Arts & Culture – Point Park News Service

Body modification options, acceptance rise despite remaining stigmas

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 dara collins, multimedia, photography, Pittsburgh, tattoo, video

By Dara Collins The long history of body modification for Revina Lower started when he was a teenager piercing his ears and eyebrows on his own. In his mid-20s, Lower started tattooing his face, split his tongue and received implants. Now at the age of 44, Lower has lost count of his list of body modifications that includes many more... Read More

Tattoo expo welcomes community, aims to expand reach

March 12, 2020March 12, 2020 dara collins, photo, Pittsburgh, tattoo

Disclaimer: A version of this story ran in The Globe, the Point Park University student-run newspaper. By Dara Collins At the peak of any given day at the annual Bleed Black and Gold Pittsburgh Tattoo Expo, it’s difficult to walk through the aisles of artists and vendors without bumping body parts with the person walking across the walkway. One can... Read More

Carnegie Science Center unveils new mummy exhibit

October 24, 2019February 7, 2020 2019, Carnegie Science Center, Fall 2019, Mummies of the World, Mummy exhibit, North Shore, Pittsburgh

By: Jordyn Hronec One of the many mummies on display at the Carnegie Science Center as part of the Mummies of the World exhibit. One of the many mummies on display at the Carnegie Science Center as part of the Mummies of the World exhibit. PITTSBURGH–In a glass case, there is the preserved body of a Maryland man, wrapped in... Read More

Finding Yourself in The Music: Putting Emotions Into Words

April 22, 2019April 22, 2019 Fig, Finding Yourself in the Music, Sara Flanders

By Sara Flanders This is the final installment of the Finding Yourself in the Music series. When unsure how to deal with her negative emotions, Elizabeth Harris used what she calls “genre-fluid” music as a therapeutic outlet. Harris remembers singing all the time as a child and looking up to her Grandpa who was a wedding singer in a polka... Read More

Finding Yourself in the Music: Self Expression and Inner Truth

April 19, 2019April 22, 2019 Dinosoul, Finding Yourself in the Music, Sara Flanders

By Sara Flanders This is the second installment of the Finding Yourself in the Music series. Donny Donovan thought she was a boy at a young age, but as she got older and got assigned to gendered sports teams and activities, she realized she was a girl who liked girls. For years she felt something was wrong with her and... Read More

Finding Yourself in the Music

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 Adam Hawley, Finding Yourself in the Music, Jude Benedict-Ess, Sara Flanders

How music has helped local members of the LGBTQIA+ community By Sara Flanders This is the first installment of the Finding Yourself in the Music series. Music helped Jude Benedict-Ess through their transition into their non-binary gender identity and gave them a way to communicate with those around them. Adam Hawley found inspiration from a famous musician to find his... Read More

The Year Of The Pig Is Celebrated In Squirrel Hill

March 7, 2019March 7, 2019 Chinese New Year, Jared Murphy, Lunar New Year

Photos and text by Jared Murphy The Chinese New Year Parade in Squirrel Hill rang in the Chinese New Year on February 17th. This year, the Lunar New Year celebrates the Year of the Pig. The pig is the twelfth of the Chinese zodiac symbols and was last honored in 2007. Read More

Pudding Wrestlers Battle For Top Spot

March 7, 2019March 7, 2019 Jared Murphy, Pudding Wrestling Massacre

Photos and text by Jared Murphy The 10th anniversary of Pudding Wrestling Massacre was held at Spirit in Lawrenceville on Feb. 15. The event featured wrestlers battling for a cash prize and bragging rights. Read More

Breaking Bread in the ‘Burgh

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 Francesca Dabecco, Nick Malburg

By Francesca Dabecco A version of this story ran on NextPittsburgh. Every Monday at 4 a.m., Nick Malburg rises like the bread he makes to begin an age-old baking style in the kitchen of his Stanton Heights ranch home. He pulls heaping piles of dough prepared the day before from his refrigerator, cut and shaped into rounded molds, ready to be scored and baked to a crispy... Read More

The Person Behind the Artist

January 17, 2019January 23, 2019 dance, Jordyn Hronec, Point Park University

By Jordyn Hronec, Point Park News Service Before class starts, there’s a specific energy buzzing in the air. When the teacher opens the door, dancers quickly file into the large, echoey studio with sunlight filtering through the tall windows that reveal the ghost of a once industrial city looming outside. The dance students are eager to get stretching. One student... Read More