Gift List: Great Gifts For Grown-Ups Who Never Grew Up
By carli
Posted in Geeks and Gadgets, Gift Lists, Movies/TV/DVD/Music, Theme Gifts, apparel, budget tips, food/cooking, for her, for him, novelty, stocking stuffer, toys, under $10, under $25, under $50 on 2 December 2008
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Sesame Street Old School, Volume 2, $26.99. Picture it: 1974-79. Mr. Hooper is still alive. Elmo has yet to be formed out of a devilish blaze of red felt. Richard Pryor reinterprets the alphabet. And Fonzie and Richie Cunningham brush their teeth.

Help Wanted Kwik: Squishee Machine Engineer
By carli
Posted in Geeks and Gadgets, Movies/TV/DVD/Music, apparel, college kid, for him, novelty, under $25 on 26 November 2008
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They say not to dress for the job you have, but for the job you want. With that in mind, here’s the perfect item for anyone itching to give it all up and work at the world’s greatest animated convenience store.

Kwik E Mart hat, $14.99 at Fox Shop.

Twilight Zone
By carli
Posted in Movies/TV/DVD/Music, books, for her, teen, under $25 on 26 November 2008
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Twilight, the movie based on the popular book series about vampires, recently earned $70 million in its first weekend of release, slaying the competition while creating an epidemic of teenage girls dreaming of winning the affections of a beautiful, brooding boy who just so happens to want to suck out all of her blood.

I’ve Got Gadgets And Gizmos Aplenty. . . And Also, Official Disney on Broadway Merchandise
By carli
Posted in Movies/TV/DVD/Music, apparel, art, for him, kids (3-9), teen, tween, under $25, under $50 on 17 November 2008
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Not every fan of the Great Big Mouse (AKA Mickey) can make it to Great White Way (AKA Broadway) to take in one of Disney’s stage adaptations of their beloved screen musicals. But now, thanks to Disney on Broadway’s new Web shop, the exclusive merchandise previously only available to patrons of Broadway’s slate of shows can now be purchased by anyone.

Read on to find out how you can win this Little Mermaid Snow Globe!

Kitchen Confidential: The Sitcom
By carli
Posted in Movies/TV/DVD/Music on 18 September 2008
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In the past few years, shows like Top Chef and Hell’s Kitchen have aimed to show us the cutthroat “real” side of the high-end restaurant world, along the way treating fans to such phrases as “flavor profile” and “molecular gastronomy” and introducing a greater audience to culinary character Anthony Bourdain, a recurring judge on Top [...]