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A national campaign to organize the coffee giant and protest the firing of five New York baristas, allegedly for union activity, arrives here.
- by Charlie Deitch
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Munhall's Ed Piskor talks about illustrating famed comics writer Harvey Pekar's new graphic novel, Macedonia
- by Bill O'Driscoll
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"I'm a writer and I get carried away maybe," admits Pekar.
- by Bill O'Driscoll
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The case of Pamela Lawton, which has led to demands for greater oversight of city police, is no clearer after a preliminary review.
- by Melissa Meinzer
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The deed to a North Side halfway house includes a provision barring the sale of the building until 2037.
- by Violet Law
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- by Marty Levine
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Restaurant Reviews
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An old social hall has been converted to serve our generation's finest communal function: fine dining in a funky atmosphere.
- by Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
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"Bubblegoth" is how The Gothees describe their music -- though it's almost more of a musicological experiment disguised as a band: Where does '60s and '70s bubblegum meet goth?
- by Erik Price
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The band's openness has made The Ex's penchant for collaboration and musical diversity legendary.
- by Justin Hopper
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No more will the Cubano sandwich and the gyro burrito live in harmony with rock 'n' roll. The reason? Renovations to three apartments attached to the rear of the venue.
- by Manny Theiner
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Ross' odyssey came full circle in 1991, when he met and performed for Leon Theremin himself.
- by Manny Theiner
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Not only do the artists represent the city's music with vigor and history, but together, they tell the story of musicians' post-Katrina struggles.
- by Justin Hopper
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Gilliam is habitually free with the lens, but here it is positively, madly, joyously anchorless: floating, fisheyed, drunkenly lurching as if attempting to rationalize what's senseless.
- by Bill O'Driscoll
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There's requisite action scenes and battles, but in Blood Diamond, they're backlit by the country's chief resource: diamonds.
- by Al Hoff
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Call it Reservoir Dogs meets Memento meets a twist on Stockholm Syndrome, with some climactic surprises.
- by Harry Kloman
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The surreal pseudo-narrative climaxes with a waterfall of white paper and a dramatic shot up through a brick passageway to blue sky.
- by Bill O'Driscoll
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Features
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How does it make sense to talk about contemporary work as a continuation of traditions?
- by Janera Solomon
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Literary Arts
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When "Graner" conscripted a passerby to pull a hood over his head, and asked Griffith to join him in a thumbs-up Polaroid tableau, the faux Kirk complied.
- by Bill O'Driscoll
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Theater
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If El Paso Blue is a sprawling, disjointed play, it's a highly entertaining one.
- by Ted Hoover
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Dance
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Choreographer David Shimotakahara "told us to picture what the Jerry Springer television show would look like if [Shimotakahara] choreographed it."
- by Steve Sucato
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You Had to Ask
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Question submitted Frank S. Bruno, Penn Hills
- by Chris Potter
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Left Field
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Local school poised to make overdue change
- by Jody DiPerna
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Vox Pop
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As many predicted, Air America done in by its own predictability
- by John McIntire
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