WHAT WEEKLY

★ Cover Story

An Interview with author Michael Kimball

March 25, 2013

Adam Robinson · Baltimore Reader, What Lit

Michael Kimball’s new book is called Michael Kimball Writes Your Life Story (On a Postcard). It’s fresh out from Mud Luscious…

★ Documenting the Baltimore Renaissance

What Instagram :: samiswell

December 18, 2013

Kelly Louise Barton · Charm City

We really dig Samuel Gray's Instagram.

Startup Sheik :: The Swavor Story

February 20, 2015

Alisa Sonsev · Fashion

In 2010, 23-year-old Shek Tarawallie was selling t-shirts out of his locker for $20 apiece. Now, he is the owner and creative director of Swavor,

Modern Apocalypse: Pop Culture’s Love Affair with Total Destruction

May 28, 2014

Amanda Fortner · Commentary

I grew up on apocalypses. I did, and so did many of my fellows in pop culture (a term that is often applied liberally, and

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

The Immoral Old Man Brown

May 9, 2013

Kelly Louise Barton & Tedd Henn · Music

Engrained in the Baltimore funk scene, Old Man Brown released their third full-length album, Brand Me Immoral, in Federal Hill on May 3rd. Usually an

The Collector by Juliana Grace

August 22, 2013

Timmy Reed · What Lit

  I walked without thinking into a well-dressed younger woman, younger than me I mean, coming out of the tavern. She said, oh excuse me,

Finding Asylum For Women In Need

September 19, 2013

Peter Jackson · Charm City

Myriam had parents that loved her and her brothers and sisters while living in East Africa. But her happy life ended when she was 18

Graphic Imaging

April 11, 2012

David London & Theresa Keil · Business, Community

I met Richard Burnham at a Charles North Business Association meeting. As he handed out business cards featuring his brand new logo, and an address

Occupy Everywhere

October 13, 2011

Brooke Hall · Social Innovation

Words by Brooke Hall Photos by Valerie Paulsgrove Videos by Franciska Farkas and Work in Progress Productions Want to see what a 21st Century Internet-based,

Candyland After a Neutron Bomb

March 26, 2014

Katherine Jamieson · Essays

“Life has gotten real complicated, and when you think of Enchanted Forest, it’s not.”                      

The Death Set: Slap Slap…

January 27, 2011

What Weekly · Nightlife, Video

The Death Set – Slap Slap Slap Pound Up Down Snap from The Death Set on Vimeo. New single from The Death Set LP “Michel

DIY Fest 2010

October 27, 2010

Brooke Hall & Justin Allen · Art

Quite simply, DIY Fest was an inspiring event that brought together like-minded individuals for the sake of sharing information and fellowship. The workshops ranged from

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

Searching for Diversity in American Made Films

June 30, 2014

Sarika Duvvuru Reddy · Commentary

Only fifteen percent of the protagonists of the top 100 grossing films of 2013 were female. Of the top 100 grossing films of 2012, “only 10.8% of

Jason Urick: Ageless Isms

January 25, 2012

whatweekly · Music, Video

Jason Urick – Ageless Isms from Thrill Jockey Records on Vimeo. Video by Ashby Lee Collinson. Ashby’s Princess Dies series is raising funds for a

Top 10 Overrated Movies of Last Year

January 15, 2014

Dan Gvozden · Film

The critical community is filled with voices of all makes and models. Be it Dana Stevens, A.O. Scott, or Armond White; there is an opinion

City Dating :: Relationships and Priorities

April 3, 2014

Charmed and Dangerous · Love

Do You (and is it okay to) Make Dating & Relationships a Top Priority? Recently, I received a comment that said, “Relationships are an afterthought

fashion

Sharp Dressed Man Opens In Mt. Vernon

There’s a certain confidence that accompanies a great set of clothes that fit just so. This shift in attitude can…

The Tailor at Hour Haus

The Interrupted Show

Charm City Fashion Show at BMI

Charm City Makeup

Lexington Market 10th Annual Fashion Show

nightlife

Murder Ink at Single Carrot Theatre

On the fifth of January participants in Single Carrot Theatre’s recitation of Anna Ditkoff’s City Paper column, Murder Ink, entered…

SCREEN PASS

Cameron Blake Double Album Release

New Year’s Eve 2010

Shodekeh at The Meyerhoff

Boite: Show and Tell

social innovation

International Fest 2011

In the tradition of great port cities throughout history, Baltimore has become home to an incredibly diverse population of people…

Give Corps turns 1!

Redefining Family and Community

What is a Tool Library?

The “Mad Women” of the 307 Collective

Baltimore Hackathon

sustainability

Welcome to the Free Farm

All photos by David London Nestled just blocks from The Avenue in Hanpden is a leafy utopia known as the…

Farmageddon

An Ambitious New Charter School Comes to West Baltimore

Baltimore Free Farm

Strange Folks at Ash Street Garden

Big Green Pirate Party

technology

From Basement to Best Place to Work in Baltimore :: A Brief History of Mindgrub

In 1999, current President and CEO of Mindgrub, Todd Marks, started his first business in tech.  Fifteen years and multiple start-ups…

Create Baltimore, Take 2

Get Pixilated

What Are Bitcoins?

Let There Be Transit

The God Particle