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Monday, May 12, 2025

The Avenue

Florida Alligator
THE AVENUE  |  LIFESTYLE

The A-List

Each Thursday, the Avenue is serving up the best in entertainment, pop culture and everything in between. From the big screen to the radio waves, check out this week’s picks.


Florida Alligator
THE AVENUE  |  MOVIES AND TV

‘Zuck’ On It

We sent Alligator writers to Tuesday’s advanced screening of “The Social Network” at the Reitz Union, this year’s highly anticipated portrayal of the rise of Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg.


THE AVENUE  |  MOVIES AND TV

The Social Experiment

This Friday, theaters across the country are debuting “The Social Network,” the true story of how the world-changing, Myspace-destroying, time-draining, mega-site Facebook came to be. In honor of the movie, we decided to do our own little social experiment to see just how friendly the Facebook world really is.


Florida Alligator
THE AVENUE  |  LIFESTYLE

The A List

Each Thursday, the Avenue is serving up the best in entertainment, pop culture and everything in between. From the big screen to the radio waves, check out this week’s picks.


Florida Alligator
THE AVENUE  |  LIFESTYLE

Boys who like girls — and boys: Happy Bi Day

From left to right: a woman, a man and another man, all holding hands. I thought it was a pretty interesting sight too, not necessarily because I was confused, but because I had never seen it before. I thought I never would either. Rather than walk up and ask for an interview, I decided to follow them. They reached the entrance to Library West and then all parted ways, so I sat down to think. Was that a genuine three- way relationship?


Surfer Blood: Back in Florida
THE AVENUE  |  MUSIC

Surfer Blood: Back in Florida

You can tell a lot about a band by its MySpace profile. Go to the page for the indie rock band Surfer Blood and you'll only see a white background and the "Sounds Like" section featuring videos like "cat eating sour apple lollypop" and "Cat says NOM NOM NOM while eating sour cream."


Florida Alligator
THE AVENUE  |  LIFESTYLE

Meet the seat stealer: the leader of lecture hall losers

Here’s a frightful scenario: You overslept, missed the bus, and the line at Starbucks is longer than the line at a Justin Bieber concert. By some divine miracle, you make it to class with one minute to spare. The problem? Some dude is in your seat. You have just met that most despicable of classroom creatures: the seat stealer.


Florida Alligator
THE AVENUE  |  MOVIES AND TV

Tasty TV dinners: What goes good with 'Gossip Girl'?

Fall television’s back in swing, and we’ve thrown out all the bad eggs and come up with the tastiest of TV lineups for your convenience. Whether you’re craving something new or can’t wait to sink your teeth back into that show you’ve been patiently waiting months to return, here’s the best of fall TV and some dishes and drinks to enhance your viewing pleasure.


Florida Alligator
THE AVENUE  |  LIFESTYLE

The A List

Each Thursday, the Avenue is serving up the best in entertainment, pop culture and everything in between. From the big screen to the radio waves, check out this week’s picks.


Your guide to going out - for fashion
THE AVENUE  |  FASHION

Gainesville Goes All Out for Fashion’s Night Out

Seldom does the Devil do interviews. When she does, you better bet that she’s got a damned good reason — and that she’ll be dripping in designer. Earlier this month, Vogue magazine’s editor Anna Wintour was seen in a rare interview on NBC’s “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.” For September is when she thrives. This month’s famed September issue of Vogue is bound with 532 astounding pages of fashion. Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week kicks off today. Yet Wintour was seated on Fallon’s scarlet couch cushions to, instead, promote the largest fashion party in history — and everyone is invited.


THE AVENUE  |  SEX

I wish I had my roomie’s girl

My roommate’s girlfriend is really hot. Like really hot. Lately, she’s been kind of throwing me some hints that she thinks I’m kind of hot too (we’re talking eye contact, intense flirting, striking up random convos on Facebook chat). I obviously wouldn’t want to piss off my roommate, or ruin our friendship, but am I a horrible person for pursuing his girl? Does she sound for real?



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