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Vol. 27, No. 39
After a period of improved Pittsburgh police-community relations, do recent brutality allegations signal a backslide to the bad old days?
“We have these incidents coming around like we haven’t seen in a while.”
By Rebecca Addison
Fired janitors at Pittsburgh’s Ellis School raise concerns over custodial workers’ pay and role in the black community
“For a school that prides itself about women empowerment, it is a slap in the face.”
By Ryan Deto
Still Going Strong: Weird Paul Celebrates 33 Years of Vlogging
“I would talk and babble into cassettes for hours. It was a way you could listen to yourself, if nobody else was going to listen to you.”
By Hannah Lynn
An antiwar poem by Jimmy Cvetic: Square peg into a round hole or a letter to God
I listened to the war stories over a beer, and then it hit me in the chest like a bullet fired from a sniper
By CP Staff
Racist vandalism apparently targeted at Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin not removed for days after request
“If you let it go, that means it is OK. Things can escalate.”
Szechuan Spice brings a menu of spicy Chinese food to Shadyside
It is a welcome addition to the local array of authentic, regional Chinese restaurants
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
808 Cafe brings quick, inexpensive and tasty lunchtime fare to Downtown
“We’ve been doing this so long, we’ve got it down to a science.”
By Alex Gordon
We Need to Talk
“There should be someone for everyone to trust and feel comfortable talking to about really sensitive things that happen in the industry.”
By Celine Roberts
Clément Canne Bleue Rhum Agricole
$33.09/750ml
Pittsburgh City Paper Booze Battles: Muddy Waters Oyster Bar vs. The Pines
This week, two bars tackle Death in the Afternoon
This butternut squash and apple soup is a great pick for fall
It’s a perfect choice after finding a rogue squash growing on the sidewalk
By Al Hoff
What Hath Night to Do With Sleep at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
Stephanie Armbruster’s abstracts explore the experience of travel
By Lissa Brennan
Plans for the Pittsburgh International Airport renovation leave a lot to be desired
The current presentation looks nothing like Pittsburgh at all
By Charles Rosenblum
Matthew Newton explores the history and mystique of the shopping mall
Local writer’s book is part critique, part memoir
By Jody DiPerna
Works by local authors: new young-adult science-fiction novel and a Gettysburg travelogue
Joshua David Bellin's Freefall, W. Stephen Coleman’s Discovering Gettysburg
By Bill O'Driscoll
After 30 years, Pixies are sounding comfortable and maybe that’s OK
“When it happens, they get the real shit, not the fake bullshit, not an act.”
A crowded stage is nothing new for Broken Social Scene
“I don’t know how many people will be onstage when we get to Pittsburgh.”
By Mike Shanley
Pittsburgh’s Descendants of Crom music fest is a 17-band dream for metal fans
“All the fans, the bands, we are all descendants of Crom.”
By Meg Fair
New Local Releases: Killer of Sheep
New Local Releases: The Stapletons
Critics' Pick: Tony Lucca at Club Cafe
Critics' Pick: Thrival Festival
Critics' Pick: The Growlers at Mr. Smalls
Critics' Pick: Wye Oak at Club Cafe
Critics' Pick: Perturbator at Spirit
Middletown at Little Lake Theatre
Eno may think he’s being moving and profound, but really he’s just twee and irritating
By Ted Hoover
Vintage Hitchcock at South Park Theatre
It’s a highly clever production with a pitch-perfect cast
By Gwendolyn Kiste
Texture Contemporary Ballet looks to go Boundless
“I have some dancers in sneakers, some in socks and some in pointe shoes.”
By Steve Sucato
Napping Princess tops a week of Japanese animation at Row House
Kenji Kamiyama’s film mixes genres into an entertaining hybrid
Dave Made a Maze
Fantastic hand-crafted sets and stop-motion animation bring this film to life
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
It’s an unnecessary but sort-of fun sequel to the 2014 spy spoof
The Villainess
A Korean action film with a confusing plot, but lots of ultra-violent action and stunts
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Audio & Video Archive
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Dan Savage takes questions from a live studio audience
Donald Trump is president and we could all be dead tomorrow. Don’t delay.
By Dan Savage
Is signing Jaromir Jagr the key to a Pittsburgh Penguins threepeat?
Reuniting Lemieux and Jagr for a second shot at a threepeat is the stuff of Hollywood movies
By Josh King
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
Since Major League Baseball’s reorganization in 1995, the Pirates have not once won a division title, and that sucks
Even the Reds have three banners, for crying out loud
By Mike Wysocki
Short List: Sept. 28 - Oct. 5
Honoring “white savage” Simon Girty; Thrival returns; East Texas Hot Links at Pittsburgh Playwrights; Lori Jakiela’s latest book launch
Nights of Grief and Mystery
@ This Is Red
Tue., Oct. 15, 7-9:30 p.m.
More Lynn Cullen Live
U.S. Steel exec out after company loses billions in value; still given $1.4 million payout
Q&A with the partner of a sex worker — my husband
By Jessie Sage
Documentary The Last Scene needs your photos and videos from early 2000s emo and pop-punk shows
Exhibit to commemorate Miles Saal's art and promote advocacy for mental health awareness in the Pittsburgh African American arts community
