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Lupe cool on new album
By ADRIAN RUHI | Jan. 9, 2008Lupe Fiasco may have established himself as a skateboarding geek on his debut, "Food & Liquor," but on his brooding sophomore set, "The Cool," he shows why he is one of the most clever storytellers in music.
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Albulm review: Smashing Pumpkins' "American Gothic"
By ROBERT HILSON | Jan. 9, 2008Releasing a digital-only EP the day after New Year's, and thus neglecting the cash windfall of stocking-stuffer season, proves a curious move for any established artist, but downright shocking for a man as notoriously money grubbing as Billy Corgan.
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Different music affects personal style
By DAVID LOW | Jan. 9, 2008"Hey, nice pants, faggot!"
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MOVIES AND TV
'Juno' delivers warmth despite indie pandering
By DANNY DJELJOSEVIC | Jan. 9, 2008"Juno" is "Little Miss Sunshine" for 2007: a cute comedy with "indie" sensibilities that has won the hearts of both critics and audiences alike. The main difference between the two, however, is that "Juno" is actually good.
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MOVIES AND TV
Best films of the year (or at least the first 11 months)
By DANNY DJELJOSEVIC | Nov. 28, 2007Editor's note: While Danny and I disagree somewhat on the year's best movies, remember he's the expert. Here are his picks.
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Rejoice in these rentals
By BETH ROMANIK | Nov. 28, 2007When you're home for the holidays and get to the point where you can't possibly stand your relatives any longer, turn to the entity that truly shaped your childhood: TV.
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Game screen to big screen? Not so much
By MARK KEREMEDJIEV | Nov. 28, 2007"Hitman" is perhaps one of the better film adaptations of a video game. However, that is not saying much. It is quick and highly stylized but suffers from a lack of depth.
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Carell's 'Dan' proves unexciting
By DANNY DJELJOSEVIC | Nov. 28, 2007There is a scene in "Dan in Real Life" where one of Steve Carell's character's shrill, insufferable daughters ("She sounds like a tea kettle," to quote an earlier, better Carell movie) is pleading emotionally with him to let her boyfriend stay over. Once she uses the word "love," Carell suddenly laughs uncontrollably at his daughter's naïve stupidity. Not only is it the only genuinely funny scene in the film, but his line also accurately depicts how I felt watching "Dan in Real Life": "You've got to be kidding me."
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LIFESTYLE
Awesome gift ideas for the gamer…
By RYAN LEVICK | Nov. 28, 2007With video games more popular this holiday season than ever before, do you know what to buy for the gamer in your life?
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SEX
These gifts can be for the naughty or nice
By PAIGE USYK | Nov. 28, 2007Every year it seems like there's more pressure to buy my loved - and sometimes not-so-loved - ones awesome, creative, flawlessly wrapped gifts. Yet even though Black Friday came and went, I have not one giveable gift.
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FASHION
Fashion goes both ways
By VANESSA DIMAGGIO | Nov. 28, 2007Androgyny has had its place in high fashion for more than 30 years, but now it's finally made its way to the mainstream.
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Wu-Tang is still rap's revolutionaries
By ADRIAN RUHI | Nov. 28, 2007Wu-Tang Clan - "8 Diagrams"
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Awesome gift ideas for the music snob
By ADRIAN RUHI | Nov. 28, 2007We all have one to shop for - the friend who happens to be an über-finicky music fan. Here are five holiday gift ideas for the snob who wants a more in-depth present than the hottest Soulja Boy single on iTunes:
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These are the things you should have thought were great
By BETH ROMANIK | Nov. 28, 2007If you're wondering what to get your music-savvy friends for the holidays, consider buying them these releases to add to their record collections. Ha, just kidding - who actually pays for music anymore? Anyway, I couldn't mention only 10, so here's my baker's dozen of top picks for the albums of 2007.
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Tribute acts have bands covered
By ALYSSA LaRENZIE | Nov. 14, 2007Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
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Compilation gets the Led out
By ROBERT HILSON | Nov. 14, 2007Holiday shopping season is rapidly nearing, and you know what that means: prime time for fossilized rock stars to release self-prostituting "best-of" compilations that collect and reorganize all the songs you already have.
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Alicia Keys' sound matures
By ADRIAN RUHI | Nov. 14, 2007Alicia Keys has carried a piano prodigy stigma throughout her career, yet her two studio albums and Unplugged album were punctuated with a hip-hop edge indicative of her Harlem upbringing. But with her latest, "As I Am," Keys' sound matures, often reaching adult contemporary. It's her most mellow, most boring album, but it's still pretty good.
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SEX
The cyber (dating) age
By PAIGE USYK | Nov. 14, 2007There is nothing that defines relationships and sex for this generation more than Facebook.
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LIFESTYLE
Overheard in Gainesville
Nov. 14, 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. Send your ridiculous, funny or ridiculously funny overheard quotes to Beth Romanik.
