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
The Interrupted Show
What do snakes, dragons, fire have to do with fashion? Tthe answer to that very question will be answered at…
The Interrupted Show
What do snakes, dragons, fire have to do with fashion? Tthe answer to that very question will be answered at…
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
Challenging a Culture of Low Expectations
The reality of life is that it’s not all cupcakes and rainbows. Even if it were, cupcakes aren’t good for…
Challenging a Culture of Low Expectations
The reality of life is that it’s not all cupcakes and rainbows. Even if it were, cupcakes aren’t good for…
artist profiles
Soldiers Find Healing Through Art
From music therapy and acupuncture to therapy dogs and yoga, there are alternative ways to cope with trauma that are…
Soldiers Find Healing Through Art
From music therapy and acupuncture to therapy dogs and yoga, there are alternative ways to cope with trauma that are…
sustainability
Welcome to the Free Farm
All photos by David London Nestled just blocks from The Avenue in Hanpden is a leafy utopia known as the…
Welcome to the Free Farm
All photos by David London Nestled just blocks from The Avenue in Hanpden is a leafy utopia known as the…
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…
© 2026 What Weekly, a What Works Studio publication
