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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

Charlie Taylor, Engagement Editor

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Sinead McDevitt, digital manager and Charlie Taylor, engagement editor.

Meet the editors: Digital

By Sinead McDevitt and Charlie Taylor
August 29, 2022
Ward Allebach: Rolling with the punches

Ward Allebach: Rolling with the punches

By Charlie Taylor
April 13, 2022
Opinion | A pescatarian’s plea for sustainable seafood consumption

Opinion | A pescatarian’s plea for sustainable seafood consumption

By Charlie Taylor, Contributing Editor
September 28, 2021
Sinead McDevitt (left) is the digital manager and Charlie Taylor (right) is the engagement editor for the 2021-22 academic year.

Meet the editors: Digital

By Sinead McDevitt and Charlie Taylor
August 26, 2021
Schenley Park, pictured, is the closest park to Pitt’s campus, just a five-minute walk from the Cathedral of Learning. The park has hiking and biking trails, disc golf courses and an outdoor ice skating rink in the winter months.

Touch grass: How to get the most out of Pittsburgh’s parks

By Charlie Taylor, Senior Staff Writer
August 19, 2021
Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks presented a Shakespeare-inspired comedy with “Bottom’s Up” Saturday night.

Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks ditches the script for ‘Bottom’s Up’

By Charlie Taylor, Senior Staff Writer
June 29, 2021
“Army of the Dead” is the latest block-buster action feature from director Zack Snyder.

Review: “Army of The Dead” needs to tone it down a notch

By Charlie Taylor, Senior Staff Writer
May 25, 2021
The Center for Creativity hosted “PITTch: The Next Step” Wednesday night as part of its PITTch project, which aims to give Pittsburghers hands-on experience pitching their movie and TV ideas to producers.

PITTch connects Pittsburgh creatives to the film industry

By Charlie Taylor, Senior Staff Writer
May 18, 2021
Natalie Diaz joined poet Lillian-Yvonne Bertram and writer and performance artist lê thị diễm thúy for “Of Sounds and Re-sounds” Wednesday night, as the fourth event in the Center for African American Poetry and Poetics’ “Black Studies 2.0” series.

CAAPP event explores sound, diaspora and oppression

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
April 15, 2021
Jason Derulo performed a selection of his chart-topping songs, accompanied by a live band and backup dancers, in a Zoom webinar Friday night as part of Pitt Program Council’s annual Bigelow Bash.

Jason Derulo headlines first virtual Bigelow Bash

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
April 11, 2021
Mellinger’s Beer Distributor was voted the best beer distributor in Oakland, according to The Pitt News’ readership. The store switched management in February after the current owners, Neil and Neha Shah, bought it from Diana Bellisario, who owned and operated the distributor for just three months shy of 30 years.

Mellinger’s continues legacy with new owners

By Alex Busterna and Charlie Taylor
March 23, 2021
Hemingway’s Cafe announced last Friday that it will reopen March 31, with modified hours to account for the state’s current 11 p.m. curfew on alcohol sales. The reopening comes more than a year after the bar, located on Forbes Avenue, initially closed on March 14, 2020.

Hemingway’s Cafe to reopen at end of month

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
March 22, 2021
Noah Cyrus joined Pitt Program Council Friday night for a virtual concert and Q&A. The Grammy-nominated musician performed several original singles and songs from her latest EP, “The End of Everything,” and answered students’ questions about quarantine and the Grammys.

Noah Cyrus helps Pitt community get emotions out with virtual concert

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
March 14, 2021
Co-authors John Cavanagh and Robin Broad joined Pitt faculty and graduate students Friday afternoon for the launch of their new book “The Water Defenders: How Ordinary People Saved a Country from Corporate Greed.”

Pitt hosts launch of new book ‘The Water Defenders’

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
March 8, 2021
Miriam Abelson, a sociologist and associate professor of women, gender and sexuality studies at Portland State University, spent nine years interviewing 66 transgender men across the country.

‘Men in Place’ charts a changing landscape of masculinity

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
March 5, 2021
Local nonprofit Pittsburgh Restaurant Workers Aid’s distribution center in North Point Breeze.

Pittsburgh Restaurant Workers Aid keeps food on workers’ tables

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
February 17, 2021
Emmanuel Acho is a Fox Sports analyst and former NFL linebacker who has a webseries called “Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man.” Pitt Program Council hosted a talk with Acho Monday night.

Emmanuel Acho discusses need for uncomfortable conversations about race

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
February 17, 2021
“202021: a new constellation,” features work from 11 Pittsburgh-based artists of color positioned at nine different locations throughout the Cultural District. The installation will remain on display through March, and visitors can access a map of the locations on the Cultural Trust’s website.

‘202021: a new constellation’ explores space, time and Black Pittsburgh

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
February 1, 2021
Rapper and comedian Cody Ko joined Pitt Program Council in a Zoom event Thursday night, during which he answered students’ questions about YouTube, music and making content during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cody Ko talks tech, entertainment and taking risks

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
January 29, 2021
Annmarie Duggan, chair of the theater arts department, said that moving to virtual theater presented many unique challenges, but she is proud of the work the department did.

Pitt Stages spring productions feature myths and childhood memories

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
January 19, 2021
Artwork in Posvar Hall by Virgil Cantini, a Pittsburgh-based sculptor and founder of Pitt’s studio arts department.

Family, scholars of Virgil Cantini discuss late artist’s legacy

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
November 20, 2020
WPTS, Pitt’s student-run radio station, announced Tuesday that it received Best Podcast in College Broadcasters, Inc.’s National Student Production Awards for its “WPTS Impeachment Podcast.”

WPTS Radio wins national student podcast award

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
November 13, 2020
Still from “The Missfits.”

Film Pittsburgh Fall Festival wraps four events into one

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
November 11, 2020
The second episode of “Jazz Talk,” a video series by Nicole Mitchell Gantt, was livestreamed on the Pitt music department’s YouTube channel Wednesday night as part of the 50th Pitt Jazz Seminar.

‘Jazz Talk’ addresses revolutionary roots of Black music

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
November 6, 2020
Playwright August Wilson was born and raised in Pittsburgh’s Hill District.

Pitt acquires archive of late playwright August Wilson

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
October 29, 2020
Nissim Black performed and answered student questions at a Zoom event hosted by Pitt Program Council Thursday night.

Nissim Black discusses Jewish faith, power of music at virtual event

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
October 23, 2020
Author of “The Films of Hirokazu Koreeda: An Elemental Cinema,” Linda Ehrlich (left) poses with Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Koreeda (right).

Hirokazu Koreeda Film Series reflects on “The Truth”

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
October 15, 2020
Black filmmakers Charles Burnett and Julie Dash spoke Friday afternoon about their work and legacy as members of the L.A. Rebellion, a group of Black film students at UCLA in the ’60s and ’70s.

Film as rebellion: Charles Burnett, Julie Dash close week of Black study

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
October 4, 2020
Scott Andrew, a multimedia artist and part-time Pitt studio arts instructor, teaches as a means of supporting his art career.

‘It pays to have an actual job’: Artists share their side hustles

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
September 30, 2020
Many Hindu Students Council festivals and events — such as the festival of garba, where participants dance together in a concentric circle — don’t translate to a virtual environment.

Staying spiritual, safe: Campus religious groups adapt to social distancing

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
September 8, 2020
Richard Ricci passed away on July 15 at age 80, almost exactly three years after the death of his friend, “Living Dead” director George A. Romero.

Remembering Richard ‘The Rev’ Ricci: Pitt alum and spiritual force behind ‘Night of the Living Dead’

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
August 25, 2020
Kevin Smith teaches a class on broadcasting through Pitt Studios, where he said students interested in production can apply their skills to filming live sporting events and news stories.

What will it take to grow Pittsburgh’s film industry?

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
August 23, 2020
Charlie Taylor is the culture editor at The Pitt News.

Meet the Editor: Culture

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
August 17, 2020
Three faculty members from the history department spoke about the history of race and protest Thursday morning at the “How Did We Get Here? Histories of Race, Discrimination, and Protest” session.

History faculty explores roots of racism, protest in America

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
July 30, 2020
A house plant sits on a college student’s desk.

How to not kill your dorm plants

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
July 22, 2020
The theater arts department has yet to decide whether this year’s Pitt Stages shows will take place in person or be moved to a virtual platform due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Pitt Stages to produce live theater this fall

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
July 20, 2020
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
Oakland Avenue between Sennott Square and Forbes Avenue shut down on June 8 in order to provide outdoor seating space for the surrounding restaurants.

Oakland Avenue offering open-air dining through end of September

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
July 7, 2020
Redfishbowl Studios in Lawrenceville

Artist collective combines art and activism

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
July 7, 2020
Dan Minkel, a North Huntingdon resident, performs as a drag queen in Pittsburgh under the name Scarlet Fairweather.

Pittsburgh drag scene adjusts to new normal

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
June 23, 2020
The Carnegie Museums will reopen to their members on June 26 and the general public on June 29.

Carnegie Museums to reopen amid pandemic uncertainty

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
June 16, 2020
Pittsburgh Public Theater’s online production of “The Cake” streams Thursday at 7 p.m. on PPT’s website and Facebook page.

Seeing live, local theater is a piece of ‘The Cake’

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
June 2, 2020
Carnegie Museum of Art debuts online exhibition series with ‘Lake Valley’

Carnegie Museum of Art debuts online exhibition series with ‘Lake Valley’

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
May 26, 2020
Daniel Kraus’ papers are the second major addition to the University Library System’s Horror Studies Collection.

Pitt Horror Studies Collection obtains new materials from author Daniel Kraus

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
May 19, 2020
Magicians stream shows live Friday nights as part of “Liberty Magic @ Home.”

“Liberty Magic @ Home” dazzles audiences from a distance

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
May 12, 2020
The University of Pittsburgh Women’s Choral Ensemble performs at the Sounds of Pitt Homecoming Concert in Heinz Memorial Chapel in 2018.

European staycation: Choral groups grappling after cancelled performance tours

By Charlie Taylor, Senior Staff Writer
April 1, 2020
“Lost Girls” release poster.

Review | “Lost Girls” demands to be seen

By Charlie Taylor, Senior Staff Writer
March 17, 2020
Deep inside the world of vaginal rejuvenation

Deep inside the world of vaginal rejuvenation

By Charlie Taylor, Senior Staff Writer
February 24, 2020
Jan. 25 marked the start of the Year of the Rat on the lunar calendar.

Lunar New Year 2020: Ringing in the Year of the Rat

By Charlie Taylor, Senior Staff Writer
January 27, 2020
Artist and activist Zahra Noorbakhsh will come to Pitt in early February to hold a creative narrative workshop as a part of a grant through the Year of Creativity.

Year of creativity brings grant applications to an unprecedented high

By Charlie Taylor, Senior Staff Writer
January 9, 2020
The Slippery Rock University Percussion Ensemble combined Taiwanese folk music, Radiohead and contemporary a cappella at its performance at Heinz Chapel on Sunday.

Slippery Rock University percussion ensemble rocks Heinz Chapel

By Charlie Taylor, Senior Staff Writer
January 6, 2020
Stress dreams are made of finals

Stress dreams are made of finals

By Charlie Taylor, Staff Writer
December 8, 2019
Poets Marilyn Nelson (left) and Sonia Sanchez (right) spoke about their works as a part of the first installment of the Center for African American Poetry Poetics Legacy Series.

Sonia Sanchez and Marilyn Nelson talk black poetry

By Charlie Taylor, Staff Writer
November 18, 2019
The Arkhaios Film Festival aims to educate the public on new developments in archaeology and provide a platform for independent films.

Dig deep with the Arkhaios archaeology film festival

By Charlie Taylor, Staff Writer
November 4, 2019
Actress Emma Brock (center) stars as Michael Scott in “The Office! A Musical Parody.”

“The Office! A Musical Parody” brings Scranton to Pittsburgh

By Charlie Taylor, Staff Writer
October 21, 2019
Redhawk Coffee is commonly frequented by Pitt students.

Redhawk caffeinates the masses with wholesale roastery

By Charlie Taylor, For the Pitt News
September 30, 2019
Charles Ross is the leading man in the “One-Man Star Wars Trilogy.”

Review: 70 minute saga: Charles Ross performs ‘One-Man Star Wars Trilogy’

By Charlie Taylor, For the Pitt News
September 16, 2019
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