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NIGHTLIFE
No boundaries: Gainesville Improv Festival plays all
By ALLISON BANKO | Jan. 20, 2010Don’t you dare throw this lovely piece of literature that we call The Alligator away. And I’m not suggesting that you go green and skip your pretty little feet on over to the recycling bin either. Save your newspapers; they could be used as the inspiration for one of this year’s performances at the Gainesville Improv Festival.
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MOVIES AND TV
New Hippodrome movie humanizes Iraq war
By Joey Flechas | Jan. 18, 2010Ben Foster stars as Staff Sgt. Will Montgomery whose responsibility is to notify dead soldiers’ next of kin of their loss.
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MUSIC
Amaricana band American Aquarium to play Wednesday night
By Nicole La Hoz | Jan. 18, 2010The band is from Raleigh, N.C., and is known for its incessant work ethic and country-rock hybrid.
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SEX
Secret screwing is a necessary evil in the dating game
By Jared Misner | Jan. 13, 2010She says...
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FOOD
Winter ale tingles taste buds
By Richard O. Stehli | Jan. 13, 2010Like many micro breweries, Sierra Nevada releases four seasonal beers every year. Its offering for the winter is Celebration Ale, a perfect pairing with the chilly weather.
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FASHION
Leave the Gaga clothes at home for Career Showcase
By Aschelle Morgan | Jan. 13, 2010Sloth off the sweatpants and break out the lint roller: Ladies and Gentlemen, the Career Showcase has arrived. Although I’d love to tell you your replete resume and perfected Gator chomp will have any employer banging down your door, the reality is you have about six seconds to impress. To help you out, here’s how to make a rockstar first impression:
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LIFESTYLE
Chris Brown deserves a second chance
By MICHELLE PROFIS | Jan. 13, 2010We’re all familiar with the classic celebrity catastrophe: Celeb is clean-cut. Celeb makes fatal mistake. Celeb apologizes. But what comes after that is a bit hazy. As the adoring fans, we either hold our grudges until the celeb morphs into a has-been, or we forgive and forget. I’m here today to make a case for a current crossroads the public has arrived at: Either forgive Chris Brown or condemn him to Pop Culture Hell.
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LIFESTYLE
Groovaloo freestyles, defies gravity in shows
By MICHELLE PROFIS | Jan. 13, 2010Groovaloo, a 28-member dance company known for throwing caution and choreography to the wind, is performing tomorrow night at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
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MUSIC
Matt Kurz One sings, plays all for show at The Atlantic
By Jon Silman | Jan. 13, 2010Matt Kurz is a busy man. He’s the lead singer of the Matt Kurz One. And also the bassist, guitarist and keyboardist. Kurz sings scratchy, intense punk funk songs with a fiery slant reminiscent of The Who and James Brown.
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ART AND THEATER
"Dead Man's Cell Phone" opens at the Hippodrome
By ALLISON BANKO | Jan. 6, 2010What would happen if someone else had complete access to your cell phone, your world? Oh the secrets that they could uncover! (Cue a certain golfer who had been doing some putting around of his own). This heart-wrenching fear is played out on stage in Sarah Ruhl’s comedy “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” set to be performed at the Hippodrome State Theater from January 6 to 31.
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LIFESTYLE
Forget your New Year's fitness resolution
By ERIK VOSS | Jan. 6, 2010At this stage in my life, the only practical benefit to regular exercise is improving my sexual attractiveness. (Health? I’m good, thanks. I voted for Obama, and he’s got me covered there.) I’ll pick up a dumbbell when the other channels of attracting women become obsolete.
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SEX
Jorts and Guy Harvey T-shirts not the way to score
By Jared Misner | Jan. 6, 2010All right, boys, wake up. These simple resolutions will help you score just a little bit more. As for all you boys who like boys? Don’t worry. I know your games, too. We’ll get to you all soon enough.
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MOVIES AND TV
Many shoes, little plot in Sex and the City 2 trailer.
By ASHLEY ROSS | Jan. 6, 2010When you’re wearing metallic gold Christian Louboutin pumps, who needs a plot line?
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LIFESTYLE
"Cats" musical comes to Gainesville
By MICHELLE PROFIS | Jan. 6, 2010Based on T.S. Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats” and composed by theater proficient Andrew Lloyd Webber, “Cats” celebrates the lives and stories of a variety of dancing, prancing cats.
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LIFESTYLE
The Avenue wants talent, opinions
By ASHLEY ROSS | Jan. 6, 2010Stop by The Alligator Friday between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to pitch your ideas, show us your work or give us any feedback.
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NIGHTLIFE
A weekend guide to Gainesville's best bar deals
By Alex Orlando | Jan. 6, 2010Your belly might be full, but your pockets are probably empty because, let’s face it, the magic of Christmas isn’t free. Imagine you have only $30 left in your wallet. Here are the best deals around town to make your first weekend of spring semester a memorable one:
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MOVIES AND TV
Michael Cera gets dangerous for ‘Youth In Revolt’ film
By Jon Silman | Jan. 6, 2010What do Michael Cera, sex-crazed teenagers and gratuitous violence have in common? They are all mashed up in the new film “Youth in Revolt,” a teen sex comedy opening nationwide in theaters tomorrow. You may have, by now, been exposed to the subtly salacious trailer or seen the posters with Cera’s boyish face around campus.
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SEX
High-tech sex pleases all
By BRANDT WILLIAMS | Dec. 2, 2009As any well-educated and well-rounded 20-year-old can tell you, college welcomes those with an irrepressible appetite for knowledge. However, those 20-somethings also comprise the nation’s youth – a generation that is enjoying its prime and is fully aware of it sexual abilities. College also welcomes the flirtatious, the scandalous, the irresponsible, the debased and the adorably promiscuous. We jump in and out of one another’s beds but often overlook the simpler, STD-free expressions of our sexuality.
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FASHION
Runway offers alternative to buying designer clothing
By TAWNA SOELDNER-DANGER | Dec. 2, 2009Even with a closet full of clothes, many women suffer from the age-old complaint: I don’t have anything to wear.
