Vol. 27, No. 6
Checking in with Germaine Williams, the new head of Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
“We’re no longer thinking about just stabilizing, just operating in safe mode.”
By Bill O'Driscoll
Pittsburgh offers several resources for sex workers, but the industry’s stigma keeps many from accessing them
“The biggest issue is [sex workers] not knowing where they can go and talk openly and honestly.”
By Rebecca Addison
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh professor applies math to real-life problems in Pittsburgh and around the world
“Every week is different; this last week’s topic was about Star Wars.”
By Ryan Deto
In Search Of … Personal Ads
A wistful look back at cleverly written newspaper personal ads
By Al Hoff
The boilermaker lives on
Updated or not, there’s no wrong way to drink one
By Drew Cranisky
Pittsburgh City Paper Booze Battles: Soba vs. The Foundry
Flying on gin-fuel
By Celine Roberts
N39 Chambourcin, Merlot & Cab Franc blend, Knob Hall Winery
$7/ glass, $24/750 ml bottle
By CP Staff
Classic sandwiches get great new presentations at Allison Park’s Stak Shak
Without gimmicks or pretension, Stak Shak delivers fantastic versions of food you already like
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
Forget eating healthy this Valentine’s Day
Mac-and-cheese is great for singletons — try not to cry onto your plate
By Kelly Andrews
Redhawk Coffee moves into a pop-up spot on Meyran Avenue
“We offer a quality and knowledge of coffee that’s different from anywhere else in Oakland”
The Bitter Truth
This week, Five Minutes in Food History explores bitters with Wigle Whiskey’s Jill Steiner
Lauded poet Robert Gibb scores with his new collection
The poems in After succeed in their symmetry
By Fred Shaw
Tough Guys
for Michael Wurster
By Michael Simms
Critics’ Picks, Feb. 9-15
Performances by Mykki Blanco, Martina McBride and Hamilton Leithauser and more
By Alona Williams, Margaret Welsh and Alex Gordon
New Releases
A review of Hearken's carte blanche
By Meg Fair
A monthly performance series Crawling for Culture comes to Zenith on the South Side
The Uptown Woods, Angela Autumn, Millgroves Crossing and Different Places in SPACE are on the inaugural bill
By Alex Gordon
Woody’s Order at The REP
This is a deeply moving journey
By Ted Hoover
Josh: The Black Babe Ruth at New Horizon
It isn’t so much a bio-play as a portrait of struggle
By Michelle Pilecki
Pilobolus returns with its acclaimed Shadowland
Pittsburgh-premiere work combines dance, circus arts, shadow play and more
By Steve Sucato
As One brings the story of a transgender person to opera
“It quickly moves from just retelling autobiographical experiences to something more universal.”
The 2017 Oscar-nominated documentary short films screen
Catch these on the big screen before filling out your ballot
The 2017 Oscar-nominated Live Shorts
Five short films screen theatrically before the Feb. 26 awards show
The LEGO Batman Movie
The film is presented as a parody of superhero movies that plays out a lot like a standard actioner
Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts
The short “Pear Cider and Cigarettes” is a compelling story of one man’s friendship with a troubled soul
Julieta
Pedro Almodóvar’s new film recalls Hollywood’s classic women-centered melodramas
Film Kitchen monthly films series returns with horror film ‘Don’t Let the Devil In’
The full-length is the latest from micro-budget filmmaker Courtney Fathom Sell
Despite a second straight loss, don’t count Sammy Vasquez out of the welterweight title picture
A true fighter knows it’s the getting up that really counts.
By Charlie Deitch
Armstrong County is small in stature but comes up big in local talent
Red Mihalik was considered the best by his peers and the media, and that was back before fake news and alternative facts
By Mike Wysocki
A quick look at Pittsburgh-area sports happenings
The Riverhounds return soon, and Kurt Angle makes the WWE Hall of Fame
Professional wrestler Adam Cole on Ring of Honor's return to Pittsburgh with Steel City Excellence
The current ROH Champ on the new landscape of pro wrestling
Pittsburgh Left: Why do we love overusing the word love
Having a meaningful relationship with a record album is the kind of love that only a 9-year-old can get away with
Savage Love
Fuck, marry, kill: Donald Trump, Rick Santorum, Mike Pence.
By Dan Savage
Lynn Cullen Live 02/03/17
Audio & Video Archive
Lynn Cullen Live 02/10/17
Lynn Cullen Live 02/13/17
Lynn Cullen Live 02/14/17
Lynn Cullen Live 02/08/17
Lynn Cullen Live 02/09/17
CP Podcast: Don't Blake My Heart
"Judge a book by its cover."
Love and Sex Issue
First loves, first times, sex-toy reviews, a dominatrix who’s all business and much more
Sex research can yield unexpected answers
“Everything is less disgusting when you are with someone you are more excited by.”
For Pittsburgh dominatrix Aiden Sin Flame, dominance is good business
“It’s fucking great to have someone pay you to smell your dirty shoes.”
For two decades Sassy Sensations adult stores have helped people improve their sexual health
“If everyone had a healthy sex life, maybe we wouldn’t have the issues we have.”
Pittsburghers share stories of their first times and their first loves
“So I’m about to tell you things that I only tell my closest friends.”
A few tips for having public sex in Pittsburgh
Car sex is old hat. Have sex in a monster truck.
Pittsburgh City Paper tries out a few sex toys so you don’t have to
In truth, the kit is highly effective, but there’s no escaping the fact you’re basically doing it with a robot
Short List: Feb. 8-16
John Henry comes to life in JH: Mechanics of a Legend; “Snarky Valentine” MAKEnight; Arcade Comedy fourth-anniversary weekend; Alice in Wonderland ballet
By Mars Johnson
Boldly going to the Duquesne Club and Rivers Club, where few but rich white men had once gone before
By Rachel Wilkinson
Affordable-ish Housing in Pittsburgh: Rust Belt appreciation edition
By Michael Machosky
With some learning, more local plants are edible than you think
By Rachel Bailey
Pittsburgh’s private ethnic clubs prove the city’s immigrants knew how to party
By David S. Rotenstein
