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FEST 13: Q-and-A with Moonbeard
By Matt Pearson | Sep. 24, 2014I had the pleasure of sitting down with Moonbeard for a drink at Loosey’s this week.
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‘Gotham’ brings grit to Fox primetime
By Alyssa Holcomb | Sep. 17, 2014If you’re expecting a show named after Batman’s crime-ridden hometown to be about the Dark Knight himself, Fox’s “Gotham” will turn off that mental bat signal.
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Local duo drops new album via local business partnership event
By Cody Smith | Sep. 17, 2014Hundreds of fans and curious walk-ins alike packed into The Motor Room downtown Friday night. For a venue known for its Deep End and Neon Liger parties, The Motor Room hosted a bit of a different party.
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See bat symbols in the sky? No, it’s not Batman this time
By Michelle Lüchau | Sep. 17, 2014Wanderers downtown Friday night found it hard to miss the bat signal projected on the face of the Hippodrome State Theatre.
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NYFW Spring 2015 collections promise feminine, masculine lines
By Elly Ayres | Sep. 17, 2014By the time this goes to print, a mixed army of ultra-fem and utilitarian sportswear-clad supermodels (and their respective wake of editors, photographers, bloggers and street-style influencers) will have already hopscotched from New York to London to Milan, now embarking on day two of Milan Fashion Week.
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‘I’m not that innocent’: a look at 90s pop songs
By Debora Lima | Sep. 17, 2014Double entendres, sexual innuendos and clever marketing.
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University Gallery features 400-piece 'Come Home' collection
By Kristina Orrego | Sep. 16, 2014UF’s University Gallery has opened its doors to an art collector who has amassed thousands of pieces of art since 1986.
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Photo gallery brings light to struggle of migrant workers
By Abigail Doupnik | Sep. 10, 2014A retired Mennonite is not who you would expect to plan and participate in demonstrations against corporate giants like Publix. But Gainesville’s Richard MacMaster has the photos to prove it.
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Weekend Reconstruction Era: realistic depiction of post-Civil War lifestyles
By Jasmine Wildflower Osmond | Sep. 10, 2014Men and women dressed in thick wool slacks and layers upon layers of clothing get ready for a long day around the farm in Florida’s late-summer heat. If you asked if they were hot, they would raise their eyebrows quizzically — after all, this is 1868.
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Hippodrome's ‘Clybourne Park’: funny, relevant production
By Bryan Faux | Sep. 10, 2014Do you ever find yourself making snap judgments based on race and still insist that you’re not racist? The characters in Bruce Norris’ Tony and Pulitzer prize-winning play “Clybourne Park” certainly do.
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Levi’s CEO suggests: wash your jeans less
By Daniela Prizont-Cado | Sep. 10, 2014How often do you wash your jeans?
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Need a good excuse to feel your nuts?
By Michelle Lüchau | Sep. 3, 2014A UF psychology senior asks his roommate for his laptop and looks up a website.
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Maroon 5: ‘V’ treads between soul, synth
By Alyssa Holcomb | Sep. 3, 2014Since the release of their debut jazz-pop hybrid album "Songs About Jane," Maroon 5 has been in a consistently fluctuating identity crisis. Are they a soul-pop band with funk infusions? Are they a synth-pop formula machine generating replicated sound after sound?
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Fall TV preview: what to watch live, what to wait and see
By Jackson Hart | Sep. 3, 2014This fall is the season of TV mediocrity. There isn’t a single show coming up that I’m over the moon about, as most prestige TV will air in the spring.
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TV cooking shows: Do they or can they offer more than cooking tips?
By Keri | Sep. 3, 2014Within the last 20 years, there has been an international boom in TV channels devoted exclusively to food and cooking, including Cuisine TV in France and the Food Network and Cooking Channel in the U.S.
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Talking with Islands: reunions, venues, history
By Chloe Finch | Sep. 3, 2014Canadian indie-pop outfit Islands will appear at High Dive on Wednesday. Doors open at 8 p.m., and the show begins at 9 p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance on either ticketweb.com or from Hear Again Music and Movies and the High Dive. They’re $14 at the door.
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Locals design posters about world issues, auction them off for charity
By Daniela Prizont-Cado | Sep. 3, 2014Bunches of illustrated chickens form the word "YUM" on a blood-red background. A familiar sans-serif font in trademarked yellow letters reads, "they’re livin’ it" just beneath.
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CHAPPO talks inspiration, plans for future in our interview
By Cody Smith | Aug. 27, 2014Gainesville may not attract too many popular musicians, but the city’s music scene thrives on up-and-comers and experimental outfits.
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UK-based company to bring non-visual films to campus
By Joey Martinez | Aug. 6, 2014EarFilms is coming to UF – to give your sense of vision a break.
