Missed Trial: In Pa. some insurers are keeping patients from experimental treatments

"I was absolutely devastated."

• by Charlie Deitch

Extremely Challenging: Adventure racing is way more than a jog through the park

"It's about being an agile athlete and how much pain you can take."

• by Lauren Daley

Human Race

No triathlete is an island

• by Lauren Daley

Yuva India

An Oakland Indian restaurant gets a makeover but still needs some improvement

• by Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
• Tags: Dining Reviews, Slideshow

Braddock's American Brasserie selects new cocktail – with public's help

A local blogger wins honors, and a spot on the drink list

• by Hal B. Klein

Eating Local

Beechview hosts first-ever Food Fest this weekend

• by Charlie Deitch

Melissa Etheridge plays her first Pride festival here in Pittsburgh

"That's the challenge — writing as a woman on fire in love, whether with a man or a woman."

• by Cassandra Quinn

Health-care Blues

Thirty-three percent of U.S. musicians are uninsured — nearly twice the national average.

• by Aaron Jentzen

Hazelwood-born Sledgren makes a name as producer for Wiz

"I'm all self-taught. Everything I've picked up I didn't know how to use it before I started."

• by Rory D. Webb

CD Reviews

New release from Carla Bianco and Grain

• by Aaron Jentzen

Critics' Picks: June 7 - 13

Local shows by the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Hume, tUnE-yArDs and Bowerbirds, plus an outdoor show by local hero Girl Talk

• by Andy Mulkerin and Gregg Harrington

Snow White and the Huntsman

The latest cinematic fairy tale is a big digital mess.

• by Harry Kloman

The Intouchables

A pleasingly superficial French drama about a quadriplegic and his caretaker is Driving Miss Daisy meets My Fair Lady.

• by Harry Kloman

The Fairy

A whimsical French comedic fairy tale about love and life

• by Al Hoff

Headhunters

A victimless crimes turns bloody, in this Norwegian dark comedy-thriller

• by Al Hoff

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

Those madcap zoo animals are up to more (if similar) hijinks

• by Andy Tybout

Reunited the Rubins

A dysfunctional family tries to pull it together for the holidays, in this English dramedy

• by Al Hoff

Unhealthy Growth

Why aren't we more excited by UPMC-East?

• by Chris Potter

Lynn Cullen Live 06/06/12

Audio & Video Archive

Lynn Cullen Live 06/7/12

Audio & Video Archive

Lynn Cullen Live 06/11/12

Audio & Video Archive

Lynn Cullen Live 06/12/12

Audio & Video Archive

The author of a new book says don't expect gene-based therapies to save your bacon just yet.

The genomic revolution "may be a miracle, but it's a miracle that it's going to take half a century to make."

• by Bill O'Driscoll

Squonk Opera's GO Roadshow is a musical street spectacle on wheels

The show premieres June 8, at the Three Rivers Arts Festival

• by Bill O'Driscoll
• Tags: Theater Reviews + Features, Slideshow

The Pitmen Painters

Lee Hall's masterful new play digs deep

• by Robert Isenberg

Gem of the Ocean

Gem may be the richest of all Wilson's plays

• by Ted Hoover

Private Lives

Noël Coward's most beloved play is absurd, and an absurdly good time

• by Robert Isenberg

PrideFest features a free Pittsburgh dance showcase.

It's the latest show curated by local dance super-fan Richard Parsakian.

• by Steve Sucato

Short List: June 6 - 13