Out of the Comfort Zone: A wary response for proposed gas-drilling rules

"Nothing [in the bill] at this time says, ‘We're putting this in place of the ban'"

• by Chris Potter

Sowing the Seeds: Can Obama's grassroots campaign deliver like it did in '08?

"In a close election, our grassroots infrastructure will ultimately make the difference in November."

• by Charlie Deitch and Lauren Daley

Pin Head the Fireman

By Jimmy Cvetic

Pop-up restaurant promises one-of-a-kind meals and experiences

"I love taking things out of the box and remolding them."

• by AmyJo Brown

Kahila's Taste

In North Oakland, this Caribbean eatery offers a taste of tropical sunshine

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

Harvard and Highland, Kevin Sousa's latest venture, puts the focus on craft cocktails

Don't be surprised to see Sousa himself behind the bar from time to time.

• by Hal B. Klein

Om Nom Bake Studio makes its mark with unique baked goods

Its "pie for a pie" scheme hopes to put desserts on needy tables this Thanksgiving

• by Lauren Daley

Lock and Key Collective celebrates five years of punk records

"People underestimate the value of having a good local label."

• by Andy Mulkerin

Torche lights a flame under straightforward rock 'n' roll

"I think we're a band that just naturally, progressively expands our sound."

• by Andy Mulkerin

Pittsburgh Camerata serves up choral LOLs in Apollo Unbound

"We threw in the enormous anachronism that, as sort of a promotional device, the Renaissance-era composer decides to finish writing the piece while live-streaming on the Internet."

• by Margaret Welsh

CD Reviews

New releases from Coronado, Stillborn Identity and The Squirrel Hillbillies

Critics' Picks: October 10 -16

Local shows by Hatebreed, Double Duchess and Crushed Out, plus a last hurrah for local doom-metal trio Brown Angel

Argo

Ben Affleck directs a smart thriller about an unlikely rescue

• by Harry Kloman

The Pittsburgh International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival

The 27^th annual event offers feature films, programs of shorts and parties

• by Al Hoff
• Tags: Movie Reviews + Features, Slideshow

Bill W.

The co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, and the organization, are profiled

• by Al Hoff

Frankenweenie

The pros and cons of bringing your dead pet back to life highlight this animated comedy

• by Al Hoff

Searching for Sugar Man

Whatever became of the unknown American musician who was a early-1970s star in South Africa?

• by Andy Mulkerin

V/H/S

A six-film anthology of "shocking" horrors "caught on tape"

• by Al Hoff

Vanessa German's Emerging Artist of the Year show is a qualified success.

Some of her assemblages have power, but too many are derivative.

• by Nadine Wasserman

We review Pittsburgh's top three haunted houses.

Zombies, clowns, even weird elves are prepared to scare.

• by Melissa Babyak

Strip District

• Tags: Pieces of Pittsburgh, Strip District, street art, animal

Bull in the China Shop

A filmmaker comes to town with China in his sights

• by Chris Potter

Lynn Cullen Live 10/10/12

Audio & Video Archive

Lynn Cullen Live 10/11/12

Audio & Video Archive

Lynn Cullen Live 10/12/12

Audio & Video Archive

Lynn Cullen Live 10/15/12

Audio & Video Archive

Lynn Cullen Live 10/16/12

Audio & Video Archive

Sounding Board - October 3, 2012 - CP TV

Local Music Series

Readings by poet Sam Hazo and Brazilian poet Salgado Maranhão, plus a read-a-thon at Eljay's.

Blood of the Sun is "a perfect English rendering of Salgado Maranhão's deft expression."

Born Yesterday

Director Ted Pappas, very rewardingly, stresses the politics of the piece

• by Ted Hoover

The Rivals

A truly rococo entertainment, The Rivals is lush and lovely, and long

• by Michelle Pilecki

Her Hamlet

Theo Allyn alternates between classical monologue and childlike rambling at the drop of a skull

• by Robert Isenberg

Short List: October 10 - 16