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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

Death of a stoner: Weed too tame for modern, adrenaline-junkie comedy

Death of a stoner: Weed too tame for modern, adrenaline-junkie comedy

By Shawn Cooke / A&E Editor April 20, 2015

Cocaine is the new weed, and blunts are the new cigarettes — on the silver screen at least.The stoner comedy has been a reliable subgenre for ages, man, but it could be on its last breath. We can’t...

Blazing through the ages: Cannabis prevalent on campus in ’70s

By Natalia Blewonska & Elaina Zachos / The Pitt News Staff April 20, 2015

When you look out over the Cathedral lawn, you see students sprawled out, soaking up the mid-April sun. While today you wouldn’t find anyone conspicuously smoking pot, 40 or 50 years ago pot use was...

Dirty Cartoons: How childrens television secretly caters to stoners

Dirty Cartoons: How children’s television secretly caters to stoners

By Jack Trainor / Staff Writer April 20, 2015

Cartoons these days are getting seedy. Millennials can remember spending their childhood Saturday mornings watching beloved, more innocent shows that now only exist in reruns, like “Dexter’s Laboratory,”...

Garland goes back to the future with Ex Machina

Garland goes back to the future with ‘Ex Machina’

By Ian Flanagan / Staff Writer April 15, 2015

'Ex Machina'Directed by: Alex GarlandStarring: Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac, Alicia VikanderGrade: B+Looking past smartphones and Google Glass to the next level of digital advancement, Alex Garland’s...

Curren$y cashes in with Pilot Talk III

Curren$y cashes in with ‘Pilot Talk III’

By Nick Mullen / For The Pitt News April 15, 2015

Curren$yPilot Talk IIIGrade: B Grab a good pair of headphones, because New Orleans rapper Curren$y has returned with his long-awaited third installment of Pilot Talk.The album sees the reunion of Curren$y...

Monday Night Live: Kenan Thompson entertains Pitt

Monday Night Live: Kenan Thompson entertains Pitt

By Andrew Fishman / Staff Writer April 14, 2015

Most current college students grew up in the ’90s and vividly remember the days of VHS tapes, Dunkaroos and significantly funnier television shows on Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network. On Monday, students...

Baumbach’s “While We’re Young” an earnestly human comedy

Baumbach’s “While We’re Young” an earnestly human comedy

By Ian Flanagan / Staff Writer April 14, 2015

While We're YoungDirected by: Noah BaumbachStarring: Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Adam Driver, Amanda SeyfriedRated R for languageGrade: A-Youth is wasted on the old — or so Noah Baumbach’s new film,...

Ava Luna returns to strange, unexpected roots on ‘Infinite House’

Ava Luna returns to strange, unexpected roots on ‘Infinite House’

By Dan Willis / Staff Writer April 14, 2015

Ava LunaInfinite HouseGrade: AAva Luna has planted itself at the fruitful intersection of two of 2015’s least trendy influences: punk and soul. Okay, yes — punk is popular, but Ava Luna has no interest...

Every memory of lookin out the back door: Natty Light and Nickelback both bland, vital stepping stones

‘Every memory of lookin’ out the back door’: Natty Light and Nickelback both bland, vital stepping stones

By Shawn Cooke / A&E Editor April 9, 2015

There comes a turning point in every adolescent’s life — or, shall we say, every 21-year-old’s life — when he or she must make the conscious decision to start liking beer. By college, beer is...

More than just a stopgap: spring brews provide myriad options

By Grace Kelly / Staff Writer April 9, 2015

It’s springtime, and, when it comes to having a drink, all you can think of is that Sangria glinting in your glass as you soak up the summer sun. Yet, it’s still too soon. Spring is just the in-between...

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