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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Peanut Butter Jelly Time is a new restaurant that opened in Bloomfield. Photo Courtesy of Peanut Butter Jelly Time

Jam on: PB&J restaurant opens in Bloomfield

By Nick Mullen / Staff Writer January 14, 2016

Finally, someone other than your parents will make you peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Located on Liberty Avenue in Bloomfield, Peanut Butter Jelly Time has become Pittsburgh’s latest haven for...

The Nothing: Kid Cudi’s abysmal return

By Nick Mullen / Staff Writer January 14, 2016

Kid Cudi knows a thing or two about being lonely — at the top and the very bottom. What’s apparent from the rapper’s fifth studio album “Speedin’ Bullet 2 Heaven,” which was released Dec....

Kurt Russell, left, and Samuel L. Jackson in The Hateful Eight. (The Weinstein Company)

‘Hateful Eight’ leans on familiar tropes

By Ian Flanagan / Staff Writer January 12, 2016

For as much as Quentin Tarantino delights in shocking, bloody spectacles, the director is a cliche of himself in “The Hateful Eight.” The filmmaker’s usual — shock violence, rambling dialogue...

David Bowie performs at the Area2 Festival at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on Aug. 13, 2002 in Irvine, Cailf. Bowie died Sunday after an 18-month battle with cancer. (Robert Lachman/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Exit Starman: David Bowie dies at 69

By Amanda Reed / Staff Writer January 12, 2016

In 1977, David Bowie sang “I will be king, and you, you will be queen.” Little did he know how literal that would become. After a nearly 50-year career that transcended musical and societal labels,...

Jennifer Lawrence backstage at the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards show at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Golden Globes offers few surprises

By Britnee Meiser / Staff Writer January 12, 2016

For as much predictability as TV and film awards bring every year, it always feels better when the obvious choice isn’t the same as last year’s. Sunday night’s 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards saw...

Adam Driver in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. (Photo courtesy Lucasfilm/TNS)

The Pitt News editors review “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”

By The Pitt News Staff January 6, 2016

Long before “The Force Awakens” hit theaters, a conflict started within The Pitt News staff the likes of which hadn’t stewed since 2005 — who would review the newest Star Wars film? After much...

Eddie Redmayne as Lili Wegener in The Danish Girl     TNS

“Danish Girl” a subtle masterpiece

By Tarun Sathish / Staff Writer January 6, 2016

Long before Caitlyn Jenner, there was Lili Elbe. Although one of the first traceable transgendered artists, Tom Hooper’s “The Danish Girl” (Artemis Productions, Pretty Pictures, Working Title and...

Nathan Enick cries about his lack of money for chicken nuggets in his most popular vine.

Vine star Enick finds comedy in seconds

By Annabelle Hanflig / Staff Writer January 6, 2016

One switch of his camera to selfie mode, and Pitt student Nathan Enick becomes someone else. He’s Sherri, the neighbor who loves to brag about her exceptional baking skills while casually showing off...

Segways are out, being replaced by hoverboards and Fetty Wap is in, phasing out Kanye West.  TNS

A pop culture review of 2015

By Jack Trainor / Culture Editor January 6, 2016

“Back to the Future Part II” may have predicted tablets, flat screen televisions and video conferencing in 2015, but not even Doc Brown could have foreseen Jon Snow’s fate. Last year hosted many...

TPN staff contemplates 2016

TPN staff contemplates 2016

By Culture Staff January 6, 2016

Every year, college-themed New Year’s resolutions take the same predictable form — get in shape, find a job, join a club — but these easy goals leave us distressed when they don’t easily materialize...

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