The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

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Ease provides comforting array of dishes

Comfort food is pretty simple to define as a college student — it’s a meal whose scent can only be described as nostalgic. For a restaurant to try to capture that feeling while only using, to quote...

Kate Koenig | Visual Editor

Getting into character: Navigating Anthrocon 2016

By Lexi Kennell / Staff Writer July 5, 2016

Having little to no prior knowledge of Furries, I strolled through a personal tour of Anthrocon 2016 with my mind open to the colorful and intricately designed animal suits around me. Anthrocon is a...

Stephen Caruso | Contributing Editor

Full Swing: JazzLive weekend overcomes heat and humidity with bumping performances

For Kirk Palmer, defining jazz is pretty straight forward. “It's all about expressing yourself,” the Highland Park resident said, as the sound of keyboard, bass and saxophone swirled around him...

Joe Gilgun as Cassidy in Preacher (Lewis Jacobs/Sony Pictures Televsion/AMC/TNS)

AMC’s ‘Preacher’ is worth an hour a week

By Matt Maielli / Staff Writer June 28, 2016

Wait, is heaven in space? This is only one of the many questions you may have while watching an explosive new series about a small town facing some huge threats and the utterly persuasive power of religion. Developed...

Jasmine Cho owns Yummyholic, a bakery she runs from her Squirrel Hill home.  Stephen Caruso | Contributing Editor

Summer Nights: Murray Avenue’s Squirrel Hill Night Market

There was a time when most people knew Squirrel Hill simply as Pittsburgh’s Jewish neighborhood. While the occasional yamaka and kosher deli still remind visitors of that legacy, Saturday’s Squirrel...

Camille Rankine reads from her collection Incorrect Merciful Impulses / photo by Matt Maielli

Words cut deep: Pitt co-sponsers “Celebrating Black Poetry”

By Matt Maielli / Staff Writer June 21, 2016

Black poetry has a well-established home in Pittsburgh. The Kelly Strayhorn Theater hosted four poets on Sunday, June 19, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Cave Canem — Latin for “beware the...

Kate Koenig | Visual Editor

Kesha caps off Pride in the Streets

By Lexi Kennell / Staff Writer June 14, 2016

Despite falling at the heart of a weekend plagued by tragedies and setbacks, Kesha’s Saturday night performance gave attendees of Pittsburgh PrideFest something worth celebrating. After waiting almost...

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Still where it’s at: Beck’s ‘Odelay’ turns 20

By Ian Flanagan / Culture Editor June 14, 2016

The jigsaw jazz and get-fresh flow of “Odelay” has only improved with age. Two decades hasn’t been enough time for many people to fully make sense of Beck’s alphabet soup raps or absorb all...

Kate Koenig | Visual Editor

Soaking up Three Rivers: local artists and performers converge at annual Arts Festival

By Matt Maielli / Staff Writer June 7, 2016

People huddled around a blocked-off street in front of a stage Downtown, clapping for a partially obscured performance. At the center was The Famtrons, a traveling break-dancing troupe of all black...

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‘The Lobster’ leaves plenty to chew on

By Ian Flanagan / Culture Editor June 7, 2016

“The Lobster,” for all of its bizarre pleasures, is a film that in some ways defies proper analysis. After developing a curious reputation for itself since its Jury Prize win at last year’s Cannes...

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