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Art of the Dealnew
There's big money in studying art ... if you own the school.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
03-17-2008 |
Education
Tags: Education
The Sweet Lifenew
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is set in England on the eve of World War II and offers pretty, slinky dresses; a bit of bed-hopping; and lies, lies, lies. But as a parlor comedy, it guarantees both a lighter journey and an uncomplicated, upbeat conclusion.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Al Hoff |
03-10-2008 |
Reviews
How Much Can a Two-man Percussion Group Do?new
In the course of a set, Loop 2.4.3 can roam through all of the colors of the percussion world, from marimba and steel drums to gongs from Asian temples and Chinese opera.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Manny Theiner |
03-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Batterie, Loop 2.4.3
Calling All Cupcake Heroesnew
At Laurie Woodward's blog Cupcake Hero (slush.wordpress.com/cupcake-hero), the battle to produce a winning small frosted cake is strictly friendly.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Al Hoff |
03-10-2008 |
Food+Drink
This University is a Jokenew
Although Duquesne probably wouldn't put them in a brochure, the local university has launched the careers of several Pittsburgh comedians, including Mo Mozuch, Gab Bonesso, Jesse Joyce and newcomer T. Jones.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
03-10-2008 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Pittsburgh's Abortion Clinic 'Bubble Zones' Upheldnew
A protester thought the city's bubble zones around abortion clinics was infringing on her free speech. A federal judge recently told her she was wrong.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Melissa Meinzer |
03-10-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Pennsylvania Again Trying to Ban Gay Marriagenew
Some state legislators are again trying to pass a state constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, despite a losing effort in 2006.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Marty Levine |
03-10-2008 |
LGBT
Pete Travis Misses the Marknew
The president's been shot! In Vantage Point , a vaguely political action thriller, the president of the United States gets shot a lot.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Al Hoff |
03-03-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Pete Travis, Vantage Point
A Conversation with Ani DiFranconew
With the release of her new double-CD retrospective Canon, DiFranco has finally begun to slow down from the warp-speed career she's been riding since 1990, throughout which she toured constantly and released a record about once a year.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Justin Jacobs |
03-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ani DiFranco, Canon
Will Surveillance Cameras Make Pittsburgh Any Safer?new
When security-tech expert Bruce Schneier hears that millions of dollars are coming to Pittsburgh from the federal government to put surveillance cameras on our bridges, buildings and highways, "I just sigh and think, 'More money wasted.'"
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Marty Levine |
03-03-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Elizabeth Kolbert Shares Her 'Field Notes From a Catastrophe'new
Global warming's gone mainstream, in part due to Al Gore, and partially due to Kolbert's 2006 release of Field Notes.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
03-03-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Why the Inattention?new
A Pittsburgh author and historian asks why we're not marking the bicentennial of the abolition of the slave trade.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
02-25-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
'Taxi to the Dark Side' Examines Torturenew
Alex Gibney's film is a devastating investigation into how the war on terror has corrupted our nation's values.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Al Hoff |
02-25-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Alex Gibney, Taxi to the Dark Side
Sort Of Records Gears Up for Sort-of Two Year Anniversarynew
And if Sort Of's current expansion is any indication, as major labels' financial woes make headlines month after month, it's a good time to be the little guy.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
02-25-2008 |
Music
Songwriting Collective Company Borrows From Byrds, Buffalos and Voltronnew
The songwriting collective's latest album, Old Baby, comes from a different place than most of us live in today, sharing more in ethos and feel with The Band and Dylan's Basement Tapes than with the contemporary music scene.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
02-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
