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Float on: Yuengling ice cream makes a triumphant return

April 17, 2014

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

April 14, 2014

Shabazz Palaces offshoot less avant-garde than it thinks

April 9, 2014

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

March 31, 2014

PigPen Theatre Co. Makes Triumphant Return to Pittsburgh

March 26, 2014

‘RoboCop’ not quite an upgrade

February 17, 2014

Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings update a retro sound

February 12, 2014

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

February 7, 2014

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

February 7, 2014

‘Madagascar’ delves into painful memories, intertwined stories

February 5, 2014

Pixies play with awe-striking precision at Carnegie Music Hall

January 28, 2014

FIDLAR lead singer talks cheap beer, Nick Offerman

January 22, 2014

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

January 15, 2014

Quick, easy soups stave off winter cold

January 13, 2014

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

January 9, 2014

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

December 21, 2013

Central Oakland house leveled after Thanksgiving Day explosion

December 1, 2013

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

November 20, 2013

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

November 18, 2013

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

November 14, 2013

‘Parlour Song’ preserves human element of despair

November 7, 2013

How mustaches are experiencing a modern day renaissance

October 24, 2013

Pitt lecturer produces new Smithsonian documentary

October 24, 2013

Glut of talented young musicians show poise as well as potential

October 16, 2013

Weekly Rundown features circus performances, ex-battle rappers

October 14, 2013

This Charming Charlie and the power of fair use

October 9, 2013

LGBTQ visual activist discusses ‘curative rape’ in South Africa

October 9, 2013

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

October 7, 2013

On Old, Danny Brown injects some reality into his revelry

October 2, 2013

Mayoral budget subject to oversight review

September 30, 2013

UPDATED: Oakland man indicted on narcotics charges

September 26, 2013

Arctic Monkeys continue to disappoint on AM

September 26, 2013

Riot grrrl gallery and foreign crime-film tops weekly rundown

September 23, 2013

Bill Burr ignores critics, focuses on comedy

September 19, 2013

Employment Guide: Independent artists face tough road to success

September 12, 2013

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

September 11, 2013

“The Big Lebowski” celebration tops Weekly Rundown

September 9, 2013

University Art Gallery rediscovers its own collection in new exhibit

September 9, 2013

STRFKR puts on delightfully oddball performance at Altar Bar

September 4, 2013

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

September 2, 2013

Black Joe Lewis comes out firing on Electric Slave

September 2, 2013

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

August 28, 2013

‘Romeo and Juliet’ graces Pittsburgh’s parks

August 28, 2013

‘Corpse flower’ draws cult crowd to Phipps Conservatory

August 27, 2013

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

August 18, 2013

Fitz and the Tantrums

July 10, 2013

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