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LIFESTYLE
Best of the worst books for your bibliophile Valentine
By STEFANIE ROBERTS | Feb. 13, 2008Although the Butler Plaza Barnes & Noble tried to take the guesswork out of securing appropriate lovey-dovey literature by amassing the "best" of its collection on one table, the final selections were pretty far off - or right on target, depending on your sense of humor.
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MOVIES AND TV
Moviefone for the painfully alone
By DANNY DJELJOSEVIC | Feb. 13, 2008So you're single and it's Valentine's Day. The love of your life isn't returning your phone calls, text messages or threatening carrier-pigeon communiqués, so why not rekindle your love affair with cinema?
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MUSIC
Pop artists remix Jackson songs
By ADRIAN RUHI | Feb. 13, 2008Whether you like it or not, Michael Jackson's "Thriller" is the most popular album of all time.
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FASHION
Dressing up for V-day
By VANESSA DIMAGGIO | Feb. 13, 2008Valentine's Day has arrived, and couples and single hopefuls alike face the task of figuring out what to wear on that special night.
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The Week in Entertainment
By ANA MONTANO | Feb. 6, 2008Good news for TV fans. The writer's strike is looking like there's an end in sight. According to a person familiar with the talks, significant progress has been made and a deal announcement could occur within in the week.
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SEX
Romance can hinder good sex
By PAIGE USYK | Feb. 6, 2008Lately, I've been thinking: do sex and romance ever co-exist?
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MUSIC
Campaign songs slightly inspirational, annoying
By DAVID LEE COMBS | Feb. 6, 2008In 1840, presidential candidate William Henry Harrison blew up the charts with the still-bangin' political anthem "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too." A twelve verse-long indictment of his opponent Martin Van Buren, the song probably had all of the novel appeal a Crazy Frog jam would generate today.
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MUSIC
Album ditches elitism
By ADRIAN RUHI | Feb. 6, 2008So this is what Ivy League indie rock sounds like? And it's not mired by snobbishness and elitism?
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MUSIC
Hot Chip dissapoints
By ROBERT HILSON | Feb. 6, 2008In indie rock, there's a time-tested tradition of tacking tongue-in-cheek titles onto unassuming works.
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LIFESTYLE
New flourishes add pop to old styles
By VANESSA DIMAGGIO | Feb. 6, 2008There comes a point in every fashionable college student's life when you look in the closet and just think, "blah."
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LIFESTYLE
Trauma helps woman find new trade
By ANA MONTANO | Feb. 6, 2008The accident left her horribly mangled.
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The Avenue takes on: tattoos
By KIMBERLY FULSCHER | Jan. 30, 2008Oh, it would hurt. But it would be worth it. To the tune of buzzing needles, I opened the door of Bodytech Tattooing and Piercing. The safe sounds of West University Avenue - cars passing, music playing and horns honking - disappeared and reality set in.
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LIFESTYLE
UF alum cooks for canines
By STEFANIE ROBERTS | Jan. 30, 2008Most working stiffs would probably prefer to wind down at the end of a rough week with a Bud Light, not a non-alcoholic brew that strengthens their joints and makes their hair extra shiny.
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LIFESTYLE
Avenue searches for Jamba Juice surrogate
By ADRIAN RUHI | Jan. 30, 2008My mouth first experienced the orgasmic experience of Jamba Juice on a hot summer night at the Disneyland Resort in California.
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MOVIES AND TV
'Aqua Teen' DVDs occasionally funny, extras not at all
By DANNY DJELJOSEVIC | Jan. 30, 2008When Adult Swim first aired, the premiere episode of "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" proved to be the worst of the lineup. Though it is now in its fifth season on Cartoon Network and has proven to be hilariously surreal, the quality of the show is still sometimes reminiscent of its rocky beginning.
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FASHION
Scarves spruce up simple outfits
By VANESSA DIMAGGIO | Jan. 30, 2008There was once a time when scarves were just a cozy way to bundle up and keep your neck from freezing.
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MUSIC
Volta's 'Bedlam' is lengthy chaos
By ROBERT HILSON | Jan. 30, 2008It is truly one of popular music's finest examples of irony that a duo so notoriously prone to hyperactivity produces music only for those with the most enduring attention spans.
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MUSIC
Top 40 mash-up artist 'talks' number ones
By KRISTIN BJORNSEN | Jan. 27, 2008Avenue: What is your number one song of 2007?
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MOVIES AND TV
Day-Lewis gives intensely scary performace in 'Blood'
By DANNY DJELJOSEVIC | Jan. 27, 2008My movie-geek friends were surprised to find out that I had never seen anything with Daniel Day-Lewis in it (not even "Gangs of New York").
