Louis C.K. played Heinz Hall tonight, and all the cynical, warped, yet honest and true on the inside folk of Pittsburgh got to laugh and see the world from a realer, funnier perspective for a few hours.
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Catch as catch can
My cats get very agitated if they don’t get exercise. That’s a challenge, because the way they exercise is by playing, and the way they play is by catching little bird and mouse toys that I make flit/scurry around. There being three cats and just one human, the cats have to take turns, and they …
I am all media
Practicing with Teleprompt+, originally uploaded by cynthiacloskey. I’m the new host of a cable TV show: VA Butler Healthcare’s Veteran Connection, on Armstrong Channel 10 in the Butler, PA area. The first episode debuted yesterday, and it’ll be on the Channel 10 rotation through the month. On the show I interview Butler-area Veterans about their …
Dealing out a healthy hand
London Underground playing cards, originally uploaded by cynthiacloskey. In my ongoing quest to build healthy activity into my life, I’m embarking on the Lifehacker Workout Challenge. The challenge is just to exercise at least 5 times a week for a month. Any workout will do, but the suggested workouts are so adorably simple for even …
A world of words
If you enjoy language, deep thinking about humanity, or any kind of provocative thought, I encourage you to watch a new five-part series on BBC 2, Stephen Fry’s Planet Word. In the BBC’s impenetrable wisdom, it has chosen not to show the series on BBC America yet, nor in the near future. There is, after …
Turning grief into art: Electra at the Pittsburgh Public Theater
People bandy about the word “tragedy” too easily.
The first time I met my hero
I met Steve Jobs shortly after I was hired by NeXT Computer.
And I helped: Everything Is a Remix: The Matrix
Everything Is A Remix: THE MATRIX from robgwilson.com on Vimeo.
Isn’t it fun when science echoes the movies?
It seems that Agent Smith was right all along: Over the decades, many theories have been offered to explain what caused the demise of the Neanderthals, ranging from climate change to simple bad luck. In recent years, though, it’s becoming increasingly clear that, as Pääbo put it to me, “Their bad luck was us.” Again and …
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Public Theater Preview Party
The Pittsburgh Public Theater has an excellent season coming up — where else will you see Shakespeare, Freud, Sophocles, and Jules Verne all within a season? — and to kick it off they’re having a preview party Thursday, 8/25 (that’s tomorrow) at the theater in downtown Pittsburgh. Preview Party at The Public A Happy Hour …