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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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After #OscarsSoWhite, TV steps up

By Kelechi Urama / Staff Writer October 20, 2016

One of the most talked about scenes in FX’s “Atlanta” happens at the beginning of the first episode. The series’ protagonist, Earn Marks, played by creator Donald Glover, lies in bed with his...

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Q&A: Don’t make fun of us, Hannibal

By Dan Sostek / Senior Staff Writer September 29, 2016

As a college student, Hannibal Buress never expected to be found on prominent IMDB pages. Instead, he was on his way to having a listing in the Yellow Pages. If told he’d be a prominent actor and comedian...

Terry Tan | Senior Staff Illustrator.

Late night and Trump: It’s complicated

By Matt Maielli / Senior Staff Writer September 22, 2016

If you were the host of America’s most-viewed late-night show and you had a guest that was a presidential candidate known for hateful rhetoric against minorities and immigrants, what would you do with...

Terry Tan / Senior Staff Illustrator.

Extra, Extra: Finding work on the fringes of film

By Amanda Reed / Contributing Editor September 15, 2016

When Lena Gallagher walks on set, she can’t just go where she pleases. She has to walk at a specific pace in a specific path multiple times in a row until the director says “cut.” But when  David...

Zack Williams, a senior studying communication and theater arts, drew inspiration for “Ward” from personal experiences. Stephen Caruso / Senior Staff Photographer.

Island of medicated minds: “Ward” aims to change stigma surrounding mental illness

By Lexi Kennell / Staff Writer September 7, 2016

While directing a script about a first-year college student struggling with symptoms of depression, Zack Williams was trying to manage his own mental illness. The senior communication major’s health...

Raka Sarkar / Staff Illustrator.

Beyond stereotypes: Star Trek turns 50

By Alexa Bakalarski / Senior Staff Writer September 7, 2016

With its first canonically gay character, the Star Trek franchise went this summer where no mainstream sci-fi blockbuster had gone before. But the progress came with some controversy. The decision to...

Michelle Reagle / Contributing Editor

Time to put the ‘Bury Your Gays’ trope to rest

WARNING: SPOILERS The LGBTQ+ community has a history of tragic demises — in our own world and countless fictional ones. On television, the deaths of gay, lesbian and bisexual characters in particular...

Jesse Irwin hosting the season finale of Pitt Tonight in April 2016. Will Miller | Staff Photographer

‘Pitt Tonight’ nominated for two college Emmy awards

By Brady Langmann / Contributing Editor August 11, 2016

Following a first season that included a live autopsy, an acapella battle, and an appearance by Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto, campus talk show "Pitt Tonight" has another reason to be excited leading up...

Joe Gilgun as Cassidy in Preacher (Lewis Jacobs/Sony Pictures Televsion/AMC/TNS)

AMC’s ‘Preacher’ is worth an hour a week

By Matt Maielli / Staff Writer June 28, 2016

Wait, is heaven in space? This is only one of the many questions you may have while watching an explosive new series about a small town facing some huge threats and the utterly persuasive power of religion. Developed...

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‘Horace and Pete’: C.K.’s brilliant gamble pays off

By Ian Flanagan / Culture Editor May 31, 2016

If anyone is able to marry comedy and tragedy effectively, it’s Louis C.K., but never has he done it so deftly as with “Horace and Pete.” The exploration of family and human life through the ancestral...

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