
An Ambitious New Charter School Comes to West Baltimore
Publishers’ Note: Green Street Academy is a client of What Weekly’s sister company, What Works Studio. We are proud to have…
An Ambitious New Charter School Comes to West Baltimore
Publishers’ Note: Green Street Academy is a client of What Weekly’s sister company, What Works Studio. We are proud to have…
technology
The God Particle
Dr. Nodnol checking back in for duty on the day of the announcement of a great scientific breakthrough! Certainly it…
The God Particle
Dr. Nodnol checking back in for duty on the day of the announcement of a great scientific breakthrough! Certainly it…
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