Vol. 26, No. 47
DATA MATRIX at Wood Street Galleries
A digital projection offers information overload
By Lissa Brennan
With a new book, climate scientist Michael E. Mann continues his battle against denialism
“The hardest-hitting commentary is in fact in the cartoons.”
By Bill O'Driscoll
Pittsburgh City Paper: Fighting the good fight for 25 years and counting
We’ve been called commies, fascists, socialists, relevant, irrelevant, independent, sellouts and everything else in between
By Charlie Deitch
Pittsburghers are choosing different paths in their fight against Trump’s presidency
“I think we all need to stand in solidarity right now.”
By Rebecca Addison
Pittsburgh immigrants fearful in wake of Donald Trump’s election victory
“The community feels unsafe, we don’t know what will happen when we go outside.”
By Ryan Deto
Word Up
By CP Staff
Weird Pittsburgh: Dental heists, pistol-packin’ mascots and driving on the government teat
Why is the county sheriff celebrating his birthday like a 9-year-old with rich parents?
By Nick Keppler
Batched drinks for happier holiday parties
Tips for successfully scaling up your favorite cocktail
By Drew Cranisky
Pittsburgh City Paper Booze Battles: Butcher and the Rye vs. The Allegheny Wine Mixer
Cocktails with sparkling wine
By Celine Roberts
Tempranillo, Rioja
Price: $ 38-98/bottle
Café 33, in Squirrel Hill, brings Taiwanese cuisine to Pittsburgh
Expect potstickers, scallion pancakes and soup dumplings, but also marinated turnips and jellyfish with celery
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
DiAnoia’s Eatery in the Strip District makes a play for breakfast, lunch and dinner
Options range from breakfast and coffee to New York deli to Italian fine dining
Burger for the Brokenhearted
“Sliced raw onion (you’re single now, live it up)”
By Kelly Andrews
Part Two: The agony and the ecstasy of Pittsburgh Brewing Company, brewers of Iron City Beer
Australian billionaire and yachtsman Alan Bond buys out Pittsburgh Brewing Company in an effort to compete with Budweiser
Historian Douglas Brinkley talks about Franklin Roosevelt’s environmental ethic
“They were the symbol of life, trees, for FDR.”
Marc Nieson’s School House: Lessons on Love and Landscape
The memoir is admirably soul-searching but not well written
By Stuart Sheppard
Because it’s Safe to Walk Here at Night
By Nancy Koerbel
The political always finds its way into Ted Leo’s music … even when it’s hard to write about
“I was, and remain, sort of baffled that we are where we’re at, in a way that I find actually hard to address in song.”
By Margaret Welsh
On Gotta Get Back, North Carolina-born Seth Walker gets in touch with his roots
“What was that fire that got me buzzin’ at the beginning?”
By Mike Shanley
New Releases
Reviews of records by Brown Angel and Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing
Pittsburgh-based Claye Green’s Warrior trilogy is hardcore relaxing
As Blue Soul Ten, Claye Greene makes expertly produced smooth R&B
By Alex Gordon
The Sea at Point Park Conservatory Theatre Company
It’s neither comedy nor tragedy, realistic nor surreal
Hair at University of Pittsburgh Stages
All the vibrancy redoubles the power of the lyrics’ anti-war refrain
Last Train to Nibroc at Little Lake
If you’re going to trod such well-worn ground, you’d better bring something new to the party
By Ted Hoover
The Music Man at Stage 62
A lighthearted classic provides agreeable diversion
By Gerard Stanley Hornby
The Three Rivers Film Festival marks its 35th year in Pittsburgh
The schedule offers new documentaries, indie film, foreign movies and a restored silent
By Al Hoff
Arrival
Denis Villeneuve’s alien-contact think-piece encourages thoughtful communication
The Edge of Seventeen
A lively coming-of-age comedy that resolves in a positive fashion
The Love Witch
Anna Biller’s film is a kicky homage to 1960s and ’70s gloriously cheesy horror films
Certain Women
Kelly Reichardt’s latest drama looks at the daily lives of four Montana women
Pittsburgh’s Steel City Yellow Jackets still getting buzz in their third season
“It’s going to be a highlight reel.”
By Zack Zeigler
Covered Story
Since Donald Trump is apparently bringing the steel industry back to Pittsburgh, maybe he’ll revive Schenley High as well
Schenley’s roster of impressive former students is bigly
By Mike Wysocki
Savage Love
Sex, partnered or solo, makes life better and people shouldn’t feel guilty at this uncertain and fearful moment in our nation’s history.
By Dan Savage
Lynn Cullen Live 11/15/16
Audio & Video Archive
Lynn Cullen Live 11/16/16
Lynn Cullen Live 11/17/16
Lynn Cullen Live 11/18/16
Lynn Cullen Live 11/21/16
Short List: Nov 16-20
Three Days in the Country at Kinetic Theatre; a trans South Asian performance duo at the Carnegie; the PGH Vintage Mixer is back; You Doom Chunx at UnSmoke
By Mars Johnson
Affordable-ish Housing in Pittsburgh: density or destiny edition
By Michael Machosky
The mayor and the tenor: when Masloff met Pavarotti
By David S. Rotenstein
Pittsburgh’s street trees are free upon request. So why do they often go to the city’s wealthiest residents?
By James Paul
The Thunderbirds are ready for their ninth season of pro ultimate frisbee
By Colin Williams
