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

Posted 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 [...]

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

Posted 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”

Posted 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

Posted 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”

Posted 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

Posted 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…

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

Posted 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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French toast alert!

Posted by teresa santoski

In this line of work, I learn something new every day. Today I learned what a French toast alert is - basically, when people panic because a big storm is on the way and run to the grocery store to buy massive quantities of bread, milk, and eggs.
Check out the online French Toast Alert System [...]

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The ultimate reality show contestants

Posted by teresa santoski

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.

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