Mary Anne Arntzen, New Friend (Left) and View Finder (Right), 2012, Photograph by Theresa Keil
16 January 2013
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 Happy Hatter of Waverly
Photography by Brittney Sullivan In the world of fashion, there are many different pieces of the wardrobe and most people…
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…
nightlife
Bent Ear
In the Bent Ear, Baynard Woods follows the great writer Joseph Mitchell, in allowing Baltimore's quirkier citizens to bend his…
Bent Ear
In the Bent Ear, Baynard Woods follows the great writer Joseph Mitchell, in allowing Baltimore's quirkier citizens to bend his…
social innovation
Primal Guerrilla Marketing
How’s this for a social experiment… 1. Fill a couple duffel bags full of drums and percussion. 2. Show up…
Primal Guerrilla Marketing
How’s this for a social experiment… 1. Fill a couple duffel bags full of drums and percussion. 2. Show up…
artist profiles
Jennifer Stephens
Photo by Philip Laubner Jennifer Stephens, also known as Marigold Bumbleroot, is a professional bubble-blower. https://vimeo.com/34443712 Filmed and edited by…
Jennifer Stephens
Photo by Philip Laubner Jennifer Stephens, also known as Marigold Bumbleroot, is a professional bubble-blower. https://vimeo.com/34443712 Filmed and edited by…
sustainability
Strange Folks at Ash Street Garden
Urban gardens are sprouting up all over Baltimore. If you don't have a small plot of land for growing food,…
Strange Folks at Ash Street Garden
Urban gardens are sprouting up all over Baltimore. If you don't have a small plot of land for growing food,…
technology
Pure Bang Games
A few blocks east of Patterson Park, people are playing with rocks. Rocks with names and faces. Rocks with personality.…
Pure Bang Games
A few blocks east of Patterson Park, people are playing with rocks. Rocks with names and faces. Rocks with personality.…
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