Counter Culture: Hookah
Our mall correspondent encounters Captain Steve and parses
the differences
between hookahs and bongs
by Adam Matcho with illustration by Paulette Poullet
Local Voyeur
Renee Alberts' verbal snapshot of the bus stop
with photo by Paulette Poullet
The Bridge to Take When Things Get Serious
Lori Jakiela meditates on her relationship with
her mother,gardening, and breast size
with illustration by Paulette Poullet
Yinzer Gourmet
Our own Nicole Sebula whips up a little Kahlua Pig
It’s a Hard Knock (This American) Life: An Interview with Starlee Kine
Claire Donato talks with Starlee Kine about orphans in movies,
the greatness of Ira Glass, why she wasn’t a very good child actor,
and the difficulty of writing a really great break-up song
with illustration by Dan Wyke
Lost Yinzer
John Grochalski comes home, drinks too much,
and recites some poetry
Indie Rocker vs. Classic Rocker
Kristofer Collins signs on as our new Classic Rocker and comes out swinging
but Garrison’s still got some moves…and a really big mouth
by Kurt Garrison and Kristofer Collins
One Track Mind
Featuring The Gambler b/w Naked, If I Want To
by Kristin Blank and Kelly Ramsey
with illustration by Dan Wyke
SpottieOttieDopalicious Reflections on Cinema
Join us for a late-night screening of Boyz N The Hood
by Jonathan Moody
With illustration by Tim Brown
Three Yoi’s for Myron Cope, Literary Genius
TNY celebrates the writing career of a Pittsburgh legend
by Bob Pajich
with portrait by Paulette Poullet
Newfound Splendor: An Interview with Ed Piskor
Ed Piskor discusses life as a catoonist, working with Harvey Pekar,
and the state of the comics industry
by Kristofer Collins
with selected pages from Macedonia
Lost and Found: A Reevaluation of Brautigan and The Abortion
The first salvo of a new recurring feature where writers shine a light
on some obscure favorites in the literary game
by Kelly Ramsey
with illustration by Paulette Poullet
Material: How to Float Two Tons of Iron
A new regular column focusing on books and writers
by Brendan Kerr
Paperback Jukebox
Dave Carillo and Scott Silsbe reveal their current playlists
Four Poems
Mandelstam dixit, How Did I Feel On The Queen Mary?,
On Via Boscovich, Porcini
by Tomaz Salamun
from There Was Electricity
Fiction by Jason Bacasa
Six Short Poems
by Chelsey Minnis
Three Poems
after the peace at wedmore
the principal battleground in the french and indian war
paris at the outbreak of the revolution
by Thomas Kane
Pittsburgh Bar Crawl Tic Tac Toe
a comic by Paulette Poullet
Selection from Wizzywig Vol 2 : Hacker
a comic by Ed Piskor
TiNY Gallery
Featuring Carolyn Kelly, David Bernabo, and Kelley Krapp
videodrome
in a new column about artist-made video
Jessica Fenlon examines the art form
burdened with no history
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