Collier’s Weekly
Perspectives: Sorry to Burst Your Pickle
An apology to the poor, innocent Pickle Balloon.
Perspectives: Why There’s Really Only One Thanksgiving Movie
Unlike its film-soaked neighboring holidays, Thanksgiving only requires a viewing of “Planes, Trains & Automobiles.”
Perspectives: The One Rule for COVID
PM Contributing Editor Sean Collier distills what experts have learned about how the virus spreads into a 12-word safety tip.
Perspectives: Why We Make Good Neighbors
Pittsburgh has never been what I would think of as a disposable town. We value where we come from, and we embrace the familiar.
Perspectives: My Favorite Pittsburgh Park for Running
Contributing editor Sean Collier explains the best thing about running in Frick Park.
Perspectives: End of the Campaign Turns Off Spigot Political Ads
If we all, on both sides, feel like this flood of advertising is a necessary evil at best and corrupting the innards of democracy at worst, why can’t we figure out some other way?
What Happens When a Classic Horror Movie Gets a Pittsburgh Twist?
For starters, Mike Myers becomes very confused.
Perspectives: We Write Our Own History
Journalist Niki Kapsambelis writes that despite the uncertainty of the pandemic, there’s also a strange sense of opportunity at hand.
Perspectives: Some Remarkable Things about Where the Pens' Draft Picks Call Home
Did you know one of them is from his country’s happiest town?
Perspectives: Steelers Postponement is Not Unprecedented
Only three occasions in the modern era have necessitated the disruption of the NFL schedule — and two of them were labor disputes.
Perspectives: The Shark is Still Down There
As COVID-19 restrictions relax, a shark tale provides a reminder: This is no time to abandon an effective strategy.
Perspectives: What Should Be Pittsburgh's Theme Song?
West Virginia has “Country Roads.” Why don’t we get an anthem, too?
Perspectives: I, Uberman
I figure I’ve met roughly 11,000 of my fellow humans. Sober or drunk, yinzers or out-of-towners, they’ve come in every sex, age, class, color, ethnicity, lifestyle and occupation — strippers to heart-transplant surgeons.
Perspectives: Trying to Laugh in 2020
Comedy performers and producers have found ways to make socially distant comedy work. But it can’t last forever.
Perspectives: What We Can Learn from Wendy Bell
The radio host’s removal from KDKA offers an opportunity to consider the basics of American democracy.
Perspectives: Why Moving in Pittsburgh (or Anywhere) Is Not Easy
Contributing editor Sean Collier recalls moving day surprises both good and bad.
Perspectives: Why I’m Not Going Back to the Movies (Yet)
Many movie theaters have opened their doors. But to pretend that they’re safe is foolish — and unnecessary.
Perspectives: Grading the Names of Pittsburgh's Teams
Contributing editor Sean Collier offers up his report card on the subject.
Perspectives: The Shortest Long-Distance Relationship
PM's Content Coordinator admits that a long-distance relationship with someone only two miles away feels odd, but also feels good.
Perspectives: When Science Came Back in Style
Anxious to return to some semblance of normalcy, science is finally beginning to drive our behavior.
I'm 22 and Understand the Crisis We're In, So Should You
Growing up in a family full of doctors feels like being part of a family of soldiers putting their lives in harm's way in an attempt to save others.
