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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The Pitt News
Victoria Chuah, a junior majoring in computer science, will host Pitt Tonight this season.

Pitt Tonight gets silly while staying safe

By Sinead McDevitt, Staff Writer • September 4, 2020
Pitt Tonight returned triumphantly on Aug. 30 with the virtual premier of its sixth season.
How stories help us during hard times

How stories help us during hard times

By Diana Velasquez, Senior Staff Writer • August 21, 2020
One of the easiest forms of entertainment lies in the multitude of streaming options we have at our disposal, but our reasons for watching certain genres run deeper than mere entertainment.
Victoria Chuah will take over as host for season six of “Pitt Tonight.”

Pitt Tonight prepares for sixth season with new host

By Kaitlyn Nuebel, For The Pitt News • August 18, 2020
The late-night show, which didn’t undergo many changes during former host Andrew Dow’s reign, will look different this fall. 
W. Kamau Bell speaks at an event at Pitt on Jan. 17, 2017. Anna Bongardino|Staff Photographer

W. Kamau Bell talks social justice with Black Action Society, Pitt Program Council

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor • July 17, 2020
As a stand-up comic, W. Kamau Bell has made a career around being funny — but that doesn’t mean he takes political issues lightly. The comedian went without pre-rehearsed jokes to talk to Pitt community members Thursday evening about making change on campus and in their city.
“Love, Victor” is a web television series inspired by the 2018 film “Love, Simon.”

Review: ‘Love, Victor’ wants pat on the back for half-hearted representation

By Nadiya Greaser, Staff Writer • June 24, 2020
It feels like the showrunners of “Love, Victor” read a bad review of “Love, Simon” and decided the solution to a boring movie about a white, wealthy, gay guy was a boring TV show about a nonwhite, working class, maybe-gay guy.
Major Pittsburgh Pride celebrations have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Staff Picks: Shows and movies for Pride Month

By The Pitt News Staff • June 2, 2020
Pride Month looks like it will come and go without much in-person celebration this year, with major Pittsburgh Pride celebrations postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the LGBTQ+ community and its allies can’t spend the month of June physically together, our staff has compiled a list of the shows and movies that help bring us closer to the community and the issues that matter.
Ray Nell Jones was featured on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” last Thursday, where she and her family received a Hyundai SantaFe in appreciation for her nonprofit work.

Pitt staff member featured on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” helps single mothers in need

By Diana Velasquez, Senior Staff Writer • May 12, 2020

For most people, a lunch break at work is a time to relax, but Ray Nell Jones, an administrative assistant in Pitt’s Office of Student Life, spends many of those breaks diligently cutting out coupons. These...

Pitt Program Council hosted a virtual Q&A session Tuesday evening with “Saturday Night Live” star Mikey Day.

Mikey Day talks social distancing, SNL at virtual event

By Anna Ligorio, Staff Writer • April 16, 2020
During the Pitt Program Council’s first-ever live virtual interview, Day answered a series of questions over the course of an hour to an audience of about 45 people.
HBO has made almost 40 shows and documentaries free for streaming.

A quick rundown of HBO’s free content

By Sinead McDevitt, Staff Writer • April 15, 2020
With many people social distancing at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, HBO has made almost 40 movies, shows and documentaries free for streaming during the month of April.
Sofia Bryant (right) and Richard Ellis (left), actors from the upcoming Netflix series “I Am Not Okay With This,” spoke to students Wednesday about their experiences with the production of the show and in the film industry in an event hosted by The Pitt Film and Media Studies program.

Netflix stars talk “I Am Not Okay With This”

By Siddhi Shockey, Senior Staff Writer • February 20, 2020
The Pitt Film and Media Studies program hosted Sophia Bryant and Richard Ellis, actors from the upcoming Netflix series “I Am Not Okay With This.” The actors answered questions about their experiences during the production of the show.
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