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THE AVENUE | WEB

Avenue challenge: Five days without Facebook

By Justin Plemmons | Sep. 29, 2010

Before I even get out of bed in the morning, I roll over and check my Facebook. While I’m in class, I keep my laptop open so I can pretend to type notes while my professor lectures and check my Facebook. When I’m with friends, I get on the Internet, so I can show them a video of a cat who wants a cheeseburger and check my Facebook.

THE AVENUE | FOOD

'Beer Run': The ultimate buzz for the fitness-minded

By RICHARD STEHLI | Sep. 29, 2010

Jake Logan is throwing the ultimate kegger this Friday: the Tipple's Beer Run.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

The A-List

By MELINDA CARSTENSEN | Sep. 29, 2010

Each Thursday, the Avenue is serving up the best in entertainment, pop culture and everything in between. From the big screen to the radio waves, check out this week’s picks.

THE AVENUE | MOVIES AND TV

The Social Experiment

By Kat Bein | Sep. 29, 2010

This Friday, theaters across the country are debuting “The Social Network,” the true story of how the world-changing, Myspace-destroying, time-draining, mega-site Facebook came to be. In honor of the movie, we decided to do our own little social experiment to see just how friendly the Facebook world really is.

THE AVENUE | MOVIES AND TV

‘Zuck’ On It

By STEFANIA FERRO | Sep. 29, 2010

We sent Alligator writers to Tuesday’s advanced screening of “The Social Network” at the Reitz Union, this year’s highly anticipated portrayal of the rise of Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg.

THE AVENUE | FASHION

Local fashionista's website offers celebrity style without Hollywood prices

By ALLISON BANKO | Sep. 29, 2010

Ellie Circhansky spent her high-school weekends digging. Sifting through mounds of clothing at thrift stores, she stretched her $20 allowance to its bare bones, salvaging the simplistic designer pieces others tossed form their closets and welcoming them into her own.

THE AVENUE | NIGHTLIFE

“Rum and coke, hold the coke” — The drunken escapades of the boozey broad

By Kat Bein | Sep. 22, 2010

If there’s anyone in this town that can go out night after night, get stupid-drunk and not die, it’s me. I’m Kat Bein, pro-rager and party journalist extraordinaire. My mission was easy: Hit the streets, get schwasted and meet people. Basically, do what I do every night, but do it harder.

THE AVENUE | SEX

Sex and the Swamp: When he won’t get it on

By Jared Misner | Sep. 22, 2010

Dear Jared,

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

The A List

By MELINDA CARSTENSEN | Sep. 22, 2010

Each Thursday, the Avenue is serving up the best in entertainment, pop culture and everything in between. From the big screen to the radio waves, check out this week’s picks.

Co-starring Richard Stehli as “Sober Steve.”

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

“Vodka coke, hold the vodka” — The sober adventures of the beerless barfly

By RICHARD STEHLI | Sep. 22, 2010

Alcohol is the life-blood of the nightlife in Gainesville, lubricating our conversations and glossing over the things we wish to ignore. My mission was simple but by no means easy: Go out and try to enjoy a full week of what Gainesville has to offer after dark, without having a single drink.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

Boys who like girls — and boys: Happy Bi Day

By Eric Kossina | Sep. 22, 2010

From left to right: a woman, a man and another man, all holding hands. I thought it was a pretty interesting sight too, not necessarily because I was confused, but because I had never seen it before. I thought I never would either. Rather than walk up and ask for an interview, I decided to follow them. They reached the entrance to Library West and then all parted ways, so I sat down to think. Was that a genuine three- way relationship?

THE AVENUE | MUSIC

Surfer Blood: Back in Florida

By Britt Perkins | Sep. 18, 2010

You can tell a lot about a band by its MySpace profile. Go to the page for the indie rock band Surfer Blood and you'll only see a white background and the "Sounds Like" section featuring videos like "cat eating sour apple lollypop" and "Cat says NOM NOM NOM while eating sour cream."

THE AVENUE | MUSIC

‘Gleek’ing out with No Southern Accent

By LAUREN GOLD | Sep. 15, 2010

This isn't "Glee's" William McKinley High. There's no Will Schuester. No Rachel Berry (although there's plenty of voices that compare).

aveToon: I wish my angel hair was more like lasagna

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

Sex and the Swamp: I wish my angel hair was more like lasagna

By Jared Misner | Sep. 15, 2010

Dear Jared, This is hard to say, but I think I have a small penis.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

In honor of The Onion – the best fake news sites

By Eric Kossina | Sep. 15, 2010

“Dove World Outreach Center now accepting homosexual members.”

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

Meet the seat stealer: the leader of lecture hall losers

By LAUREN GOLD | Sep. 15, 2010

Here’s a frightful scenario: You overslept, missed the bus, and the line at Starbucks is longer than the line at a Justin Bieber concert. By some divine miracle, you make it to class with one minute to spare. The problem? Some dude is in your seat. You have just met that most despicable of classroom creatures: the seat stealer.

THE AVENUE | MOVIES AND TV

Tasty TV dinners: What goes good with 'Gossip Girl'?

By MELINDA CARSTENSEN | Sep. 15, 2010

Fall television’s back in swing, and we’ve thrown out all the bad eggs and come up with the tastiest of TV lineups for your convenience. Whether you’re craving something new or can’t wait to sink your teeth back into that show you’ve been patiently waiting months to return, here’s the best of fall TV and some dishes and drinks to enhance your viewing pleasure.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

The A List

By MELINDA CARSTENSEN | Sep. 8, 2010

Each Thursday, the Avenue is serving up the best in entertainment, pop culture and everything in between. From the big screen to the radio waves, check out this week’s picks.

THE AVENUE | FASHION

Gainesville Goes All Out for Fashion’s Night Out

By ALLISON BANKO | Sep. 8, 2010

Seldom does the Devil do interviews. When she does, you better bet that she’s got a damned good reason — and that she’ll be dripping in designer. Earlier this month, Vogue magazine’s editor Anna Wintour was seen in a rare interview on NBC’s “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.” For September is when she thrives. This month’s famed September issue of Vogue is bound with 532 astounding pages of fashion. Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week kicks off today. Yet Wintour was seated on Fallon’s scarlet couch cushions to, instead, promote the largest fashion party in history — and everyone is invited.

THE AVENUE | SEX

I wish I had my roomie’s girl

By Jared Misner | Sep. 8, 2010

My roommate’s girlfriend is really hot. Like really hot. Lately, she’s been kind of throwing me some hints that she thinks I’m kind of hot too (we’re talking eye contact, intense flirting, striking up random convos on Facebook chat). I obviously wouldn’t want to piss off my roommate, or ruin our friendship, but am I a horrible person for pursuing his girl? Does she sound for real?