Vol. 26, No. 1
The Year in Visual Art
Thinking Outside and Inside the Box in 2015
By Robert Raczka
Forbidden Fruit takes Meissen porcelain to the edge of irreverence
It’s not a decadence rich with pleasure; it’s the decadence of consumption
By Lissa Brennan
The most popular Pittsburgh City Paper stories of 2015
From the Delta Foundation to Dick Dale, and police videos to GOP-debate bingo cards, here’s where you spent your time on our website
By Ashley Murray
The Top 10 City Paper stories of 2015
Marijuana, police, LGBT issues dominate this year’s list
By Ryan Deto, Ashley Murray and Rebecca Nuttall
The 2015 Urine Review
For the first time since 2006, reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis are on the rise
By Em DeMarco
Your favorite Pittsburgh City Paper videos of 2015
From medical marijuana to police arrests, and a metal frontwoman to fracking protests, here’s what you watched
Your favorite @PGHCityPaper Instagram, Twitter and Facebook posts of 2015
From the professional to the amateur, these were the most-liked Instagram posts on our @PGHCityPaper account
Our favorite Pittsburgh City Paper covers of 2015
Art director Lisa Cunningham chooses her favorite 2015 City Paper covers
By Lisa Cunningham
The drinks menu at Justin Severino’s new venture looks to Spain
Cider, gin and tonics are among the picks at Morcilla
By Celine Roberts
Breakneck Tavern
A lively menu and a deep appreciation are highlights of this Mars gastropub
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
At Lawrenceville’s Butterwood Bake Consortium, the focus is on dessert
“It’s got people talking because there’s nothing like it.”
By Margaret Welsh
Five notable locally sourced books from 2015
Looking back on the year’s fiction, nonfiction and poetry
By Bill O'Driscoll
Our writers offer music-related predictions, recommendations and wishes for 2016
Earlier shows, more all-ages venues and a Wu Tang Album Generator app
By CP Staff
Pittsburgh punk band No Time gets ready to release a long-awaited record
“We wanted something more fun, a more simplistic style.”
New Releases
A review of Jasiri X’s Black Liberation Theology
By Shawn Cooke
Critics’ Picks, Dec. 31-Jan. 6
New Years Eve concerts by Norm Nardini and Rusted Root, plus parties featuring local punk bands and DJs
By Andrew Woehrel
Six Game-Changing Productions of 2015
This handful of shows set a high bar
By Steve Sucato
Most Memorable Spaces in 2015 Theater
Shows that best approached their venues as integral
By Michelle Pilecki
The Hateful Eight
Quentin Tarantino’s Western-ish dark comedy will please fans, annoy others
By Al Hoff
Hitchcock/Truffaut
Kent Jones’ new documentary recaps the influential 1960s conversations between Alfred Hitchcock and French director Francois Truffaut
Joy
This quirky dramedy about a mop-making mom is a misfire despite its A-list cast
Theeb
An affecting coming-of-age tale set among the Bedouins, just as World War I is rewriting their way of life
Point Break
Some ridiculous plot holds together extreme-sports stunts in this pointless remak
Wysocki’s Best and Worst awards for 2015
Poor Fake Pedro, it’s not easy sort of resembling a baseball player who hits .236.
By Mike Wysocki
Savage Love
“Maybe he could ask her to set up a three-way with a man they both like so he can face the dragon, so to speak.”
By Dan Savage
Stuff We Like
Lynn Cullen 1/5/2016
Audio & Video Archive
Lynn Cullen 1/4/2016
CP Weekend Podcast - Dec. 31, 2015 - Jan. 3, 2016
By Celine Roberts, Aaron Warnick and Ashley Murray
Short List: December 31 - January 6
Public ice-skating rinks; First Night on New Year’s Eve; Steve Byrne at the Improv; The Wizard of Oz as a stage musical
By Heather Schor
Big screen, little lies: Pittsburgh is being gaslit about IMAX theaters
By Rachel Wilkinson
Drink and be merry at these Pittsburgh holiday pop-up bars
By Amanda Waltz
Whimsical Christmas cocktails, a soup surprise, extra cozy coffee, and more Pittsburgh food news
By Ali Trachta
The Millvale Food + Energy Hub reopens to celebrate local nonprofits
By Matt Petras
