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Here Come the Mummies coming to Jacksonville

Here Come the Mummies coming to Jacksonville

Pierce Turner, Features Editor Mar 19, 2018

Funk Rock/Ska band Here Come the Mummies is coming to the Ponte Vedra Concert hall in September and tickets go on sale Friday. No, they don’t rap. The band, apparently comprised entirely of actual...

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'Tomb Raider' is a shadow of an adaptation

‘Tomb Raider’ is a shadow of an adaptation

Tristan Reyes Mar 18, 2018

Tomb Raider is a long-running video game franchise that went through a reboot in recent years. In the first film adaption, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), Angelina Jolie portrays the unstoppable gun-wielding...

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'Love, Simon': A light in the closet

‘Love, Simon’: A light in the closet

Andy Moser Mar 17, 2018

Coming of age is not restricted to one kind of person. Not just boys. Not just white people. Not just straight people. We all grow up, and we all deserve to have stories told about it—to see ourselves...

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Photo by Sam Chaney.

UNF Opera Ensemble presents ‘La Bohème’

Sam Chaney Mar 12, 2018

Most people are hesitant to go see an opera--considering they often associate such productions with classical music elitists and viking-helmet-clad singers who scream at each other about death and...

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'A Wrinkle in Time' needs to be ironed out

‘A Wrinkle in Time’ needs to be ironed out

Andy Moser Mar 11, 2018

There’s a universe where A Wrinkle in Time is the fantastical, awe-inspiring, and polished blockbuster many of us were hoping it would be. Unfortunately, we don’t appear to be living in that universe. Director...

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Movies to watch in March

Tristan Reyes Mar 8, 2018

This March, several movies are coming out for Ospreys to enjoy during Spring Break! A Wrinkle in Time March 9 A Wrinkle in Time is a film based on the book with the same name by Madeleine L’Engle....

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One of the films screened at the event.

International Scholars Association hosts two-night movie event

Andy Moser Feb 28, 2018

Foreign films can be a turn-off for those who aren’t passionate about cinema. It’s difficult to get into something new and different, and reading subtitles can be distracting. Without making the...

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‘Annihilation:’ You’ll wonder what hit you

‘Annihilation:’ You’ll wonder what hit you

Andy Moser Feb 24, 2018

When you enter the theater to watch Annihilation, you’re anxious, ill-prepared, and don’t have the faintest idea of what lies ahead of you. In this way, you’re just like the characters, who enter...

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The Bacon Love #9. Photo by Logan Ansteatt.

Grub Burger Bar Review: There’s a grease overload in my stomach

Logan Ansteatt Feb 23, 2018

It’s grueling to justify a $9 burger. Everything needs to perfectly align during your dining experience to make that higher than usual entry point worth it. Unfortunately for the Grub Burger Bar, the...

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Art, passion, and munchies at Shack Maui

Art, passion, and munchies at Shack Maui

Andy Moser Feb 22, 2018

Mauricio Valderruten knew absolutely nothing about running a business when he dropped out of UNF (three years into his college career) to start Shack Maui in 2015. He runs the restaurant with his...

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'Shadow of the Colossus' PS4 review: Colossal eye candy

‘Shadow of the Colossus’ PS4 review: Colossal eye candy

Logan Ansteatt Feb 19, 2018

From the moment the opening cinematic began, "Shadow of the Colossus’" visual splendor had me enchanted. This remake of the 2005 instant-classic PlayStation 2 title pushes current-gen hardware to its...

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'Fifty Shades Freed': more pain than pleasure

‘Fifty Shades Freed’: more pain than pleasure

Andy Moser Feb 12, 2018

I said my safe word over and over again, but nobody turned off the movie. "Fifty Shades" is back for a third round of uncomfortable sex scenes and melodrama to propel its problematic narrative. Christian...

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