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Wonders Galore!

★ drnodnol & Philip Laubner
Meet Me at the Crossroads

★ Allison
Sri Aurobindo

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Farms and Punx

★ Dharna
Happy Birthday What Weekly

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Six-Shooter

★ Jordan Sondler
Mothership Connection

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Otakon 2013

★ Tedd Henn
The Hustle 4: Baltimore Improv Group

★ Gatsby
Inward, Outward: The List

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Charm City Animal Rescue

March 6, 2013

Charm City Animal Rescue (CCAR) has teamed up with GiveCorps to give Regan eyelids before he goes blind. Regan was born…

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Lung Picnic by Quincy Rhoads

February 4, 2014

Timmy Reed · Literature, What Lit

Kieran went out to lunch with his body—specifically his lungs and his balls. They met at the greasy spoon by the river. His balls were

Electric Jesus

April 25, 2012

Robin Gunkel & Philip Laubner · Literature

Last week was Jonathan Talat Phillips’ second visit to Saint Mark’s Church on 36th Street in Hampden hosted by Breathe Books. Talat first visited breathe

Boulder Acoustic Society

April 1, 2010

Justin Allen & Brooke Hall · Music

Last week while in Austin, Texas, we saw The Boulder Acoustic Society for the first time and then told you all about them. We also

Kalen & The Sky Thieves

August 26, 2014

David Leigh Abts & Elizabeth Abts & Kayla Shifter · Music

Photography by Elizabeth Abts. There was something revolutionary and charged about Kalen & the Sky Thieves’ recent show at the Mercury Lounge. Something scene-changing was

Can art teach LGBTQ youth to express themselves freely?

February 7, 2013

Peter Jackson · Art

Finding an artistic outlet is crucial for many of us. Art allows us to explore, discover, and express who we are and what makes us

The Age of Synthesis

November 30, 2011

Peter Davis & Brooke Hall · Artist Profiles, Performance

By Peter Davis and Brooke Hall, Photographer As I get to know people in Baltimore and do theater with them, two (Erin Boots and Heather

12 Years to Theaters: The Unique Journey of Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood”

June 16, 2014

Michael Balderston · Film

Remember 2002? Tom Brady and the New England Patriots were the Cinderella team winning their first Super Bowl. Halle Berry became the first black woman

Skatepark of Baltimore Grand Opening

May 5, 2014

James Blucher · Photo Essay, Sports

After 10 years of hard work by dedicated proponents of America’s gnarliest art form, the Skatepark of Baltimore finally opened. Photographer James Blucher was on

The Copycat Theatre

April 21, 2011

whatweekly · Art, Performance

It is these kind of imaginative, playful, socially-conscious, boundary-pushing experiences that breathe life into the people, give meaning to art and work, and force us

Manifest Activate

October 5, 2011

Philip Laubner · Art, Charm City

The opportunity to go to parties hosted by the good people at Manifest is yet another, in a long list of reasons we love this

Go Home Neil, You’re Drunk

April 7, 2014

Nik Oldershaw · Charm City

Oh man, this is my new favorite thing. Take one of the smartest men alive today, slow him down just a tad and suddenly everything

The Good Deed Project

September 13, 2010

whatweekly · Social Innovation

The Good Deed Project How about some free promotion to go along with that warm, fuzzy feeling? Each week, What Weekly wants to highlight the

So You Want to Be A Film Critic…

December 11, 2014

Abby Higgs & Dave K. · Film

First, put videos of yourself on YouTube talking about movies. Make sure your beige walls and unframed anime posters/drywall stains/”man cave” signs are in the

Betamore

August 16, 2012

Tristan Brooks · Business, Technology

On September 21, a new gym is opening in Federal Hill. A gym for nerds. The space, known as Betamore, is an incubator for technology

Real Food Farm Turns Trash Into Edible Treasures!

January 10, 2013

Peter Jackson · Community, Food

In a neighborhood with plenty of unhealthy options, Real Food Farm is demonstrating how urban farming can work – bringing new food options to the

BOB :: Saint Michel

October 23, 2013

whatweekly · Music, Video

Check out the latest from one of our favorite animators, Laura Sicouri. Her latest is a video for a new single from the French electro-pop

Brooks Kossover – Artist Profile

January 15, 2014

Jenn Danzig & Tedd Henn · Photo Essay

Recent MICA graduate Brooks Kossover has found success by painting oil portraits of popular musicians, a rich tradition in post-sixties American painting. We enjoyed taking