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Pittsburgh

Book Review: Three-Fifths by John Vercher

By Gabino Iglesias

September 9, 2019

John Vercher’s debut, Three-Fifths, is about a biracial black man, passing for white, who is forced to confront the lies of his past while facing the truth of his present when his best friend, just released from prison, involves him in a hate crime.

Snow Pushes Man Over the Edge

By Teddy P

February 13, 2014

A lot of us have been dealing with way too much snow lately. Many are dealing with it right now. But one particular individual has just about enough of the white nuisance. Pittsburgh's CBS KDKA TV reports that Richard Eckert was placed under arrested for putting a gun to a snow plow driver's head. Local…

Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher in the recent movie shot in Pittsburgh

The “Mean Streets” of Pittsburgh

By Dennis Palumbo

June 29, 2013

What do the recent films Unstoppable, The Dark Knight Rises, and Jack Reacher have in common? They were all primarily shot in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and environs. Why? Probably because of its undoubted cinematic appeal. Pittsburgh has a sprawling network of ethnic neighborhoods, steep hills and rolling streets, venerable buildings and parks, and the famous Three…

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