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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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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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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.
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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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New Mario game is out of this world
By RYAN LEVICK | Nov. 14, 2007It's tough for me to say, but if I had to pick one game that made me love playing video games, I would have to pick Mario 64.
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Art Bash brings art up-close and personal
Nov. 14, 2007Drawing a perfect circle will be the goal for some UF artists Friday night.
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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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Tribute acts have bands covered
By ALYSSA LaRENZIE | Nov. 14, 2007Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
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How do you just 'know'?
By PAIGE USYK | Nov. 7, 2007You know what I hate? When people (or more often, movie characters) say, "You just know," when referring to significant others. I even had an older relative once tell me that they just knew "like you know about a good melon." But even that bewilders me - many a time I have cut open a not yet ripe cantaloupe.
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Johnny Cash's band plays his legendary songs tonight
By DAVID LOW | Nov. 7, 2007Talking to Bob Wootton is almost like communicating with a ghost.
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Record studios come with a price
By TRACI ROSENTHAL | Nov. 7, 2007Recording and releasing albums is no longer just for bigwigs in the music industry. Gainesville bands are also heading to the studios in order to give fans souvenirs, to get their songs heard and of course, to make some extra money.
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'Chuck and Larry' falls short of laughs
By DANNY DJELJOSEVIC | Nov. 7, 2007After my first viewing of the trailer for "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry," with its rampant homophobia and the sheer presence of Adam Sandler ("Punch Drunk Love" notwithstanding), I knew it was going to be a film to avoid. When it turned out to be my only viable choice at a movie theater one night, I knew deep within my soul that I was going to hate it and write a scathing review.
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Jay-Z's new album goes back to roots
By ADRIAN RUHI | Nov. 7, 2007Jay-Z may have left the Brooklyn underworld more than a decade ago to establish himself as one of the most successful figures in the music industry, but that didn't stop him from revisiting his dark past on "American Gangster," his 10th studio album in 12 years. Inspired by the Ridley Scott film of the same name, Jay-Z weaves tales of a young drug dealer over 70s soul beats to mixed, but mostly positive, results.
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Wes Anderson's latest coming-of-age movie shows his growth, too
By AARON SWAN | Oct. 31, 2007Judging from his films, the coming-of-age story seems to be Wes Anderson's favorite genre. At the end of every one of his films, at least one of the protagonists has arrived at some enlightened state of maturity, and this nirvana is usually acknowledged by a sentimental slow-motion shot accompanied by heartfelt music.
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For really great sex, think outside the box
By PAIGE USYK | Oct. 31, 2007Hate to break the news to you, but better sex is not going to happen just because it's harder, faster or longer (though I'll admit, those don't hurt).
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'American Gangster' will make audiences root for bad and good guys
By DANNY DJELJOSEVIC | Oct. 31, 2007Take a good look at the poster for "Scarface" with that famous black-and-white image of Al Pacino. Now imagine Denzel Washington in the place of Pacino (he even holds a pistol in the same hand) and plop Russell Crowe behind him for good measure, and you have the poster for Ridley Scott's new film, "American Gangster," which was surely no accident.
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New Guitar Hero delivers more rock, less cord
By ADRIAN RUHI | Oct. 31, 2007It was hard trying to be a rock star while tethered four feet from the TV and Playstation 2.
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Realistic graphics make new Call of Duty game come to life
By RYAN LEVICK | Oct. 31, 2007It used to be that everyone's favorite pixilated plumber, Mario, was on the cutting edge of graphical power.
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Battle of the (video-game) bands: Guitar Hero III vs. Rock Band
By RYAN LEVICK | Oct. 24, 2007I love rock 'n' roll.
