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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams in the Netflix series “Wednesday”.

Review | Netflix’s ‘Wednesday’ season two is worth the wait, but weakened by staggered release

By Daniella Levick, Senior Staff Writer September 16, 2025

Three years after the award-winning Netflix original series “Wednesday” first graced screens with its gothic glamour and witty cynicism, the delightfully dark series returned with an equally twisted...

Cover art for David Byrne's album "Who Is The Sky".

Review | ‘Who is the Sky?’ is the latest in feel-good rock from the esteemed David Byrne

By Dylan Paradise, Staff Writer September 14, 2025

I love joyful music— specifically songs that just seem to fill you up with warmth. Perhaps it’s from a calming saxophone or a subtle melody on the keyboard that tickles the back of the brain. Smooth...

MTV's Video Music Awards logo.

The 2025 MTV VMAs — Micdrops, Moonmen and Magic

By Kelly Kowalewski, Staff Writer September 12, 2025

This Sunday wasn’t the SuperBowl, but it sure did feel just as special with these stars’ mesmerizing performances, Moonmen madness and magic in the air. From music to acceptance speeches, and red carpet...

Sabrina Carpenter’s “Man’s Best Friend” album cover.

Sabrina Carpenter’s “Man’s Best Friend” is an exploration of frustration, sexuality and fun

By Maxine Van Nortwick, Senior Staff Writer September 11, 2025

Sex, whimsy, alcohol and wit — it’s not hard to find the recurring themes of Sabrina Carpenter’s new album, “Man’s Best Friend,” released on Aug. 29, and the ideas that inspire the music. While...

Photos from summer 2025.

‘I’m ready for the sweaters’: Students say goodbye to summer 

By Briana Bindus, Contributing Editor September 8, 2025
As the leaves change colors, the sun sets earlier and the air starts to get brisk, students are switching their mindsets from summer-mode to lock-in season as fall begins. 
A gated entrance to Mellon Park in Shadyside.

‘A Fair in the Park’ brings artists together to display their craftsmanship

By Cassie St. John, Staff Writer September 8, 2025

Rows of white tents overtook Mellon Park last weekend for “A Fair in the Park.” At the top of the park’s hill was a field flourishing in color — from glistening crystals to shiny glass to bright...

Dakota Johnson in "Materialists" (2025)

Heat check: This summer on screen

By Ore Fawole, Staff Writer September 2, 2025

The sun’s out — why not sit in a dark theater?  As summer rolled by, studios filled the warm months with some of their biggest and boldest releases of the year. From what feels like the umpteenth...

Summer obsessions: a roundup of last season’s popular media

Summer obsessions: a roundup of last season’s popular media

By Sage Rosenfeld, Culture Editor September 2, 2025

The summer of 2025 brought along new songs we can’t stop singing, shows we can’t stop binging and controversies we can’t stop gossiping about. A few trends, both positive and negative, popped up...

Walnut Street in the Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh

A new student’s guide to Pittsburgh neighborhoods

By Grace Longworth, Managing Editor August 11, 2025
Pittsburgh is home to 90 distinct neighborhoods. While we can’t hope to cover them all, this helpful guide introduces new students to a few notable areas nearby their new homebase of Oakland.
YouTuber and author John Green in 2020

Review | ‘Everything Is Tuberculosis’ is an engaging and accessible exploration of tuberculosis, people and the world as we know it

By Maxine Van Nortwick, Staff Writer April 22, 2025

Most novelists don’t stop their award-winning young adult novel writing to take a deep dive into tuberculosis and write a brief history/explorative case study on it. Then again, most writers aren’t...

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