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Gianmarco Soresi during a stand-up show.

Q&A with comedian Gianmarco Soresi

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor December 1, 2023

Gianmarco Soresi is a comedian coming to Pittsburgh Improv on Dec. 3. The Pitt News sat down with Soresi for a virtual interview to talk about Pittsburgh, studying musical theater and his recent “Leaning...

RMS Titanic departing Southampton, England, on April 10, 1912.

‘Somber and surreal’: Carnegie Science Center immerses visitors in the doomed voyage of the Titanic

By Nada Abdulaziz, Senior Staff Writer December 1, 2023

Stepping through grand glass doors at the Carnegie Science Center, visitors receive a ticket and a card that reveals the persona they will embody for the day. From that moment, the exhibit whisks visitors...

Snack Landscape, 2020. Gabrielle (Gabe) Wolfe.

South Side art exhibit celebrates food in a casual creative space

By Tanya Babbar, Staff Writer November 29, 2023

“Buttery Spread,” an art exhibition that uses food as both a subject and a medium, invites visitors to indulge their child-like curiosity. Build a tower out of paper doritos. Look at a kayak shaped...

Rachel Zegler and Tom Blyth in “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” (2023)

Review | ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ lives up to expectations

By Gabriella Garvin, Senior Staff Writer November 28, 2023

In 2020, Suzanne Collins released her newest addition to the hit series Hunger Games Trilogy, a prequel titled “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.” Last week, the novel took a new form as it premiered...

The 1975 perform at PPG Paints Arena on Nov. 5.

Review | The 1975’s eccentric and stunning ‘Still… At Their Very Best’ tour visits Pittsburgh

By Trinity Foster, Senior Staff Writer November 28, 2023

Matty Healy is an interesting person, to say the least. Even ignoring his controversial past, his performance at The 1975’s “Still… At Their Very Best” tour concert at PPG Paints Arena on Nov....

A traditional skirt on display in the Czechoslovakian Nationality Room in the Cathedral of Learning.

Slovak Film Festival celebrates Pittsburgh’s Slovak community, reflects on authoritarian history

By Daniella Levick, Staff Writer November 28, 2023

The Slovak Film Festival came to an end on Sunday, Nov. 26, with a screening of the historical drama “The Confidant.” The three-part series of film screenings was a collaboration of Pitt’s Department...

Christine Ha leads a cooking demonstration during an event organized by Pitt’s Asian Student Association.

Pitt’s Asian Student Alliance hosts ‘Masterchef’ winner Christine Ha

By Nada Abdulaziz, Senior Staff Writer November 28, 2023

Pitt’s Asian Student Alliance hosted a speaker event featuring Christine Ha, a blind chef who won the third season of “Masterchef.” The event on Nov. 17 commenced with a Q&A session on stage...

Installation view of “Amie Siegel: Panorama” at the Carnegie Museum of Art.

Carnegie Museum’s ‘Panorama’ documents life cycles of museum artifacts

By Irene Castillo, Staff Writer November 17, 2023

With the recent removal of the controversial diorama “Lions Attacking a Dromedary” — a display that included human remains — the Carnegie Museums in Oakland are facing changing perspectives on...

Attendees at the Fall Exhibition Reception in the Frick Fine Arts Building on Thursday.

‘Printing Culture’ exhibition brings Puerto Rico to Frick Fine Arts

By Abbie Kelly, Staff Writer November 16, 2023

Vivid colors and abstract designs bring the history of Puerto Rico to life in the University Art Gallery’s exhibition “Printing Culture: Gráfica de Puerto Rico.” The student-curated exhibit is the...

A violin is displayed with a Star of David engraving on its back at the “Violins of Hope” exhibit in the Posner Center at CMU.

‘Wherever there were violins, there was hope’: CMU exhibit honors music during the Holocaust

By Trinity Foster, Senior Staff Writer November 15, 2023

For Jewish people during World War II, the violin was more than an instrument — it was a beacon of hope, a source of work and a savior. Violins that Jews played in Europe throughout the Holocaust are...

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