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Asian bistro introduces snowy dessert
By Melissa Kahan | Apr. 10, 2013Carol Rosado carefully maneuvers a bevy of toppings onto her spoon overflowing with ice cream.
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Music-loving campers jam for a cause at Wanee Music Festival
By Courtney Nachlas | Apr. 10, 2013Music festivals are taking over the world. Whether it’s festa-this or palooza-that, music festivals have become the hottest pastime for music lovers across the country.
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John Green’s "The Fault In Our Stars" casts lead for movie
Apr. 10, 2013Shailene Woodley will play Hazel Grace, and I don’t know how I feel about it.
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New Bridget Jones Book set for release in November
By Courtney Nachlas | Apr. 10, 2013Bridget Jones is back! Fans have anxiously waited 14 years since British writer Helen Fielding’s last bestseller, “Bridget Jones: the Edge of Reason.”
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Are video games art?
By Claudia Marina | Apr. 3, 2013You can now tell your mom all those hours you spent making fake families on “The Sims” was for the love of art.
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White Walkers help break ratings record on “Thrones” season premiere
By Desmond | Apr. 3, 2013Welcome to Westeros, home of the seven kingdoms and the popular HBO epic, “Game of Thrones,” which premiered its third season Sunday.
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Local rap groups set the stage for artists
By Bakr Saliq | Apr. 3, 2013The audience did not buy tickets with their names on them, the microphones gave off feedback and the lights didn’t sync to their songs, but opening for a concert in front of a cheering crowd is all an up-and-coming rap group needs.
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Jest Fest brings Medieval humor downtown
By Meghan Pryce | Apr. 3, 2013Jesters, jokers and jugglers will transform downtown Gainesville into a world of amusement every Saturday night in April.
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“Ginger & Rosa” playing at the Hipp
By Elly Ayres | Apr. 3, 2013In “Ginger & Rosa,” the newest film by Sally Potter, two teenage girls lean on each other to bear the heavy weight of adolescence while growing up in 1962 London.
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Lurk now: future Internet tax possible
By Jennifer Hernandez | Apr. 3, 2013It’s used for research, networking and dating — Society has a dependency on the Internet and email. But would your dependence decline if Uncle Sam was taxing you?
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Local band hosting listening party at planetarium
By Bakr Saliq | Apr. 3, 2013For one night, the stars will dance to their own soundtracks.
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Open your wallet, heart, stomach at food truck rally
By Vonecia Carswell | Apr. 3, 2013Stuff your belly and rock your body to live music for a good cause at the Cymplify Food Truck Rally Friday.
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Tyler, The Creator’s “Wolf” loiters at the top
By Brock Seng | Apr. 3, 2013Offensive, outlandish and genius sum up Tyler, The Creator, the leader of the rap collective Odd Future.
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Study examines crossroads of beauty and age
By Stephanie Baguidy | Mar. 28, 2013When asked to describe gray hair in one word, Diana Nagy had the classic word to say.
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Behind the music: Artist could cash in on fangirls
By Stephanie Baguidy | Mar. 28, 2013Have you ever listened to your favorite band’s album and wondered, “That’s it?” As a consumer, you’re not the only one, and the music industry is feeling the consequences.
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Underneath the Hood
By Courtney Nachlas | Mar. 27, 2013Ghetto backgrounds, criminal records and drug history are some things associated with the rappers who dominate iPods across America.
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Underground art display surfaces Friday
By Meghan Pryce | Mar. 27, 2013Underground art isn’t restricted to street art at the Mass Visual Arts’ third annual art exhibition.
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German 101: The Swamp’s Biergarten
By Ian Rowe | Mar. 27, 2013Last August, I was working in Cologne, Germany, when I approached the hostess stand of an outdoor drinking area and asked, in my best possible German, “Ist das ein Biergarten?” (Worth noting: I speak terrible German.)
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Hidden Gems of Netflix
By Bakr Saliq | Mar. 27, 2013Lost in an endlessly growing queue and buried underneath thousands of rows of titles, there are these few hidden gems of Netflix.
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Spring clean your life in 5 steps
By Carla Vianna | Mar. 27, 2013The time has finally come to set those boots aside and hit the pool deck. Spring is here, and the tans are near — but can you find those bathing suits underneath all that mess?
