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First Pittsburgh Walk of Fame honorees unveiled
First Pittsburgh Walk of Fame honorees unveiled

CBS News

time2 days ago

  • Entertainment
  • CBS News

First Pittsburgh Walk of Fame honorees unveiled

Pittsburgh's Strip District is finally set for a star-studded upgrade where city legends will soon leave their mark. George Benson, Nellie Bly, Andrew Carnegie, Rachel Carson, Roberto Clemente, Michael Keaton, Fred Rogers, Jonas Salk, Andy Warhol, and August Wilson will have their names etched in concrete in one of the city's most bustling neighborhoods. "I love that they're going to do that," one passerby said. "Just a great idea." Keaton is expected to accept the honor in person. KDKA-TV's Mamie Bah spoke with the founder and executive director of the Pittsburgh Walk of Fame. "It just so happens the selection committee voted for a great variety of genres and sectors of people," said Nancy Polinsky Johnson. All who have earned their bronze stars will soon be on the sidewalk of the Strip District Terminal. "The point of the Pittsburgh Walk of Fame is to celebrate people who have really had an important role in American culture. We want tourists or people who come from anywhere around the world to walk along this way and just be gobsmacked," explained Johnson. It allows everyone to walk among the Steel City's greatest. "I love that they're going to do it. Anything with Mr. Rogers, I think we were so blessed to have him. The other ones, Andrew Carnegie fantastic, [and] Roberto Clemente a god here on our streets." The ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for Oct. 20. The plan is to close down the street for the ceremony.

Yacht-Rock Style Isn't as Smooth as Its Sound—and Therein Lies Its Sex Appeal
Yacht-Rock Style Isn't as Smooth as Its Sound—and Therein Lies Its Sex Appeal

Vogue

time18-07-2025

  • Entertainment
  • Vogue

Yacht-Rock Style Isn't as Smooth as Its Sound—and Therein Lies Its Sex Appeal

Yacht Rock style as worn by George Benson, Pablo Cruise, Kenny Loggins, and Jim Messina The heart wants what it wants. Mine seems to be wholly immune to the indie-sleaze and Y2K revival—been there, done that—but strangely drawn to the tight jeans and hairy appeal of the yacht-rock set. Let's just say I watched last year's HBO's self-described 'dockumentary' on the subject and was hooked. Originating in California in the 1970s, yacht rock is a genre of soft, mellow music that was post-named in 2005 in conjunction with a video series. The moniker plays on the tranquil take-me-away mood of Christopher Cross's song 'Sailing.' It's a sound and mood that contrasts with the more energetic pop of the clean-cut Beach Boys, who emerged a decade earlier. Heading to Getty Images I expected to find a low-key, surfy, Cali style, but what I discovered was that while yacht rock is sonically associated with smoothness, yacht-rock fashion is, in contrast, choppy, a grab-and-go mix of jeans and tees. And it's really hirsute. What unites the look of bands like the Doobie Brothers or Steely Dan is hair: chest hair, long hair, exaggerated sideburns, and beards befitting storybook sea captains.

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