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Sherlock returns after two year hiatus

Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Sherlock episode “The Empty Hearse.” Faking death for two years may seem crazy, but for self-proclaimed...

Girls creator Lena Dunham stars as Hannah Horvath, a recent college grad trying to navigate the many pitfalls of growing up after you’ve grown up.

HBO starts the new year strong with two shows

The new year is upon us and for many people, this month marks the start of new diets, different routines, and an overarching feeling of change. For HBO,...

The art of Neverlands is inspired by Terry Boyd’s fear of facing his own mortality following his father’s death. While channeling his grief, he felt a connection to Peter Pan’s avoidance of serious issues, such as growing up.

Neverlands channels pain and Peter Pan

“I want people to get lost in the lines and use their imagination when they look at my work,” local artist and Carnegie Mellon alumnus Terry Boyd (CFA...

The Pennsylvania Macaroni Company, better known as Penn Mac, is a general Italian grocery store. It sells a wide variety of pastas (including fresh linguini), olive oils, and balsamic vinegars. It also features an extensive cheese selection and a variety of nuts and grains in bulk.

A guide for getting lost in the many flavors of the Strip District

What looks like an ordinary stretch of street on Penn Avenue lining the Allegheny River hides one of Pittsburgh’s most distinctive and entertaining neighborhoods:...

Junior BHA student Nicole Anderson’s rexhibit uses historical and contemporary examples of
rituals in our daily lives.

Posner exhibit explores rituals

Rituals form the basis of human social activity. While rituals may seem like things of the past, in truth, many have simply evolved over time in changing...

PSO performs moving pieces

On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) performed pieces by Austrian composer Franz Joseph Haydn, German composer Richard...

Arrow returns with more short story arcs

Warning: This article contains spoilers for episode 10 of Arrow ’s second season. Arrow returned from its winter hiatus on Wednesday with “Blast Radius,”...

Paperhouse

2013 was an awesome year for music, but also for hype machines. From massive, multimonth long media-engulfing campaigns like Daft Punk’s Random Access...

Advice for awkward people

Dear Ryan and Matt, This semester is off to a pretty good start, but one thing is getting to me. My roommate has a new boyfriend, and I’m happy for her,...

Calendar

TUESDAY 1.21.14 Jay-Z. CONSOL Energy Center 8 p.m. The man who puts the business in the music business will be making a stop in Pittsburgh as part of...

Dollar Movie

Captain Phillips Friday, Jan. 24 — 8 p.m., 11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 — 11 p.m. Imagine yourself as a merchant mariner captaining a U.S. container ship...