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Methuen’s Festival of Trees

Posted in Culture and Society on Nov 20th, 2008 Comments

Due to my swanky job in the media, I got a special preview of this annual Christmas extravaganza and I can truly say this a great year to see the trees.
Local families and businesses went all out — in terms of creativity, style, ornaments, etc. It’s absolutely amazing. I have to confess, my favorite was [...]

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TNT premiers new series: Leverage

Posted in Television on Nov 20th, 2008 Comments

 
While heist films have been successful (like “Ocean’s 13,” et al.), heist series, thus far, have not (remember Ray Liotta in “Smith” or Andre Braugher’s  “Thief”?)
I think TNT’s new series could be a contender for a successful TV series though.
“Leverage” stars Oscar winner Timothy Hutton as a former insurance investigator gone rogue-ish.
The first episode, “The [...]

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‘The Librarian’ returns to TNT

Posted in Television on Nov 20th, 2008 Comments

Premieres Sunday, Dec. 7, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT) on TNT
If you miss Noah Wyle’s Dr. Carter from “ER” then this one’s for you: the affable actor reprises his role as “The Librarian” for this made for TV.
Wyle plays Flynn Carsen, a man with dozens of degrees and very little direction in life. His job as [...]

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Boston’s ‘More Than A Feeling’ rocks latest ‘Madagascar’

Posted in Film, Music on Nov 13th, 2008 Comments

The coolest critters to ever rock celluloid also have great taste in music.  Fans of the band Boston were excited to learn that their favorite rock band is also popular with those cool as cucumber Penguins: Skipper, Kowalski, Private and Rico.
Watch and listen carefully until you see those wacky penguins pop an 8-Track into the [...]

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Kiehl’s news

Posted in Culture and Society on Nov 12th, 2008 Comments

In honor of Kiehl’s Day, Kiehl’s Since 1851 is holding its own special election this week: we’re asking our customers in our Boston and Burlington stores to help make history by voting for the next Kiehl’s “Pear Tree Corner” formulation, Nov. 10 through Nov. 15.  The special election is part of the annual Kiehl’s Day [...]

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Attention ‘Twilight’ fans!

Posted in Film on Nov 5th, 2008 Comments

Rob Pattinson, a.k.a. Edward Cullen from the move “Twilight,” is coming to Square One Mall in Saugus as part of the Hot Topic Twilight Tour!
Go to the Square One Mall Hot Topic to meet Robert Pattinson, on Friday November 14th!
Be one of the first 500 people to purchase the Twilight Tour T-shirt from the Square [...]

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