Upset Stomachs
If Pitt fans could kid themselves that the program was still relevant, they’re becoming more and more disabused of that notion.
No Time Like the Present
A poem by Samuel Hazo
Brunton’s Dairy Farm
Using a straw for this chocolate milk may damage your embouchure and dash any hopes for a tuba-playing career.
Horns of a Dilemma
It’s been a frustrating year for Maria Lupinacci. For 13 months now, the South Sider, and co-author of the lefty blog 2 political junkies (http://2politicaljunkies.blogspot.com), has watched Mayor Luke Ravenstahl with increasing alarm. She was bothered by Ravenstahl’s midnight flight to New York City with Ron Burkle, the billionaire co-owner of the Penguins. Then came…
Production Procedures Productions releases fifth annual Halloween Compilation
It’s just about time to dress up like someone you’re not and beg for candy — what a lot of Pittsburgh guys and gals already do most weekend nights anyway.
The Third Degree
A few weeks ago, when Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and Republican challenger Mark DeSantis both appeared at a Duquesne Club forum, Ravenstahl would only speak after DeSantis left the room. A lot was made of the incident in the media, but at least DeSantis got to speak eventually. Tony Oliva, a Libertarian running for mayor, would…
Moving Past the Primary Stage
In the upcoming general election, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl gets a nod, but he does not get a pass from me — or many others. Luke enjoys going to expensive golf outings, on plane rides and having other treats. Fine with me, as long as the city Ethics Board says it’s within bounds. But don’t…
Savage Love
I think my 5-year-old nephew is probably gay. Most of the reasons are superficial (he says that Zac Efron is really cute), but I also have a hunch. If he is gay, it’s cool by me. The problem is my brother also thinks his son might be gay and he is NOT cool with it.…
Chihuly at Phipps bridges the gap between nature and glass art.
A spectacular 15-foot tower of cobalt and chartreuse tendrils is alive with vibration and movement, part creeping vine and part Medusan snake.
The America Play
Maslow imaginatively stages parts of this as almost vaudevillian, or a minstrel show, with actor Garbie Dukes displaying amazing virtuosity as the narrator and Lincoln impersonator.
Author Dave Eggers and Valentino Achak Deng, collaborators on the novel What Is What, visit Pittsburgh.
Eggers has said that Deng’s voice was so compelling that it had to be preserved, and that at times he wasn’t sure whether he was writing about Deng or helping Deng write his own book.
Theatre Festival in Black and White
Ade has constructed a riveting one-room epic about politics and disillusion, told in achingly human terms.
Pittsburgh n’@
From: mondesishouse.blogspot.com Your Obligatory Ticket Update — UPDATED AGAIN I’ve received many an e-mail since the story broke concerning 37,000 unpaid tickets in Pittsburgh and the pending arrest warrants of those who don’t square up in the next 30 days. Many concerned citizens have taken the liberty of looking up local athletes on the county’s…
Good Black Don’t Crack
This routine of under-rehearsed, awkwardly staged plays is getting tiresome, if only because we expect more from Pittsburgh’s oldest existing African-American company.
Letters to the Editor: Oct 24 – 31
Feedback from our readers: Dissecting “Bodies” … a final word on transwoman Jessi Seams
Aristocratic Folk
As is traditional with this region’s dances, the women maintain an air of aloofness while the men do all the showing off, from acrobatic flips and bravura leaps to deep-knee-bend kicks and dancing on their tip-toes.
Whiskey Rebellion II
County wants to fund Port Authority with drink tax, but tavern owners aren’t bellying up to the bar without a fight
This Just In: Oct 24 – 31
Highlights from the local TV news: Protect Yourself from toxic toys! … French fries revealed!
Women’s Groups back police domestic violence law; FOP says butt out
Local activists may be applauding council’s proposed legislation to deal with concerns about city police officers charged with domestic violence, but police union officials say council’s actions are out of line.
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre takes on Don Quixote.
Kumiko is a rising star at PBT: She shot from apprentice to the second-highest rank of soloist in just four years, and is fast approaching that blend of experience, stage presence and technique that will propel her to the rank of principal.
Etna man discovers not all employment ads are legit
Mike Wolfe thought he found his dream job in a classified ad, until he realized the company wanted to be the ones to get paid.
Lo Bello’s Fifth Avenue Spaghetti House
Those who are blessed enough to have Italian grandmothers have assured us that the clichés about always having a tray of lasagna at the ready and pinching young cheeks to a rosy sheen are all true. For the rest of us, there’s Rose Lo Bello.
Maria Bamford, on tour with The Comedians of Comedy, talks peer pressure, raisins and global warming.
“It seems like now people are more accepting of global warming, like, ‘Let’s see what the Arctic’s going to be like. Let’s see if we can put condos up there.'”
Lars and the Real Girl
This is the story of a withdrawn, 27-year-old Wisconsin office drone who has a bittersweet relationship with an inflatable doll that he buys on the Internet. Really.
Punk legends The Saints play 31st Street Pub
“I’m not rich enough to be a permanent tourist, or a kept woman. And I find the fact that I can travel the world playing music — that just astonishes me.”
Into the Wild
This is Sean Penn’s adaptation of Jon Krakauer’s best-selling account of McCandless’ curious odyssey — from dropping out of suburban life to his eventual death, alone in the woods of Alaska.
Fusion guitarist Matt Hudson brings his quartet to two area venues
“We really want to make an attempt to reach people who aren’t just fusion heads.”
The Pittsburgh International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
The 22nd annual festival continues with entertaining and provocative feature films, documentaries and shorts highlighting the gay, lesbian and transgendered experience.
A Conversation with Paul McCarthy
You know that guy who patrols the South Side on his black Honda Big Ruckus scooter with the “Ron Paul for President” sticker, blasting music — often classical or opera? That’s Paul McCarthy, a retired electrician and Vietnam-era Army veteran. McCarthy, 60, spoke with City Paper at the Beehive Coffeehouse in the company of…
Local label Polar Recordings releases Folklore Vol. 1
The standout tracks are Kevin Finn’s two contributions, both of which suggest an epic sweep and broader emotional significance.
