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“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” poster.

“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” is the bleakest show on television

By Ryleigh Lord, Editor-in-Chief September 17, 2024
Reality television isn’t necessarily supposed to elicit joy, but it definitely isn’t supposed to make a viewer feel as desolate as “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” made me feel when I finished episode eight.
Review | A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

Review | A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder

By Daniella Levick, Senior Staff Writer September 2, 2024

Ever since its announcement in Sept. 2022, BBC’s TV adaptation of Holly Jackson’s New York Times bestselling YA novel “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” captured the attention of bibliophiles and...

Review | Chimp Crazy

Review | Chimp Crazy

By Quinn Cilea, Culture Editor August 29, 2024

Fans of “Tiger King,” Netflix’s hit documentary that took quarantine by storm, might have a new show with big personalities and big animals to obsess over.  The first two episodes of “Chimp...

Review | Bridgerton season three

By Irene Castillo, Senior Staff Writer June 14, 2024

Now that hotter days have begun, and “the ton” have secluded themselves in the privacy of their parent’s estates, what better time for me to sit down and catch up with the ungodly amount of shows...

Logan Caplan (right) interviews Cindy Haines (left) during Saturday’s Pitt Tonight show in Frick Auditorium.

Pitt Tonight dedicates an evening of laughter to Women’s History Month

By Nada Abdulaziz, Senior Staff Writer March 28, 2024

The Frick Fine Arts auditorium reverberated with the infectious laughter of a jubilant audience. In a celebration of Women’s History Month, female writers assumed full control of the March 23 episode...

Josh Peck speaks to students at the William Pitt Union Assembly Room on Thursday.

Pitt Program Council hosts ‘Drake and Josh’ star Josh Peck

By Sanvi Gandikota, Staff Writer December 3, 2023

The Pitt Program Council hosted a Q&A event with Josh Peck on Thursday, Nov. 30. Known for gaining prominence on the Nickelodeon show "Drake and Josh" from 2004 to 2007, the actor made a comeback to...

Noel Miller laughs during his interview event with Pitt Program Council in the William Pitt Union on Monday, Sept. 25.

Noel Miller talks about his comedy journey at Pitt Program Council event

By Jiya Narwal, Staff Writer September 27, 2023

The William Pitt Union hosted Noel Miller, a Canadian-American YouTuber, comedian, rapper, podcaster and filmmaker, for a talk and Q&A organized by the Pitt Program Council. Approximately 450 Pitt...

Andrew Lafferty sits down with an interviewee while filming for a video.

Pitt senior Andrew Lafferty asks ‘the least important questions’ in ‘Andrew Answers’ series

By Trinity Foster, Senior Staff Writer September 5, 2023

What do mustaches, pickleball and hot dog eating contests have in common? They’re all topics explored by Andrew Lafferty, a senior English writing major, in his series “Andrew Answers,” in which...

“The Bear” poster.

“The Bear” season two review: the most rewarding show on television

By Ryleigh Lord, Culture Editor June 28, 2023
The sophomore slump is notorious and often debilitating for television shows, but it’s something that fans of “The Bear” don’t have to worry about when they tune into Season Two — in fact, the show soars to new — almost unimaginable — heights, writes Culture Editor Ryleigh Lord.
Jaren Lewison, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Darren Barnet, from left, cast members in "Never Have I Ever," pose together at the Season Four premiere of the Netflix series Thursday, June 1, 2023, at Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles.

‘Not a perfect protagonist’: ‘Never Have I Ever’ season four review

By Carissa Canzona, Staff Writer June 13, 2023
Staff writer Carissa Canzona reviews Season Four of Netflix’s “Never Have I Ever” and talks about why having an imperfect protagonist makes the show better and more realistic.
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