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Staff Picks | Summertime Flicks

By The Pitt News Staff • April 20, 2022

It snows one day and then it's 80 degrees the next, but the impending doom of climate change aside, it is supposed to be spring, and then summer. What better way to encourage the warm weather than to indulge in a “summertime flick?”

Staff Picks | Women’s basketball national championship

By The Pitt News Staff • March 15, 2022

As the women’s NCAA basketball tournament rapidly approaches, The Pitt News sports desk gives its predictions for who will be crowned as national champion.

Staff Picks | Men’s basketball national championship

By The Pitt News Staff • March 15, 2022

With the men’s NCAA basketball tournament set to begin in earnest on Thursday, The Pitt News sports staff predicts who will cut down the nets in New Orleans on April 4.

Staff Picks | TV Workplaces

By The Pitt News Staff • March 2, 2022

Whether you’re watching a work-themed comedy like “Parks and Recreation” or the dramas of a multi-billion work empire like “Succession,” you can take comfort in the fact that your workplace is probably not so dramatic — at least we hope so.

Staff Picks | Wine night movies

By The Pitt News Staff • February 23, 2022

What’s better than date night? Sitting in a blanket fort with your friends, passing a bottle of wine back and forth while you sob or cheer over a late-night movie. Here are some recommendations from our staff:

Staff Picks: TV shows we’re looking forward to in 2022

By The Pitt News Staff • January 12, 2022

There’s no better way to cope with the horrors of the COVID-19 pandemic than to hunker down in your room for three days and watch a show. These are our most anticipated TV shows coming up in 2022 — here’s to hoping we get to watch them.

Staff Picks: House ‘Party’ Movies

By The Pitt News Staff • November 10, 2021

These movies will get you pumped up in the comfort of your own home — pumped for love, that sweet two-day weekend and the obscene amount of popcorn you’ll make to watch them.

Staff Picks: Fall Albums

By The Pitt News Staff • October 12, 2021

The weather might have not caught up to it yet, but it is definitely October and autumn is upon us. It doesn’t matter if you’re leaning into the more gloomy or the lovestruck aspects of fall, these albums have got you covered.

Staff Picks: Smells like school spirit

By The Pitt News Staff • September 21, 2021

School spirit. A phrase that invites both joy and fear in the hearts of all students. With movie choices from our staff, indulge in every iteration of the phrase, from your elementary school highs to your high school lows.

Staff Picks: Comedies to get you through the first week of classes

By The Pitt News Staff • August 20, 2021

After you’re done getting all your syllabi together, you should take a break before the semester gets underway. These comedic movies and TV shows will provide the perfect reprieve from work.