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Clean House’s Messiest Home in the Country is also the meanest

Filed under Pop Culture by teresa santoski

Holy cow. Did anyone catch the final installment of Clean House’s search for the messiest home in the country last night? No worries if you didn’t - it’s on again tonight at 9.

I started watching 45 minutes into the two-hour episode, and I’m really hoping I missed something that explained why this mother and her college-aged daughter treated the Clean House crew so badly. I don’t want to ruin it for anyone who hasn’t seen it yet, so keep reading at your own risk.

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Tete-a-tete companion post: kitty vs. roses

Filed under Food, General by teresa santoski

As I have already explained in this week’s installment of Tete-a-tete, Cleo, our family cat, has a taste for all things tender, green, and leafy. A picture, however, is worth a thousand words. (Also, kitties and flowers are cute).  Please enjoy a few thousand extra words behind the cut.

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Hanson, Iha, Schlesinger, and Carlos join forces as Tinted Windows

Filed under Music, Pop Culture by teresa santoski

Was anyone else excited to hear about this? Taylor Hanson of boyband-of-brothers Hanson, James Iha (formerly of Smashing Pumpkins), Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne, and Cheap Trick’s Bun E. Carlos have come together to create Tinted Windows, a classic power pop band.

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High fantasy meets comedy in Comedy Central’s “Krod Mandoon”

Filed under General, Pop Culture, TV by teresa santoski

The realm of high fantasy has been parodied in comics (8-bit Theater), novels (Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series), and film (“Monty Python and the Holy Grail”), but I’m hard-pressed to think of a TV series that’s taken this route. (If you know of one, please comment - I’d be interested in checking it out). Needless to [...]

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Jim Gaffigan waxes poetic on Hot Pockets

Filed under Food, General, Pop Culture by teresa santoski

My younger siblings recently introduced me to comedian Jim Gaffigan’s Hot Pocket routine. I’ve consumed more than my fair share of Hot Pockets over the years (I could make the argument that it was due to a cramped schedule, but really I just had a thing for broccoli, chicken, and cheese in a flaky pastry [...]

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No need to wait for “Twilight”

Filed under Books, Food, Movies, News, Pop Culture, TV by teresa santoski

In vampire-love-story-movie-release news, Comcast has announced that “Twilight” will be available for viewing (in both SD and HD) on Comcast On Demand starting at 12:01 a.m. this Saturday, March 21st. That’s the same night “Twilight” is being released on DVD.
You can find “Twilight” by going to the Comcast On Demand channel, selecting the “Movies and [...]

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Show a little love for local businesses

Filed under Pop Culture by teresa santoski

It’s that time again - New Hampshire Magazine is conducting its annual Best of NH survey. Cast your vote for everything from the best fried clams to the best day spa by filling out the online ballot.
If you see that your favorite type of business isn’t represented, there’s an “Other” category that you can fill [...]

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If Obama were sushi…

Filed under Food, Pop Culture by teresa santoski

…he’d probably look like this.
Impressive likeness, isn’t it. Oh, Japan, is there nothing you won’t do for your beloved Obama?
If you think Obama is popular in the U.S., you haven’t read this article from Reuters. And this was only during the primary…

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“Girls” just want to have fun

Filed under TV by teresa santoski

Did you have plans for Sunday? If you’re a fan of the sitcom “The Golden Girls,” you now have new plans. The series has found a new home on the Hallmark Channel and to celebrate, they’re kicking things off with an 18-hour marathon, starting at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. That’s 36 episodes of Miami [...]

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Guest blog: Cuddling with Obama couldn’t score me Inauguration tickets

Filed under Pop Culture by teresa santoski

As a special pre-Inauguration Day treat, we have a guest blog from writer Darren Garnick. Many of you may remember him as the writer behind the Culture Schlock column, which ran in Encore until a few months ago. Many of you may also remember him as “that guy whose daughter got her picture taken with [...]

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