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Waiting for it: ‘How I Met Your Mother’ full of unanswered questions
By Sarah Loftus | Mar. 19, 2014Ed. note: Spoilers ahead.
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MOVIES AND TV
'Non-Stop,' plane murder mystery, thrills, entertains
By Jackson Hart | Mar. 19, 2014“Non-Stop,” a plane murder mystery starring stalwart action hero Liam Neeson, delivers all that is expected from a modern-day thriller. Is it tense? Unbelievably so. Is it entertaining? Yes. Is it smart? Not so much.
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FASHION
Fashion for Freedom show raises money for victims of sexual slavery
By Edwin Exaus | Mar. 19, 2014The second annual Fashion for Freedom show, hosted at Ingenue Avenue, brought out Gainesville’s most fashionable to raise money for Project Rescue.
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MUSIC
Foster the People’s second album falls short of super
By Cody Smith | Mar. 19, 2014“Supermodel,” Foster the People’s sophomore album, dabbles in experimental instrumentality and philosophical lyricism.
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MUSIC
Pharrell debuts ‘Girl,’ brings innovation to the pop genre
By Cody Smith | Mar. 19, 2014Following a colossal 2013, Pharrell Williams continues his pop music dominance with his new album, “Girl.”
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LIFESTYLE
Taters over haters: Potato Head helps girls transcend Barbie World
By Samantha Blend | Mar. 19, 2014A feminized spud may empower more young girls than Barbie.
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ART AND THEATER
UF fine arts graduate students showcase thesis work in art exhibit
By Andrea Sarcos | Mar. 19, 2014A tiny paintbrush. White gesso. Radiohead’s live concert on tape.
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MUSIC
KONGOS album lives up to expectations with unconventional style
By Cody Smith | Mar. 12, 2014After opening for Linkin Park and Dispatch on tours around the world, South African band KONGOS has released the appropriately-titled “Lunatic.”
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MUSIC
‘Helios’ Review: New album takes chances, frays at the edges
By Cody Smith | Mar. 12, 2014After months of anticipation, The Fray has released its newest effort “Helios” on Epic Records.
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LIFESTYLE
Spill it: Study shows keeping secrets increases chance of illness
By Erin Meisenzahl-Peace | Mar. 12, 2014“That’s why her hair’s so big,” said Janis Ian in “Mean Girls.” “It’s full of secrets.”
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Shut up! ‘Mean Girls’ reunite
By Erin Meisenzahl-Peace | Mar. 12, 2014Ten years later, “fetch” still isn’t happening. But a “Mean Girls” reunion may.
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MUSIC
Start making your flower crowns, ravers: How to survive upcoming musical festivals
By EMILY COCHRANE< | Mar. 12, 2014With the winter weather behind us, we’re slowly starting to enter music festival season.
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FASHION
Fast food- and fairytale-inspired fashions hit Milan runway
By Elly Ayres | Feb. 26, 2014Sandwiched 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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MUSIC
Iron & Wine talks music, inspiration and latest album
By Alexa Volland | Feb. 26, 2014After breaking onto the scene more than a decade ago with cooing vocals on “The Creek Drank the Cradle,” Sam Beam, known as Iron & Wine, has repeatedly redefined his music.
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Fresh Picked 2/27/14
By Alexa Volland | Feb. 26, 2014Each Thursday, the Avenue will dish out the best in entertainment. From the silver screen to hidden Internet gems, check out this week’s top picks.
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Trophy Hunting: super-sized Academy Awards predictions
By Alyssa Holcomb | Feb. 26, 2014The 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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Your J. Cole pre-concert playlist
By Meghan Pryce | Feb. 26, 2014If 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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Fresh Picked 2/20/14
By Alexa Volland | Feb. 19, 2014Each Thursday, the Avenue will dish out the best in entertainment. From the silver screen to hidden Internet gems, check out this week’s top picks:
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Broken Bells’ new album perfect for After the Disco
By Marjorie Nunez | Feb. 19, 2014Broken Bells’ latest release “After the Disco” is, as the name implies, the perfect soundtrack to unwind from a late night of dancing.
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Jon Batiste, Stay Human's new album delivers
By Alexa Volland | Feb. 19, 2014Drawing on a smorgasbord of inspiration, Jon Batiste and Stay Human’s album “Social Music” is just that — social music.
