Vol. 25, No. 10
BoxHeart scours the globe for its Art Inter/National
Works range from intriguing to spectacular, and occasionally mesmerizing
By Lissa Brennan
In Pittsburgh, charter-school approval seems next to impossible, and possible changes in Harrisburg could make it even tougher
"I wouldn't say the prospects are too good for getting a charter approved."
By Rebecca Nuttall
City, county leading the region, country with paid parental leave for municipal employees
"We know when parents get to spend time with children early on, all of society benefits."
By Ashley Murray
Service Worker: Motivational speaker John Stahl-Wert helps individuals achieve satisfaction through service
"I'm far more interested in serving someone who has a dream and a passion than in serving my own."
By Abby Mendelson
Two popular breweries open new neighborhood outposts
Voodoo Brewery expands to Homestead, and Full Pint sets 'em up in Lawrenceville
By Drew Cranisky
Dinner Lab, a subscription-based, pop-up restaurant venture, makes its Pittsburgh debut
"What that means for diners is an experimental, one-of-a-kind experience."
By Charlie Deitch
One Thirty One East
This Carnegie restaurant presents a confident tour of intriguingly combined flavors, in a coolly elegant setting
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
Enabler's Jeff Lohrber uses a revolving-door lineup to his advantage
"If you don't like the band because someone isn't there, you didn't like the band in the first place."
By Margaret Welsh
Outside of the box: Multiple influences merge to create Badboxes
"We live in a culture that can be very hard on people. We so often need to tweak ourselves in order to fit into a certain category."
By Seth Pfannenschmidt
Point Park's new record label signs its first artist, singer-songwriter Hannah Jenkins
Jenkins' reference points fit nicely into pop's current obsession with folky singer-songwriters who ooze tasteful amounts of heartbreak
By Shawn Cooke
Critic's Picks, March 5-11
Shows by Cannibal Ox, Jonathan Richman, Charlie Parr, and two chances to see Cashmere Cat
New Releases
Reviews of Records by The Silver Thread and Greg Hoy
The last piece of August Wilson's playwrighting legacy comes home
"This is an opportunity to see, ‘Where do the ideas and attitudes of August Wilson come from?'"
By Bill O'Driscoll
Boeing Boeing at CLO Cabaret
What irritates me about sex farces is the way the playwright transforms the cad into a loving, monogamous husband
By Ted Hoover
Ghosts at Off the Wall
The play is an exercise in gradually dismantling 19th-century mores
By Tyler Plosia
The Boy Friend at Point Park Conservatory
Even as musicals go, The Boy Friend is light fare
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre offers three masterworks by three choreographic giants
Pieces by Robbins, Kylián and Morris are featured
By Steve Sucato
Leviathan
Andrey Zvyagintsev's multi-layered drama depicts a Russian everyman fighting against institutional corruption
By Al Hoff
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Everybody is up to the same thing in this sequel to the 2011 hit about British retirees in India
Focus
Plenty of this caper gets by — like any good con — on the easy charm and good looks of its stars
The Lazarus Effect
This clunky horror thriller makes a good case for simply staying dead
These Final Hours
In this Australian indie, a man and girl look for closure during Earth's last hours
Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead
Zombies have overrun the bush in this Australian horror-comedy
Film Kitchen
Short films from local and independent artist are the focus of this monthly screening
Savage Love
"Break up now, before his feelings of rejection and your feelings of resentment metastasize into an explosive case of mutual loathing."
By Dan Savage
Stuff We Like
Lynn Cullen Live 3/4/15
Audio & Video Archive
Lynn Cullen Live 3/5/15
Lynn Cullen Live 3/6/15
Lynn Cullen Live 3/09/15
Lynn Cullen Live 3/10/15
Director, Actor talk about August Wilson's How I Learned What I Learned - CP TV
Hear from Co-Creator and Director Todd Kreidler and Actor Eugene Lee
Short List: March 5 - 8
New photography shows at 707 and 709 Penn; Autumn House poetry reading at Chatham; comedian Brian Posehn at the Rex; Kenny Barron and Cyrille Aimee at MCG Jazz
By Mars Johnson
The choices are few but the stakes are high in Pa.'s upcoming primary
By Colin Williams
Dave and Andy's says goodbye, Construction Junction turns 25 with wine, and more Pittsburgh food news
By Rachel Wilkinson
Power-ranking the Pirates' 2024 walkup music
The cassette-tape comeback has reached Pittsburgh's record stores
By Ethan Beck
