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Short film 'All The Empty Rooms' takes viewers into bedrooms of school shooting victims
18+ hour, 58+ min ago (110+ words) Short film 'All The Empty Rooms' takes viewers into bedrooms of school shooting victims90.5 WESA - On Air Now Playing WESA " Pittsburgh's NPR News Station - On Air Now Playing JazzWorks " Pittsburgh's Best Jazz - On Air Now Playing WYEP " Where The Music Comes…...
Some Gen Z Americans can't stop 'Chinamaxxing"
14+ hour, 52+ min ago (695+ words) As relations between the world's two largest economies grow more tense, many young Americans are increasingly adopting what they consider to be Chinese cultural habits. The most enthusiastic among them have come up with a name for this trend: "Chinamaxxing....
And the Oscar goes to — wait, why is it called an Oscar?
16+ hour, 55+ min ago (1352+ words) Sunday is the 98th Academy Awards, where many of Hollywood's top talents will walk the red carpet before settling in for a night of triumphs, heartbreaks and abruptly cut-off acceptance speeches. Most of us just refer to the ceremony as "the…...
Happy birthday, phone! Celebrating 150 years since the first telephone call
18+ hour, 59+ min ago (99+ words) Happy birthday, phone! Celebrating 150 years since the first telephone call90.5 WESA - On Air Now Playing WESA " Pittsburgh's NPR News Station - On Air Now Playing JazzWorks " Pittsburgh's Best Jazz - On Air Now Playing WYEP " Where The Music Comes First Happy birthday, phone!...
The U.S. says he's weak and unacceptable. But who is Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei?
14+ hour, 58+ min ago (167+ words) The U.S. says he's weak and unacceptable. But who is Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei?90.5 WESA - On Air Now Playing WESA " Pittsburgh's NPR News Station - On Air Now Playing JazzWorks " Pittsburgh's Best Jazz - On Air Now Playing WYEP " Where The Music Comes…...
Giant robots battle it out in Detroit's Robowar
21+ hour, 11+ min ago (235+ words) In the back of a church in an anonymous stretch of 7 Mile in Detroit dotted with industrial lots and fast food stores, performers dressed as giant robots battle it out in front of a live audience behind bullet-proof glass. "We…...
It's Chalamet vs. ballet in this week's news quiz. Are your answers en pointe?
22+ hour ago (70+ words) It's Chalamet vs. ballet in this week's news quiz. Are your answers en pointe?90.5 WESA It's Friday the 13th, yet again. But this time, the ominous novelty date is two days before the Ides of March, which means the bad luck…...
Pittsburgh poet's debut collection explores Haiti past and present
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (380+ words) In 2010, at age 19, Sony Ton-Aime was introduced to English. Born in Haiti, he'd grown up speaking Haitian Creole at home and French at school. Now he was enrolled at Kent State University, where he'd spend a semester in the English…...
FBI investigates attacks in Michigan and Virginia. And, Senate passes housing bill
23+ hour, 16+ min ago (308+ words) The FBI is investigating two separate attacks that happened yesterday. In Michigan, an armed man rammed a car into Temple Israel synagogue. In Virginia, another man opened fire in a Reserve Officers' Training Corps classroom at Old Dominion University, killing…...
What to do this weekend: St. Patrick's Day Parade, Pittsburgh Indie Expo
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (111+ words) What to do this weekend: St. Patrick's Day Parade, Pittsburgh Indie Expo90.5 WESA Grab your green and head down to Pittsburgh's St. Patrick's Day Parade, enjoy "Marvin Gaye: A Tribute to the Prince of Soul," or check out the Pittsburgh Indie…...