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Queenpins Review :: Couponing goes beyond the extreme in Queenpins
We've all used coupons, right? Coupons are an easy way to save money, but they also give us a little thrill when we use them, almost like we've gotten away with something (apparently it's been scientifically proven that using coupons ...
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Ted Lasso :: Man City
The latest episode of Ted Lasso is called 'Man City' and it’s all about the big game against said Man City team, the same one that sent Richmond down to relegation last season. Of course the Manchester folk are the ...
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Star Trek: Lower Decks :: An Embarrassment of Dooplers
The latest episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks is called ‘An Embarrassment of Dooplers’, which is a clear allusion to the classic ‘Trouble with Tribbles’ episode, which also had an alien life form that could very quickly duplicate (in a ...
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American Horror Story Double Feature: Red Tide :: Blood Buffet
We're four episodes into 'Red Tide' this week and we finally get an origin story of how P-Town became bloodsucker central five years earlier, and that is with the arrival of ... The Chemist, the only name she gives. Having ...
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Riverdale :: The Return of the Pussycats
I wondered how long it was going to be before Riverdale brought Josie back to town after spinning her off -- not even as the star! -- to Katy Keene, which was cancelled after a single season. This episode is ...
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What If…? :: What If… Zombies!?
The latest episode of What If...? is the simply named 'What If... Zombies!?' which is a direct reference to the Marvel Zombies comics and storylines, even if this isn’t a direct adaptation, of course. Here the episode offers a divergence ...
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Rick and Morty :: Forgetting Sarick Mortshall / Rickmurai Jack
The final two episodes of Rick and Morty Season 5 tease a mature breakup and then tease a mature reconciliation, with a lot of jokes along the way. The first half, 'Forgetting Sarick Mortshall', is obviously a reference to the ...
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Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #59 :: September 8•14
This week in September over the last century only had a handful of titles that are remembered, with a few genuine classics, a few major bombs, and a few that might hold some interest. Two decades had no new releases ...
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TV by the Decade :: September 5•11
The first full week of September isn't quite what's become Premiere Week in the industry for the new Fall programs, but the networks did roll out a few new primetime series to get a jump on the competition. Among them ...
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Bringing the gospel of Godspell to Toby’s Dinner & Show Theatre
1971 was an interesting year for Broadway when not one but two musicals starred Jesus, but in two very different ways. Jesus Christ Superstar focused on the last week of His life and is definitely the more emotionally heavy of ...
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Dynasty :: Stars Make You Smile
Come on, Dynasty! Could you not at least have let Fallon and Liam have a stable, happy marriage for the rest of this season before throwing one obstacle (mostly Fallon) after another at them? Yes, Fallon actually recognizes that she's ...
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Ted Lasso :: Headspace
The latest episode of Ted Lasso is called 'Headspace', and naturally, this applies nearly across the board to the gang. The people who have issues in this way are Roy, Keeley, Nate, Rebecca, Sam, and Ted, which is quite a ...
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