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.

Staff Picks: Our favorite LGBTQ+ fictional characters

By The Pitt News Staff • June 9, 2021

Happy Pride Month! We celebrate our favorite LGBTQ+ characters all year long, and lean on them maybe more than we should for our sanity, but now in the spirit of June we’re bringing them to you to enjoy.

Staff Picks: Shows and movies for Pride Month

By The Pitt News Staff • June 2, 2020

Pride Month looks like it will come and go without much in-person celebration this year, with major Pittsburgh Pride celebrations postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the LGBTQ+ community and its allies can’t spend the month of June physically together, our staff has compiled a list of the shows and movies that help bring us closer to the community and the issues that matter.

Staff Picks: Our social distancing activities

By The Pitt News Staff • March 24, 2020

You can only spend so much time streaming. Here are a few other new or old hobbies some of our writers are choosing to fill their time.

Staff Picks: Favorite Albums of 2019

By The Pitt News Staff • January 6, 2020

Some of the biggest artists in the world released new albums in 2019. From pop sensation Ariana Grande to hip-hop supergroup BROCKHAMPTON, 2019 was a huge year for great music. Read our staff’s picks for the best albums of the year. 

Staff Picks: Unconventional study spots

By The Pitt News Staff • December 9, 2019

On the culture desk here at The Pitt News, we know how hard finals week is. Once a semester, everyone at Pitt suddenly rediscovers the library and Hillman is filled with people cramming for finals, cramming for mobile charging blocks and — most importantly — cramming for space. Here are our recommendations for the best spots to study that no one else will think of.

Staff Picks: Where to find the best coffee on campus

By The Pitt News Staff • September 26, 2019

A lot of college students drink coffee, 71.4% in fact. So, there’s a good chance if you’re reading this, you probably fill up with only two — or three, or four, or five — cups of coffee a day. You’re in luck, because our staff has assembled the best of the best places to get coffee on and around campus.