Barring Bars May Kick Other Businesses to Curb
As go South Side mega-bars, so may go the rest of Carson Street
The History Boys
The History Boys is Dead Poets Society with a master’s degree, or Fast Times at Ridgemont High where the speed is mental, not physical.
New Crime Report Strategy for East End Group
Naming arrestee names will no longer be standard practice
The Rules of the Game / Nashville
Jean Renoir’s loose plot shouldering cultural critique, the massive ensemble cast, the overlapping dialogue, criss-crossing storylines and serio-comic approach would later become touchstones of Robert Altman’s style.
Pittsburgh N’@
From www.pittsblog.blogspot.com The Truthiness about the Cupcake Class Once upon a time, a man named Richard Florida lived in Pittsburgh and taught at Carnegie Mellon University and published a book called The Rise of the Creative Class. Professor Florida argued that the future of cities like Pittsburgh lies in their ability to attract and retain…
HURRICANE ON THE BAYOU
IMAX documentary filmmaker Greg MacGillivray has a knack for happenstance. His 1998 film Everest coincidentally captured an expedition turned deadly. Perhaps he should have expected that in the summer of 2005, shooting for an IMAX documentary about Louisiana’s vanishing bayous would be interrupted by the film’s worst-case scenario: a massive hurricane that devastated New Orleans…
Rock ‘n’ Read
There’s always been a rare breed of musician who’s able to string together a few choice words in addition to a chord progression. From Dylan and Jim Morrison to Tom Verlaine, Henry Rollins, Patti Smith and Richard Hell, the high calling of rock literati has seduced many of the finest musicians and songwriters. 2006 yielded…
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM
It’s a cute idea: After the sun goes down, all the exhibits in a natural-history museum come to life. Among the nocturnal wanderers: the bones of a T-rex, Teddy Roosevelt, formerly stuffed wild beasts and thousands of tiny Romans and Old West pioneers, at perpetual odds with each other. It’s up to the sap of…
Death Penalty may be on life support
Maybe the death penalty is in decline because more people have come to believe that execution is only the second-worst sentence — after life in prison with no hope of release.
Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse
The menu is almost entirely traditional, favoring classic over creative preparations. There is one gimmick: steaks named in honor of local sports heroes.
Letters to the Editor: Dec 27 – Jan 3
Religious studies I am sure I am not the only reader to respond to the obscure and somewhat inarticulate cover of City Paper’s Dec. 20, 2006 (era vulgaris) issue. I would like to thank you for reporting on the important issue of freedom of speech on political correctness-strangled college campuses. And as our Holy Law…
Predictions for Pittsburgh culture in ’07
Hey — it could happen!
With its first paid staffer, an historic-preservation groups looks to the future.
“Preservation is a fundamental value in revitalizing communities,” says Paul.
Instant Replay in Pittsburgh Sports
I can hear you already: Please, not another boring year-end sports wrap-up. Not another banal, treacly rehash of the heroics of the Steelers, or the miracle season of Freddy Sanchez. Never fear: You won’t find that type of folderol in this column. Thinking back on the high and low points of the 2006 Pittsburgh sports…
Savage Love
This isn’t the sort of question you usually answer, but I hope you will consider it anyway. I was in a good relationship with a guy, Enis for naming’s sake, for three years. About a year ago, Enis asked me if we could have anal sex. I might lose your sympathy here, but I have…
Lemieux, Penguins Put on Ice
Phew. If I’m this bad at calculating odds, I better stay out of Don Barden’s slots parlor. I’ll admit it: I didn’t think Barden’s North Side casino proposal would beat out the Isle of Capri or Harrah’s for the city’s lone slots license. And I’m in good company. At a Dec. 20 press conference following…
Jerry’s Records welcomes new neighbors
But I’m used to the idea now that this is what I’m going to do forever.
Get Hip Recordings’ Pre-New Year’s Eve Bash
Get Hip’s switching on the distortion and kicking over the amp with a gonzo all-out bash.
Light-speed regard won’t do justice to the multimedia Nebula.
Careful observation reveals that hidden motors cause the two glass sculptures on the stand to rotate silently and slowly, eerily reflecting into the room light and color from the nearby video.
This Just In
Coyote Concerns! Summary: A story about a local coyote “invasion” that will leave you howling. Station: KDKA Channel 2 Reporter: Mary Robb Jackson When It Aired: Dec. 21 Running Time: 2 minutes, 28 seconds Visuals: * The “wilds” of Upper St. Clair. * A digital photo of a “coyote” taken by a witness. Highlights: *…
Twenty-four artists make Gestures at The Mattress Factory.
Anne Angyal’s photograph hangs above the white mantelpiece, creating “heat” above an appliance no longer capable of producing its own.
Season’s Bleatings
This time of year, City Paper’s mailbox fills up with holiday greetings from all over town. Local politicians, business leaders and other notables share their holiday cheer with us in the form of cards, letters — even the occasional arsenic-laced fruitcake. (Speaking of which, a note to the Santorums: The Penn Hills return address isn’t…
Slots of Winners in Media Coverage
It was one license for a man, one giant coverage orgy for media-kind
The Good Shepherd
Without some palpable context — that is, without making us genuinely fear the Cold War — this is all just melodrama, although often an absorbing entertainment.
