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MOVIES AND TV
'Shoot 'Em Up' a full-length WB cartoon
By DANNY DJELJOSEVIC | Sep. 12, 2007The poster for "Shoot 'Em Up" brings to mind the work of John Woo before he started wasting his talent in Hollywood: Clive Owen, ever the new icon of modern, tough-guy cool, firing two pistols midair a la Chow Yun Fat.
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SEX
Are hookups the modern 'free love' revolution?
By PAIGE USYK | Sep. 12, 2007Everywhere I turn it seems someone (usually someone older than 30) is bashing the so-called "hookup culture." And yet I know only a handful of people who don't somehow engage in it.
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SEX
Saying goodbye to the single life
By PAIGE USYK | Sep. 5, 2007Originally, I had an entirely different column written and submitted to my editor. It was about trusting your gut when it comes to the dating realm.
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ART AND THEATER
'Doubt' opens at the Hippodrome
By VANESSA DIMAGGIO | Sep. 5, 2007In the post-Sept. 11 society we live in, there is one underlying emotion that connects all Americans: doubt.
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MOVIES AND TV
No balls, just lots of fury
By MARK KEREMEDJIEV | Sep. 5, 2007This movie was a funny, clever tale about a silly sport. This movie kept the audience in stitches the whole time. This movie had cameos to die for and endearing characters spouting quotable lines.
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MUSIC
Kanye album top of its class
By ADRIAN RUHI | Sep. 5, 2007With record sales way down and a general lack of memorable rap releases so far this year (sans U.G.K., Common and Talib Kweli), Kanye West hopes to make it his year with his third album, "Graduation," set for release Tuesday.
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FOOD
Top of the Tapas
By YVONNE AYALA | Sep. 5, 2007With so many Latin restaurants in town, how do you know which ones are the real deal? Where can you get an authentic media noche? Who makes the best guava puff pastry? Which place can satisfy your Latin food addiction? Eight of the most popular places are reviewed here to let you know what's fabuloso and what's not.
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MUSIC
MoeFest 2007 offers five days of local music
By TRACI ROSENTHAL | Aug. 29, 2007After a week of buying expensive books, locating impossible-to-find classrooms and scribbling down copious notes on UF's honor code, it's time to have some fun.
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MOVIES AND TV
Shark- sympathetic documentary shows at Reitz Union
By VERONICA JORDAN | Aug. 29, 2007Underwater filmmaker Rob Stewart is revolutionizing the way people view the "media-fied" shark.
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SEX
Healthy relationships require sacrifice
By PAIGE USYK | Aug. 29, 2007Lately I've been studying my coupled-up friends, trying to dissect what exactly makes a relationship work. The cynic in me keeps coming back to the same question: What are these people giving up?
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Hippodrome takes trip down memory lane with free film festival
By CARLY BLUSTEIN | Aug. 29, 2007The Hippodrome State Theatre is giving college students an opportunity to reunite with their childhood selves as they embark on a nostalgic journey down memory lane via Hollywood.
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MUSIC
Musical canned meat superstars pay Gainesville a visit
By VILMA JARVINEN | Aug. 22, 2007Even with a nomination for a Latin Grammy, an appearance on MTV2 and extensive touring worldwide (including to the prestigious Roskilde Festival in Denmark), Miami's electronic/Latin darlings Spam Allstars still enjoy appearing in Gainesville regularly.
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LIFESTYLE
Springs are untapped place for fun
By EMILY KIRN | Aug. 22, 2007If you're not quite ready for summer to be over but don't want to travel more than an hour to get to the nearest beach, cut your drive in half and spend the day at one of the freshwater springs just north of Gainesville.
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LIFESTYLE
Overheard in Gainesville
Aug. 22, 2007Ever accidentally eavesdropped and overheard something so ridiculous you had to laugh and tell all your friends later? Well, share it with the rest of us. Keep checking The Avenue online at www.alligator.org for the chance to submit your own Overheard in Gainesville quotes - coming soon.
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MUSIC
Return to rock
By TRACI ROSENTHAL | Aug. 22, 2007Every year, the first week of school means new books, foreboding projects and a stressful syllabus. But at the beginning of this semester you can add "free concert" to your otherwise dreary agenda, thanks to a collaboration of the Reitz Union Band Committee and Gator Nights.
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MOVIES AND TV
'Stardust' adaptation shines
By DANNY DJELJOSEVIC | Aug. 22, 2007When director Matthew Vaughn left "X-Men 3" at the mercy of the pack of untalented wolves known collectively as Brett Ratner in favor of helming "Stardust," I hoped the gamble would pay off. Otherwise, humanity would have two additional squandered adaptations stinking up the place and making the hole in the ozone layer even bigger. But thankfully, the odds of getting sunburned haven't drastically increased, because "Stardust" succeeds at being a charming fantasy comedy adventure.
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FOOD
Pizza guide separates the good, the bad and the greasy
By BETH ROMANIK | Aug. 22, 2007If you're really trying to live it up while you're at college, you must know that living the quintessential university lifestyle requires eating a lot of pizza.
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MOVIES AND TV
Suggested student cinema
By MARK KEREMEDJIEV | Aug. 22, 2007If you haven't discovered this yet, a keen knowledge of movies can definitely enhance your college education. Throughout your years of schooling, whether you are a freshman, grad student or anything in between, you will find movies are a staple conversation piece. They bring us together and give us all something in common - or at the very least, give you something to chat about with that cute classmate sitting next to you.
