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New musical ’21’ explores life and mystique of Clemente

By Sam Bojarski / Staff Writer • October 15, 2014

It took Alki Steriopoulos more than 30 years to transform the inspiration from his near-death experience into a full-blown musical. But now that his musical, “21,” is slated to premiere at Pittsburgh...

Panther Card every Pitt student’s pass to free entertainment

By Jack Trainor / Staff Writer • May 28, 2014

Getting around in a big city can be confusing for a lot of students, especially freshmen who are leaving a small town for the first time. Here’s a piece of advice: Keep your student ID (Panther Card)...

Oakland offers students variety of diverse eating

By Richard Koppenaal / Staff Writer • May 28, 2014

Upon arriving in Oakland, the number of places to eat can be a bit overwhelming for a first-time Pitt student. With an enormous dining hall and places such as Chick-fil-A, Burger King and Einstein Bros...

The A&E Staff reviews Pitt’s freshman dorm offerings

By The A&E Staff • May 28, 2014

The Pitt News A&E staff reviews all of Pitt’s freshman dorms in the style of a movie, album or video game review. Disclaimer: Since none of our staff lived in or was familiar with Forbes Hall, we were...

Weekly Rundown: 5/28 – 6/3

By The A&E Staff • May 27, 2014

Wednesday, May 28Steel PantherStage AE400 North Shore Drive, North ShoreTime: 7:00 p.m. doorsAdmission: $25 advance / $27 doorsSteel Panther, the farcical heavy metal heavyweights, stop in Pittsburgh to...

‘Million Dollar Arm’: Bernstein’s new approach to MLB starmaking

By Shawn Cooke / A&E Editor • May 20, 2014

Call it the magic of movies — or, more specifically, Disney movies — but it’s not every day that the self-proclaimed “Least Sexy Man in the World” can co-exist in the same body as one of People...

Walk-up music a crucial fixture for Pirates players

By Shawn Cooke / A&E Editor • May 6, 2014

Whenever Pittsburgh Pirates closer Jason Grilli emerges from the outfield to wrap up a game at PNC Park, no matter what the situation might be, there’s always an element of consistency.Much like Mariano...

Unblurred blends art, activism and entertainment

By Jack Trainor / Staff Writer • April 16, 2014

Laura Jean McLaughlin’s old bookstore-turned-studio is one of the many local treasures on display during this month’s Unblurred, Garfield’s gallery crawl event.“Today’s his favorite day,” McLaughlin...

Dear Kelly – April 10, 2014

By A&E Staff • April 9, 2014

Dear Kelly,All of my teachers keep sending me OMET surveys and I don’t know what to do. I tried to ignore the initial emails, but they keep sending reminder emails, too. Even my online class sent one...

Shabazz Palaces offshoot less avant-garde than it thinks

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor • April 9, 2014

I’ll admit, I’ve always been skeptical of the Pitchfork media darlings. Give a band that vaunted “Best New Music” label and I’m certain to play contrarian to the Internet’s most respected team...