Vol. 22, No. 20
At the Toonseum, a traveling exhibit honors comics pioneer Will Eisner.
Recognized as a great comic artist, Eisner was simply a first-rate artist.
By Robert Raczka
Making a Living Building
By Bill O'Driscoll
No Room for Improvement: Too many hurdles doom South Side service district
"To change communities is a complex beast."
By Lauren Daley-Maurer
Amaro, an obscure Italian liquor, gains larger audience
"It's a really great way to add depth and character, and they're all so different."
By Hal B. Klein
Penn's Corner Online Farmstand is an alternative to CSA boxes
Shop local farms from home, and for exactly what you want
By Chris Potter
James Street Gastropub & Speakeasy
This North Side restaurant succeeds, riffing on the venue's storied past while hitting plenty of high notes of its own
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
Poet Robert Gibb's exacting approach serves him well in a new collection
Sheet Music feels like a tour through local art, jazz and other touchstones
By Fred Shaw
On the Record with Jacques Greene
The Montreal-based producer had us all singing "Another Girl" for months on end last year.
By Kate Magoc
Prom Night
Slices invites you to a magical night at Caliente
By Andy Mulkerin
Former fIREHOSE frontman serves up FOOD
"I told the other two guys, give me a year or two and you can quit your day jobs."
Critics' Picks
Local shows by Comeback Kid, The Polyphonic Spree, David Krakauer and Sonny Vincent, plus a CD release show for Shark Tank.
Slices is still cruising, evolving
One has to assume that the members delight somewhat in playing aggressive music without necessarily looking the black-clothes-and-tattoos part.
Local actor finds success with online puppet comedy
"Do I bust my butt at an audition and not get looked at, or do I do something that I feel is substantial?"
Warhol musical POP! has bite
We are inside looking around rather than outsiders staring in
By Ted Hoover
"Happy Ending" & "Day of Absence"
The plays are often funny, though none of the laughs is a comfortable chuckle
By Michelle Pilecki
Dark Shadows
Tim Burton and Johnny Depp put their studiously idiosyncratic spin of the 1960s soap, to no avail
By Harry Kloman
The Dictator
Sacha Baron Cohen switches gears, delivering another button-pushing protagonist, but in a scripted fish-out-of-water comedy
By Al Hoff
Crooked Arrows
A ragtag lacrosse team taps their Native American heritage
Elles
A journalist working on a story about prostitution is the catalyst for exploring sex and power in this French drama
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Good performances from stalwart British actors save this oddly old-fashioned dramedy
Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview
In this 1995 interview, Jobs talks early Apple, what went wrong, and about the future
Savage Love
Beat cops don't generally give the benefit of the doubt to guys rubbing 'em out in public toilets.
Lynn Cullen Live 05/16/12
Audio & Video Archive
Lynn Cullen Live 05/17/12
Lynn Cullen Live 05/21/12
Lynn Cullen Live 05/22/12
2012 Urban Garden Party
Twelve Angry Men
At Stage 62, everybody gets a chance to shine
Short List: May 16 - 23
By Mars Johnson
The choices are few but the stakes are high in Pa.'s upcoming primary
By Colin Williams
These eco-friendly Pittsburgh restaurants are putting in the work to be sustainable
By Aakanksha Agarwal
Clay Pittsburgh fires up pottery community with studio tours, big plans for the future
By Amanda Waltz
Now Hiring in Pittsburgh: Public Source, Powdermill Nature Reserve, Cinderlands Beer Co., and more
By Morgan Biddle
