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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

I admit it - my hands are so full with my actual life that I have no time for a virtual existence. My friends complain about my lack of accessibility (How am I inaccessible? I work for a newspaper!) and try to cajole me into getting a Facebook or myspace account, but to no avail. [...]

This skillfully Photoshopped image was forwarded to us by a reader by the name of Ralph. I’m not sure who created it initially - if anyone knows, please comment so I can give the creator credit. Anyway, bravo - I think “Dancing With The Stars” should seriously pursue this couple for their next season.

I must confess, I have a deep appreciation for simple pop music that’s just plain fun - strong beats, good hooks, a chorus that’s easy to sing along with. Throw in a few backflips and you’ve got a winner.
Hence, the clip I’ve had on repeat on all week - Ya-Ya-Yah\’s \”Baby Babe.\” The costumes, the [...]

A great remixer knows how to pick out the little nuances listeners loved about the original song and either bring them to the forefront or showcase them in a new light. It’s an opportunity to fall in love all over again.
During a recent YouTube quest for remixes of popular ’80s songs, I stumbled upon [...]

I’m not a huge fiction reader. Political and military history books, magazines and books about baseball stats are the things spilling out of my nightstand. However, I recently read ‘The DaVinci Code" to see what the hoopla was about.
I wasn’t impressed.
Again, I’m not a fiction snob who disdains best-sellers, but if I’m going to put [...]

Just as the Red Sox and Yankees are battling it out in the Apple, this press release came across the transom:
"The non-profit American Gerbil Society will hold its 5th annual New England Gerbil Show at the Nashua Holiday Inn on Northeastern Boulevard on Saturday May 20th from Noon-5:00 PM. Gerbil owners are invited to bring [...]

So, I’m told, "The West Wing" is wrapping up a seven-year run on Sunday night. I can’t say I’ll be watching. I loved the show when it first began in the waning days of the (first?) Clinton Administration, but once I missed a few episodes in a row in the months following 9/11, it no [...]