WHAT WEEKLY

★ Cover Story

Artist Open House & Future Islands

March 2, 2011

Jason Bender & Barbara Wilgus · Art, Charm City, Music

In the vibrant cultural social scene that grounds Baltimore’s arts community the Creative Alliance can always be relied upon to…

★ Documenting the Baltimore Renaissance

Causes and Conditions: Boudhanath, the Great Stupa

February 20, 2014

whatweekly · Charm City

In the Office of Commerce and Trade, I sit upon a worn upholstered chair in silent observation. He is entrenched in a heated conversation with

Insane Video of Liquid Freezing and Boiling Simultaneously

April 4, 2014

Nik Oldershaw · Charm City

This video is crazy, guano even, I half expected the flask to glow and implode like the house at the end of Poltergeist. It’s experiments

Joshua Wade Smith

August 2, 2012

Marcus Civin & Philip Laubner · Art, Art Criticism

Joshua Wade Smith, Cataracts Gallery Four, H&H Building Gallery Four is run by a thrifty consortium of artists who live and work in the spaces that

Drifish Out of Water

December 8, 2011

whatweekly · Music, Video

Brick Exposé Urban Media and Stinkiface Music present Femi The DriFish and The Out of Water eXperience. Watch it in 720p for the best picture.

High Zero Festival – Did You Close Your Eyes or Keep Them Open?

October 4, 2013

Kelly Louise Barton & Nick Hughes · Music, Photo Essay

Depending on your choice of what you attended at this year’s festival, the collective experience of High Zero was nothing short of interesting. As a

American forces during D-Day landing

D-Day turns 70: When America Had A War Worth Fighting

June 5, 2014

Kevin McNamara · Commentary

Omaha Beach. Normandy, France June 6, 1944 As we pour out of the LCVP landing craft into the chilly waters of the English Channel we

Home Is Where My Head Is

September 26, 2013

Kasai Rex · Essays

Learning to love Baltimore has been a protracted and grueling process, but I came around. What does it mean to adore and loathe one’s place

Wrestlin’ With Baltimore

March 21, 2013

Larry Evans · Sports

Hey International Olympic Committee: Wrestling is not just an inaugural Olympic event – it is mankind’s first EVER sport. When our earliest human cubs bumped

Everything I Know About Beyoncé and Why That’s Important

August 20, 2014

Chuck Green · Commentary, Music

Or, perhaps more importantly, how I just learned the character code for an acute “e” and I’m not just going to waste that. Beyoncé has

Maryland Leadership Workshops

June 6, 2013

Peter Jackson · Charm City

At Maryland Leadership Workshops, Inc. (MLW), middle and high school students (called delegates) discover their potential, guide their own destiny and become the leaders of

Novel Excerpt: These Days by Margo Christie

April 30, 2014

Timmy Reed · Literature, What Lit

Today I am Happy to feature an excerpt from Margo Christie’s novel, These Days, These Days is a semi-autobiographical romp down memory lane on Baltimore’s

City Dating :: Call Me Maybe?

February 27, 2014

Charmed and Dangerous · Charm City

Phone Calls & Dating Okay, we get it. Texting is convenient. People love to text especially adults ages 18 to 24. According to Pew Research,

Telesma LOVEfest

February 16, 2011

Theresa Keil & Justin Allen · Music

The phenomenon of neotribalism, predicted by sociologist Michel Maffesoli, has come to life and exhibited the first signs of ritual at performances by bands like

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,

Community Center’s New Music Video!

January 2, 2014

Gatsby · Music, Video

Directed by EMP Collective’s Brad Leroy Cartwright and shot in various locations around Baltimore, Community Center’s new video can also be seen at ThisTimeFeltDifferentToMe.com.

That’s What Shebooks Said

August 26, 2014

Abby Higgs · Literature

Danielle Ariano sits at her kitchen table, alternating her attention between her laptop and a thick stack of papers. At first glance, the stack of

Seeing Now at the BMA

February 24, 2011

Philip Laubner · Art

Artistic photography, as opposed to documentary, is often most potent when it captures a reality in which time is irrelevant. In its absence the viewer

fashion

Dyed For You

Hand-dyed Silk Textiles, Clothing, and Accessories by Michelle Li Murphy Some of the most popular designs in fashion come from…

Saint Harridan in Baltimore :: The Suits You’ve Been Waiting For

Robyn’s Nest

Behind the Fence

The Happy Hatter of Waverly

The Littlest Fashion Truck Ever

nightlife

Emily Wells at Cyclops Books

Emily just moved to New York from LA where people warned her about the cold. She was undaunted. Head wrapped…

Let’s Mess With Texas

Weekends: Totem

Sick Weapons Last Show at Golden West

Infernoland

Cameron Blake Double Album Release

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…

PNC Transformative Art

Occupy Everywhere

The “Mad Women” of the 307 Collective

The Internet is My Religion

#SaveADopeBoy

artist profiles

Deeply Subjective Music

For many artists, the 9-5 grind does not seem to fit into a creative life. Such is the case with…

Fashion Photographer Sean Scheidt

We Are Gone

Robert Marbury

For The Love of Vinyl

Matt Muirhead Goes Big

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,…

An Ambitious New Charter School Comes to West Baltimore

Small Time

Welcome to the Free Farm

Big Green Pirate Party

Fixing The Future