The Return Of Fish Fry Fridays 2016 Edition

Pittsburgh Fish Fry

Lent will be here in three weeks and we are revving up to bring back a popular feature #FishFryFridays – our review of regional fish fry events. In 2014, we visited five fries. Unfortunately, we slacked off in 2015 and only visited one (or maybe two?) One of our biggest challenges is timing – Laura […]

Review: The Danish Girl

Spoilers. Last week, Ledcat and I went to AMC Loews at the Waterfront to see ‘The Danish Girl.’ This is one of my least favorite movie theaters because of its slightly shabby condition, a fact not helped with the introduction of self-serve soda fountains. Still, AMC brings in the lesser known films on a regular […]

Win Tickets to See ‘Yinz ‘R Scrooged’ at Bricolage Sat Matinee

yinz 'r scrooged

This is fun. The folks at Bricolage liked our review of the holiday Midnight Radio show Yinz ‘R Scrooged so much that they offered us two tickets to giveaway for Saturday’s matinee performance. So if you’d like to win 2 tickets for a 2 PM performance on this Saturday, December 19 – do this! Leave […]

‘Scared of Sarah’ Intense Exploration of Family, Relationships

I’ve been referring to this play by Off The Wall Productions as a play about autism, but I must amend that now having watched the play for myself. Lily and Sam are wrestling with the fact that Lily is unexpectedly pregnant, a turn of events that generates the usual array of fears about finances, parenting […]

Enter to win Dark Sky Island from Enya #Giveaway

Enya Giveaway

DARK SKY ISLAND the new album from the internationally renowned singer ENYA Featuring “Echoes in Rain” Out November 20 Amazon: http://po.st/aDSIdlx iTunes: http://po.st/iDSIdlx http://enya.com http://facebook.com/officialenya http://twitter.com/official_enya http://instagram.com/official_enya How To Enter! We are giving away two copies of this album. Leave a comment below telling us why Enya speaks to you. You must be 18+ and […]

Yinz ‘R Scrooged Explores Classic Themes With Pittsburgh Twist

yinz 'r scrooged

If you haven’t been to a performance of Midnight Radio at Bricolage theater, you are missing a terrific show (or shows) in the style of a 1940’s radio program.  The final show of the season is a ‘Pittsburgh flavored’ take on the Charles Dickens holiday classic. Written by Tami Dixon, Yinz ‘R Scrooged introduces us […]

Enter to Win A Head Full of Dreams From Coldplay! #Giveaway

Coldplay Album Giveaway

Enter to win A Head Full of Dreams from Coldplay! A HEAD FULL OF DREAMS the new album from COLDPLAY Including “Adventure Of A Lifetime” and “Hymn For The Weekend” – the band’s collaboration with Beyoncé Out Now! CD: http://smarturl.it/AHFODamazon Vinyl: http://smarturl.it/AHFODamznvnyl MP3: http://smarturl.it/AHFODamznmp3 http://coldplay.com http://facebook.com/coldplay http://twitter.com/coldplay http://instagram.com/coldplay #AHFOD   How To Enter! We are […]

Enter to Win A Gift of Love from Bette Midler! #Giveaway

Bette Midler Giveaway

A Gift of Love a new collection of 18 love songs from global superstar Bette Midler Including highlights from studio albums and soundtracks recorded for both Atlantic Records and Warner Bros. between 1976 and 2014. Available December 4. Digital: http://smarturl.it/AGiftOfLoveIT CD: http://smarturl.it/AGiftOfLove A GIFT OF LOVE Track Listing: 1. “Favorite Waste Of Time” 2. “In […]

’10 Days in a Madhouse’ Is Just a Terrible Movie

Nellie Bly Movie

Let me start here – I really wanted to like this movie. As an adult woman from Pittsburgh living with mental illness, I have mad respect (see what I did there?) for Nellie Bly and I hoped that this movie version of her investigation into the mental health system of her day would contribute a […]

Enter to Win Delirium from Ellie Goulding #Giveaway

Ellie Goulding giveaway

DELIRIUM the new album from ELLIE GOULDING Featuring the hit single “On My Mind” and “Something In The Way You Move” Out NOW: http://ell.li/DELIRIUMiT http://elliegoulding.com http://facebook.com/elliegoulding http://twitter.com/elliegoulding http://instagram.com/elliegoulding #Delirium To Enter: You must 18+ and live in the continental United States. You may not have won anything from this site in the past 30 days. […]