Vol. 26, No. 2
A powerful exhibit takes stock of air pollution in the region
In the Air includes work by four accomplished photographers
By Bill O'Driscoll
Warhol by the Book offers an intriguing take on early Andy
It’s simple, whimsical, frequently childlike and disingenuous
By Lissa Brennan
Three Pittsburgh psychics make predictions for 2016
“This year feels as if the energy will be on the side of cooperation, tolerance and improvement.”
By Rebecca Nuttall
Hunt Armory deal might be bad for Pittsburgh’s affordable-housing fund
Two other proposals for Shadyside site could have meant an additional $1 million for the fund
By Ryan Deto
Pittsburgh dog massager offers comfort and relief to the four-legged set
“It’s not a luxury. It’s really an intervention that has the same kind of effects as medication.”
By Marty Levine
This was the year that everyone realized Pittsburgh has a food scene
In 2015, new establishments opened at a breakneck pace
By Drew Cranisky
Pittsburgh food scene is currently awesome, but there are still some niches to be filled
What if I need an over-sized bubble-gum donut or spicy strawberry ice cream?
By Al Hoff
Sakura
The Squirrel Hill Chinese and Japanese restaurant has expanded its menu to include Xi’an cuisine
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
Reviews of recent chapbooks by local poets Robert Walicki and Stefan Lovasik
“First day, men will want to break you, / like they’ve been broken”
By Fred Shaw
With a new record and a tour with metal heavyweights Lamb of God and Anthrax, Deafheaven is ready to prove itself to skeptics
That break from convention has caused a passionate and not insignificant sect of the metal community to turn on Deafheaven and tag it as not metal enough
By Shawn Cooke
Career saxophonist and Bruce Springsteen band member Eddie Manion celebrates a new solo record at the Strand Theater
“I thought, ‘I don’t have a record that shows the way I sound on some of these standards.’”
By Margaret Welsh
Indie pop band City Steps gets synthy on its new EP
“I’ll come up with a germ of an idea and just keep working it over and over again until it turns into something.”
By Mike Shanley
Critics’ Picks, Jan. 7-13
A benefit concert for PAAR, plus performances by Some Kind of Animal, Helta Skelta and Leggy
By Alex Gordon and Andrew Woehrel
New Releases
Reviews of records by Wooly Woman and The Full Counts
By Andrew Woehrel
The Revenant
A grueling and immersive trek through savage nature with near-savage me
The winter months are a great time to catch up on smaller 2015 films you may have missed
From the struggles of teenage girls to two grown men fighting over a leg
Janis: Little Girl Blue
New doc provides an intimate and moving portrait of rock star Janis Joplin
Film Kitchen
The monthly series for independent artists offers a music-themed program
Wysocki: Patience is finally paying off for fans of Duquesne hoops
The last time the Dukes were this good, you could order Quaaludes from your friend from a phone booth
By Mike Wysocki
Savage Love
Here’s hoping your feminism involves more than penetrating a willing partner
By Dan Savage
Stuff We Like
By CP Staff
Lynn Cullen 1/6/16
Audio & Video Archive
Lynn Cullen 1/7/16
Lynn Cullen 1/8/16
Lynn Cullen 1/11/16
CP Weekend Podcast - Jan. 6-10, 2015
By Alex Gordon, Aaron Warnick and Ashley Murray
Short List: January 7 - 10
Hooking Up With The Second City; comedian Todd Glass; Redfishbowl Collective music-and-art; benefit for Zaire Brown
By Mars Johnson
Big screen, little lies: Pittsburgh is being gaslit about IMAX theaters
By Rachel Wilkinson
Highwoods wants the Soul Food Festival out of PPG Place. Organizers say that's discrimination
By Matt Petras
Move over, Pittsburgh Dad, “Cig Mom” is here
By Kate Oczypok
Now Hiring in Pittsburgh: Marijuana Dispensary Associate, Tattoo Artist, Baker, and more
By Morgan Biddle
