Vol. 22, No. 46
Gilded Age paintings by Walter Gay are a rare treat at the Frick.
He had the confidence to depart from the facts in order to emphasize the harmony of these carefully decorated spaces.
By Robert Raczka
Grounded in Victory: Obama grassroots infrastructure proved to be the difference-maker
"The ground game exceeded 2008. It was just quieter."
By Lauren Daley-Maurer
ADDING UP THE DAMAGE
LOCAL TV WINS BIG THIS ELECTION
By Charlie Deitch
Poll Vault
Despite obstacles, Allegheny County voters largely cleared the bar
By AmyJo Brown
Healthy Heart
In Wilkinsburg, Kathy Homrok provides care to those who struggle to find it anywhere else.
By Abby Mendelson
East End Brewing makes a big expansion
"As we've grown, the Pittsburgh market has grown with us."
By Hal B. Klein
Silvi's Mexican Restaurant
For East Carson Street's revelers, American and Mexican favorites, plus late-night tacos
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
Growing Interest: Outreach program gets kids into farming
"People would be surprised at how interested kids are in growing food and knowing where it comes from."
El Burro Comedor
A take-out joint offering tacos, burritos and other Cal-Mex fare opens on the North Side
Pitt professor's new history retells the Amistad slave rebellion from the Africans' point of view.
"You don't see this as a case of white people rescuing poor benighted black people."
By Bill O'Driscoll
My YouTube Video
Stephin Merritt talks comedy and rhyme in The Magnetic Fields
"I don't think I should be like Sparks and pretend there's no humor in my lyrics."
By Mike Shanley
Motorpsychos haven't lost their edge after over a decade
"I like to be all about the makeup and the sexy clothes and then go up there and kick ass."
B. White represents McKeesport in the rap game
"I wanted to come into the game as a hip-hop head and not a gimmick."
By Rory D. Webb
CD Reviews
New releases from The Armadillos, Preach Freedom and Chip DiMonick
By Andy Mulkerin
Critics' Picks: November 14 - 20
Local shows by Gilberto Gil, Bayside, Lights, Tom Russell and Rusted Root
Pitt Rep's The Compleat Female Stage Beauty
The student cast performs with the instincts and precision of actors far beyond their years.
By Robert Isenberg
Little Lake's Black Tie
The 2011 comedy portrays that endangered species: country-club Republicans.
By Michelle Pilecki
Stage 62's The Producers
David Cary and Chris Martin are extraordinarily entertaining as Max and Leo.
By Ted Hoover
Rising-star Point Park grad presents a U.S. premiere
"I have tendency to make a bit of a mess in my works."
By Steve Sucato
Lincoln
An absorbing political thriller about our 16th president
By Harry Kloman
The Sessions
John Hawkes shines in this real-life story about a disabled man seeking to fulfill his sexuality
Expatriate Games
Don't go away mad, Republicans: Just go away.
By Chris Potter
Savage Love
Lynn Cullen Live 11/14/12
Audio & Video Archive
Lynn Cullen Live 11/15/12
Lynn Cullen Live 11/16/12
Lynn Cullen Live 11/19/12
Lynn Cullen Live 11/20/12
Short List: November 14 - 20
By Mars Johnson
By some metrics, Fox Chapel is a sundown town
By David S. Rotenstein
Affordable-ish Housing in Pittsburgh: density or destiny edition
By Michael Machosky
The Thunderbirds are ready for their ninth season of pro ultimate frisbee
By Colin Williams
The mayor and the tenor: when Masloff met Pavarotti
