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
Glenford Nunez
With seemingly little mentoring, or outside direction, at 24 years old, Glenford has broken into the New York agency scene…
Glenford Nunez
With seemingly little mentoring, or outside direction, at 24 years old, Glenford has broken into the New York agency scene…
nightlife
social innovation
Occupy Baltimore
The Occupy Movement, and the Arab Spring before it, are both remarkable because they represent the potential to create movements…
Occupy Baltimore
The Occupy Movement, and the Arab Spring before it, are both remarkable because they represent the potential to create movements…
artist profiles
A Brief Conversation with Abdu Ali
All photos by Philip Laubner. What better atmosphere to interview a rising star than at a photo shoot? Right? This…
A Brief Conversation with Abdu Ali
All photos by Philip Laubner. What better atmosphere to interview a rising star than at a photo shoot? Right? This…
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…
Fixing The Future
Photos courtesy Gabby Carroll Last week at the Creative Alliance, the Baltimore Green Currency Association (BGCA), founder of Baltimore’s regional…
technology
Real Science Fiction
Welcome to the future. In case you haven’t noticed, much of yesterday’s science fiction is rapidly becoming today’s reality. In…
Real Science Fiction
Welcome to the future. In case you haven’t noticed, much of yesterday’s science fiction is rapidly becoming today’s reality. In…
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