SPRING FASHION SPECIAL
BY REESE RANDALL / PHOTOS BY RICHARD KELLY
What’s the hottest color this season? Here’s a hint: It’s all colors and none.
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THE POLIO PARANOIA
In April 1954, just one year before Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine made him a national hero, a media scare threatened to throw his project into turmoil. FROM A NEW BOOK BY JEFFREY KLUGER

WHEREFORE ART THOU, DUDE?
BY ELENA PASSARELLO AND DAVID CONRAD
Two of Pittsburgh’s favorite stage actors spend hours swapping e-mails as they try to figure out why we still care about Shakespeare so much.

SCOOP
Pirates manager Dave Littlefield; Pittsburgh’s first “Cool Space Awards”; Six Questions with Abe Lincoln’s wife; and more.

OVERHEARD
BY JUDITH EVANS THOMAS
Behind the scenes with Broadway phenom Billy Porter.

ARTS & CULTURE
Spotlight: They call him the crushmaster.
Books: Cartoonist Art Spiegelman
Plus: Music, theater, exhibits, and more.

STYLE
BY REESE RANDALL
How to artfully dishevel your hair.

UP CLOSE & PERSONAL
Brian McCall’s Greensburg church-house; teacher and Spidey fan Amato DeIuliis.

FAMILY
Hip Momma; Kid Bites; Fred Rogers; activities and more.

HEALTH
BY JANE-ELLEN ROBINET
Don't take your feet for granted.

DEVELOPMENTS
BY RICH LORD
A regional blueprint for putting high-school kids on track.

NEXT TECH
BY CHIP WALTER
Putting pig cells inside human beings.

ON AIR
BY ELIZABETH SPEED
WQED program listings, plus news on programs and member benefits.

BACK TALK
BY CHRIS RODELL
Worms take care of the earth, and so does Ed.

ENTREE
Edible flowers; hot dogs on TV; a weekend trip for dinner and a show; and more.

COOKING WITH CHRIS
BY CHRIS FENNIMORE
Why bake if you don’t start from scratch?
QED Cooks page

DISH
BY DEBORAH McDONALD
Catching up with the charms of the South Side’s Old Europe.

DINING OUT
Our restaurant directory offers more than 20 pages of diverse dining destinations.