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Float on: Yuengling ice cream makes a triumphant return

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
April 17, 2014

Music to turn down to: SZA’s melancholy new EP

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
April 14, 2014

Shabazz Palaces offshoot less avant-garde than it thinks

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
April 9, 2014

‘The Secret Life of Robots’ Shows Robots’ Human Side

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
March 31, 2014

PigPen Theatre Co. Makes Triumphant Return to Pittsburgh

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
March 26, 2014

‘RoboCop’ not quite an upgrade

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
February 17, 2014

Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings update a retro sound

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
February 12, 2014

Employment Guide: ‘Kicking and Screaming’ a source of relief for college grads

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
February 7, 2014

Employment Guide: Writers deserve credit for work ethic, not love of booze

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
February 7, 2014

‘Madagascar’ delves into painful memories, intertwined stories

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
February 5, 2014

Pixies play with awe-striking precision at Carnegie Music Hall

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
January 28, 2014

FIDLAR lead singer talks cheap beer, Nick Offerman

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
January 22, 2014

Welcome to Archer vice: FX let’s top show make a huge shift

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
January 15, 2014

Quick, easy soups stave off winter cold

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
January 13, 2014

All hail the King of Trolls: Why Armond White matters.

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
January 9, 2014

‘The Wolf of Wall Street:’ Scorsese’s dumbed down ode to stock market’s criminal element

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
December 21, 2013

Central Oakland house leveled after Thanksgiving Day explosion

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
December 1, 2013

A defense of the cocktail, and a guide to the old fashioned

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
November 20, 2013

Pitt graduate fights for health care reform, one film at a time

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
November 18, 2013

Pittsburgh Public Theater’s ‘True West’ suffers from campy excess

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
November 14, 2013

‘Parlour Song’ preserves human element of despair

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
November 7, 2013

How mustaches are experiencing a modern day renaissance

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
October 24, 2013

Pitt lecturer produces new Smithsonian documentary

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
October 24, 2013

Glut of talented young musicians show poise as well as potential

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
October 16, 2013

Weekly Rundown features circus performances, ex-battle rappers

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
October 14, 2013

This Charming Charlie and the power of fair use

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
October 9, 2013

LGBTQ visual activist discusses ‘curative rape’ in South Africa

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
October 9, 2013

Pittsburgh’s LGBT film festival and more in the weekly rundown

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
October 7, 2013

On Old, Danny Brown injects some reality into his revelry

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
October 2, 2013

Mayoral budget subject to oversight review

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
September 30, 2013

UPDATED: Oakland man indicted on narcotics charges

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
September 26, 2013

Arctic Monkeys continue to disappoint on AM

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
September 26, 2013

Riot grrrl gallery and foreign crime-film tops weekly rundown

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
September 23, 2013

Bill Burr ignores critics, focuses on comedy

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
September 19, 2013

Employment Guide: Independent artists face tough road to success

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
September 12, 2013

Live and let die: Why we don’t need International Cassette Store Day.

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
September 11, 2013

“The Big Lebowski” celebration tops Weekly Rundown

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
September 9, 2013

University Art Gallery rediscovers its own collection in new exhibit

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
September 9, 2013

STRFKR puts on delightfully oddball performance at Altar Bar

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
September 4, 2013

Weekly Rundown: ‘The Lion King’ and local food festival

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
September 2, 2013

Black Joe Lewis comes out firing on Electric Slave

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
September 2, 2013

‘Daily Show’ Correspondent Al Madrigal discusses his early days in stand up

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
August 28, 2013

‘Romeo and Juliet’ graces Pittsburgh’s parks

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
August 28, 2013

‘Corpse flower’ draws cult crowd to Phipps Conservatory

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
August 27, 2013

Welcome Back: PITT ARTS develops lasting bond with Pittsburgh’s art scene

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
August 18, 2013

Fitz and the Tantrums

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor
July 10, 2013