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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





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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




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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




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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




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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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