Vol. 27, No. 19
At the Mattress Factory, artists from Northern Ireland explore oppression and injustice
Group show of installation works impresses
By Nadine Wasserman
A Carnegie Museum of Art exhibit honors the work of Pittsburgh-based architect Arthur Lubetz
Lubetz wants landmarks that improve lives
By Bill O'Driscoll
Allegheny County Judge Lester Nauhaus proposes defendant pay ‘$1 a touch’ for contact with 15-year-old girl
“Getting told I’m worth $6? It crushes me.”
By Celine Roberts
Violent Woodland Hills incidents shed light on the role of law enforcement in schools
“Do we really want to turn all of our kids into criminals? That’s not what schools are for.”
By Rebecca Addison
Focus on Unblurred
Scenes from this month’s First Friday Unblurred art-gallery crawl on Penn Avenue
By CP Staff
Brew Tours
“Nobody wants to wear lederhosen anymore.”
Pittsburgh City Paper Booze Battles: Talia Cucina & Rosticceria vs. Bar Marco
A Spring Spritz
Vienna Lager, Devils Backbone Brewing Company
$5.50/pint
Umai, in Mount Lebanon, offers fare from Thailand and Japan
Besides curries and sushi, the restaurant offers several fish specials
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
Rhubarb cake is a great way to embrace this late-spring vegetable
This one-bowl cake is so easy that I once made it with a broken arm
By Al Hoff
A North Side Hungarian restaurant holds its second annual bacon roast
Huszar’s revived old-country tradition proves popular
Friendship Bagel
Nourishment that goes beyond food
Local author publishes deeply personal journey into ethical eating
“We Honor These Animals, For By Their Death, We Gain Life.”
Andy Shauf brings a musical narrative to his new record, The Party, plays Pittsburgh May 15
“I guess I’m interested in that kind of thing: what people are really like.”
By Margaret Welsh
Nightmarathons’ members have become better with age
“It’s nice to have been in bands before and made a bunch of mistakes already.”
By Meg Fair
Blues guitarist Samantha Fish takes a soul/R&B side trip
“Our fans come to the show and they go, ‘OK, I get it!’”
By Bill Kopp
Critics' Picks, May 11-17
Check out shows this week by Eli Conley, Vanity Creeps, TWRP and more
By Alex Gordon and Meg Fair
Mastodon hits Pittsburgh with a new record, a new emphasis on vocals and the monster riffs that made them famous
The band upped the ante by making Emperor of Sand a concept album
By Bert Dalmer
The Perks of Being a Wallflower at Prime Stage
An often-affecting stage version hews to the 2012 film
By Harry Kloman
Sive at PICT Classic Theatre
Director Alan Stanford excels at this form of theater
By Stuart Sheppard
Hercules Didn’t Wade in the Water at Pittsburgh Playwrights
A play keying on Hurricane Katrina fails to fulfill its promised scope
By Ted Hoover
The Wall
It’s a battle of snipers in Doug Liman’s cat-and-mouse thriller set in Iraq
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
James Gunn’s space-actioner retains Vol. 1’s formula of goofy characters, gags and cheesy pop songs
Citizen Jane: Battle for the City
Matt Tyrnauer’s documentary profiles writer Jane Jacobs’ work, empowering urban dwellers to fight against destructive development
The 50th season of dirt-track racing gets underway at Lernerville Speedway
“This year our goal is to keep the car in one piece.”
By Billy Ludt
This week in Pittsburgh Sports History
A look back at events that you’ve either forgotten about or never heard of in the first place
By Charlie Deitch
Starling Marte, Omar Moreno, Lee Lacy highlight the middle of the order of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 30 greatest outfielders
These are the solid, reliable outfielders who fall just short of elite status
By Mike Wysocki
Savage Love
“You need to feel safe and in control.”
By Dan Savage
Lynn Cullen Live 05/10/17
Audio & Video Archive
Lynn Cullen Live 05/11/17
Lynn Cullen Live 05/12/17
Lynn Cullen Live 05/15/17
Short List: May 11-18
Celebrating John Edgar Wideman; Found Footage film festival returns; Morose & Macabre’s Atrocity Exhibition; Chris Rock at the Benedum
By Mars Johnson
A love letter, via Stormy Daniels, to the women and femmes who did not say no
By Jessie Sage
Pittsburgh loved its disco days, and Thomas Jayson packed the clubs
By Rachel Wilkinson
Pittsburgh’s top 420 events
Pittsburgh’s heaviest hardcore band No Reason to Live will never die
By Eli Enis
