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Artists present at the Creator Fair hosted by the Center for Creativity on Saturday, April 5.

The Center for Creativity’s Creator Fair embraces art of all kinds

By Sage Rosenfeld, Senior Staff Writer April 9, 2025

Tucked away in the basement of Cathy, Pitt’s Center for Creativity: The Understory serves as a lighthouse for students looking to pursue creative endeavors. The Center for Creativity’s Inaugural Creator...

Review | ‘A Minecraft Movie’ is enchanting in theaters and defies labels of ‘good’ and ‘bad’

Review | ‘A Minecraft Movie’ is enchanting in theaters and defies labels of ‘good’ and ‘bad’

By Thomas Riley, Contributing Editor April 8, 2025

I had been sitting in an IMAX theater at AMC Waterfront for an hour and ten minutes, watching Steve and his gang of Idahoan misfits journey to the Woodland Mansion, when it happened. Garrett, played...

A sign detailing the August Wilson’s Society’s Biennial Colloquium schedule stands in front of the Hillman Library Archives and Special Collections room on Thursday, April 3.

August Wilson Society sells out 2025 Celebration Colloquium

By Kelly Kowalewski, Staff Writer April 7, 2025

August Wilson, a two-time Pulitzer-winning playwright, African American poet and Pittsburgh legend, lives on via the August Wilson Society, or the AWS.  The August Wilson Society, established by Dr....

Review | Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ tells a timeless story

Review | Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ tells a timeless story

By Sage Rosenfeld, Senior Staff Writer April 7, 2025

Filled with hilarious jokes, captivating dance numbers and stellar vocal performances, “Jesus Christ Superstar” is an updated retelling of an ancient story. Directed and choreographed by Danny Herman,...

Artworks created by senior students of the studio arts department decorate the Vault Gallery in Frick Fine Arts on Thursday, April 4.

Studio arts students unveil their senior exhibition ‘Veiled Currents’ at opening reception

By Mollie Young, Staff Writer April 7, 2025

In the basement of the Frick Fine Arts Building lives the community of the studio arts department. It is in this basement that many of the student works displayed around Pitt’s campus go through the...

Review | Tyler, the Creator and friends come to Pittsburgh on the ‘Chromakopia’ tour

Review | Tyler, the Creator and friends come to Pittsburgh on the ‘Chromakopia’ tour

By Quinn Cilea, Culture Editor April 4, 2025

With the release of his eighth studio album, “Chromakopia,” decorated rapper, songwriter and producer Tyler, the Creator visited Pittsburgh to perform at PPG Paints Arena on March 28. Joining him on...

The internet’s current obsession with the rollercoaster ‘Severance’ season two is justified

The internet’s current obsession with the rollercoaster ‘Severance’ season two is justified

By Mollie Young, Staff Writer March 31, 2025

While my “innie” is stressing over the many looming end-of-semester exams and projects I should be working on, my “outie” is obsessing over Severance Season Two fan theories.  “Severance”...

Review | ‘Opus’ feels like a rush job

Review | ‘Opus’ feels like a rush job

By Sage Rosenfeld, Staff Writer March 31, 2025

Mark Anthony Green's “Opus” displays a lackluster plot despite brilliant performances. “Opus” leaves a confusing impression — a mix of awe and disappointment. With a cast led by stars Ayo Edebiri...

Clothes sit on a table at the Dress for Success event in the Cathedral of Learning.

‘Dress for Success: Closet to Career’ alleviates the stress of building a professional wardrobe

By Mollie Young, Staff Writer March 28, 2025

As the end of the spring semester rapidly approaches, many Pitt students find themselves in the throes of final presentations, interviews and networking events. While casual attire like sweats and athleisure...

Review | Playboi Carti finally drops new album, ‘Music,’ after five years

Review | Playboi Carti finally drops new album, ‘Music,’ after five years

By Dylan Paradise, Staff Writer March 26, 2025

Carti finally dropped, which means the longest-running joke in rap music is over.  Playboi Carti put out his new studio album, “‘Music,” on March 14, five years after his last release. Carti,...

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