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Never Drop the Con: FOCUS
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor “Rather than diverting their eyes, you must occupy their minds. Their attention is controlled by their dreams, desires and fears. People often see what they want to believe rather than what is really there. So, if you can control their focus, you control their reality.” – Professional Con-Artist Apollo Robbins Tinsel & Tine’s Look at the Movie Focus After seeing the movie FOCUS you may become paranoid and start constantly checking for your phone, wallet, watch and other assorted valuables whenever you’re in public. One pickpocket you might notice or catch, but when it’s a band of seemingly unrelated people working together to distract, pilfer,…
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Tinsel & Tine 87th OSCARS Round UP 2015
Quick RECAP of best and worst red carpet looks, who hosted, what I ate, and other misc fodder from the 87th Academy Awards...
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Philly Dining Spotlight: ME N MO MEATBALLS & MORE
Even Tramp knew the way to a Lady’s heart was a Meatball Me N Mo Meatballs and More Tasting By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor The Frusone brothers – Giancarlo and Chef Sandro are not new to the restaurant business, they’ve run several establishments, including Gnocchi on lower East Passyunk. But this one’s got a theme – MEATBALLS! Me ‘N’ Mo located on 2nd & South is new to The South Street Headhouse District. This Italian restaurant specializes in six to eight varieties of hand-rolled meatballs every single day, made from beef, pork, lamb, chicken, veggie, with a rotating special. I got to try, well, try implies I took a bite…
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Empire Talk Week 7: Our Dancing Days (FoxTV)
Quick Recap/Highlights and Around the Web with Empire Note:embedded tweets will not be entirely visible to those receiving Tinsel & Tine via RSS Feed. [ Also see “The Duff” Mini Review below] “Empire continues to do the seemingly impossible. Fox’s hip-hop drama rose yet again in the ratings Wednesday night. The show had 11.9 million viewers and 4.7 rating among adults 18-49. That’s just a tenth of a point higher than last week’s record, but still—it’s yet another gain. The show had already broken a 23-year-old broadcast ratings record last week by growing its viewership its first five weeks in a row.“ READ MORE EW.com This is awesome! Both Terrence…
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FIFTY SHADES OF GREY Book to Movie Comparison
Satiated: Fifty Shades of Grey & Fifty Shades Darker By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor POST UPDATE: 2.11.2017 I didn’t read all three of E.L. James Fifty Shades of Grey novels – I listened to them. These books on tape were the highlight of my day while working for a mortgage company doing tedious, monotonous, brain numbing data entry. No sooner did I finish Fifty Shades, I ordered up Fifty Shades Darker, followed by Fifty Shades Freed. It was a period of time when I needed a heavy dose of escapism and obviously, I wasn’t alone! If you were one of the millions of women around the world who indulged in…
