Last Week Tonight With John Oliver. Sure, daily news is good, but we dig hanging out with our newsweekly brethren at HBO’s Last Week Tonight. Oliver’s “long form” forays into ‘Net neutrality, FIFA and nutritional supplements are as illuminating as they are gut-busting, and HBO has generously posted them on YouTube (for now).
The Two Escobars. Bummed because your team lost in the World Cup? Nothing could be as bad as the travails of Colombia’s national “narco-soccer” team in the 1990s, when its fortunes and those of its captain, Andreas Escobar, were intertwined with Andreas’ cousin, Pablo Escobar, and his powerful Medellin drug cartel. One of the best of ESPN’s “30 for 30” film series. On DVD and Netflix.
MoWa Yoga Presents: Practice of the Pods. This summer, beginners and experts can practice yoga on the pods of the Mount Washington Overlook Wednesday evenings through Aug. 27. Space is limited. Contact mowayogapittsburgh@gmail.com.
Cavacini Landscaping and Garden Center. Tucked just below Butler Street, it’s easy to miss. But it’s got seedlings and all kinds of garden supplies, plus helpful staff, and you don’t have to deal with the Home Depot parking lot. 51st Street, Lawrenceville
This article appears in Jul 2-8, 2014.
While I have no doubt that this section will eventually become a regular part of my City Paper reading experience, I was shocked, saddened, and dismayed to discover this in place of my favorite section of the City Paper; the Ink Well crossword puzzle! Say it ain’t so! Will there be NO return of thr CP crossword? That is my #1 favorite part of the City Paper, with Savage Love and News of the Weird following closely behind.
What sets the CP crossword apart from the rest is the fun, irreverent answers and the challenges that they bring because you can’t cheat using sites like “One Across” as you are able to do with the more “traditional” crossword puzzles. It is/was a truly unique puzzle and with all the buzz about “neuroplasticity” and brain training going around, I feel like this is a truly epic loss to my brain’s weekly routine!
Please don’t leave us crossword lovers out in the cold! For years, I have worked on these puzzles with friends, family, and even strangers on the bus; it is a bonding experience, truly, and the fact that it’s free makes it even more indispensable in my life! I very much hope that the paper will bring the crossword back because it has saved me countless hours of boredom, allowed me to open up and cooperate with others in the pursuit of answers, and has no doubt brought many a smile to my face when I have filled in those boxes, knowing that I am aware of the correct answer.
My favorite clue? “It delivers the hits”…the answer: bong 🙂
Hey Lucas!
As the staff crossword junkie, I feel compelled to give you a quick reply — just so you know, the weekly Ink Well puzzle was discontinued by its constructor, who recently took a faculty job at a university. I think he’ll still be making puzzles, but not on a weekly basis. When he let us know (he’s a syndicated constructor, so his puzzle ran in other publications too), we had to decide whether to pick up another puzzle or replace it with some other localized content. Stuff We Like is a concept we’d toyed with for a while, and we didn’t have a spot to fit it into the paper, so we decided to replace the puzzle with this feature. Maybe someday in the future we’ll reconsider, or come up with additional space, and pick up a puzzle again — nothing’s ever set in stone. Just wanted to make it clear, though, that we didn’t drop Ink Well; it was a great puzzle, but its author wasn’t able to carry on with it.
Glad you enjoyed for all those years, and hope you enjoy Stuff We Like!
andy