Charlotte Shields-Rossi | a&e editor “You think you’re the first ones to be young and adorable in New York?” In 2012, Zosia Mamet got her breakout role playing Shoshanna Shapiro in the hit TV series “Girls” — a show about four women being young and adorable in New York. It has been nine years since the finale, and since then there have been many television … Continue reading “Adults” season two: a voice of our generation?
India Alstrin | staff writer The Modern Art Era was coming to a close in 1950 and the Post-Modern and Contemporary Era was beginning. Helen Clay Frick, art collector and daughter to Henry Clay Frick, made this remark about the fate of modern era art: “Fifty years from now how many of the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists will still be thought of as anything but trash.” … Continue reading Breaking tradition: French Moderns at the Frick
Leah Hamilton | staff writer When Clare Drobot, artistic director for City Theatre first saw “In Clay” in Washington, D.C she fell in love with the emotional and mature elements that the play tackles. She knew that the story would deeply resonate Pittsburgh audiences, the story follows Parisian ceramic artist, Marie Berthe Cazin as well. So this September, “In Clay,” which The Washington Post dubbed … Continue reading City Theatre begins season with one woman show show””
Pop star Olivia Rodrigo ran the first ever Daisy Chain Fields Music Festival on Aug. 29 in Irvine California, and it’s what The New Yorker is calling “The Zoomer Lilith Fair.” The day of fundraising, music and women supporting women made me proud to be a fan of Rodrigo, almost as much as it made me jealous I wasn’t in Irvine. She’s only one year … Continue reading The Mini Review
If you happen to be reading this in print, you might have noticed a difference at the bottom of this page. The horoscopes, a long-time staple of the Arts and Entertainment section, are gone. This semester, I have decided to introduce the mini review, a short review written by me or another member of the staff. It will be about something we are listening to, … Continue reading Charlotte’s Comments: 9/8
Katherine Repasky | assistant editor For Duquesne University political science student Ryan Lestitian, the idea for his first novel came to him naturally through the help of a story his family had been telling for years. Lestitian recounted the story stating that once when his uncle was on duty as a police officer in Washington, D.C., he was called late at night to a tense … Continue reading Student turns family story into published novel
Pumpkin spice lattes are back at Starbucks. This week it is going to be 90 degrees. The world is sending mixed messages about what season it truly is. Late August/early September is this period of limbo where although it is the fall semester, it still feels like summer. I’m sick of summer. I want to go on hay rides, pick apples or carve a pumpkin. … Continue reading Charlotte’s Comments: 9/1
Charlotte shields-rossi | a&e editor After 20 years on air and 18 seasons under their belt, “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia” has changed a lot. But with the return of a 10-episode season, plenty of corpse desecration and yet another coming out scene from Mac, it seems as though the longest-running live action sitcom has returned to its roots. “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia” follows … Continue reading Longest running live sitcom returns for 18th season
Josh Imhof | news editor Dolly Parton, the singer-songwriter who escaped extreme poverty in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, but never forgot where she came from died Aug. 25 after a battle with cancer. The 80 year old put together a more than 60 year career that revolved around her philanthropy as much as it did her music. Born in Sevier County, Tennessee, Parton … Continue reading Dolly Parton, queen of country, dies at 80
Charlotte Shields-Rossi | a&e editor If you Google search “Things to do in Pittsburgh,” you will probably get results telling you to ride up the Duquesne Incline, catch a game at PPG Paints Arena or take a walk down to Point State Park. The classics are great, but once you have exhausted all of your options on the first few pages of your search engine, … Continue reading Hidden gems hiding around the Steel City
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