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Review | ‘The Brutalist’ is what the Oscars want you to like and Twitter wants you to hate

Review | ‘The Brutalist’ is what the Oscars want you to like and Twitter wants you to hate

By Ore Fawole, Staff Writer January 28, 2025

Despite its high barrier to entry for the average viewer — clocking in at a hefty 205-minute runtime — audiences are flocking to see “The Brutalist.” I am far from being part of the "movies should...

Review | Glitz, Glamor and Tears in ‘The Last Showgirl’

Review | Glitz, Glamor and Tears in ‘The Last Showgirl’

By Sage Rosenfeld, Staff Writer January 27, 2025

“The Last Showgirl” is the third movie from director Gia Coppola, the granddaughter of Francis Ford Coppola. After its success at the Toronto International Film Festival, the film debuted in U.S. theaters...

Review | With ‘Lana: SOS Deluxe’, SZA leaves no doubt that she’s the queen of R&B

Review | With ‘Lana: SOS Deluxe’, SZA leaves no doubt that she’s the queen of R&B

By Dylan Paradise, Staff Writer January 24, 2025

SZA’s long-teased deluxe album “Lana” has finally arrived. The “SOS” reissue marks her third release after “SOS” and “Ctrl,” her debut album from 2017. SZA is extremely well-known for...

A look back at The Pitt News Culture Staff’s favorites and notables

By The Pitt News Staff January 22, 2025

“It’s Us Vol 1” and “Red One” // Dylan Paradise, staff writer “It’s Us, Vol. 1” is the debut album from Lil Yachty’s new rap supergroup, “Concrete Boys.” Made up of rappers Yachty,...

A student admires the artwork completed by GSWS artists-in-residence Sarah Avery Schoenberger (left) and Tesia Smith (right), in Hillman Library.

Studio Arts and GSWS unveil the works of their first class of resident artists

By Mollie Young, Staff Writer January 22, 2025

A new artistic addition adorns the white walls of Hillman Library’s first floor. Students, faculty and staff who enter the library can now view three artworks created for the gender, sexuality and women's...

A deep dive into the Beatles’ hit album, ‘Revolver,’ through a Pitt program

A deep dive into the Beatles’ hit album, ‘Revolver,’ through a Pitt program

By Sage Rosenfeld, Staff Writer January 21, 2025

In a lecture hosted by Pitt’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Stephen Schultz, professor of music history and flute at Carnegie Mellon University and director of the Carnegie Mellon Baroque Orchestra,...

Review | Bad Bunny’s ‘DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS’ turns over a new leaf in an ode to Puerto Rico

Review | Bad Bunny’s ‘DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS’ turns over a new leaf in an ode to Puerto Rico

By Irene Castillo, Staff Writer January 21, 2025

Bad Bunny’s sixth album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS,” which translates to “I should have taken more photos,” deserves more than an album review. The cultural context of an electoral year in Puerto...

Franz Ferdinand disappoints with new album ‘The Human Fear’

Franz Ferdinand disappoints with new album ‘The Human Fear’

By Maxine Van Nortwick, Staff Writer January 15, 2025

The Scottish post-punk band Franz Ferdinand is known for their out-of-the-box artistry, creative hits like “Take Me Out” and impact on the millennial rock sound. Released on Jan. 10, its latest album...

Review | Hip Hop’s King caps off historic 2024 with ‘GNX’

Review | Hip Hop’s King caps off historic 2024 with ‘GNX’

By Dylan Paradise, Staff Writer January 10, 2025

Kendrick Lamar has been a longtime pioneer of the rap scene, holding to the nickname “King Kendrick.” He recently came out with his sixth studio album, “GNX,” a surprise project that dropped on...

Defying expectations and gravity: Why I’m holding space for the new ‘Wicked’ movie

Defying expectations and gravity: Why I’m holding space for the new ‘Wicked’ movie

By Maxine Van Nortwick, Staff Writer January 6, 2025

Elphaba’s battle cry at the end of a Target commercial, Ariana Grande clutching Cynthia Erivo’s finger, space being held for the lyrics of defying gravity — Hollywood’s newest blockbuster “Wicked”...

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