Vol. 27, No. 20
Steve Prince at 707 and 709 Penn; Ed Piskor at The ToonSeum
By Bill O'Driscoll
Pittsburgh-based podcast Trump on Earth tries to keep pace with changing environmental policy
“They’re not easy topics to talk about in five minutes.”
Jury selection in sexual-assault cases like Bill Cosby’s present unique challenges
“You have to get jurors to give up their script and listen to the evidence presented.”
By Rebecca Addison
Congressman Keith Rothfus could be in danger as three Democratic challengers step up
“The Left is so angry that I even have 3 liberal opponents who have announced their campaigns to defeat me.”
By Ryan Deto
Morose & Macabre’s annual Atrocity Exhibition returns to the Rex Theater
Scenes from the annual showcase of the bizarre, the dark and the disturbing
By CP Staff
Back to the old school with natural wine
“I fell head over heels in love with these types of wine.”
By Drew Cranisky
Pittsburgh City Paper Booze Battles: Six Penn Kitchen vs. Club Café
We test a pair of amaretto sours
By Celine Roberts
Pimm’s No. 1 Cup Liqueur
$19.99/750ml
The Railyard Tap Room, in Bridgeville, makes a good stop for inventive pub fare and plenty of beer
Scattered among the poutine, Scotch eggs, wings and burgers were a selection of Indian items
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
Really Simple Chicken in Za’atar
“Let’s share books and talk.”
By Alice Julier
Strip District pop-up shop Steel City Salt Company expands to Millvale storefront
Favorite salt mixtures include Steeltown Garlic and Herb, or the Black and Gold, mixing Hickory Smoked Sea Salt and spices
By Alex Gordon
Sound Bite: Spring Ephemerals
Seeking culinary spring jewels on the forest floor
Judith Robinson’s Carousel
Poetry and fiction explores loss and the past
By Fred Shaw
Living Off the Grid was Golden and Justified
By Kayla Berkey
At Pittsburgh’s Accessible Recording in Oakland, owner Madeleine Campbell takes the name to heart
“Do it yourself, but do it together.”
Folk singer Chastity Brown’s Silhouette of Sirens triumphs through the pain; she plays Pittsburgh’s Club Café May 22
"I’m not in that place anymore, but I can full well fucking know what it’s like to go there.”
By Charlie Deitch
Greensburg community art hub, DV8, closing after 15 years with one final show
“It’ll be fun to celebrate together one last time.”
By Meg Fair
Critics' Picks, May 17-24
Check out shows this week from Chance the Rapper, Whitney, Pharmakon and Good Dude Lojack
By Alex Gordon, Meg Fair and Hannah Lynn
New Releases
From 156/Silence and Ryan Hoffman
Attack Theatre’s latest pairs the troupe, for the first time, with outside choreographers
“We began to look at the totality of what Attack Theatre has become.”
By Steve Sucato
The Pink Unicorn at Off the Wall
A one-woman drama has many comic moments and a few tough truths
By Michelle Pilecki
Peter and the Starcatcher at Stage 62
This show’s fun is all in the theater of it
Alien: Covenant
In the Alien prequels, gross thing attacks space workers, but in slightly different settings
By Al Hoff
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Guy Ritchie’s re-do of the British legend is a royal mess
Snatched
Alas, this Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn comedy just isn’t very funny
Norman
The life and times of a New York fixer in a low-key dramedy
Hounds of Love
Ben Young’s debut is a well-constructed and deeply disturbing thriller
The Lovers
A dramedy about a longtime couple torn between their marriage and their affairs
Camp at Pittsburgh’s PNC Park helps deaf ballplayers realize that playing pro baseball is within their reach
“I want these kids to learn that they can do anything.”
Mike Wysocki wraps up his list of the best Pittsburgh Pirates of the past 50 years with three of the best outfielders in major-league history
These guys are elite
By Mike Wysocki
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
Savage Love
Her explanation is that she has this constant sensation to pee.
By Dan Savage
Lynn Cullen Live 05/22/17
Audio & Video Archive
Lynn Cullen Live 05/23/17
Lynn Cullen Live 05/16/17
Lynn Cullen Live 05/17/17
Lynn Cullen Live 05/19/17
The return of the corpse flower at Phipps Conservatory
"I think Romero was bigger, and a lot smellier"
By Carley Bonk
Summer Guide 2017
Our 2017 Summer Guide offers plenty to do, see and hear this season
Summer Music
Summer Films
Summer Arts
Summer Stage
Summer Kids
Summer Outdoors
Summer Fairs, Festivals and Special Events
Short List: May 17-25
EQT Children’s Theater Festival; the Big Wig Ball; Nigerian writer Unoma Azuah; Cirque du Soleil’s Ovo
By PJ Patella-Rey
Pittsburgh’s top 420 events
How to roll the perfect joint
Pittsburgh loved its disco days, and Thomas Jayson packed the clubs
By Rachel Wilkinson
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY April 18-24
By Rob Brezsny