On the Record with Ed Rendell

"I was clearly not a wuss."

• by Charlie Deitch

Dragged into Debate: Reality-TV fame puts spotlight on Sharon Needles' controversial act

"I'm an artist and I don't ... have to answer for my work."

• by Lauren Daley

Nina Marie Barbuto uses art to build confidence ... and community

"It's experiential learning. People finding the tools to help themselves."

• by Abby Mendelson

Round Corner Cantina keeps its edge with new drink list

A new drink list tweaks familiar favorites

• by Hal B. Klein

Pork-n' NAT

Just beyond Cranberry's sprawl is old-fashioned smoked barbecue

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

Dream Cream Ice Cream

A pop-up venture sells ice cream and helps fund dreams

• by Andy Mulkerin

Wild Purveyors Eager to Open Soon

The Lawrenceville specialty food market is breaching its last hurdles

• by AmyJo Brown

Lucero lives on the road, but stays true to Memphis

"It might sound cliché, but music is one of the things that really make this city."

• by Gregg Harrington

Meet the Beagles

New Beagle Brothers album pays tribute to Buck Owens and Rocket from the Crypt

• by Mike Shanley

Intro to Riffology

New Carnegie Science Center exhibit charts the history of the guitar

• by Margaret Welsh

Critics' Picks: June 22 - 26

Local shows by Modest Mouse, Hallelujah the Hills, Retox and Crocodiles, plus WYEP's Summer Music Festival

On the Record with Mala

"I didn't want to make a Cuban album as such because that wouldn't be me."

• by Kate Magoc

Rock of Ages

Adam Shankman's bloated but cheap-looking spectacle celebrating '80s rock is adapted from the Broadway hit

• by Al Hoff

I Wish

Hirokazu Koreeda's minimalist drama is an affectionate slice of middle-class Japanese life

• by Harry Kloman

Gerard Richter Painting

A documentary captures the German expressionist painter at work

• by Harry Kloman

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

The final days will still offer slightly quirky rom-coms

• by Al Hoff

That's My Boy

Adam Sandler gleefully hits a bunch of new lows in his R-rated comedy

• by Al Hoff

AIR showcases nice work by resident artists

A joint show by Abby Franzen-Sheehan and Tresa Varner complements work by Tina Brewer

• by Robert Raczka

Farm Aid

State program to preserve farmland in jeopardy

• by Bill O'Driscoll

Savge Love

Lynn Cullen Live 06/20/12

Audio & Video Archive

Lynn Cullen Live 06/21/12

Audio & Video Archive

Lynn Cullen Live 06/22/12

Audio & Video Archive

South Side

• Tags: Pieces of Pittsburgh, South Side, letter, fence

Lynn Cullen Live 06/26/12

Audio & Video Archive

New Trailer - The Dark Knight Rises

Comedian Ron Placone takes on media manipulation in his new one-man show.

Madness in the Message deconstructs the news.

• by Bill O'Driscoll

A Kelly-Strayhorn works-in-progress dance series showcases a wide range of choreographers and companies

East Liberty LIVE! dance component begins with Rhode Island's Lostwax

• by Steve Sucato

A Chorus Line

I can't remember the last time I've seen so many people onstage who can dance as well as they sing as well as they act.

• by Ted Hoover

And a Nightingale Sang

Little Lake stages a comedic drama about the Blitz.

• by Robert Isenberg

Short List: June 20 - 27