The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Quinn Cilea, Staff Writer

Quinn Cilea is a senior English fiction writing and film and media studies major with a minor in Italian. He loves playing soccer and rock climbing. When not editing culture stories, he’s probably working through his long TV and movie watchlist or working on a music playlist.

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Review | Tyler, the Creator and friends come to Pittsburgh on the ‘Chromakopia’ tour

Review | Tyler, the Creator and friends come to Pittsburgh on the ‘Chromakopia’ tour

By Quinn Cilea, Culture Editor
April 4, 2025
Review | Bando Stone and The New World, A Final Send-Off To Childish Gambino

Review | Bando Stone and The New World, A Final Send-Off To Childish Gambino

By Quinn Cilea, Culture Editor
September 6, 2024
Review | Chimp Crazy

Review | Chimp Crazy

By Quinn Cilea, Culture Editor
August 30, 2024
Meditation Mondays are held in the Heinz Chapel behind the Cathedral of Learning.

Pitt cultural events you don’t want to miss

By Quinn Cilea, Culture Editor
August 25, 2024
The Jazz Hall of Fame, located on the first floor of the William Pitt Union, features jazz legends such as pianist Erroll Garner.

A guide to the people, art and entertainment that have come from Pittsburgh

By Quinn Cilea, Culture Editor
August 22, 2024
Mango Mango is a new dessert shop in Squirrel Hill and fuses sweet pastries and soups with traditional Hong Kong style.

New restaurants to check out in Pittsburgh

By Quinn Cilea, Culture Editor
August 22, 2024
Review | The Brat Pack: A Retrospective Documentary of Young Adults in Hollywood

Review | The Brat Pack: A Retrospective Documentary of Young Adults in Hollywood

By Quinn Cilea, Culture Editor
June 25, 2024
Chalk Fest’s Third Annual Event Kicks Off Pittsburgh RiverLife’s Summer Event Schedule

Chalk Fest’s Third Annual Event Kicks Off Pittsburgh RiverLife’s Summer Event Schedule

By Quinn Cilea, Culture Editor
June 6, 2024
Kendrick Lamar on stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival April 23, 2017. Lamar won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize in Music for his album “DAMN.” (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Review | Drake and Kendrick Lamar Beef

By Quinn Cilea, Culture Editor
May 21, 2024
Alejandro Loayza Grisi answers questions at the film screening of “Utama” in the Cathedral of Learning on Tuesday evening.

Bolivian director Alejandro Loayza Grisi attends Pitt screening of his film ‘Utama’

By Quinn Cilea, Staff Writer
April 2, 2024
A student with Pitt Dance Marathon joins a miracle kid on stage during the fashion show in the William Pitt Union Assembly Room on Wednesday evening.

Pitt Dance Marathon hosts its annual fashion show to raise money for Children’s Miracle Network

By Quinn Cilea, Staff Writer
March 3, 2024
An artist works on a tattoo for a customer at the Pittsburgh Tattoo Expo on Saturday at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

‘Ink-curious’: Pittsburgh Tattoo Expo creates crossroads for the country’s tattoo enthusiasts

By Quinn Cilea, Staff Writer
February 15, 2024
Dr. Sylvia Owusu-Ansah speaks during the panel at the “In Good Hands” premiere in The Understory on Thursday evening.

Pitt alum’s short film ‘In Good Hands’ celebrates Black doctors in Pittsburgh

By Quinn Cilea, Staff Writer
February 4, 2024
Students study in the Global Hub in Posvar Hall.

Turkish table at Global Hub creates space for Turkish conversation, community

By Quinn Cilea, Staff Writer
January 31, 2024
Moontown, one of Pitt’s student groups, performs during the WPTS Snowed-In Showcase on Friday in Nordy’s Place.

WPTS Radio hosts Snowed-In Showcase featuring Pittsburgh acts Rainclashh, Moontown and James Castle

By Quinn Cilea, Staff Writer
December 6, 2023
Visitors are welcomed at “The Kingdom of this World Reimagined” at the University Art Gallery at Pitt.

‘Kingdom of this World Reimagined’ art exhibit celebrates Caribbean culture, mythos and literature

By Quinn Cilea, Staff Writer
November 15, 2023
Will Zavala, a visiting lecturer in the film and media studies program at Pitt, addresses the audience during DOCTOBER, a collegiate film contest, at WQED Studio A on Sunday, Sept. 29.

DOCTOBER competition showcases Pittsburgh student documentarians

By Quinn Cilea, Staff Writer
November 1, 2023
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