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MUSIC
Teen country singer to perform at ‘Free Fridays’ concert
By Jon Silman | Aug. 5, 2009Caitlin Nicole Eadie has more in common with Hannah Montana than she'd ever like to admit.
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SEX
Selfish sex results in karmic kick
By BRANDT WILLIAMS | Aug. 5, 2009Relationship karma is karma's lesser-known and more sadistic cousin, and I assure you it is not lacking at colleges across the nation. With no shortage of sex-starved students, immorally themed parties and dollar-pitcher nights at the nearest bar, college is a breeding ground for screwing and - often - screwing over. But thanks to relationship karma, you can be sure that what goes around in your love life will come back around to bite you in the rear.
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NIGHTLIFE
Zumba offers fun fitness alternative
By MEAGAN MCGONE | Aug. 5, 2009Before Erica Hyatt walks through the door, she is a chemical engineering major. She is a student at the UF. She thinks about homework and grades and meetings for the intramural softball team she is on. But for the hour she is in the room, she forgets all of that. She throws her arms in the air and sways her hips to the blaring music.
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ART AND THEATER
‘Peter Pan’ play delights
By MARGARET GRECO | Aug. 5, 2009The Sunday afternoon performance of "Peter Pan" opened its curtains to a sold-out crowd of children, parents and those young and old who just don't want to grow up.
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FASHION
UF continues to lead its students out from the Swamp and straight into success.
Aug. 5, 2009From broadcasting on ESPN to winning Heisman trophies, Gator students prove their success through athletics, scholarship, and perhaps less recognized, their fashion sense.
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MUSIC
Farm to Family Full Moon Festival booted off property
By Alex Orlando | July 29, 2009Farm to Family Full Moon Festival, a three-day outdoor music festival is being relocated.
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LIFESTYLE
This month in pop culture
By Alex Orlando | July 29, 2009Thirty may be the new 20, but stars this month have taught us that 50 might just be the new 80.
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LIFESTYLE
Pup charms crowd at ‘Trailer Park’
By SISTINE GURREY | July 29, 2009She sits in the dressing room on her pink and brown striped bed. Her matching dish has the word "Diva" printed on it.
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ART AND THEATER
‘True Blood’ series book author speaks at Hilton today
By ATTIYYA ANTHONY | July 29, 2009Charlaine Harris, author of the "Southern Vampire Mysteries" book series is the keynote speaker of Gainesville Anhinga Writers' Studio 2009 Summer Studio held this week at the Hilton Conference Center on 34th Street.
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MUSIC
Whole Wheat Bread takes eclectic sound to Gainesville
By EMILY FUGGETTA | July 23, 2009This iPod Shuffle has eight legs, and it's called Whole Wheat Bread.
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MOVIES AND TV
Bruno is a "straight kick to the balls"
By KIRK WILLIAMS | July 22, 2009The first 10 minutes of Bruno, featuring an outrageous and distasteful anal sex scene, is a straight kick to the balls. And no, the rest of the movie isn't about to pull any punches either.
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FASHION
The Enclave hosts Ed Hardy pool party
By ATTIYYA ANTHONY | July 22, 2009There might be a backup at confessional come Sunday, due to The Network Promotions Sin-City-style pool party Saturday.
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LIFESTYLE
Colourslide prepares to go major with new album in fall
By MEAGAN MCGONE | July 22, 2009Ask any band to classify its music, and its members are likely to give a thoughtfully drawn-out list of categories. A band's sound never fits into one simple genre.
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FASHION
Current trends evoke spirit of cliche stereotypes
By REBEKAH GEIER | July 22, 2009The pages of Elle, my favorite fashion magazine, were one of the last places I'd expect to find a flashback to my middle-school days.
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FOOD
Oakes shifts focus to food industry
By Richard Iwanik-Marques | July 22, 2009Ostrich, kangaroo, 'gator and rattlesnake are not items typically found on a Mexican restaurant's menu, but Boca Fiesta can hardly be considered a traditional Mexican restaurant.
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SEX
Binges won/t mend a broken heart
By BRANDT WILLIAMS | July 22, 2009It/s 3 a.m., you/re piss-drunk, out of breath, rolling among sweat-stained sheets and incapable of sleep. No, you/re not in the thrusts of a one-night stand; you/re dealing with heartbreak after being served a monogamist/s worst fear: the breakup.
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NIGHTLIFE
Tweetups bring online friends face-to-face
By Jon Silman | July 22, 2009Demi Moore stopped a desperate suicide attempt by re-posting an ominous message, a University of California, Berkeley student evaded Egyptian prison by posting the word "arrested," and Gainesville residents who had never met in person partied together at a local Japanese restaurant. Though seemingly unrelared and in different corners of the world, these three events have one thing in common - Twitter.
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LIFESTYLE
Band promotes environmental efforts on tour
By Jon Silman | July 15, 2009T13C! is a band on a mission.
