Tuesday marked the day nerds all around the planet had been waiting for. The legendary "Lord of the Rings" trilogy finally became available on Blu-ray in extended directors cut.
Everything old is new again, or so the saying goes.
Eating is one of the most basic functions of the human body. Proving how superior you are is one of the most basic functions of a man.
They're a mystery to the outside world. You see them everywhere: in your classes, giving campus tours and swarming midtown on a Monday night. Their Sperry shoes, Polo shirts and those things your dad used to keep his sunglasses around his neck culminate to create this breed of college men.
Toward the end of my senior year of high school, my theology teacher, a behemoth of a human being who I'm pretty sure fought alongside the Philistines in a previous life, told our class to write an exhaustive, Jesus-filled, self-reflective term paper as our academic coup de grace.
Good news, guys! The dream has finally been achieved: A Microsoft research team has successfully created a working prototype of a portable X-ray gun.
"Fight Club"
Summer is upon us and beach bodies are longing to soak up some sun.
For the latest frills, flair and everything fashion, check out what our lens caught this week.
Tunes like "Marching Off to War" and "Helter Skelter" will escape from the confines of Common Grounds and into the humid summer night one final time this Friday.
Since the national onslaught of mega-chain coffee stores, Americans have reached their caffeine-hype crest. We now find our tech-savvy, social networking selves wired in more ways than one as we buzz through multi-tasking days. The taste for the bitter roast of coffee beans is one that is usually and conveniently acquired amidst the juggling acts that characterize college years. Fortunately for students, Gainesville is home to a plethora of independent coffee houses that satiate the craving for a swift wake-me-up. Here's our guideline.
The future of digital music is slowly taking form, and with it an unlikely group seems to be finding major advantages.
The Hippodrome State Theatre's latest production will make you want to shout. It may also incite a sudden urge to do "The Loco-Motion" and leave you singing "Do Wah Diddy Diddy."
To integrate two of the same things but with different colors has brought about such changed beauty in history, and the same can be said about blended wines.
The Wonder Years know something that a lot of bands seem to miss out on.
It became more than just a project.
Vampires and witches and werewolves, oh my!
How many things have you done this summer that have helped your wallet, your wardrobe, the environment and the community all at once? If your answer is zero, then you are not taking advantage of the array of charity thrift shops that Gainesville has to offer.
The 64th annual international Festival De Cannes wrapped up May 22 in France.
What if the world was even messier than you thought? A place where sailor-mouthed jackalopes roamed the desert, pants-free cowboy assailants are armed with pick-up trucks and machine guns, junked school buses are fair game artillery and the heads of the world's superheroes are wanted dead by everyone?
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