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‘The Doomsday Clock at 75′ explores how the cultural icon keeps tick, tick, ticking away
CHICAGO — The Doomsday Clock was born in 1947 in Chicago, a Cold War baby delivered as the illustration for the first cover of a new magazine, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. It was set at 7 minutes to midnight, an indication of how close a team of revered...
Pickle-flavored what?! Check out some unusual Picklesburgh items
Picklesburgh is upon us! The annual gathering for connoisseurs of all things pickles, Picklesburgh, is set for this Friday through Sunday on the Rachel Carson Bridge and Riverside on the 10th Street Bypass in Downtown Pittsburgh. If there’s one thing we know about Picklesburgh, it’s an event that stretches the...
Heard faces high legal hurdles seeking to reverse Depp win
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — The Johnny Depp-Amber Heard libel trial, which generated intense interest for two months earlier this year as a livestreamed, no-holds-barred soap opera featuring one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, is not fading away quietly. Earlier this month, Heard’s lawyers filed a 51-page motion asking Judge Penney Azcarate...
Facing fraud charges, ‘Yellowstone’ star Q’orianka Kilcher gets snarky on Instagram
LOS ANGELES — “Yellowstone” actor Q’orianka Kilcher says you’re “as smart as paste” if you believe that she illegally collected nearly $100,000 in disability benefits while working on the hit TV series. After it was announced Monday that she was charged with two felony counts of workers’ compensation fraud, Kilcher...
3 charged in scheme to sell stolen ‘Hotel California’ notes
NEW YORK — A rock memorabilia dealer and two other men were charged Tuesday with scheming to sell allegedly ill-gotten, handwritten lyrics to the classic rock juggernaut “Hotel California” and other hits by the Eagles. Prosecutors said the trio lied to auction houses and buyers about the manuscripts’ fuzzy chain...
Bruce Springsteen tour skips Pittsburgh, so far
No Boss in the ‘Burgh. At least not yet. Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band are embarking on a U.S. tour next year — but Pittsburgh is not on the list of stops so far. Related: • Pittsburgh area concert calendar • Pittsburgh has plenty of places that have...
Kerr Memorial Museum in Oakmont marks 20 years
A building at the corner of Oakmont’s Delaware Avenue and Fourth Street holds special memories for borough resident Jane Foster. “I had Virginia Kerr as a seventh- and eighth-grade teacher,” she said about the woman who lived there her entire life. “She was a friend of our family, because my...
Emmy nominations: Michael Keaton lands nod for ‘Dopesick’; ‘Succession,’ ‘Squid Game’ score big
The 2022 Emmy Award nominations, honoring the best in linear TV, cable and streaming, recognized the work for Pittsburgh native Michael Keaton, who is up for outstanding lead actor in a limited series for his role in Hulu’s “Dopesick,” which also received a best limited/anthology series nomination. While ABC’s “Abbott...
In ‘Ms. Marvel’, Muslim fans see a reflection of their lives
LOS ANGELES — Jumana Zakir knows who she is going to be for Halloween this year. Hint: Her new favorite superhero is a lot like her — female, teen, Muslim, American and “totally awesome.” “Kamala Khan is me,” said the exuberant 13-year-old from Anaheim, California. “She is just like me.”...
‘This Is Us’ star Mandy Moore talks about the tricky sleepless balance of motherhood and music
MINNEAPOLIS — Maybe the signs were already there. Mandy Moore phoned last month three concerts into her first tour in 15 years. Her joy of being back in front of a live audience was palpable, but one could sense her trying to mask the stress of being on the road...
Compass Inn Museum exhibit in Laughlintown explores ‘Fabric of Our Lives’
The evolution of technology used in textile production is the focus of the new exhibit “The Fabric of Our Lives: 1,000 Years of Textile Innovation,” at Compass Inn Museum in Laughlintown. The display allows the museum to showcase items not often highlighted at the historic stagecoach stop. The site interprets...
Pickles & Giggles comedy show brings power of Picklesburgh into Downtown
Rojo Perez is one of four headliners for the Pickles & Giggles Comedy Showcase, slated for 8 p.m. Thursday on the eve of Picklesburgh in the Byham Theater in Downtown Pittsburgh. Presented by the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, in conjunction with the National Comedy Center of Jamestown, N.Y., it’s the first...
‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ scores franchise best debut
Four movies in, Thor is still bringing the hammer down at the box office. ” Thor: Love and Thunder ” earned $143 million in its opening weekend in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. It’s a franchise best for the God of Thunder and another success story of the...
Out & About: Painters show plein air works at Greensburg Art Center
Greensburg Art Center issued artists the challenge of packing up their paints and easels and taking to the city streets and country roads for “Plein Aire 15601,” the center’s first exhibition of works created “en plein air” — a fancy French phrase simply meaning “outdoors.” An opening reception was held...
Out & About: The Westmoreland’s ‘Summer Saturday’ offers food, music, fun
A bite to eat, a cool drink, live music, games and good friends make for a perfect summer evening. All those ingredients went into the mix for the July 9 “Summer Saturday: Together Together” event on the terrace of The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg. The Benvenuti’s Pizza...
Shawn Mendes postpones Pittsburgh show, citing mental health concerns
Singer Shawn Mendes has postponed his upcoming Pittsburgh concert. In an Instagram post, the 23-year-old cited mental health concerns as the reason he is pushing back 12 shows from “Wonder: The World Tour” over the next three weeks. “After speaking with my team and health professionals, I need to take...
Vernon Winfrey, Oprah’s father, dies at 89
Oprah Winfrey’s father, Vernon Winfrey, has died at the age of 89. Oprah confirmed in an Instagram post that her father died in Nashville, Tennessee, on Friday. “Yesterday with family surrounding his bedside I had the sacred honor of witnessing the man responsible for my life, take his last breath,”...
Artist teaches how to turn invasive Japanese knotweed into crafting material
When Albert Pantone runs out of paper, he just heads to the nearest stand of invasive Japanese knotweed. “We always think of trees when it comes to paper, but anything with fibers can be used to make paper,” said Pantone, owner of Knot Just Weeds in Braddock. “You can even...
‘Sopranos’ actor Tony Sirico, ‘Paulie Walnuts,’ dies at 79
Tony Sirico, who played the impeccably groomed mobster Paulie Walnuts in “The Sopranos” and brought his tough-guy swagger to films including “Goodfellas,” died Friday. He was 79. Sirico died at an assisted living facility in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, said his manager, Bob McGowen. There was no immediate information on the...
Larry Storch, zany Cpl. Agarn on TV’s ‘F Troop,’ dies at 99
LOS ANGELES — Larry Storch, the rubber-faced comic whose long career in theater, movies and television was capped by his “F Troop” role as zany Cpl. Agarn in the 1960s spoof of Western frontier TV shows, died Friday. Storch was 99. Storch died of natural causes early Friday in his...
Beyond buffets and slots: Casinos double down on fine art
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The Louvre, The Museum of Modern Art and … the Hard Rock? Hoping to expand their appeal beyond the slot machine and buffet crowd, some casinos are turning to fine art galleries or exhibitions to bring in new business from customers who might not otherwise visit...
Saint Vincent Summer Theatre stages ‘Lend Me a Tenor’
There’s a lot of door slamming in Saint Vincent Summer Theatre’s upcoming production of “Lend Me a Tenor.” The frenetic action is central to the plot of playwright Ken Ludwig’s popular farce, mixing subterfuge with mistaken identity, according to SVST producing artistic director Greggory Brandt. The show will be staged...
Roy Moore’s $95 million defamation suit against Sacha Baron Cohen rejected
An appeals court on Thursday rejected a $95 million defamation lawsuit against Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen filed by former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, who said he was tricked into a television appearance that lampooned sexual misconduct accusations against him. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in...
TV Talk: WPXI-TV names weekend morning anchor; Pittsburgh native exits ‘Jeopardy!’ role
Following the departure of news anchor Joe Arena, WPXI-TV reporter Alyssa Raymond will take over as Channel 11’s weekend morning anchor effective this weekend. A 2007 Moon Area High School grad, Raymond joined WPXI in 2020 and has been a general assignment reporter weekday mornings as well as a fill-in...
‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ creator Takahashi Kazuki found dead off Japanese coast at age 60
Takahashi Kazuki, who created the wildly popular “Yu-Gi-Oh!” entertainment franchise, has died at age 60, according to a report. Kazuki was found dead Wednesday in the water near the Japanese coastal city of Nago, prompting an investigation, the Japanese public broadcast company NHK reported, according to Variety. There were said...
