The New Pittsburgh Courier: a history in images
At one time or another, everyone has dreamed of discovering buried treasure. While searching through some old boxes in the back of The New Pittsburgh...
Dionysians do it better
It’s pretty amazing that the Greeks could coin a term thousands of years ago that so aptly describes an exciting show like Galactic’s. Performing last...
Carnegie Hall hosts Artemis Quartet
Last Monday night at Carnegie Hall, the young Berlin-based Artemis Quartet performed Brahms’ “String Quartet No. 3” and Schoenberg’s “Quartet in d minor.”...
Student performers are ‘Alive and Dancing!’
St. Petersburg, 1970. Alvin Ailey’s performance of his own choreography earned him a standing ovation lasting over 20 minutes. On Sunday, “Alive and Dancing!”...
Where art meets science
The Carnegie Museum of Natural History is packed with wonders: fossilized mammoths on the first floor, carefully preserved dioramas of African animals...
Deep blue sea, great big screen
Since the 2004 release of Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11, it is no longer uncommon to find documentaries gracing the screens of your local cineplex instead...
On stage: Bugs of biblical proportions
Two new plays in Pittsburgh offer thought-provoking stories. Bug, which opened last Friday in Oakland, slices close to the heart and may not be for everyone....
Top five films of 2006
2006 may not have been the most memorable year in movie-making history, but hell, it was better than the dreck January 2007 has been serving us. Come...
'Tie a knot and hang on'
Carnegie Mellon offers its creative writing students an extensive education, with classes in subjects as diverse as nonfiction and screenwriting, many...
Big Al's Metal Shop
Just a few weeks ago, I was able to get my ears around what was supposed to be Kiss’ Alive IV. Recorded at British Columbia Place Stadium in Vancouver...
Kôgyo prints tell stories at the Frick
Tsukioka Kôgyo was, by profession, an artist. You will see his work hanging on the walls of the Frick Art Museum, just like Hubert Robert and Matteo di...
Paperhouse
Bloodyminded is a Chicago music collective often associated with “noise” music. With roughly a dozen high-quality releases under its belt since 1996,...
Everything you need to know...
Dear Janet, This is a little embarrassing, but I’m pretty inexperienced sexually. Ever since I’ve come to [Carnegie Mellon] I’ve tried to find someone...
Did you know?
100 years ago January 30, 1907 The Carnegie Tech debate club held a meeting to discuss the 1908 presidential election. With a vote of nine “ayes” against...