Going to see a theatrical show usually means a time to sit back and relax. For those attending Corningworks’ The Tipping Point, now showing at 25 Carrick through Sun., Jan. 30, audiences should expect to be put through intense moments of confusion, anxiety, and discomfort...

When Pittsburgh-based hip-hop artist Sean Ski began to rewatch one of his favorite shows, The Sopranos, during the pandemic, he was surprised at how many others were revisiting the HBO hit, which ended in 2007. “It’s always had such a huge following, but it definitely made a comeback worldwide during the pandemic,” Ski says...

In the LGBTQ community, there is a perpetual focus on youth, leaving older members of the community out of conversations about culture, what equality looks like, and more. This is an unfortunate reality, as many of our LGBTQ elders have a wealth of knowledge about life to share with us...

Allegheny County COVID-19 information as of Jan. 21 Number of new positive cases in Allegheny County: 2,149 Number of today's new coronavirus deaths in Allegheny County: 14...

There’s been nothing if not a surplus of great beer coming out of Pittsburgh these past few years, and 2021 was no different. As the industry continues to surge, and more places experiment, refine, and define what makes a great beer, just about everywhere you turned, a brewery was pouring something killer...

UPDATE, Jan. 21: JUST KIDDING. In a statement on Jan. 19, Turzai announced he would not be running for governor...

An ongoing file of the best (and worst) city lists Pittsburgh gets ranked on in 2022

It's neverending. Year after year, month after month, Pittsburgh is named the best (or worst) city on a national list...

Musician Ella Williams performs under the name Squirrel Flower, making emotionally charged music about life's big questions, from the problems everyone faces as they grow up to climate change. William's voice is smoky and powerful...

“Wrestling is for Everyone” — that’s the credo Enjoy Wrestling lives by. That means delivering all the bombast, theatrics, and physicality for which the popular sport is known, all while representing what they describe as “a wide variety of races, genders, and sexual orientations.”

Notice: Because of the rise in cases and the surge of Omicron in the county, many of these venues hosting events now require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test for entry. If you attend any of these events, please note this and give yourself time to get a test in the required time frame...

Lynn is joined today by Historian Jared N. Day. They are discussing the current political landscape, the supreme court, the justice department, Trump's republican party and more...

On Jan. 18, the Coffee Tree Union Twitter account announced they have filed four new Unfair Labor Practice charges against their employer. An unfair labor practice is an action by an employer that violates the National Labor Relations Act, which protects one’s right to join, organize, or help a union...

“You must keep working.” So Yusufe Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima) is told, and tells himself, in Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s brilliant new, award-winning film Drive My Car. It’s one of the most common and destructive things we can convince ourselves of in the wake of grief, the notion that if we just keep going about our day, the feeling will simply fade into the banality. With his latest work — opening on Thu., Jan. 20 at the Harris Theater — Hamaguchi aims to crumble the walls between grief and work...

Lawmakers have yet to give final approval to new congressional and legislative district maps

Uncertainty around the once-a-decade redrawing of Pennsylvania’s political topography continued this week, amid a last-minute effort from Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf to offer his own compromise plan and continued court proceedings. As of Jan. 19, lawmakers had yet to give final approval to new congressional and legislative district maps...

Pittsburgh is often the brunt of many a joke about bad drivers and Pittsburgh lefts, but the reality is our streets, our roads, are just built different. Walking around the city as a pedestrian or being driven around as a passenger, you see a lot of totally wild structural choices...

Opponents argue the legislation will hurt public schools and lead to higher taxes

A proposal to increase the tax credit caps for businesses that donate money to scholarship funds for private schools advanced out of a Senate committee Wednesday, with the author claiming it will “save lives.” Opponents, however, argue the legislation will hurt public schools and lead to higher taxes...

Lynn is talking about a series of 8 films on Turner Classic Movies played on Martin Luther King Jr. day. The films were sparked by the conflicts of the 1968 Democratic Convention and looked at civil rights issues of that period...

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Self-help teachers and New Age gurus are fond of using metaphors about opening doors. They provide a lot of advice that encourages us to knock on doors, scout around for doors that are open just a crack, find keys to unlock doors, and even kick down doors...

Plus, an interview with a funk/jazz/rock outfit from Pittsburgh

Welcome to the first 2022 installation of Soulshowmike’s Album Picks. I normally focus on full releases in this column, then wrap the year with a December compilation of the year’s best...

Seven days of must-see arts and cultural happenings

Thu., Jan. 20 COMEDY • IRL Comedian Hasan Minhaj brings his one-man show The King's Jester to the Benedum Center. Minhaj is best known for his work on The Daily Show, and for Patriot Act, an award-winning weekly show he used to educate his audience on the pressing issues of the world, including the election process, taxes, the eviction crisis, and the murder of George Floyd...