Baltimore Folk Festival

October 24, 2012

Rebecca Kirkman · Events, Music

Button up your flannel shirt and don your overalls for Friday’s Baltimore Folk Fest. The first-ever festival, spearheaded by Alex Champagne of the local label

Gigi McKendric – September 11

September 11, 2012

David London · Film, Video

https://vimeo.com/16361708 https://vimeo.com/16362321 From the film, as spoken by Gigi McKendric: “The American Philosopher George Santayana warned that those who forget history are condemned to repeat

The Truth Behind the Protests :: What Traditional Media Never Shows

April 27, 2015

Theresa Keil & Larry Cohen & Kelly Louise Barton · Community, Photo Essay

This past weekend thousands of men, women, and children took to City Hall to protest the death of Freddie Gray and the police brutality that has

Balti Mare

April 15, 2010

Brooke Hall & Justin Allen · Music

Gypsies! I wasn’t even aware that there was an international Roma day until I was duly educated by a whole crew of Romanians who took

The New Normal

December 5, 2012

Justin Allen · Business

Don’t look now folks, but corporate profits are at an all time high while fewer Americans are working than at any time during the past

What happens you mix gambling and drinking: Poker night with Ezra Winter

June 23, 2014

Ezra Winter · Comedy, Video

Snakefeast – Damiens

July 31, 2014

Gatsby · Music, Video

Directed by Matt Kelley of Human Being Productions Disclosure: Matt Kelley is a regularly contributing member of What Weekly. —————————————-­—- http://snakefeast.bandcamp.com/ grimoirerecords.com

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

New Year’s Eve 2010

January 6, 2011

Theresa Keil · Charm City, Nightlife

Farida Shourbaji at Red Maple on New Year’s Eve 2010-2011. Photo by Theresa Keil New Year’s Revolution The New Year is little more than an

The New Gilded Age

August 5, 2014

Sarika Duvvuru Reddy · Essays

“In the 1980s capitalism triumphed over communism. In the 1990s it triumphed over democracy and the market economy.” – David Korten, “The Post Corporate World:

F.E.A.S.T.

May 23, 2012

Robin Gunkel & Philip Laubner · Art, Food, Performance

F.E.A.S.T (Food Entertaining as Specious Theatre) Connoting the Last Supper and tangentially reminding me of Judy Chicago’s Dinner Party, F.E.A.S.T, curated by Rebecca Nagle and

Paying For It

September 28, 2011

Gregg Wilhelm · Charm City

Last week, The Sun announced that it would start charging for access to its web content in excess of 15 page views per month.

Empty Seats PSA :: Dan Gvozden

February 7, 2014

Dan Gvozden · Charm City

Filmmaker and film critic Dan Gvozden created this moving PSA to help with a very serious issue in his community

Turn Into

February 29, 2012

whatweekly · Performance

Photos by Rashid Belt Turn Into, the latest production from the Effervescent Collective, was hosted at Soft House and featured the music of Rod Hamilton,

Data For The People: How Does OpenBaltimore Work?

September 12, 2013

Lindsey Davis · Technology

Data and confidentiality have sparked big stories the past few months. Between Manning and Snowden, there’s been discussion, conspiracy and crime around data that exists

Faces of Baltimore

August 30, 2012

Dharna Noor · Art

All photos by DeAngelo Scott – Faces of Baltimore DeAngelo Scott stopped by the What Weekly office on his way to his first college level

Navigating Victoria’s Secret

May 14, 2014

Amanda Fortner · Commentary, Fashion

An interesting fact about me: much as I enjoy touching boobs, I don’t enjoy touching bras; at least the ones that aren’t on people. They have