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Saturday, September 21, 2024

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THE AVENUE  |  FASHION

Fast food- and fairytale-inspired fashions hit Milan runway

Sandwiched between London and Paris fashion weeks, Milan’s autumn/winter ready-to-wear collections brought a delicious dose of cool to the table. For the past week, designers dished up the most enviable of cold-weather trends — their inspiration rising from the depths of centuries-old fairytale books to the height of McDonald’s golden arches.


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THE AVENUE  |  MOVIES AND TV

Trophy Hunting: super-sized Academy Awards predictions

The past year in cinema is seen by many as one of the tightest races in Oscar history, and with the variety of powerful performances up for Hollywood’s biggest honors, this movie-goer agrees in full. Lupita, Matthew, Chiwetel, Alfonso — so many names, so little trophies to distribute. To close out the 2014 award season (and subsequent Trophy Hunting coverage this semester), I’m tackling six of the biggest categories in Tinseltown’s most coveted ceremony and casting my votes for the year’s biggest frontrunners. Note: I am not all-seeing. I may not get this right. If I do, then I will celebrate accordingly. If I don’t, I will probably still celebrate accordingly. It is the Oscars, after all…


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THE AVENUE  |  MUSIC

Your J. Cole pre-concert playlist

If you don’t know who J. Cole and Chance The Rapper are, then it’s time to do some homework. The artists will perform at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center tonight, and the worst thing you could do is go to a concert where you don’t know at least one song.


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THE AVENUE  |  LIFESTYLE

Valentine's Day drinks, recipes

Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and we know some of you will be sulking in front of the TV with a heart-shaped pizza. Depending on what your Facebook relationship status claims, here’s how we suggest spending Friday night with everyone’s favorite Valentine: alcohol.



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