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a ‘landslide’ victory: today’s artists triumph with Fleetwood tribute

By Ashley Spinks | September 13, 2012

Die-hard fans of certain musical artists are often wary of purchasing (or even perusing) a tribute album.

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We ‘Hart’ Mickey

By Stephanie Dodge | September 13, 2012

With no opening act needed, the Mickey Hart Band took the stage at the Jefferson Theater last Thursday to a roaring crowd.

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Spotlight on: C-ville Record Fair

By James Cassar | September 13, 2012

In the age of Internet streaming, digital downloads and miniature attention spans, music as an art form has fallen by the wayside.

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'New Normal' or old news?

By Katie Cole | September 13, 2012

In the last few years, gay rights have come to the forefront of politics, and the equality movement has trickled down into television yet again with Ryan Murphy’s The New Normal.

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Rebooted sci-fi show kicks off seventh season

By Monika Fallon | September 13, 2012

After an emotional season finale and an equally heart-wrenching Christmas special, BBC’s most popular sci-fi series, Doctor Who, kicked off its seventh season on Sept.

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‘Gone’ with the win

By Julia Horowitz | September 13, 2012

I don’t usually read books. It just isn’t something I pencil into my hectic school-year schedule; if I’m reading, it’s bound to be for class.

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Thank God it’s ‘Final Fridays’

By Emily Benedict | September 10, 2012

Every last Friday of the month, U.Va. students, faculty and museum members swarm the Fralin Museum of Art for Final Fridays.

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Prepare to get ‘School’ed at the Jefferson Theater

By Stephanie Dodge | September 6, 2012

The Jefferson Theater Thursday welcomes The Mickey Hart Band, headed by former Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart.

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All of the lights

By Andrew Shachat | September 2, 2012

A sea of neon tanks, frayed clothing, bandana-clad foreheads and excited faces flooded the path from Grounds to the Downtown Mall Thursday evening.

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National 'Anthem': Brian Fallon and company

By Caroline Gecker | August 30, 2012

The American music industry has not been kind to rock stars in the new millennium. Look no further than Maroon 5, who went from Songs About Jane to “Payphone” in seven years flat, to see that the most well-intentioned bands struggle in a world where candy-coated hooks out-chart blistering riffs every time.

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Model behavior: 'Project Runway' still struts, shines

By Emily Benedict | August 30, 2012

In the dog-eat-dog world of high-end fashion, designers fight it out to be the best. And as Project Runway, the fashion competition reality show, enters its 10th season, its contestants look to do the same.

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'Total' copycat: 'Recall' remake lacks originality

By Katie Cole | August 30, 2012

Even for a diehard sci-fi junkie like myself (I swear I’m still cool), Len Wiseman’s remake of the 1990 film Total Recall, although exhilarating at times, leaves much to be desired. Colin Farrell stars as Douglas Quaid, a blue-collar laborer who lives in an alternate universe where there are two countries connected by “The Fall,” a metro-like transportation unit that runs through the Earth’s core.

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'Teen Wolf' makes for howling good time

By Conor Sheehey | August 30, 2012

When MTV opted to reboot the critically skewered ‘80s film franchise Teen Wolf as a television series, few could have predicted the program would go on to become one of the most gripping dramas to hit the TV airwaves this decade.

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'Animals' finds soapy success at political circus

By Alexa Allmann | August 30, 2012

At a time when our country is preparing for yet another cutthroat presidential contest, USA Network has provided ample fodder for our election-crazed minds with Political Animals, a new six-episode miniseries. The show stars Sigourney Weaver as Elaine Barrish, a former first lady and Democratic governor of Illinois who serves as secretary of state.

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'F' for fantastic: Feminist book makes grade

By Alexa Allmann | August 30, 2012

Julie Zeilinger may not be a household name, but this 19-year-old is making a name for herself in feminist spheres.

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Harrowing 'House' finale just what doctor ordered for anxious audience

By Haden Cross | August 30, 2012

After eight harrowing seasons Fox’s House M.D. hung up its cane for good this May. As with any popular show’s conclusion, the series finale was highly anticipated, as viewers wondered if the program’s ending would live up to the quality of the preceding seasons.

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Summer 2012: Not dressed to impress

By Sofia Economopoulos | August 30, 2012

There are some summer fashion trends that never get old and others that are forgotten as soon as fall rolls around.

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'Grey' area: hot or not?

By Mimi Montgomery | August 30, 2012

I must have been living under a rock for the last six months, because I didn’t find out about E.L.

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Letter from the editors

By Caroline Gecker and Conor Sheehey | August 30, 2012

Where did tableau go? Not to worry, readers: we’re still here, but we have decided it’s time for a permanent name change: the Arts & Entertainment section will now be called The-Section-Formerly-Known-As-tableau. Just kidding. We are now simply and straightforwardly “Arts & Entertainment.” This move is designed to increase the accessibility and visibility of our section because we believe that what we write about is important.

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Death Grips return with most chaotic, beautiful effort yet

By Adam Beddawi | January 1, 1970

“Bottomless Pit,” Death Grips’ fifth studio album, marks a return to the experimental hip-hop group’s prolific record-releasing, which was absent between their 2013 effort “Government Plates” and 2015’s “The Powers That B.”