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Patrick Swain, Culture Editor

Patrick Swain is a junior economics major with a minor in Hispanic language and culture. He begrudgingly removes Oxford commas as the culture editor of The Pitt News. You can find him rooting for the Buffalo Bills, invoking the third amendment and remembering the Alamo.

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New book ‘City Steps of Pittsburgh’ chronicles a hilly city’s hidden staircases

By Patrick Swain, Senior Staff Writer
September 9, 2024

Review | ‘Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!’ in Pittsburgh and a love letter to NPR

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor
April 14, 2024

Alex Borg: Her accordion anchors a ‘no-man Jimmy Buffett band’

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor
April 12, 2024

Pitt music professor Amy Williams performs original compositions at Columbia, garners praise from the New York Times

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor
March 27, 2024

Redheads race through Oakland for ‘Ginger Run’ at SempleFest

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor
March 24, 2024

Histrionic voted ‘Best Local Band’ in The Pitt News survey

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor
March 19, 2024

Rapper JID will headline Bigelow Bash in April

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor
March 6, 2024

Review | ‘The Book of Mormon’ brings side-splitting sacrilege to the Benedum Center

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor
March 1, 2024

Greg Weston celebrates 20 years at WPTS Radio during winter marathon

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor
February 19, 2024

Plain White T’s perform at the Thunderbird in Lawrenceville

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor
February 12, 2024

Pitt alum Gabbie Hanna makes a surprise visit to campus

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor
February 9, 2024

Concerts coming to Pittsburgh in February

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor
January 24, 2024

The physical legacy keeping Mac Miller’s memory alive in Pittsburgh

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor
January 19, 2024

Review | Gianmarco Soresi delivers a stellar stand-up set at Pittsburgh Improv

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor
December 8, 2023

Q&A with comedian Gianmarco Soresi

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor
December 1, 2023

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger delivers lecture at Heinz Hall

By Patrick Swain, Contributing Editor
November 17, 2023

Opinion | AI music is opening Pandora’s box

By Patrick Swain, Contributing Editor
November 8, 2023

Q&A with comedian Sam Morril ahead of his Pittsburgh show

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor
October 22, 2023

Diversify your palate with these Pittsburgh restaurants

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor
October 16, 2023

‘It all adds up, dollar by dollar’: Pitt Dance Marathon exceeds 12-hour fundraising goal for UPMC Children’s Hospital

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor
October 3, 2023

Pitt students present an amateur stage adaptation of ‘The Nightman Cometh’

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor
October 1, 2023

Pitt Stages plans four productions for the 2023-24 season

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor
September 28, 2023

COIN will headline this year’s Fall Fest

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor
September 22, 2023

Film festivals coming to Pittsburgh in October

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor
September 21, 2023

The best Pittsburgh events and activities in September

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor
September 4, 2023

Meet the editor: Culture

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor
August 29, 2023

Pitt veterans paint masks, share stories to spotlight mental health

By Patrick Swain, Senior Staff Writer
November 9, 2022

Tree of Life documentary paints a soul-stirring portrait of a healing Pittsburgh

By Patrick Swain, Senior Staff Writer
November 1, 2022

‘Owning our existence while we’re here’: Kelly-Strayhorn Theater keeps performance alive in a changing East Liberty

By Patrick Swain, Senior Staff Writer
October 11, 2022

Screenshot Asia film festival showcases Asian stories on screen

By Patrick Swain, Staff Writer
September 29, 2022

‘We’re still here’: Pow wow in Oakland honors, celebrates Native American culture through dance

By Patrick Swain, Staff Writer
September 23, 2022

‘A sense of belonging’: Global Ties welcomes international students to campus

By Patrick Swain, Staff Writer
September 7, 2022

‘It’s showtime:’ Pitt Tonight premieres its eighth season with a new host

By Patrick Swain, Staff Writer
August 28, 2022

Pitt seniors cautiously optimistic about post-graduation plans

By Patrick Swain, Staff Writer
April 20, 2022

Yeshiva professor Joy Ladin discusses poetry, gender transition and Judaism

By Patrick Swain, Staff Writer
April 14, 2022

CMU International Film Festival unveils the ‘faces behind the masks’

By Patrick Swain, Staff Writer
April 6, 2022

Pitt students develop Potluck app to connect people through food

By Patrick Swain, Staff Writer
March 29, 2022

Speakers explore culture and history at the Pittsburgh Humanities Festival

By Patrick Swain, Staff Writer
March 24, 2022

Irish Club celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with pop-up Gaeltacht at Global Hub

By Patrick Swain, Staff Writer
March 17, 2022

Inside WPTS Radio’s 24-hour broadcast

By Patrick Swain, Staff Writer
February 28, 2022

Student filmmaker Ben Asciutto highlights his hometown in documentary film “Next Stop”

By Patrick Swain, Staff Writer
February 24, 2022

Experts discuss gender, the body in esports

By Patrick Swain, Staff Writer
February 11, 2022

Film festival broadens horizons with European cinema

By Patrick Swain, Staff Writer
January 30, 2022

Student Jazz Ensemble swings into Jazz Seminar week

By Patrick Swain, For The Pitt News
January 26, 2022