Jun
22
2008
If you aren’t from there, then I wouldn’t expect you to have the first clue about Pittsburgh. Albeit anecdotal, I’m aware of a number of overwhelmingly positive introductions to the Steel City. Most Europeans seem to like Pittsburgh’s…
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Jun
22
2008
It has a very low wattage, so I can’t pick it via regular radio except when I’m in my car, and in what seems to be no more than a 2-mile radius of its tower in Oakland (Pittsburgh neighborhood). Hey, [info] techstep, any idea of how I …
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Jun
22
2008
How to find a dataset that will let us watch something spread, not just locally in the neighborhood of a node, but on a larger scale. Example: chain-letter petitions. Quoted from Vannevar Bush on the associated trails running through …
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Jun
22
2008
… and great urban neighborhoods with an abundance of charming yet affordable housing. It is a friendly city, defined by strong communities and a strong sense of pride. In the 1986 Rand McNally survey, Pittsburgh was ranked “America’s …
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Jun
22
2008
Has been established that context is dynamic, relationship between messages, past communication behavior of a person, and response patterns of people in the person’s neighborhood. Neighborhood context, topic context, and recipient …
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Jun
22
2008
Mai 2008 pghfilmmakers Located in the nationally and locally registered Penn-Liberty Historic District, the Harris Theater was the first theater in Pittsburgh to commercially show “art movies” until competition from other city theaters …
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Jun
22
2008
harris theater; blue whale; golliwog; maria pinto; grandma s marathon; au pair movie; armando montelongo; wanda jean allen; alpine valley; fremont solstice parade; mermaid parade; once upon a prom; swiss family robinson; what about bob …
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Jun
22
2008
The next show was the final night of the Green Collar Comedy Tour at The Pittsburgh Playwright’s Theater downtown. I was concerned that turn-out would be low because it had been the previous two nights. When we got to the venue at 10:58 …
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Jun
22
2008
Tonight the annual celebration for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community will offer a bar crawl and a 7:30 pm “Passages of Gay Pride” reading series at the New Hazlett Theater on Pittsburgh’s North Side. …
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Jun
22
2008
… before screening M. Night Shyamalan’s newest attempt at cinema. Here is the text I sent Nick on my way out of the theater. (160 characters or less)The Happening wasn’t scary or entertaining. message was totally lame - shitty [...]/p.
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