- Issue of
- Dec 18-24, 2008
- Vol. 18, No. 51
News+Features
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- Features
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Long Road Back
A crash one November night leaves scars nearly 40 years later
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- News
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Selective History
Pittsburgh was founded on industry and the backs of its workers, so why have the city's 250th birthday celebrations not been celebrating that fact?
- News
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LGBT Issues: Mayor looking for 'GLBT Council' members
Mayor taking applications for LGBT advisory panel, but some activists are concerned by the selection process.
- News
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Greener Stories
"In the last two, three years, people are knocking down our doors saying, 'How do we get involved? Help us. What do we do?'"
Food+Drink
- Restaurant Reviews
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Mad Elf
Beat the seasonal stress with this potent Pennsylvania holiday brew.
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- Restaurant Reviews
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Mateo's Pasta & Panino
Homey Italian restaurant fits the bill.
Music
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- Music Features
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Indie-rock trio Donora releases debut full-length on Rostrum Records
"It looked like a tiny city was being built in the middle of the living room."
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- Music Features
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Paramount Styles is all out of class at 31st Street Pub this week
With Failure American Style, Scott McCloud's whispery voice retains its sense of innuendo and intrigue.
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- New Releases
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Ishtar's Bellyrock offers pan-Levantine melodies and myriad influences
Some fundamentalists might hurl accusations of cultural poaching, but who cares?
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- New Releases
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Power-poppers The Lampshades are more than Alright
Vocalist Jaren Love has an off-kilter, bookish delivery akin to a Stephen Malkmus or a J. Mascis.
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- New Releases
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Black Moth Super Rainbow frontman releases solo disc Fucked Up Friends
A few tracks sound like a hybrid of soundtracks from '70s elementary-school educational films and adult films of that same era.
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- New Releases
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Ceann conjures up a fun night on the town with Making Friends
Ceann's music sets out to bring all partiers together under the common ground of, well -- partying.
- Signal to Noise
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Celebrate the holidays with silver, gold, food and ugly sweaters
Audience members are encouraged to dress in their most repulsive seasonal knits.
Film
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- Movie Reviews + Features
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
Pointless, dull update of the classic cautionary tale
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- Movie Reviews + Features
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Yes Man
Jim Carrey is a fool for you
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- Movie Reviews + Features
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The Tale of Despereaux
A fractured fairy tale in too many pieces
Arts
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- Art Reviews + Features
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At Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, Cat Chow and Jesse McLean work wonders with found objects and images.
The remainder of the works are inspired by minimalism, utilizing repetition and simple forms, and are no longer garments.
Views
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- This Just In
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This Just In: December 18 - 25
Highlights from the local TV news: Old Testament justice!
Books
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- Book Reviews + Features
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Sam McDonald's journey from "fat bastard" to published author invites questions about whether self-control can be its own kind of addiction.
"People said I was an alcoholic in the beginning and anorexic in the end. I think that's a cop-out."
- Chapter and Verse
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January, Wilson Avenue
A poem by Lori Wilson
Stage
- Theater Reviews + Features
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St. Nicholas
McPherson's writing in St. Nicholas is funny and filled with small moments of surprise.
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- Theater Reviews + Features
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A Musical Christmas Carol
Gregory hasn't made this a solid drama about memorable people.
- Theater Reviews + Features
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The Santaland Diaries and Season's Greetings
Stephen Santa's sardonic wit, charm and surprising energy propel Crumpet as he leads the audience in a Santa cheer followed by a comical techno-dance number.
