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Luke Bryan Farm Tour sells rural escapism, goofy charm
By Chloe Finch | Oct. 8, 2014The turnout for Luke Bryan’s Farm Tour 2014 stop in Gainesville Saturday night was like something, well, straight from a Luke Bryan song.
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Pinktober awareness takes over
By Edwin Exaus | Oct. 8, 2014Thousands of pink ribbons hanging in store windows, pinned onto pedestrians’ chest pockets and printed on campus fliers mean only one thing: Pinktober is in full swing.
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Hispanic Heritage Month brings merengue artist
By Isabella Alsina | Oct. 8, 2014Merengue musician Toño Rosario will be “kulikitakaing” his way to UF for Hispanic Heritage Month.
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Chillin’ with ‘The Weasel’: Our Q-and-A with Pauly Shore
By Chloe Finch | Oct. 1, 2014Pauly Shore, clad in jeans and an open flannel shirt, ambles onto Rockeys Dueling Piano Bar’s small stage.
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Reversible male contraceptive in trial
By Christina Hunt | Oct. 1, 2014Soon women won’t have to worry so much about forgetting to take that pesky little pill, and guys can be in charge of birth control too.
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Tips for keeping your nudes private (if you need/want that in your life)
By Edwin Exaus | Oct. 1, 2014The blood, sweat and tears that go into building a reputation can all go to waste in an instant — especially once racy images are involved, as celebrities have learned this past month.
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Elections are over, but write-ins are forever
Oct. 1, 2014Student Government elections are over — lucky for those of you who somehow managed to avoid Turlington — and the results are in: Swamp. The Avenue took a look at the important write-in candidates our Student Body wanted but didn’t get.
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Feast your eyes: Male burlesque performers
By Nunez | Oct. 1, 2014They’re hairy, they’re manly, they’re vulgar — they’re burlesque.
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Universal Cutlery Culture: the spoon’s diverse history
By Keri | Oct. 1, 2014Ever been bewildered by the multitude of forks, knives and spoons jostling for space at a formal dinner table? Which to use? When? And how did they get there, anyway?
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‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ comes to High Dive for annual interactive show
By Tyler Ratay | Oct. 1, 2014People poured into the High Dive last October to watch a performance that sold out at the door. This year the venue will give the public not just one, but three chances to see this popular production.
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September’s ArtWalk Gainesville showcases local artist
By Margaret Ameno | Sep. 24, 2014Painting brought vibrancy to Jess Yelvington’s life when she faced difficult times with her health.
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Les Mis premieres Friday at Vam York Theater for 3-week run
By Kelsey Jordan | Sep. 24, 2014“Les Miserables” is a tale of salvation, and that’s just what Gainesville Community Playhouse expects to show in its own production.
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Hispanic Heritage Month to reach out to younger generations
By Gabriella Nunez | Sep. 24, 2014Colombians and Venezuelans will gather to dance and discuss soccer. The fast-paced chatter of hand gesturing Cubans will hum in the background as they purchase food at a nearby stand.
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LifeProTips: subrebbit starts website, helps community
By Jasmine Wildflower Osmond | Sep. 24, 2014A popular page is pulling away from the social news-based website Reddit.
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Hippodrome will cater to horror lovers in Oct.
By Lauren Maloney | Sep. 24, 2014Horror fans will not want to miss the activities the Hippodrome State Theatre has planned in October because there’s something different to scream at every week.
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Gainesville Original Food Truck Rally back for Fall 2014
By Chloe Finch | Sep. 24, 2014When the first Original Gainesville Food Truck Rally opened one Saturday in January 2013, thousands of people lined up to sample food from six local food trucks.
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Eating offers creativity
By Kelsi | Sep. 24, 2014Eating, like cooking, is an outlet for creativity and manipulation. Take Oreos, for instance. Do you eat the frosting first and save the chocolate wafers for last? Do you carefully take apart the cookie to separate the filling and then scrape it off with your teeth? Or do you chomp through the whole cookie?
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FSU alumni create break-up film, starts at the Hipp Cinema tonight
By Daniela Prizont-Cado | Sep. 24, 2014What happens when two Florida State University frat bro alumni get together?
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FEST 13: Q-and-A with Moonbeard
By Matt Pearson | Sep. 24, 2014I had the pleasure of sitting down with Moonbeard for a drink at Loosey’s this week.
