Vol. 25, No. 27
A photography show goes Around the Body
These images interpret the show's title by literally obscuring or absenting the body itself
By Lissa Brennan
An exhibit traces the formative years of Andy Warhol, Philip Pearlstein and Dorothy Cantor
The works function like historical artifacts
By Nadine Wasserman
Carolyn Wenning's Studies in Topophilia
Portraying images that in real life are vibrant and colorful in shades of black and gray was a happy accident
By James Lanigan
Pennsylvania education advocates making big push for fair school funding
"Pennsylvania's funding system is broken."
By Rebecca Nuttall
Picking colors for Pittsburgh's Three Sisters Bridges should not be a ‘publicity stunt'
"At minimum, they should be identical."
By Charles Rosenblum
A Day with Strong Ambitious Women
"I'm trying to change the image that has been painted for them, and what they made these children believe is beauty..."
By Em DeMarco
Faces of Resilience
Tiffani "Monique" Walker
By Jessica Hardin
What's behind the punch renaissance?
"It was a cultural, communal thing."
By Celine Roberts
Sienna Mercato Mezzo
This Downtown eatery delivers well-conceived versions of Italian classics
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
All this rain means some vegetable are showing up early
This spicy fruit-and-peppers salsa can use up a lot of garden surplus
By Charlie Deitch
Topography, Age 19
A conversation with Mudhoney's Steve Turner
"I don't think we're necessarily a one-trick pony, but we're not a super-diverse band."
By Margaret Welsh
The All Good Music Festival brings CAKE, Primus, Thievery Corporation and more within driving distance of Pittsburgh
"We're gonna bring what All Good brings, and set the stage for a really special festival experience."
By Ryan Smith
The Jazz on the Steps series brings live music to Homewood residents
"Daily life for everyone can be challenging, but this is a positive and creative outlet."
By Jeremiah Davis
Critics' Picks, July 2-8
The DreamOn festival, plus concerts by theSHIFT, Pink Martini and Arstioir
New Releases
Reviews of records by Grand Piano and Bunny Five Coat
By Shawn Cooke
Brewed at No Name Players
There's no explaining this noisy tragi-comedy
By Ted Hoover
Max
An overly long, rote tale of kids and a dog fighting crime, dressed up in patriotic ribbons
By Al Hoff
Saint Laurent
Bertrand Bonello's biography of iconic French fashion designer is a loose, languid two-and-a-half-hour-long affair
Magic Mike XXL
This film is a mess, but nobody cares because male strippers!
The Overnight
A comedy of manners that asks awkward questions about adult sleepovers
Ted 2
Pretty much the same as Ted 1
Savage Love
"Tell him about these fantasies and you do it with a smile on your face and a bone in your jock."
By Dan Savage
Stuff We Like
On issues of race, gender and sexual orientation, it's time to get on the right side of history
I'm done pretending that there are two valid sides to these issues
Lynn Cullen Live 6/30/15
Audio & Video Archive
Lynn Cullen 7/1/15
Lynn Cullen Live 7/2/15
Lynn Cullen 7/06/15
Lynn Cullen Live 7/07/15
CP Weekend Podcast - July 3 - 5, 2015
Short List: July 1-7
Creepy dolls at Unblurred; the Regatta returns; it's Christmas at KidsPlay; Smokey Robinson joins the PSO
By Mars Johnson
Affordable-ish Housing in Pittsburgh: density or destiny edition
By Michael Machosky
The mayor and the tenor: when Masloff met Pavarotti
By David S. Rotenstein
Pittsburgh’s street trees are free upon request. So why do they often go to the city’s wealthiest residents?
By James Paul
The Thunderbirds are ready for their ninth season of pro ultimate frisbee
By Colin Williams