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New Foo Fighters shows range of styles
By ADRIAN RUHI | Sep. 19, 2007Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace
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Friday's show bids farewell to drummer
By LANE NIESET | Sep. 19, 2007When asked to describe what genre of music the band Binary Forest Faux Pas fits into, the members paused for a second before jokingly naming the genres "science rock" and "space rock."
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Forget self-control; get a DCB
By CEDRIC HARRIS | Sep. 19, 2007Most nights I go out, I need a DCB.
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In Defense of the Hookup and My Column
By PAIGE USYK | Sep. 19, 2007In the past, I have abstained from further comments on my articles. I think most speak for themselves. However, I couldn't resist defending my Sept. 19 column, "Are hookups the modern 'free love' revolution?"
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Are hookups the modern 'free love' revolution?
By PAIGE USYK | Sep. 12, 2007Everywhere I turn it seems someone (usually someone older than 30) is bashing the so-called "hookup culture." And yet I know only a handful of people who don't somehow engage in it.
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MOVIES AND TV
'Shoot 'Em Up' a full-length WB cartoon
By DANNY DJELJOSEVIC | Sep. 12, 2007The poster for "Shoot 'Em Up" brings to mind the work of John Woo before he started wasting his talent in Hollywood: Clive Owen, ever the new icon of modern, tough-guy cool, firing two pistols midair a la Chow Yun Fat.
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Kanye album top of its class
By ADRIAN RUHI | Sep. 5, 2007With record sales way down and a general lack of memorable rap releases so far this year (sans U.G.K., Common and Talib Kweli), Kanye West hopes to make it his year with his third album, "Graduation," set for release Tuesday.
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Saying goodbye to the single life
By PAIGE USYK | Sep. 5, 2007Originally, I had an entirely different column written and submitted to my editor. It was about trusting your gut when it comes to the dating realm.
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Top of the Tapas
By YVONNE AYALA | Sep. 5, 2007With so many Latin restaurants in town, how do you know which ones are the real deal? Where can you get an authentic media noche? Who makes the best guava puff pastry? Which place can satisfy your Latin food addiction? Eight of the most popular places are reviewed here to let you know what's fabuloso and what's not.
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ART AND THEATER
'Doubt' opens at the Hippodrome
By VANESSA DIMAGGIO | Sep. 5, 2007In the post-Sept. 11 society we live in, there is one underlying emotion that connects all Americans: doubt.
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MOVIES AND TV
No balls, just lots of fury
By MARK KEREMEDJIEV | Sep. 5, 2007This movie was a funny, clever tale about a silly sport. This movie kept the audience in stitches the whole time. This movie had cameos to die for and endearing characters spouting quotable lines.
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Shark- sympathetic documentary shows at Reitz Union
By VERONICA JORDAN | Aug. 29, 2007Underwater filmmaker Rob Stewart is revolutionizing the way people view the "media-fied" shark.
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Hippodrome takes trip down memory lane with free film festival
By CARLY BLUSTEIN | Aug. 29, 2007The Hippodrome State Theatre is giving college students an opportunity to reunite with their childhood selves as they embark on a nostalgic journey down memory lane via Hollywood.
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MoeFest 2007 offers five days of local music
By TRACI ROSENTHAL | Aug. 29, 2007After a week of buying expensive books, locating impossible-to-find classrooms and scribbling down copious notes on UF's honor code, it's time to have some fun.
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Healthy relationships require sacrifice
By PAIGE USYK | Aug. 29, 2007Lately I've been studying my coupled-up friends, trying to dissect what exactly makes a relationship work. The cynic in me keeps coming back to the same question: What are these people giving up?
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Relinquish the relics and start anew
By PAIGE USYK | Aug. 22, 2007Trying to affix shelves to the crumbly plaster walls of my new apartment was no easy task. I thought I had the shelf above my desk installed just fine and had begun to stack my books when it crashed down right on top of my 15-inch MacBook Pro.
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Pizza guide separates the good, the bad and the greasy
By BETH ROMANIK | Aug. 22, 2007If you're really trying to live it up while you're at college, you must know that living the quintessential university lifestyle requires eating a lot of pizza.
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LIFESTYLE
Overheard in Gainesville
Aug. 22, 2007Ever accidentally eavesdropped and overheard something so ridiculous you had to laugh and tell all your friends later? Well, share it with the rest of us. Keep checking The Avenue online at www.alligator.org for the chance to submit your own Overheard in Gainesville quotes - coming soon.
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Springs are untapped place for fun
By EMILY KIRN | Aug. 22, 2007If you're not quite ready for summer to be over but don't want to travel more than an hour to get to the nearest beach, cut your drive in half and spend the day at one of the freshwater springs just north of Gainesville.
