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Category Archives: Cameos
A Tale of First-Generation Grease
JoAnn was second-generation grease. Her father, José, born and raised in Corpus Christi, was twenty in 1958, washing dishes in a hospital cafeteria in Pittsburgh, when a man came in and offered twenty dollars for the grease drum in the … Continue reading
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Obscure Lives
Cynthia Ozick, 84, is a New York writer for whom New York is a grand estate and Pittsburgh is often a rusting generator outback, used only when the power goes out. Here are examples from four of her novels and … Continue reading
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“I’m Pittsburgh and proud of it.”
Although Pittsburgh rarely stars in popular stories, it makes frequent cameos. This is the first in an occasional series of posts tracking those appearances. The way storytellers use the word “Pittsburgh” as a symbol offers insights into how the nation views … Continue reading
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The Ongoing History of Pittsburgh 