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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

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B52: vegan cafe boasts ample options

By Megan Bray / Staff Writer May 24, 2016

Around 8:30 a.m., B52 Cafe, Lawrenceville’s newest vegan cafe, was still relatively empty. I began the excursion with a half pot of their green tea, brewed fresh and served in a stainless steel pot....

An ode to Pet Sounds: the enduring genius of Brian Wilson

An ode to ‘Pet Sounds’: the enduring genius of Brian Wilson

By Ian Flanagan / Culture Editor May 17, 2016

Before The Beatles truly blossomed, The Beach Boys’ “Pet Sounds” represented one of the most seismic shifts in the rapidly evolving landscape of popular music during the latter half of the ’60s. Brian...

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‘A Bigger Splash’ rides wave of passion

By Nick Mullen / Staff Writer May 17, 2016

After a year of cycling through international festivals, Italian director Luca Guadagnino’s English-language “A Bigger Splash” has made its way to American theaters. As a dialogue-laden, lengthy...

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Schenley Park hosts 3rd annual Pittonkatonk brass music festival and picnic

By Lexi Kennell / Staff Writer May 10, 2016

Performing for a colorful sea of people splayed out on patchwork picnic blankets, national and local brass bands had people dancing and sweating into the night this Saturday. The annual, free Pittonkatonk...

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Marvel v DC: the battle for the multiplex

By Ian Flanagan / Culture Editor May 10, 2016

Eight years after “Iron Man” set the stage — and perfected Marvel’s new brand — Disney’s unprecedented superhero franchise is still running like clockwork. Disney released the 13th entry in...

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Radiohead makes strong return with “A Moon Shaped Pool”

By Ian Flanagan / Culture Editor May 10, 2016

England’s most perplexing rock band has finally broken its five-year silence, returning to the same hallmark glumness, lyrical oddity and eerie musicality that make up Radiohead. After its members went...

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Black art matters: Pitt founds center on black poetry

By Amanda Reed / Staff Writer April 25, 2016

With the Center for African American Poetry and Poetics, Dawn Lundy Martin wants to make Pitt the place people go to study black poetry. “We want to help to really put that MFA program on the map so...

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Pitt Tonight performs season finale

By Noah Coco / Staff Writer April 22, 2016

Most Pitt students remember Mr. McFeely from “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood” as the delivery man, but few expected to see him sink his first shot in “Pitt Tonight Pong” Thursday night. David Newell,...

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Tales from Morocco: School Days

By Elaina Zachos / staff writer April 20, 2016

“Tales from Morocco” is a reoccurring column on reporter Elaina Zachos’ semester studying culture, tradition and daily life in the North African nation. How did I spend my spring break? In class. Late...

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Kanye’s jest?: the revised ‘Life of Pablo’

By Nick Mullen / staff writer April 20, 2016

Hip-hop’s most obsessive artist might be getting too finicky for his own good. When Kanye West released his new album, “The Life of Pablo,” on Apple Music, Spotify and other streaming services on...

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