The Pittsburgher

Online arts and culture magazine serving the ‘Burgh and beyond!

[ATRagheb @at_ragheb]

Friends! Time is almost up to support our short #film, “She Sings”! We literally cannot make this movie without your generous support! If you care about #Arab-American and female #representation on and off screen please consider supporting us!
https://t.co/HBbfZXrPFw

[ATRagheb @at_ragheb]

We just announced our new film, “She Sings”! We launched a crowdfunding campaign in support of it! PLEASE consider donating to the project if you believe in diversity on and off-screen and spread the word if you’re not able to donate ❤️❤️
https://t.co/HBbfZXrPFw

[Kal El Naga - خالد أبوالنجا @kalnaga]

Cool project to support 👏👏👏❤️ https://t.co/IKIcAVLlY3

[The Pittsburgher @ThePgher]

The Hannibal Lecter series has become a mainstay of the psychological thriller, inspiring film and television shows. Elliot Jordan revisits the novels and argues for Thomas Harris’ series as not only great literature but the ultimate modern fairytale.

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[The Pittsburgher @ThePgher]

Start your week off right with two wonderful poems by Brett Sullivan Santry that hit pretty darn close to home. Head to our website to read “Two From the Plague Times” in full!

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[The Pittsburgher @ThePgher]

Sasho Pshenko acknowledges Lamb’s (2021) many achievements but finds in its shortcomings both disappointment and implications for the creation of artistic masterpieces more generally.
https://t.co/KgTip4Shxv

[The Pittsburgher @ThePgher]

BUFF, the Pittsburgh-based artist duo of Ivette Spradlin and Lenore Thomas, uses photography, printmaking, and collage to turn blemished city surfaces into art.
https://t.co/ZvMvi51ZT5

[Film Pittsburgh @FilmPittsburgh]

👏 SUPPORT 👏 LOCAL 👏 FILMMAKERS 👏

We have 5️⃣ feature films in 3RFF and 2️⃣5️⃣ short films in Pittsburgh Shorts that have local connections—and many of these filmmakers will join us for Q&As! Check out the full list of local films + screening times at https://t.co/wVrkAecfgy.

[The Pittsburgher @ThePgher]

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night is a revelry of cinematic styles and innovation. Sasho Pshenko revisits the Iranian-American director's 2014 debut feature and explores the implications for home and loneliness hidden beneath its aesthetic playfulness.

https://t.co/x4XtQqbOsI

[The Pittsburgher @ThePgher]

The sun is still shining into October! 🌞 Perfect weather to take a trip to your local bookstore and pick up a new read! 📚

Photo of @BooksShadyside

[The Pittsburgher @ThePgher]

#Pittsburgh musician Andrew Muse is something of an enigma, with a style and repertoire both difficult to define and difficult to find, respectively. #Music writer Ben Gibbons sits down with Muse to discuss his music, his city, and his influences.

https://t.co/BKAK4bUvIn

[Damyanti Biswas Updates Only @damyantig]

Poignant new #poem by my friend @jldelozier at the @ThePgher.

Check it out: https://t.co/hdPNc06G4i

[The Pittsburgher @ThePgher]

Sasho Pshenko dives into #AbbasKiarostami’s labyrinthian Close-Up and shows that any attempt to separate fact from fiction is not only futile, but is completely misunderstanding the relationship between reality and art. https://t.co/s0QW9IEzVh

[The Pittsburgher @ThePgher]

Don’t forget your book when you head to the beach this summer! We’re reading Spencer Mirabal’s heartfelt and endlessly imaginative Sweet Sad Sandal Boy 🏖 ☀️

[The Pittsburgher @ThePgher]

“I don’t get confused for Alyssa Milano on the street anymore. I do live in Pittsburgh rather than Brooklyn now, and I'm pushing 35.” Read Susan Hatters Friedman’s wonderfully witty short story, “Somebody That I Used to Know,” available now! https://t.co/feMydfDbc3

[Crafted Sounds @craftedsounds]

This is probably the most personal and accurate article to describe Sleep Movies to date. I invite you to read this great piece by Ben Gibbons on @ThePgher. I absolutely love it :)

https://t.co/vHFRY9o0sO

Melt Transmission is out now!!

[The Pittsburgher @ThePgher]

Sleep Movies’ latest album, Melt Transmission, transports listeners to a world both warped and not so different from our own. Ben Gibbons hears from Skyler Brimmeier about the making of his album and why it’s a psychedelic journey for our times. https://t.co/q2QxLacqIL

[The Pittsburgher @ThePgher]

Looking for something to break up the work day? Head to our website to #read “Skinning the Dog,” a brilliant and unsettling #shortstory by Zoey Miller.
https://t.co/LaHIRYCONO

[The Pittsburgher @ThePgher]

Need a #poetry pick-me-up? We’re here for you! Head to our website to #read “Incoming,” a #poem by Bekah Black:
https://t.co/2JEo06Zkaq