Donald Trump Credit: PHOTO BY GAGE SKIDMORE

Listen, this election is weird, this Republican convention is weird. The only sane way to consume it all is through the slightly twisted take of an alternative newsweekly. Our sister alt, Pittsburgh CityPaper, is doing a thorough and flat-out hysterical job of live blogh-ing (the “h” is silent) the GOP jamboree in Cleveland. Trust us, you need this in your life. 

http://www.pghcitypaper.com/Blogh/archives/2016/07/19/pittsburgh-city-papers-republican-national-convention-live-blog-day-2

I'm City's news editor, which means I oversee all aspects of our news-gathering operation. I also sneak in to an occasional City Council meeting and cover Rochester's intriguing and eclectic neighbors....