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Celebrity column
By Alex Orlando | Feb. 24, 2010Forget Mary Lou Retton. We have found our classiest Olympian yet, snowboarder Scotty Lago, who was caught putting his bronze medal in the wrong place.
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Take a look inside, it’s a party in a box
By Richard O. Stehli | Feb. 24, 2010There is no way to pack so much excitement into a single beer purchase as with a brewery sampler pack. Featuring four to six different beers, usually spanning the entire spectrum from light to dark, a 12-pack of beer and a handful of friends can quickly become your very own beer-tasting party.
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Corey Smith introduces new album at The Venue
By MICHELLE PROFIS | Feb. 24, 2010Georgia native Corey Smith has amassed a reputation for singing songs about feelin’ good. And just how good? Read on to find out why he wants to give you his music for free, why his fans are bloodthirsty and why John Mayer annoys him. Smith plays at The Venue tomorrow at 9 p.m. with tickets starting at $15.
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‘Defiance’ opens at The Hippodrome
By Jon Silman | Feb. 24, 2010You may not know who John Patrick Shanley is, but you may have heard of the Tony- and Pulitzer-winning author’s famous melodrama “Doubt,” recently brought to the silver screen.
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Best burger for your buck
By DREW WATKINS | Feb. 24, 2010Drew: Find yourself hungry on the weekend? Then stay the hell away from Mac’s Drive Thru, ‘cause it ain’t open. These two critics learned that the hard way, but that’s one of the few flaws of this classic Gainesville eatery.
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Digging for fashion gold
By ASHLEY McCREDIE | Feb. 24, 2010While transitioning into spring, save by making a trip to local consignment shops. If you dig through them, you will find some treasure.
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Litl gadget, big world: Netbook makes Web surfing too easy
By Jon Silman | Feb. 24, 2010The litl is a big idea from a small computer company based in Boston. In its purest form, it’s a computer so simple to use that you don’t have to spend an irritatingly long hour explaining the way it works to your grandmother - she can (gasp) figure it out on her own right out of the box.
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3,000 fill O’Dome for John Legend
By JOEY FLECHAS AND MIKE McCALL Alligator Staff Writers | Feb. 17, 2010Six-time Grammy-winner John Legend flashed more than his musical talent in the O'Connell Center on Wednesday night, sharing his thoughts on educational reform and encouraging charity work before sitting down at the piano.
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Chatroulette takes Web by storm
By AMELIA HARNISH | Feb. 17, 2010Connected, feel free to talk now. Anticipation, hilarity, disappointment. Next. Disgust. Next. Repeat.
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Crash diets, over-exercising won’t get you a beach bod
By ALLISON BANKO | Feb. 17, 2010We hate to burst your fried-chicken-eating bubble, but Spring Break is a little less than three weeks away, and it is taking no prisoners. It will soon be time to show your friends from home that your college’s football team is not only better than theirs is, but your body is also way more bangin’.
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Designer’s suicide leaves questions for industry
By ASHLEY McCREDIE | Feb. 17, 2010Lee Alexander McQueen was more than a fashion designer. He was an artist who used the human body and fabrics as his canvas and treated fashion shows as theatrical performances
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Gone with The Wine
By Richard O. Stehli | Feb. 17, 2010Usually, there is nothing more annoying than public broadcasting stations trying to raise money. Instead of Car Talk kicking off your Saturday morning, you have the pledge drive.
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This week on iTunes
By MICHELLE PROFIS | Feb. 17, 2010For those of you who weren’t tuning into the Opening Ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver this weekend, you missed the wildly hyped debut of “We Are The World 25 for Haiti.” This 25th anniversary recording featured more than 80 of today’s biggest stars, including musicians and actors. Showcasing the vocals of everyone from Miley Cyrus and Tony Bennett to Mary J. Blige and Lil Wayne; the result is astounding.
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Fratty music scene online
By LAUREN GOLD | Feb. 17, 2010RealFrat.com is the newest way for college students to get perfect playlists for all of their music listening needs, thanks to a team of mystery fraternity boys at UF. The creator, Fratty McFratterson, entertains us with jam sessions and witty words of wisdom.
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Shhhhh...This is a library!
By GABRIELLE FALCONEIRI | Feb. 17, 2010It’s that time again. Midterms are upon us, and Gators flood Library West in desperate attempts to cram a half of a semester’s worth of information into three all-night study sessions.
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Local rapper shares album's inspiration
By Richard Iwanik-Marques | Feb. 17, 2010Gainesville has long been known as a breeding ground for one of the most flourishing music scenes in the southeastern United States.
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Blessed Binge makes first visit to Florida
By GABRIELLE FALCONIERI | Feb. 17, 2010The husband and wife duo Blessed Binge continues its nationwide tour with a 9 p.m. performance at Tim and Terry’s on Saturday.
