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Dear Readers, Today marks exactly 21 years since I started working at Pittsburgh City Paper.

When I first walked into City Paper’s offices on Oct. 3, 1997, I was fresh out of college, a recent graduate from Point Park with a journalism and communications degree, hired for a part-time graphic design position laying out the classifieds section.

When I first discovered City Paper on a walk through Downtown one afternoon in college, it was like a secret world opening up. Coming from a small town in central Pennsylvania, the paper was unlike anything I’d ever seen before, introducing me to parts of the city I had never even known existed.

I want to give that feeling back to our readers. I’m proud and humbled to accept the position of Editorin-Chief of the very paper I’ve worked so hard for all these years.

You might not recognize me. I prefer being behind the scenes. But if you’ve picked up a paper in the last 21 years, you’ve seen my work. I served as art director for 13 years, designing every cover and laying out each week’s issue since 2005. I also have been responsible for hiring all of our photographers and illustrators.

City Paper isn’t about me, though. The artists who work with us, the writers on our staff, all the people in our stories — they are what makes City Paper special.

It isn’t any one person. It’s all of us and all of you.

You might not notice any immediate changes.

We’ve already been mixing things up for the past few months under outgoing editor Rob Rossi. He has been a great leader and mentor to our staff, and together, the two of us have brought on new staffers who you’ve seen in our pages already: photographer/videographer Jared Wickerham has been capturing beautiful images for months, starting with his coverage of the Antwon Rose protests back in June, to this week’s photo essay of the Pirates, shot exclusively on Polaroids — 100 percent his concept and vision.

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OCT. 3-10, 2018 VOLUME 28 + ISSUE 40

New senior writer Amanda Waltz joins staff writer Hannah Lynn in bringing incredible arts coverage to our pages. Amanda’s recent oral history on the Night of the Living Dead’s 50th anniversary was, well, killer.

Don’t miss Amanda and Hannah’s pieces on true crime later in this issue.

I’m also happy to introduce staff writer Jordan Snowden, whose main focus is music. She also loves literature and has a great eye for witches’ hats (see page 36.) We’ve also discovered a hidden talent: office coordinator Maggie Weaver expressed an interest in contributing stories when she first started, and we’ve been blown away by what she’s turned in. Maggie now contributes as a staff writer every week, including food reviews.

All of these talented folks join managing editor Alex Gordon and senior writer Ryan Deto, two amazing writers who have helped this paper grow for years. I wouldn’t be able to do this job half as well without them.

All of us help put out a free paper every week. But we also work alongside digital media manager Josh Oswald, who joined the family this summer to spearhead multimedia initiatives. (We’re free online, too.)

You’ve also already been reading featured columnists Gab Bonesso and Tereneh Idia. On page 45, you’ll meet Jessie Sage, a local writer, public speaker, sex worker and our newest columnist. Peepshow, her sex and social justice column, begins this week.

What else is to come? What else would you like to see?

This is your City Paper, Pittsburgh. What stories do you want us to tell? We can’t wait to hear from you.

— Lisa Cunningham lcunning@pghcitypaper.com Follow me on Twitter @trashyleesuh

Editor-In-Chief LISA CUNNINGHAM Outgoing Editor ROB ROSSI Associate Publisher JUSTIN MATASE Director of Operations KEVIN SHEPHERD Managing Editor ALEX GORDON Senior Writers RYAN DETO, AMANDA WALTZ Staff Writers HANNAH LYNN, JORDAN SNOWDEN Photographer/Videographer JARED WICKERHAM Digital Media Manager JOSH OSWALD Marketing and Promotions Coordinator CONNOR MARSHMAN Graphic Designers MAYA PUSKARIC, JEFF SCHRECKENGOST Senior Sales Representative BLAKE LEWIS Sales Representatives KAITLIN OLIVER, NICK PAGANO Digital Development Manager RYAN CROYLE Office Coordinator MAGGIE WEAVER Advertising Sales Assistant TAYLOR PASQUARELLI Circulation Manager JEFF ENGBARTH Featured Contributors REGE BEHE, GAB BONESSO, LYNN CULLEN, CRAIG MRUSEK, STEVE SUCATO Intern ALEX POPICHAK Office Administrator RODNEY REGAN National Advertising Representative VMG ADVERTISING 1.888.278.9866 OR 1.212.475.2529 Publisher EAGLE MEDIA CORP.

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On the move?

New to town, or just a new neighborhood? If you haven’t tried transit before maybe now is the time. Port Authority has convenient and frequent service to and from the urban areas of Pittsburgh.

East Liberty is the heart of the East End’s transit service. Many Port Authority bus routes use the East Busway to bypass local traffic including the P1 and P3 from East Liberty’s busway station which offer quick rides to Downtown and Oakland. Various other routes have stops on Penn Ave. and serve just about anywhere in the East End of the city.

Living Downtown? You CAN get anywhere from here. You can catch a bus or T to almost anywhere in Allegheny County. Groceries in the Strip District, take the 88. For all the flavor of Lawrenceville the 91 works. Nearly all of Port Authority's 100 routes travel in and out of Downtown.

For more neighborhoods go to onthemove.portauthority.org and make this town your own.

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PHOTO ESSAY

OLD IS NEW

BY JARED WICKERHAM // JWICKERHAM@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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H MY GOD, is that a Polaroid?!”

I must’ve heard that a hundred times while covering various Pirates games at PNC Park on Sundays during this baseball season.

It was, in fact, a Polaroid.

With real Polaroid film (recently re-acquired from Impossible) and its original flash attachment that still fired successfully all 10 times I used it.

To be specific, it was a Polaroid SX-70 Model 1, made from 1977 and into the 1980s. The model lasted longer than the uniforms the Pirates wore in the late 1970s, the same uniforms they wore when winning Game 7 of the 1979 World Series, the same uniforms they’ve been wearing for Sunday home games the past few seasons.

Photographing these games this way felt different (obviously). Instead of carrying around a ton of heavy gear and long lenses, I was free to frame my shots. (The shots weren’t free; each photo costs around $3.) I had to get close.

Thankfully, players were incredibly receptive to the idea. David Freese stopped and asked about my assignment. Starling Marte, a guy who has undoubtedly been photographed a million times by hundreds of photographers, wanted to make sure he could get a copy of the Polaroid. Even the new guy, Chris Archer, asked for portraits with his teammates.

I had an absolute blast making these pictures. I hope you have as much fun looking at them as I had taking them.

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The 5th Judicial District of Pennsylvania and Allegheny County Pretrial Services urges you to enjoy your weekend out in Pittsburgh but

make the right choice,

don’t drink & drive.

This project was two years in the making for me, so I want to make sure I thank some people: Rob Rossi and Lisa Cunningham at City Paper for allowing me this opportunity to be creative and run with my idea; Jim Trdinich and Dan Hart at the Pirates for allowing me to document the team in an unusual way.

Follow staff photographer Jared Wickerham on Twitter @WickPhoto

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Attila Domos handcycles around the Highland Park bike track.

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HISTORY’S HAND

BY REGE BEHE // CPCONTRIBUTORS@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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day, Attila Domos rides endless laps on his hand cycle at the Bud Harris Cycling Track in Highland Park.

Like a jockey urging on a thoroughbred racehorse, he pumps the hand pedals, willing himself around a half-mile loop.

This exercises’ monotony is occasionally excruciating, but necessary for his quest. Starting at 5 p.m., October 6, Domos will attempt to break the world record for most miles hand-cycled in 24 hours.

“It’s totally brutal,” says Domos. “After 12 hours, that’s when it really gets hard.

Your body wants to quit, your brain wants to quit, and they both agree you

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should quit.”

Domos is not a quitter. In 1993, a fall left him paralyzed from the waist down just after his band, Big Bad Wolf, signed a contract with a Cleveland record label.

This Squirrel Hill native has since devoted himself to hand-cycling, writing a selfpublished memoir, Because You Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Chase Your Dreams, and releasing solo records.

Two years ago, he unofficially broke the world record (403.8 miles) by 3.9 miles at the Bud Harris loop, but it didn’t count because of the track’s banked turns. Last year, Domos traveled to Borrego Springs, Calif., for another attempt at the record.

A series of mishaps — including his

bike being shipped to a Mexican border town, and a bladder infection — doomed that effort. “Everything went wrong in Borrego Springs,” Domos says. “I totally appreciate now how hard it is, whether it’s the Pirates, the Penguins, or the Steelers, to go on the road and win. There are so many distractions.”

Domos thinks trying to break the record at home will make a difference.

With the help of former WTAE news anchor Wendy Bell, he’s garnered numerous sponsors. His mechanics and support staff will be on hand. Two film crews will document the attempt. And Uber’s test track is the perfect venue to break the record because of its pristine condition

and wide left turns (and one right-hand turn) that will make it easy for Domos to maintain his speed.

But according to Kenny Bestine, a member of Domos’ support crew and a fellow hand-cyclist, weather conditions — rain or high temperatures will make Domos’ task more difficult — are minor considerations compared to the mental stress.

Think about how exhausted one feels after driving 400 miles. Imagine cycling the same distance while attempting to do something no one else has done before. Bestine compares the first pursuit of any world record to jumping into a pool and being shocked by cold water. On a

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second try, the shock is anticipated, but the adjustment is no easier.

“The first attempt, he gave away a piece of himself, whether he knows it or not,” Bestine says. “When he tried it out West, he gave away another piece of himself. He’s going to face that mental part of it again. … He’s either going to eat the bear, or the bear is going to eat him.”

Danny Chew, a legendary Pittsburgh cyclist who twice won the Race Across America, says Domos must average at least 18 mph in order to break the record. He must limit time off the hand cycle to no more than 15 minutes during the entire 24-hour trial or risk losing momentum.

“He has to be able to get through the mental highs and lows,” says Chew, who was paralyzed during a freakish bicycle crash in Ohio two years ago. “It’s tough to stay awake and he has to work through the tough hours of the night. I think because he’s a night owl and he usually doesn’t get up until noon, starting at 5 p.m. is a better idea.”

For the mental challenge of the race, Chew advises breaking the race into chunks of around 50 miles apiece.

“When I was in the Race Across America, I was just worried about getting to the next state-line border,” Chew says. “There were 10 states, so you only do about 300 miles until you get to the border of the next state. Then when you get there, you set a new goal to get out of that state.”

It’s nearly impossible to train for 24 hours of anything. It’s beyond impractical get ready for 24 hours on a hand-cycle.

To get to the Bud Harris Track in his lowslung bike, Domos has to dodge potholes,

pedestrians, and careless drivers. He’s been cursed and laughed at, and worst of all, ignored.

A disaster is one distracted driver away. “I don’t rely on anyone to see me,” Domos says. “You do that [and] you’re asking to get hit, and that’s what happens to a lot of bicyclists. But I feel totally safe.”

Domos has adjusted his training regimen since Borrego Springs, doing more work with weights. He thinks the “hometrack” advantage will be significant.

Despite a broken-foot injury form a couple of months ago, his fitness is peaking at the right time.

“HE HAS TO BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH THE MENTAL HIGHS AND LOWS.” Bestine is optimistic Domos can achieve his goal. “The fact that he’s going to try to do it again, that, to me, means he’s ready,” Bestine says.

Domos will counteract the inevitable mental fatigue with mathematics. His mind will automatically log the miles and hours: an 18-mph pace will yield 432 miles and a comfortable margin of error; a 17-mph per pace, 408 miles, a mere fivemile cushion. A good start is essential because it will be hard to make up time.

Asked how he rates his chances on a scale of 1-10, he answers “11.”

“If you want to break a record, you have to jump on it early and hold on for dear life,” Domos says, “because you will die as you go along.”

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BIKE MIGHT

BY TERENEH IDIA // CPCONTRIBUTORS@GABBONESSO.COM

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RACEE ELLIS Ross-pinkety-pink with magenta, ivory, and silver fringe cascading from each handlebar. That was my first bike.

At least, that is how I remember it. But there is a huge memory gap between my first bike and the bike I received as a gift last year — because I was afraid of bikes.

Not in the way people are afraid of spiders. I did not have cyclophobia. So, when someone would say “easy as riding a bike,” I would think: Who are you kidding?

In Chicago, a friend and Ironman triathlete named Derrick Milligan encouraged me to ride again, actually training me and other black women to compete in triathlons. But every time I had to ride, I was nervous. I still cannot say clearly why, but it was enough to keep me off a bike once I left Chicago.

Fast-forward to now, and I really like to ride my bicycle. I say “really like” and not “love” for several reasons. But first, there is a question that can be fairly asked: Why are you riding a bike, scaredy-cat?

To get to my studio, the options are: No. 1 — Drive. But I don’t have a car, so not an option.

No. 2 — Ride-sharing. It is lovely, but cost-prohibitive for the everyday.

No. 3 — Transit. I could take one, nearly hour-long bus ride.

No. 4 — Walk. It would take 20 minutes, and then I would have to take that one bus.

No. 5 — Transit (again). Ride two buses!

No. 6 — Bike. For 30 minutes.

So, biking is the fastest way for a car-less and frugal me to get from Point A to Point B. And thanks to the increasing number of bike lanes … Yes, I said it. I mean it. About 80 percent of my commute is either by bike lane or bike trail. In fact, if it wasn’t for the increasing number of bike lanes, I would not be riding at all.

Riding my bike means more freedom to move. It is exercise, transportation, and to some extent, community.

I am the cyclist that stops at the stop sign and red light. I do the hand signals when I am turning, and you may see me riding up onto the sidewalk to turn on the pedestrian cross signal because the bike does not register as present at an intersection. I am not perfect. I am careful.

This is “like” (not “love”) for several reasons: cars parked illegally in the bike lanes; pedestrians crossing in front of my bike, as though I am invisible; hostile drivers with their “the road belongs only to us” vibe.

Also, those cyclists who were obviously never afraid to ride, who have littleto-no care for anyone else on the road. I am not one for respectability politics, but maybe we could model the behavior we want reflected back to us?

You can learn a lot about the soul of a city from the way the roads work or do not. What does the inability of our pedestrians, drivers, and cyclists to share these roads say about Pittsburgh?

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WOOD-FIRED WINNER

BY MAGGIE WEAVER MWEAVER@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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N A NATIONAL scale, Pittsburgh is known for pierogis, pickles, and Primantis. Its pizza scene, not so much. The city can’t contend with the traditional frontrunners such as New York, Chicago, and Detroit. To level with these pizza pros, Pittsburghers had to get creative. Pizzerias took bits and pieces of tradition and invented new, Pittsburghunique pies.

Mineo’s and Aiello’s adapted the New York-style pie to produce two distinct, feud-fueling styles. Beto’s takes a Detroitstyle crust for a spin and tops it with un-melted cheese. For pizza-Burg purists, this is a disgrace, but loyalists of Beto’s swear by that cold mozzarella.

Frankstown Wood-Fired Pizza takes on a different pizza giant: Italy.

Frankstown Wood-Fired Pizza is located in Penn Hills, atop a hill in a barren parking lot. The building is worn and tiny, not much bigger than a shed.

A few tables are scattered outside the front door. I was welcomed by a trash can overflowing with firewood.

Inside, the open kitchen consumes the restaurant. A deli case filled with lasagna, olives, and baked ziti, and crowned with a pyramid of Italian bread, forms a barrier to the massive oven. The restaurant is warmed by the flames, their heat sending aromatic waves of baking bread through the air.

Immediately, I was greeted by a cook.

I asked for a recommendation and was advised to choose the margherita, a

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classic Italian pizza with tomato sauce, basil, and mozzarella. I trusted his opinion and ordered the simple pie, sat down in front of the counter, and watched my pizza come to life.

It started with a piece of pre-portioned dough. The cook began to stretch it out, lightly pinching it with the tips of his

fingers, leaving a raised edge around the outside. Then he began to toss it. A few throws and it tripled in size.

The base of a margherita is tomato sauce. The folks at Frankstown elevate theirs with whole pieces of tomato.

My pizza was finished off with fresh mozzarella, basil straight from the sprig, and sprinkled with salt and oregano.

It was nudged into the oven and left in the fire’s hands.

Every movement of the pizza process was well-choreographed, the three cooks weaving in and around each other with

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ease. Like clockwork, one of the cooks would tend the fire, brushing away ashes and keeping it tame.

My pizza was done after about five minutes. Though Frankstown has a few tables outside, I chose to take my pizza on the road, afraid the skies would rain on my pizza parade. My car filled with the scent of lightly toasted cheese and basil.

The scent seduced me, I couldn’t resist taking a bite. Or two.

Often, the drawback of wood-fired pizza is the crust. It’s too crunchy or too thin. Frankstown has developed a dough that stays spongey in the heat, walking the line between thick and thin. The crust bubbles up at the edges and you’re left with flavor from the oregano and salt. It reminded me of my childhood love for Pizza Hut breadsticks, but with a significant upgrade. Obviously.

Frankstown uses a unique tomato sauce for the margherita. It’s thick and blends right in with the melted mozzarella. The pieces of tomato added a sweetness to counteract the light char from the oven. Each bite made my taste buds crave more.

All ingredients were simple and fresh.

It’s the way a margherita should be made.

The pizza was just big enough for a few leftover slices, my next day’s breakfast (who am I kidding, it didn’t live to see the sunrise).

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one of my favorite restaurants. My go-to item is pan-fried noodles, a crispy noodle dish that comes with any meat (or non-meat) of your choice. I always order it sans meat, with extra vegetables. I am a sucker for water chestnuts and pea pods, what can I say?

I wanted to make this dish at home, but with my own Italian-American spin.

I began by boiling a pot of water and making a half pound of spaghetti, which was then drained and set aside.

Next, I placed three tablespoons of olive oil into a medium frying pan and turned the burner to hot. Once the oil heated, I tossed in about five to six cloves of garlic (I’m definitely not a vampire). As the garlic started to cook, I added in the vegetables. Choose any veggies you prefer (fresh or frozen). I went with a bag of Giant Eagle brand “Asian blend” from the frozen section. They contain the coveted water chestnuts and fun, smaller-sized corn — like from the movie Big with Tom Hanks.

While the veggies cooked, I turned the burner to medium and started to add seasonings: salt, pepper, hot pepper flakes, hot chili oil (found in the Asian aisle at Market District Giant Eagle), and soy sauce. I tossed the vegetables to spread the seasoning, placed a lid on the pan, and let the veggies cook.

Next, olive oil was heated in a different frying pan (this one slightly larger).

Once hot, I took the drained spaghetti and placed it along the bottom of the pan.

Almost like making a potato pancake but with spaghetti. Another large pan was

placed atop the noodles. I pushed down so the pasta would get extra crispy and flat. Once it reached the desired crispness, I flipped the pasta with a large spatula and did the same to the other side of the pasta pancake. The vegetables were added to the same pan as the noodles to let everything stay warm and let the noodles crisp up a little more.

I finished the dish with a little Romano cheese and some pepper flakes.

It did not taste exactly like the noodles at Rose Tea Café. But I learned seasoning from Italians, so I did the best I could with the tools I’ve been given. I was very pleased with how crunchy the spaghetti was, but now I’m wondering if crispy spaghetti is causing my deceased Italian Grandmother to roll in her grave? Oh well, at least she’d be pleased that I cook like the good Italian girl I was raised to be.

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Glassware Commit to the cocktail. If you like drinking Manhattans, the coupe or rocks glass makes the drink. The best place to find glassware on the cheap is a local thrift store. Mix and match all types of cocktail glasses for just a few bucks. If you are having a party, mixing glassware allows guests to decide how they prefer their drink.

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Invest in a bar kit that includes a jigger (for measuring), a shaker tin, strainer, stir spoon and some bottle pour tops.

Nothing ruins a good drink like overpoured ingredients. These simple tools can elevate your abilities with very little practice.

Alcohol Start small. Stick with basics and develop different flavors from fresh ingredients. Remember, the home bar’s main customer is you. Start building with things that you enjoy to drink on the regular. Vodka, gin, and rum are the usual suspects. If you enjoy the Manhattan, get a good bottle of rye

whiskey and bitters. Common items that appear in a lot of recipes (simple syrup, bitters) are good to have on hand, but don’t go overboard unless for a very specific cocktail. If you go too crazy, a bottle of pumpkin pie vodka might be living in your cabinet for a few months.

Now on to the drinking Think about the cocktails you enjoy, then spend some time on the internet. Most recipes can be found online.

When throwing a party, having all the ingredients ready for a cocktail can really make it fun for guests. When looking at recipes, follow them carefully.

If it says “shake over ice,” get that tin out and shake! Only one ounce of spirit? Measure with the jigger only one ounce. The balance in a cocktail is key.

Just hanging out at home is the time to really experiment and add your own ideas to drinks. Love pineapple? Try adding it fresh, muddled with mint, rum, and sugar. Have some extra raw veggies or fruit on hand from dinner yesterday?

Add them to the juicer! Celery, cucumber, jalapeños, radishes, and basically all fruits can be juiced or muddled for a great cocktail base.

Don’t be afraid of trial and error either. The best bartenders in America had to begin somewhere. Some of the best cocktails were discovered on accident.

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MILY FEAR WAS drawn to the world of true crime stories

thanks to the high-profile cases that dominated headlines throughout her childhood in the 1990s: Amy Fisher, the Menendez brothers, Tonya Harding, and, of course, O.J. Simpson. She recalls her seventh-grade teacher interrupting class so they could watch the Simpson verdict on TV. “I don’t know if I was just wired to enjoy true crime stories, but if I was, pop culture in my childhood was more than ready to sate my appetite for crimes and mysteries,” says Fear.

This lifelong fascination led her to co-create Let’s Talk About Murder! — a true crime discussion group at her workplace, the Sewickley Public Library. The monthly gathering welcomes true crime fans to examine a variety of topics from serial killers to murder cults.

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Between 15-20 people attend each month. Fear says that range is “fairly high” compared to what public library programs usually bring in. Let’s Talk About Murder! reflects Pittsburgh’s growing true crime scene.

One group member, Wynne Lundblad, traces her true crime obsession to a childhood in Boston. At around 10, she became enthralled with the 1989 murder of Carol Stuart. “There were all these lurid details — the mistress and the money laundering and the life insurance scheme,” says Lundblad, who now resides in Sewickley. “I was just hooked.”

She believes the podcast Serial had a lot to do with elevating true crime.

Its debut in 2014 started an avalanche of true crime podcasts, TV shows, and movies. Even the Post-Gazette decided to join in with its own podcast investigating local crimes, with two seasons titled Three Rivers, Two Mysteries and To Love and to Perish.

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Numerous niche Facebook groups honor the podcast, including Pittsburghcentric Yinz A Murderino? Launched in 2017 by Madison Hack and Tabrina Avery, the closed group page has, to date, approved over 760 members.

Yinz A Murderino? in part satisfies an obsession with true crime explored

by Hack since she attended police and SWAT team camps in middle school.

She often plays true crime podcasts out loud while working in her shop as a costume designer.

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True crime fandom has come under scrutiny, with many speculating why the scene is dominated by women. In a 2010 study titled “Captured by True Crime: Why Are Women Drawn to Tales of Rape, Murder, and Serial Killers?” it is hypothesized that, unlike men, women look to true crime as a way to gather information that would enable them to avoid being victimized. One Medium article titled “Love In a Time of True Crime” observed that, between 2003–2014, more than half of all American female homicide victims died at the hands of intimate partners.

Fear and Lundblad agree that true crime helps women to make sense of a world that seems to have no interest in protecting them.

“Reading about, watching, and listening to true crime stories is, in a sense, a catharsis,” says Fear. “It’s an acknowledgement of the dangers lurking and it’s reassuring, in some dark way, because many of the things we fear do exist. Encountering and confronting those fears head-on in the form of reading about these true cases is its own small form of control. Even preparation.”

As the program director at the Oaks Theater in Oakmont, Joe Wichryk recognizes the powerful appeal of true crime.

In 2015, he developed an evening with famed Pittsburgh-based forensic pathologist, Dr. Cyril Wecht. Since then, true crime fanatics have crammed into the 400-seat theater to hear Wecht discuss the many cases he’s consulted on during his long career, including the assassination of President Kennedy and unsolved murder of JonBenét Ramsey.

Wichryk says many of the nine talks have sold out.

True crime has also evolved from focusing on the sensational aspects of crime to highlighting how the media and law enforcement pay less attention to certain victims — particularly sex workers and members of marginalized groups.

“People are thinking a lot more now about victims and what does victimhood look like and who are the victims … and how do we protect them,” says Lundblad.

Fandom is about connection. Since its launch, Yinz A Murderino? members have organized a variety of meetups, including a recent yoga-in-thepark session.

“We’re all about trying to spread love because we’re all constantly being bombarded with this dark subject matter, so we all wanted something where we could go and enjoy,” says Hack.

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HERE IS A sameness in the structure and tone of true crime documentaries. They often start with the revelation of a horrible crime, usually committed by a man, against a woman (or several). Then the rest of the movie or show focuses on the man (or men) who committed the crime. Rarely are the female victims the center of the story. Instead, the focus is given to the criminals, taking great lengths to explore their lifestories and psyches, as if it’s more fascinating than the stories are tragic.

The Netflix docuseries, The Keepers, which premiered in 2017, centers on a 1969 unsolved murder of a nun and high-school teacher, Sister Cathy Cesnik.

Two of Cesnik’s former students, Gemma Hoskins and Abbie Schaub, now in their 60s, had her as a teacher at their catholic high school the year she was murdered.

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teacher, and the documentary follows these women as they become amateur detectives, investigating suspects, coverups, and abuse.

Cesnik was born in Pittsburgh and raised in Lawrenceville. After becoming a nun, she moved to Baltimore to teach and became a favorite amongst female students, one of whom confided to her about sexual abuse she was enduring

at the hands of a priest. Cesnik’s knowledge of the abuse is believed to be one of the reasons she was murdered. Her body was discovered two months after her disappearance and is now buried in Sharpsburg.

The series unfolds slowly, as Hoskins and Schaub follow leads they find on Facebook, in public files, from journalists who originally covered the case. They don’t get

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a confession, or even break new ground, but there is a kind of closure that comes from dragging these ugly secrets into the light. And they don’t do it for the show — the investigation started long before then.

They want answers because they care.

In all that the series investigates, at the center is always the women: the murder victims, the abuse victims, the investigators, and the family. A year after its release, the series has only become more relevant.

Once again, communities, including Pittsburgh, are reeling from revelations of decades-long abuse in catholic churches.

And as allegations of sexual abuse and harassment against men in power continue to pile up in the wave of the #MeToo movement, there is always doubt on why the victims didn’t come forward earlier, and how they could possibly remember details from so long ago.

At the series’ end, The Keepers showcases the legislative fight in Maryland to get the statute of limitations extended, because victims often take years to process their trauma. The church, arguing against the extension, claims the more time victims have to come forward, the longer they have to forget details. But as is made clear by every victim or witness of trauma, they never forget.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Japanese entrepreneur Hiroki Terai has created a business that offers crying therapy. His clients watch short videos specially formulated to make them weep. A professional helper is on hand to gently wipe their tears away and provide comforting words. “Tears have relaxing and healing effects,” says an Okinawan musician who works as one of the helpers. Hiroki Terai adds, “It has been said that one drop of tear has the effect of relieving stress for a week.” I wish there were a service like this near where you live, Scorpio. The next two weeks will be a perfect time to relieve pent-up worry and sadness and anxiety through cathartic rituals like crying. What other strategies might work for you?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libran astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson offers this observation: “When you look for things in life like love, meaning, motivation, it implies they are sitting behind a tree or under a rock. [But] the most successful people in life recognize that in life they create their own love, they manufacture their own meaning, they generate their own motivation.” I think Tyson’s simple wisdom is exactly what you need to hear right now, Libra. You’re primed for a breakthrough in your ability to create your own fate.

Fling out friendly feelers! Sling out interesting invitations! Figure out how to get noticed for all the right reasons! Make yourself so interesting that no one can resist your proposals! Use your spunky riddle-solving powers to help ease your tribe’s anxieties. Risk looking odd if that will make you smarter! Plunk yourself down in pivotal places where vitality is welling up! Send out telepathic beams that say, “I’m ready for sweet adventure.

I’m ready for invigorating transformation!”

was sun dazzle before you. But you talk as if you made light or discovered it.” I hope his frisky tone might inspire you to try something similar with your own idols. It would be healthy to be more playful and lighthearted about anything or anyone you take too seriously or give enormous power to.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):

“Someone spoke to me last night, told me the truth,” writes poet Dorianne Laux. “I knew I should make myself get up, write it down, but it was late, and I was exhausted from working.

Now I remember only the flavor.” I offer these thoughts, Capricorn, in the hope that they’ll help you avoid Laux’s mistake. I’m quite sure that crucial insights and revelations will be coming your way, and I want you to do whatever’s necessary to completely capture them so you can study and meditate on them at length.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): As a young man, Aquarian poet Louis Dudek struck up a correspondence with renowned poet Ezra Pound, who was 32 years older. Dudek “admired him immensely,” and “loved him for the joy and the luminosity” of his poetry, but also resented him “for being so magnificent.” With a mix of mischief and adulation, Dudek wrote a poem to his hero. It included these lines: “For Christ’s sake, you didn’t invent sunlight. There

Gemini. It will be a favorable time for you to show off your skills and make strong impressions. You’ll be wise to impress important people with how creative and resourceful you are. But there’s no need to try too hard or resort to exaggeration.

In his book Till We Have Faces, C. S. Lewis writes, “Holy places are dark places. It is life and strength, not knowledge and words, that we get in them.

Holy wisdom is not clear and thin like water, but thick and dark like blood.” In that spirit, and in accordance with astrological omens, I suggest you seek out dark holy places that evoke wonder and reverence, even awe. Hopefully, you will be inspired thereby to bring new beauty into your life.

You’ll be purged of trivial concerns and become receptive to a fresh promise from your future life.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Electra is an action-packed story written by ancient Greek playwright Sophocles. It features epic characters taking drastic action in response to extreme events. In contrast to that text is Marcel Proust’s novel In Search of Lost Time, which draws from the sensitive author’s experiences growing up, coming of age, and falling in love, all the while in quest for meaning and beauty. Author Virginia Woolfe compared the two works, writing, “In six pages

CANCER (June 21-July 22):

of Proust we can find more complicated and varied emotions than in the whole of the Electra.”

In accordance with astrological omens, I recommend that you specialize in the Proustian mode rather than the Sophoclean. Your feelings in the next five weeks could be as rich and interesting and educational as they have been in a long time.

Honor them!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Researchers in Maryland have created a new building material with a strength-to-weight ratio that’s eight times better than steel. It’s an effective insulator, and in some forms can be bent and folded.

Best of all, it’s biodegradable and cost-effective.

The stuff is called nanowood, and is derived from lightweight, fast-growing trees like balsa. I propose that we make it your main metaphor for the foreseeable future. Why? Because I think you’re primed to locate or create your own version of a flexible, durable, robust building block.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The U.S. Secretary of Defense paid an official visit to Indonesia early this year. The government arranged for him to observe soldiers as they demonstrated how tough and well-trained they were.

Some of the troops shimmied through broken glass, demolished bricks with their heads, walked through fire, and bit heads off snakes. I hope you won’t try stunts like that in the coming weeks,

i confess that i have a fuzzy self-image. With odd regularity, i don’t seem to know exactly what or who i am. For example, i sometimes think i’m so nice and polite that i need to toughen up. But on other occasions i feel my views are so outrageous and controversial that i should tone myself down.

Which is true? Often, i even neglect to capitalize the word “i.” You have probably experienced some of this fuzziness, my fellow Cancerian. But you’re now in a favorable phase to cultivate a more definitive self-image. Here’s a helpful tip: We Cancerians have a natural talent for inspiring people to love us. This ability will come in especially handy as we work on making an enduring upgrade from i to I. Our allies’ support and feedback will fuel our inner efforts to clarify our identity.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “I am a little afraid of love, it makes me rather stupid.” So said author Simone de Beauvoir in a letter she wrote to her lover, Nelson Algren. I’m happy to let you know, Leo, that during the next twelve months, love is likely to have the opposite effect on you. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, it will tend to make you smarter and more perceptive. To the degree that you expand your capacity for love, you will become more resilient and a better decision-maker. As you get the chance to express love with utmost skill and artistry, you will awaken dormant potentials and boost your personal power.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Your theme in the coming weeks is the art of attending to details. But wait! I said “the art.”

That means attending to details with panache, not with overly meticulous fussing. For inspiration, meditate on St. Francis Xavier’s advice, “Be great in little things.” And let’s take his thought a step further with a quote from author Richard Shivers: “Be great in little things, and you will be given opportunity to do big things.” Novelist Tom Robbins provides us with one more nuance: “When we accept small wonders, we qualify ourselves to imagine great wonders.”

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TEPHANIE SUN, marketing manager

at Contemporary Craft, frequently gets the same question about the Transformation 10 exhibition: What are the most bizarre materials used by the artists? Her answer is “snake scales, soap, and human hair.”

Each piece in Transformation 10: Contemporary Works in Found Materials brings new meaning to the phrase “one person’s trash is another’s treasure.”

Spanning the entire left side of Con-

temporary Craft’s main floor, 35 pieces deck the walls and cover the floor. The word “Pure,” made of reclaimed denim and discarded inner tubes, tops a mirrored image of a woman drinking out of a cup. There is a brooch carved out of soap and rimmed with gold and gold-plated brass. An interactive “seeing machine,” created from found wood, requires two people working together to see each other through a magnifying glass poised in the backs of conjoined cabinets. There

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is also an electrifying, multi-colored, jungle gym-like entity made entirely of street brooms and wood.

Each piece of artwork is thoughtprovoking and allows visitors to reconsider the ordinarily mundane items, and the notion of craft.

While this idea of finding and reusing materials is nothing new, unique to Transformation 10 is the artists’ reinvention of the material’s potential, and the way found objects are used to create a connection to contemporary society. “[Transformation is] a theme that has remained relevant over time [and is] open to interpretation across different media,” says Janet McCall, executive director at Contemporary Craft.

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The 26 national and international featured artists were chosen based on how found materials were incorporated in their works, how works expressed personal and global narratives in unexpected ways, and overall craftsmanship. One artist was chosen to receive the Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize. Launched in 1997 to recognize excellence in contemporary craft with a focus on transformation, the exhibition is meant to be complementary to the award.

“We look for [something] innovative that we haven’t seen before,” said Sun. “This award is [meant to] follow the legacy of our founder, who felt like craft artists were really stepping out of the craft field of just making everyday objects. [The chosen artist] really uses the materials to express conceptual ideas, to stretch the limit of the material to become something the material wasn’t.”

Melissa Cameron of Seattle is the current Founder’s Prize-winner. Her entry 1.1.2017 catalogs one day of gun violence in the U.S. After the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas, Cameron gave thought to daily gun-related deaths in America that don’t make headlines.

“People have become inured by the

frequency of everyday gun violence,” says Sun. “This is an issue Cameron wants to address.”

Cameron researched fatal gun incidents that occurred on January 1, 2017, through the nonprofit Gun Violence Archive. She found 62 occurrences in 55 locations involving 66 guns, affecting 73 people in that one day. Cameron dug deeper and found the weapons used, and collected metal, plastic, fabric, or paper containers from those 55 places.

After matching a container to the corresponding weapon, she cut an outline of each gun that rendered the vessels useless.

Standing in front of a denim jacket, the inside lined with purple glass shards, Sun explains: “[There are] a lot of different ways to interpret these pieces of work. When looking at these, we ask people, ‘What do you think this shows you? What do you feel from looking at the piece?’”

Artists featured in Transformation 10 have different concepts of meaning behind their works. Ultimately, it is up to the viewers’ interpretation — the feelings when viewing the pieces of art, and how they relate it to the world at large.

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OUR PEOPLE, one murder investigation, the lobby of a Manhattan apartment building.

This is the premise for Lobby Hero, a play by Kenneth Lonergan. The show opened at barebones productions on September 28.

The play is a comedy, built around this murder investigation. It opens on a hapless security guard, Jeff (Gabe King) and his supervisor, William (Rico Romalus Parker).

William’s brother was arrested and accused of a crime. He is asked to corroborate the alixbi, and Jeff finds himself immersed in the conflict. The plot follows these men as they struggle to make moral decisions and interact with New York City police officers Dawn (Jesse Wray Goodman) and Bill (Patrick Jordan).

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Lobby Hero will be “rollicking fun,” as put by director Melissa Martin. It’s a comedy that explores moral and ethical dilemmas.

“Life, in reality, is funny,” says Parker.

“When people play drama too seriously, you miss the reality.”

This is a play layered with relevant, contemporary issues, though the script was written 15 years ago. It explores power dynamics, sexual harassment, race, and the legal system. The script lives in an ethical gray area.

“The captain of security is superior to Jeff, and he’s African American,” says Martin. “There’s question of a crime that’s been committed, guilt, and innocence and representation, and how Black Americans fare in the legal system.”

Lobby Hero is split by uniform, the divide between police officer and security guard conveying a tension between authorities.

“There are power dynamics between everyone,” says Goodman. “We’re police officers, trying to protect people against security guards. Who takes power and when do they take it?”

This performance is Martin’s seventh show with barebones. She views directing as collaborative in nature. “You can’t be working in the theater and not want to collaborate,” she laughs.

Martin’s style is a perfect fit for Lobby Hero. “[Martin] was a breath of fresh air,” says Parker. “By allowing us to discover our own challenges with the process, I found myself needing direction. She was able to guide us to a more interesting choice.”

The majority of Lobby Hero takes place in a single room. It creates an immersive and intimate experience. The play will leave the audience questioning their own sense of right and wrong.

“In society, you often have two forces against each other, right and wrong,” says Parker. “The play does a great job of giving the audience a chance to decide where the line is drawn.”

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ALKING INTO Foxtail on South

Side is like entering a frat boy’s wet dream. The venue, formerly known as Diesel, boasts itself as “one of the city’s most attractive bars.”

Attractive in whose eyes? Its hyper-sexualized environment was undoubtedly made with the male gaze in mind.

Outside the building, Foxtail’s name is illuminated in yellow lights with blinking bulbs rounding the sign’s perimeter. It’s a nod to Las Vegas: flashy, bright, and alluring.

Inside, the blatant sexualization of women is like a slap in the face to any, well, woman. Bartenders, all women, were dressed in see-through mesh tops and short shorts. The hostesses wore bralettes, bikini bottoms, fishnets, and high socks. With full face makeup and similar body types (long hair, big chests, and flat stomachs), women’s appearances seemed to fit specific criteria.

The club’s name, Foxtail, is also a double entendre. In the sex-toy industry, a foxtail is a butt plug that can make the wearer look as though they have a tail.

To the right of the bar, on the first floor, is a huge sign in neon purple, pink, and yellow that reads “trust me, love me, f*ck me.” Spray-painted on a brick wall towards the back is a giant set of black and white wings, similar to those on the wall next to Local, with one difference; written above the picture-taking spot is the phrase

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“my boyfriend is away…”

Upstairs, the signage continues.

One with a mirrored background reads “I f*cking love f*cking you” in pink lettering. Another, poised above a painted pair of eyes, reads “well-behaved women rarely make history.” That saying is a popular take on the quote “wellbehaved women seldom make history” from Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, a women’s studies professor at Harvard. But Ulrich meant to uplift women and motivate the breaking of gender norms, in Foxtail’s worldview “well-behaved women

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Foxtail isn’t empowering women.

It is pushing that women should look a certain way, that they should love sex and pleasing men. Its business strategy leaves nothing to the imagination and shows no imagination. Neither approach is likely to pay off in an increasingly progressive Pittsburgh.

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If a woman wants to wear minimal clothing, she should. If a woman wants to wear a full face of makeup because that’s what makes her feel beautiful, she should. But in the environment Foxtail fosters, the elements create a degrading experience.

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Hannah: If a genre of clothing exists, it can be found at Goodwill.

The vast selection of used clothing has everything from hockey jerseys to wedding dresses to leather pants.

To find the perfect costume, one must have a clear vision to wade through the chaos. With expert thrift-hunting skills and the help of Goodwill’s Halloween Bootique, I pieced together a witch costume fit for any Jersey grandma!

Staff writers Hannah Lynn and Jordan Snowden were given an assignment: pull together a witch outfit for less than $50. Hannah went to Goodwill, Jordan to a Halloween Superstore. How did they do?

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Jordan: Halloween Superstores are where creativity goes to die. The temporary stores make it possible to create a costume without much thought, given that price is not a factor. I could have easily picked up a pre-packaged witch costume, but that’s no fun. This is what I was able to piece together while maintaining my creative freedom.

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Velvet Hoodie - $5.29 I went for a comfortable-yetfunctional outfit for a witch on the go. This black velvet hoodie provides convenient pockets for stashing treasures.

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intangibles. We aspire to have a great depth of knowledge. We’re all looking for the deeper meaning of life.

Penguins coach Mike Sullivan wants to have a deeper lineup, and he thinks he has just that heading into the NHL season.

“We’re certainly deeper this year,” Sullivan says. “When you look at the potential makeup of our fourth line, there are some good players on that fourth line.”

Sure, it’s great to have a good fourth line. But I don’t think a lacking fourth line is what cost the Penguins in the Stanley Cup playoffs last season. It wasn’t depth that cost the back-to-back champs their chance to three-peat. It was all of their stars’ inability to reach the heights of their potential.

Sidney Crosby, Patric Hornqvist, and Jake Guentzel combined for 24 goals and 53 points in 12 playoff games. They certainly weren’t the problem.

Phil Kessel, though, was putrid. His stats (9 points in 12 games) were misleading. He only had three even-strength points over two series. After being one of the team’s best playoff performers from 2016-17, Kessel was so bad in his third postseason with the Penguins that people were questioning if he was hurt.

Evgeni Malkin burst into the playoffs just like the Penguins: dominant. He scored a beautiful, coast-to coast goal that

showcased his wheels, skill, and pedigree.

He wasn’t that same, dynamic differencemaker after an injury sidelined him at the end of a first-round series against the Philadelphia Flyers. In his first game against the Washington Capitals, Geno finished a Tiger Woods-like minus-7 — and about a week later, the Penguins (also like Tiger) were back to golfing.

Derick Brassard was supposed to be the Penguins’ trade-deadline darling last season. He had been a tremendous playoff performer. But a couple of evenstrength points in a dozen playoff games fell far short of “tremendous.” He wasn’t healthy. The Penguins can only hope injury was Brassard’s issue.

And then there was Matt Murray, a goalie who had done no wrong by backstopping the Penguins to their fourth and fifth titles. His save percentages were .923 and .937 in those Cup runs, but plummeted to .908 last postseason. Do the math.

Sullivan and general manager Jim Rutherford can talk all they want about depth, the fourth line needing to produce offense, whatever. They aren’t wrong. It would help.

But here’s betting that a healthy Malkin and Brassard, a rejuvenated Kessel, and more consistent Murray are the biggest keys to the team hoisting the greatest trophy in sports for the third time in four years.

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The University of Pittsburgh rolls a 20-sided dice for She Kills Monsters, a play about one woman’s journey into the magical world of role-playing games. In this touching, comedic adventure by playwright Qui Nguyen, protagonist Agnes Evans deals with lingering grief over her late teen sister, Tilly. When Agnes discovers Tilly’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook, she’s drawn into a fantastic realm of her sister’s making, filled with dominatrix warrior women, homicidal fairies, nasty ogres, and plenty of 1990s pop culture nostalgia. Shows take place in the Charity Randall Theatre. Continues through Sun., Oct. 14. 4301 Forbes Ave., Oakland. $12-25. play.pitt.edu

Kamara Townes is probably better known to locals as Wavy Wednesday, her professional name. If not, that’s soon to change. An emerging artist with something to say, Wednesday’s first solo exhibit figures to get people talking. Protect Black Women: A Solo Exhibition by Wavy Wednesday is unlikely to tread carefully, as Wednesday’s works tend to survey popular culture and send unmistakable messages about Black women in America. And given some of the messages being sent from the highest levels of power in America, voices such as Wednesdays have never been more necessary. Hear hers by visiting these

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Dan Getkin and the Twelve Six doesn’t have twelve or six members, but five. And those five alt-rock bandmates are debuting their second full-length release, Feeling Good About the End Times with a live performance of the album at the Allegheny Elks Lodge #339. A follow-up to its 2017 self-titled debut, which nabbed a spot as one of WYEP’s Top 5 local releases that year, Feeling Good About the End Times features contributions from an assortment of Pittsburgh musicians, most of whom will join Dan Getkin and the Twelve Six on the stage during this release show. 7:30 p.m. 400 Cedar Ave., North Side. $10-15. brownpapertickets.com

Take the playful high-energy and live instrument-swapping of Deerhoof and mix it with the video-game melodrama of Anamanaguchi and you have The Depaysement (or something close). It’s a four-piece from Japan that melds punk, pop, jazz, and charmingly off-key vocals to deliver something strange, charismatic, danceable, and crazy fun. Start with “Born To Be Rock’n’Roll Astronaut” from 2017’s Before Banquet Behind Banquet, or better yet, hear it live at Roboto, with locals Smokey Bellows, The Zells, and Today Is The Best Day Ever. 8 p.m. 5106 Penn Ave., Bloomfield. therobotoproject.com

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THURSDAY Dreamers, Weathers, Morgxn 8 p.m. Spirit, Lawrenceville. spiritpgh.com

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point of the year. And there is no better month than October for the Freaky Fair’s strange and unusual collection of art and handmade goods, because they tend to fall into the horror, cult, goth, occult, and paranormal categories, anyway. (It’s never the wrong time to be geeky or weird, but the month that ends with Halloween is definitely the best time, right?) More than 40 vendors are committed to Fall Freaky Fair, and that doesn’t include Tarot-reading and face-painting exhibits.

Or the food trucks … because, well, what would a Pittsburgh happening be these days without food trucks? That would be freaky. Anyway, we recommend AntiPrincess, Kraken Apothecary, and StitcheryDoo, but we’re equally confident there is no going wrong by showing up and checking out everything. 11 a.m.5 p.m. SouthSide Works, 535 S. 27th St., South Side. Free. pittsburghfreakyfair.com

own brand of off-the-cuff, expletive-laced aced banter to riff on TerrorVision, a 1986 cult sci-fi/horror comedy about a man-eating ng alien beamed down to Earth through ha TV satellite dish. 8-10 p.m. 460 Melwood Ave., Oakland. $10. BYOB. theglitterboxtheater.com

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From Pittsburgh label Supermonkey Recording Co. comes the second annual Le Creme Festival, celebrating Allentown’s small businesses with a day of food, music, and vendors peddling their wares. Check out headliners Jim Donovan & Sun King Warriors and Supersuckers (Arizona),

joined by Social Justice Disco (Phat Man Dee and Liz Berlin), Stone Wicked Souls, Elias Khouri, Rat Bastard Syndicate and more. It’s rain or shine, pack a poncho and some sunscreen.

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It’s not often you see the term B.Y.O.H., the H standing for hand drum. But then again, it’s not often that over 25 local musicians and bands come together for a day of music, arts, and activities.

All-Scene Entertainment Festival returns for its fifth year of merriment at Mr. Smalls Theatre. With yoga, a drum circle, live musical performances, art vendors, belly dancing, an open mic (new to the festival), and more, one can fulfill all entertainment desires in one day.

So, don’t forget an instrument and a friendly attitude. 3 p.m. 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale. $10. mrsmalls.com

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What combo is better for punk music and moshing than Dan Koshute and Cattivo? The former frontman of glamrock band Dazzletine is celebrating the September 7 release of his solo project, All the Way Always, with an album release party at the Lawrenceville venue. All the Way Always’ rollicking beat and thunderous instrumentals are impossible not to headbang to, but BjORDAN brings a neck reprieve with its indie rock jams.

But the music doesn’t stop there. Diamond Life closes out the night with a postshow dance party. 10 p.m. 146 44th St., Lawrenceville. $8-10. cattivopgh.com

SUNDAY OCT. 7 MEETING

It’s been two years since Mount Oliver’s DIY venue 222 Ormsby closed its doors, but it’s looking like there’s a chance for reboot. Fans of the space might’ve seen a somewhat cryptic Facebook post in late August about the building coming under new ownership, and now they’ll have a chance to give their input on the future of the space. 222 Ormsby Meet-up and Planning invites community members, neighbors, and artists of all fields to learn about what the new owners have planned and give feedback. Snacks and light refreshments will be available, but it’s BYOB. 1 p.m. 222 Ormsby Ave., Mount Oliver. (Facebook search “222 ormsby”)

ORGANS

Check out Nathan Laube performing on a four-manual, 120-rank Goulding & Wood.

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professor of music at Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y., and one of the most respected organists in the country (he’s performed several times in Pittsburgh, which has a low-key killer organ scene).

The program at East Liberty Presbyterian Church includes a premiere performance of a composition by Craig Phillips, as well as pieces by Charles-Marie Widor, Jean Roger-Ducasse, Healey Willan, and Richard Wagner. 3 p.m. East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Ave., East Liberty.

$12, free for ELPC members, students free with ID. organseries.com

SUNDAY OCT. 8 BOOKS

Bestselling novelist and 2005 Pulitzer finalist Luis Alberto Urrea speaks as part of the Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures Series

at the Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland.

Born in Tijuana to a Mexican father and American mother, Urrea has worked as a relief worker, film extra, columnist, editor, and professor of creative writing. In all, he has penned 17 books. His latest novel, The House of Broken Angels, is an intimate vignette of an American family struggling with the declining health of its patriarch.

A book signing will follow. 7:30 p.m. $2535. Carnegie Music Hall of Oakland, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. pittsburghlectures.org CONTINUES ON PG. 42

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WEDNESDAY OCT. 10 ART

Local artistry is on full display as Associated Artists of Pittsburgh holds its 106th annual exhibition. The showcase of 48 works from Pittsburgh artists consists of a variety of media at the SouthSide Works. The exhibition features five works that were created on-site. The Annual was juried by Taras Malta, the acting director of the Maryland Art Gallery, and showcases works across all media. AAP is the oldest continuousexhibiting artist member organization in the country and boasts over 500 members.

Through Oct. 27. Free. SouthSide Works, 2708 Sidney St., South Side. aapgh.org

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of international art since 1970 and looks at how art has challenged and perplexed us over time. The class meets on four Wednesdays and includes a November 7 exhibition tour. Evening classes are also available. Classes continue through Wed., Oct. 31. 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. or 6-8 p.m.

4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. $50 students/$75 CMOA members/$90 adult. cmoa.org

CEMETERY TOUR

There are few better places to learn about a city’s history than from its cemeteries.

Records of people’s lives weren’t kept as thoroughly as they are now, so some of the most fascinating life stories can get lost, especially those of women, who were never in the history books to begin with.

Audacious Pioneers: A walking tour of the Homewood Cemetery aims to broaden the understanding of Pittsburgh history by learning about its dead dames, from a palm reading countess to a renowned opera singer. Though it might be tempting, it’s best not to feed the ghosts.

1 p.m. 1599 S. Dallas Ave., Homewood. $10. thehomewoodcemetery.com

PAINTING

Ten years ago, an adult using a coloring book would have provoked concern. (“Is she okay?”) But crafts are making a comeback, this time paired with alcohol, so if it turns out terribly, you can blame that instead of a lack of talent. Creative Intoxication, which describes itself as “first grade with a flask,” will host a Yinzer Scarecrow event at Level 20 Sports Restaurant to paint the Pittsburghthemed strawman of your dreams. 7 p.m.

1033 Paxton Drive, Bethel Park. $26.95

GAME SHOW

Come on down (to Greensburg), Pittsburgh! The Price is Right Live, hosted

by Mark L. Walberg — of Antiques Roadshow fame, not The Funky Bunch, is a traveling version of the game show.

Only a few make it on stage, and it’s not televised. But, if it’s anything like its Pittsburgh stop last year, expect The Palace Theatre to be full of excited fans in handmade Price is Right t-shirts cracking jokes like, “You better be prepared to move when my name’s called!” Pro tip:

You must sign up near the box office before the show starts to be registered to win. Worth it — you get a fun name tag just like on TV, and it’s a riot even if you’re not called. 7:30 p.m.

21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg. $39-49 ($5 extra at door). 18 and older. thepalacetheatre.org

GRAMMELOT

Typical theater productions draw a line between the audience and the performer, but Grammelot at the Glitter Box Theater is not a typical theater production. Performer Ayne Terceira bills the act as a “solo improvised musical morality play,” which is exactly what it sounds like. The play is improvised on the spot, inspired by randomly chosen objects and the audience is liable to become part of the show. In addition to traditional elements of improv, this show includes song and dance (which the audience might also become part of). Attendees are instructed to dress for movement. 8 p.m.

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PEEPSHOW A sex and social justice column

REFLECTING ON AN ALL-TOO-FAMILIAR STORY

BY JESSIE SAGE // PEEPSHOWCAST@GMAIL.COM

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IKE MANY women, I found Christine

Blasey Ford’s testimony all too familiar, bringing up deeply buried events I’d experienced in the past. This is why I want to step back from the specifics of the allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh, and the partisan political implications of his confirmation hearings, to instead focus on why so many women (and anyone else who does not present to the world as a cis-man) are so deeply invested in these conversations.

Women shouldn’t have to publicly hemorrhage their trauma in order for Ford to be taken seriously. Some decided to share their stories — ranging from date rape to sexual assault to work-place harassment and discrimination to sexist micro-aggression. Lost in the public discourse surrounding these hearings is the fact that these stories point to something much larger, more systemic.

My rage, and the rage of those in my community, is about rape and assault.

It is about campaigns such as #whyi didnotreport demonstrating that most women we know quietly harbor these stories until their collective outrage makes remaining silent impossible.

When I was 17, my ex-boyfriend at the time held me down in a fit of rage

because I refused his sexual advances. At 19, my boss sexualized every single one of our interactions until I quit. At 23, my theology master’s degree advisor would show up at my house, often flirting inappropriately and touching my legs. At 27, I was told upon graduating with an MA that my success surprised a faculty member because I was “so pretty.”

THE CONSTANT DISCRIMINATION, SUBTLE INTIMIDATION, AND HARASSMENT HAS FREQUENTLY MADE ME FEEL UNSAFE. At 30, I was denied a job because I was told that the work is too time-consuming for a mother. At 33, my academic seriousness was questioned when my philosophy department chair found out I was bringing my child with me on grantfunded travel, even though my male colleagues regularly brought significant others. At 35, my boss made my co-workers resentful by revoking their telecom-

muting privileges because he felt it too risky to be in the office alone with me.

I count myself among the very lucky to have never endured violent sexual assault. But the constant discrimination, subtle intimidation, and harassment has frequently made me feel unsafe. Part of my professional training was learning to dodge advances, playing a complicated game of managing the emotions of these men in positions of power and attempting to redirect them or pretend that I did not know what they wanted. I always knew. But I played dumb in order to avoid retaliation for rejecting them outright.

What’s important to recognize — and what so many men seem to be missing — is that women are not merely angry because of Kavanaugh’s views or how the hearings have proceeded. We are angry because this is the world that we are forced to navigate. We swim in a sea of misogyny that impacts all aspects of our lives. #listentowomen isn’t a polite request.

It shines a light on the social inequality and violence woven into the deepest fabric of society. I hope we haven’t painfully exposed our traumas in vain — that instead, this moment begins a deep collective reflection.

Jessie Sage is co-host of the Peepshow Podcast, which addresses issues related to sex and social justice.

Her column Peepshow is exclusive to City Paper. Follow her on Twitter @peep_cast.

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Peepshow Podcast, Ep. 26 examines the FOSTA/SESTA bill recently signed into law.

In March of this year, President Trump signed the FOSTA/SESTA bill into law.

This act overturned Section 230 of the 1996 Communication Decency Act, which protected websites from liability for what users posted.

This law has had a chilling impact on the sex industry, pushing back onto the streets sex workers who were previously able to use the internet as a safe harbor for client screening and community information.

Given that the implications of the law are so serious in lives of sex workers (dominating the discourse), it has been shocking to those of us also with a foot in the tech world to see how silent tech researchers and commentators have been on the matter.

“Nothing about us, without us,” has long been a mantra of the sex workers rights movement, and for good reasons.

Sex workers are often left out of the discourse that shapes and determines our lives. This is no exception.

Sex worker-led tech conference Hacking//Hustling took place in New York City in late September. This conference centered the experiences of sex workers, and only after that extended out to other communities.

Similar to the demand coming from women to #listentowomen, sex workers gathered asked policy-makers and tech specialists to listen to them.

To hear more, visit: peepshow.libsyn.com/ peepshow-podcast-episode-26

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MEET JESSIE SAGE, CP’S NEW COLUMNIST Jessie is a writer and public speaker covering sexual politics, sex work, feminism, and social justice. She’s written for The Washington Post, VICE, Men’s Health magazine, The Establishment, Cyborgology, Queer Pittsburgh, and more. She has taught at several Pittsburgh area colleges and universities and has degrees in theology, philosophy, and women’s and gender studies. She currently works as a phone sex operator, and is an XBIZ-nominated amateur clip producer and alternative model. She is an organizer of SWOP (Sex Worker Outreach Project) Pittsburgh and co-hosts the Peepshow Podcast with PJ Sage, which brings together sex workers, artists, activists, journalists and academics to talk about issues of sex and social justice.

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