Vol. 21, No. 14
Does Sandow Birk's American Qu'ran foster interfaith understanding, or merely court more controversy?
By Savannah Schroll Guz
Artist Jesse Hulcher's STRAIGHT OUTTA CompUSA wittily deconstructs the foibles of a digital world.
By Bill O'Driscoll
Bill Putnam's war photos are faces of battle, not in battle.
By Lucy Steigerwald
Street Sense: After 20 years, no end to the mystery of Pittsburgh streets
By Jane Bernstein
Controversial Pittsburgh Public School Board member Mark Brentley facing three challengers in upcoming primary
By Chris Young
Allegheny County Port Authority Faces Even Harder Times, Choices in the Future
By Lauren Daley-Maurer
Gas companies waging PR battle over Marcellus Shale
Pittsburgh Schools, Pitt 're-examining' relationship at University Prep School
On the Record with syndicated sex columnist Dan Savage
By Chris Potter
On the Record with UPMC researcher Dr. Brian Primack
By Charlie Deitch
Stirring Things Up
By Brian Tierney
Brillobox weekly pub quiz puts patrons to the test
Mesob Across America
By Andy Mulkerin
MauraMori Café
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
Gluuteny Bakery
A dynamic new graphic novel tells the story of Roberto Clemente.
By David Davis
Red Bull Music Academy reaches out to local musicians
By Margaret Welsh
Question Mark and the Mysterians
By Mike Shanley
Record Store Day: Local stores offer sales and exclusive releases on April 16
Critics' Picks
DJ Terry Lee
Five questions with Mike Watt
Dance Alloy has a new show -- and a new home for its mainstage productions.
By Steve Sucato
Mercy & The Firefly
By Robert Isenberg
Bricolage stages the outrageous Hunter Gatherers
Maria de Buenos Aires
By Gordon Spencer
Agnes of God and The Elephant Man
By Ted Hoover
As You Like It
By Michelle Pilecki
Speak Now
The Amish Project
Jane Eyre
A Yorkshire lass finds love and anguish in this well-produced film
By Harry Kloman
Win Win
Go go to Paul McCarthy sweet, funny film about family
By Al Hoff
The Big Uneasy
A documentary investigates how human error led to Hurricane Katrina damage
The Elephant in the Living Room
An eye-opening doc about the deadly exotic pets your neighbors might own
Hanna
One assassin becomes the target of another in this fizzled thriller
Hop
An animated comedy that suggests Easter can be made as crass as Christmas
Of Gods and Men
A drama about monks in a troubled land, balancing faith and survival
Soul Surfer
An upbeat bio-doc about a teen-age athlete undaunted by a tough blow
Savage Love
By Dan Savage
Good Cop/Bad Cop
Short List: Week of April 7 - 14
By Mars Johnson
Affordable-ish Housing in Pittsburgh: The g-word edition
By Michael Machosky
Pittsburgh loved its disco days, and Thomas Jayson packed the clubs
By Rachel Wilkinson
The cassette-tape comeback has reached Pittsburgh's record stores
By Ethan Beck
A love letter, via Stormy Daniels, to the women and femmes who did not say no
By Jessie Sage
