In a quarter swarming with high-profile sequels like “Red Dead Redemption” and “Super Mario Galaxy 2”, it may have been easy to overlook an original game for something flashy, familiar and safe. To overlook “Alan Wake,” however, is a fool’s mistake that should be rectified immediately.
Singers and guitarists Brian Cag, right, and Anthony Li, left, both of Action Item, a five-piece pop band from New Jersey, belt it on stage at 1982 on Saturday. Avenue writer Alex Orlando interviewed the band and had his own opinions of the show. "Gainesville's a hard nut to crack for out-of-town performers. Action Item stood out in the way it interacted with the crowd because of its teen pop sound. The band typically opens for thousands of screaming girls at Justin Beiber concerts, so it seemed out of place playing in front of 30 beer-drinking college kids. Sweat-drenched and tired, they returned to the tour van with disappointed looks on their faces." Action Item's new album, "The Stronger The Love," is set to be released on Aug. 2.
The hot dog on my plate frightened me. But as I sat at Gator Dawgs on West University Avenue armed with a half gallon of milk, a loaf of bread and a box of Kleenex, I knew it was too late to back out. I was about to eat a Ghost Chili Dawg, topped with sauce from the bhut jolokia, known as the ghost pepper, the hottest in the world.
Rarely is a man so great that even the legends written about him fail to truly capture the magnificence of his existence. This is one of those situations. This is an especially unique case, however, because the great man I am writing about is not a man. Readers, put on your monocles and be seated in your favorite fireside chair, for I shall chronicle the life and times of my cat, Boots.
Like an episode of “Deadliest Warrior,” Florida saw its own battle between two epic foes Tuesday, this one during a special legislative session called to pass a measure that would put the question of banning oil drilling on the November ballot. In The Florida Legislature vs. Charlie Crist, I have to give this one to the Legislature, and a quick kill it was—about 55 minutes, to be exact.
Rum. Australians overthrew their government for it. The Royal Navy got a daily ration of it until 1970. George Washington demanded it at his 1789 inauguration. Although it’s been around for 100 years, we still drink it like there’s no tomorrow.
The second half of the alligatorSports’ preseason top 10 poll begins with our No. 5 team, the Nebraska Huskers.
Two Alligator writers and a brave Gator Dawgs employee tackle the Ghost Chili dog at Gator Dawgs--made with the world's hottest pepper.
Even though National Signing Day was in February, Florida’s 2010 recruiting class added another key piece Wednesday.
Sports agents have been at the center of many negative college football stories this year. As NCAA violations involving agents continue to surface, their business strategies and recruiting tactics are being questioned.
A 20-year-old Gainesville man was killed early Saturday morning when he was hit by a car while crossing Southwest 13th Street on his scooter.
According to a story first reported by ESPN.com’s Pat Forde, UF and the NCAA are investigating a potential rules violation committed in December, before the Gators’ 51-24 Sugar Bowl victory over Cincinnati, involving former offensive lineman Maurkice Pouncey.
I am disappointed to have read this week that Florida is backing the Arizona immigration law that basically allows racial profiling.
If you are a student and need to go to the neurology, oncology, or any of the other important ‘ology clinics at Shands Medical Plaza: beware.
The monster that is college sports is beginning to rear its ugly head, which for a long time has been hiding behind a veil of amateurism.
With the city’s recent talks of discouraging ladies nights in Gainesville, a few area bars have come up with some creative ways to circumvent legal problems.
The Florida Museum of Natural History holds a butterfly-friendly plant sale every Friday to Sunday as part of a series of plant sales. The sale’s proceeds will benefit the museum’s butterfly rainforest.
Even though TCU made it to their first BCS bowl game in school history, they ended their 2009-2010 campaign on a sour note.
Shands at UF was ranked in eight adult specialties by U.S. News & World Report’s 2010-2011 edition of America’s Best Hospitals.
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