Letter from the editor-in-chief
Letter from the editor – Issue 28
I hope that you will take time to really sit with Baynard Woods’ piece on the death of Baltimore teen Donnell Rochester. Rochester was shot and killed by Baltimore Police Officer Connor Murray, after a brief police pursuit. Back in June, we published part one of Woods’ investigation into the incident. That piece focused on…
In this issue
Anatomy of a Police Shooting
Go here to read the first part of the story. This story was produced in partnership with Type Investigations with support from the Wayne Barrett Project. Around 3:10 p.m. on Feb. 19, 2022, on a residential street in northeast Baltimore, four police officers cornered 18-year-old Donnell Rochester after a brief chase. Rochester and his passenger briefly got…
Photostory: Adnan Syed
On Sept. 19, local journalists assembled in the basement of Adnan Syed’s parents’ Windsor Mill home. In 2000, Syed was found guilty of the murder of Hae Min Lee and served 23 years in prison. “Syed has been free since 2022 when a judge granted a motion to throw out his…
Black Celebration
In February 2023, Baltimore artists Jerrod Bronson and Mira (who goes either by her first name only or by DJ Hell-O-Kitty) decided to throw a one-off party at Ottobar, a concert venue in Station North, to celebrate Black History Month. That party, Black Celebration, has evolved into…
“Dogface: A Trap House Horror” is the Tubi movie of your dreams (and nightmares)
As big-name streaming services pollute their feeds with glossy pieces of content masquerading as films, it’s no surprise the messier, lower-budget fare on Tubi has become so popular. But it isn’t solely a platform for viewers to take screenshots and shaky cell phone footage of terrible-looking shlock to snicker about on social media. Tubi is…
October Tarotscopes
Air Signs – Aquarius, Gemini, Libra Four of Swords + The Chariot rx + The Emperor Air signs, you are strongly encouraged to get a handle on your affairs in October. It’s time to create order out of chaos. For many of you, this is related to your professional life. It’s no surprise that you’ve…
I Forgive Myself…
I forgive other people but it’s hard to forgive yourself The only person you will always have Yet the person we give the least grace, empathy, love We can ring out our souls for others but never for ourselves Receive purple hyacinths but not once buy them to be placed in a vase on your…
