Issue of
Vol. 24, No. 51
99 Problems
What public records reveal about the city's unmarked police units
Police records show "99 units" lack department-wide mission, regulation, oversight
"This is a police tactic that carries a very high risk of citizen harm."
By Rebecca Nuttall
99 Problems: Run-in with Jordan Miles wasn't first controversial incident for three 99-car cops
"Unless the police brass begins punishing violators, the department will never be brought under control."
By Alex Zimmerman
City Paper staffers and readers pick some of their favorite bad holiday movies
They will make you laugh and provide a safe outlet for releasing any seasonal rage
By Charlie Deitch
Casa Rasta
The Beechview Mexican-Caribbean venue expands both its space and menu at a new East Liberty location
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
Eat'n Park's sister restaurant Hello Bistro opens a third venue Downtown
"Hello Bistro is inspired by taking the things that are most popular at Eat'n Park and designing it for the next generation."
Meet coffee-cocktail evangelist Sarah Walsh
Finding new ways to blend coffee and alcohol is her passion
By Celine Roberts
April Friges' show Spectator interrogates photography's limits
The exhibit is an aggressive, though oddly dainty at times, mass of tears, puckers, folds and impulses
By Michelle Fried
Reviews of two new poetry collections by Chuck Kinder
The famed novelist and educator offers his first books of poetry
By Fred Shaw
Karen Lillis' The Paul Simon Project, Karl Hendricks' Stan Getz Isn't Coming Back
Local poet pays homage to a famous songwriter; Hendricks' short-story chapbook is re-issued
By Bill O'Driscoll
A Poem for My Father on the Seventh Month of His Sobriety
Critics' Picks, Dec. 18-24
Local shows by Bubba Sparxxx and Chicago Afrobeat Project, plus hometown shows for Joe Grushecky and White Wives
By Andy Mulkerin and Samantha Ward
Ali Spagnola's Power Move
The local musician and Internet celeb heads for Los Angeles
By Brian Conway
Punk pedigree precedes The Sicks
"What's missing in punk music these days is verse, chorus — actual songwriting."
By Andy Mulkerin
New Releases
Recent music from Coastal Remedy and Come Holy Spirit
Christmas Star at Pittsburgh Playwrights
There's a lot to like in this drama about the scars of war
By Michelle Pilecki
Foxcatcher
Bennett Miller's account of an ill-fated relationship between an Olympic wrestler and his wealthy benefactor is finely crafted, if chilly and bleak
By Al Hoff
Wild
Reese Witherspoon shoulders the task of bringing to life Cheryl Strayed's memoir about a very long walk
Annie
The popular musical about the plucky orphan gets a more contemporary re-boot
By Harry Kloman
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Hurrah! Peter Jackson's bloated adaptation is finally over
Top Five
Plenty of crowd-pleasing laughs and star cameos in a film that dabbles in sharpness
Pipe Schemes
Is Keystone XL "the linchpin for a continued expansion of the tar sands"?
Savage Love
"Unless you have a diaphragm made of marble, you're in no danger"
By Dan Savage
Stuff We Like: Holiday Edition
Lynn Cullen Live 12/17/14
Audio & Video Archive
Lynn Cullen Live 12/18/14
Lynn Cullen Live 12/19/14
Lynn Cullen Live 12/23/14
Ali Spagnola Behind the Scenes
CP Weekend Podcast - Dec. 19 - 21, 2014
By Ashley Murray and Margaret Welsh
Short List: December 17 - 23
Raunchy literary period comedy at Off the Wall; the Science Center's 21+ Holiday Party; country-rock group Marah mines Pennsy folklore; and a landscape architect's legacy in photos
The Struggle Bus w/ Back Alley Sound & Garter Shake
@ The Funhouse @ Mr. Smalls
Sat., Jan. 25, 7:30 p.m.
More Lynn Cullen Live
Bill Nye wants residents of Mars, Pa. to get a free SodaStream
By Ollie Gratzinger
Where to celebrate the Lunar New Year with authentic Chinese flavors
By Maggie Weaver
How America’s new trade deal could undermine Pittsburgh’s plastics future
By Ryan Deto
Feed a cute bird, help save Australian wildlife at the National Aviary
By Amanda Waltz
